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Susan GOATHAM

Susan GOATHAM

Female Abt 1808 - 1882  (~ 74 years)    Has 53 ancestors and 718 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Susan GOATHAM 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Associated names GOATHAM , DE GOTHAM , DE GOTTONE , GOTEHAM , GOTHAM , GOTHAM GRIGG , GOTHAM-BEW , GOTHAM-BOREHAM , GOTHAM-POTTER , GOTHAN , GOTTAM , GOTTOM , VAN GOETHEN 
    Born Abt 1808  Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptised 6 Mar 1808  Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Jun 2019)
      Must have been baptised privately at home because was received into church on 10 Apr
    Gender Female 
    Received into the Church 10 Apr 1808  St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From baptism entry
    Emigrated Jul 1840  Gravesend, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Left England 
    • Sailed on the "Martha Ridgeway".
      Susan was 7 months pregnant when they set sail, giving birth on the voyage. She and George also had with them 5 children aged 3 to 10, but she did at least have the help of 17 year old Mary Ashby who was sailing under the Saywell's protection.

      Also with them on the journey were their friends, the Judds, from Bicknor.

      It was a troubled passage, with an outbreak of smallpox during the trip.
    Emigrated Nov 1840  Port Nicholson, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Arrival in New Zealand 
    • On arriving they found the promised accomodation did not exist. Spending their first nights under a flax bush they at first wished they had not left Bredgar.
    Died 20 Feb 1882  Richmond (Waimea), Nelson, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 4 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    GOATHAM,   d. Yes, date unknown  (6 x Great Grandfather) 
    Martha,   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I376  All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2020 

    Father John GOATHAM,   b. Abt 1776, Bapchild, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1854, Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth PRIOR,   b. Abt 1777, Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1848, Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage License 1 Aug 1798  Canterbury, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Goatham of Bredgar yeo bach & Eliz Frier of the s sp. 01 Aug 1798.
      From vol. 33 of indexes to Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1781-1809, as recorded on Ancestry.
    Married 9 Aug 1798  St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 April 2019)
      "No 135
      John Gotham of this Parish Batchelor
      and Elizabeth Prier of the
      same Parish Spinster were
      Married in this Church by Licence
      this Ninth Day of August in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
      and Ninety Eight by me Jas: Downs Vicar
      This Marriage was solemnized between Us John Goatham, Elizabeth Prier [both signed]
      In the Presence of John X Bridges his Mark, Ann Prier [Ann signed]"

      John's surname was entered as Gotham, but he signed Goatham. Elizabeth's was recorded and she signed, Prier. 
      Married by licence, both otp
      The marriage was witnessed by John Bridges (who made his mark) and Ann Prier (who signed). Ann was Elizabeth's sister and John Bridges was the husband of Mary Prior, another sister of Elizabeth.
    Family ID F264  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family George SAYWELL,   b. 10 Jun 1804, Wormshill, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1895, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1827  St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry
    The marriage of Susan Goatham to George Saywell
    The marriage of Susan Goatham to George Saywell
    The Parish Register entry for the marriage at St. Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent. Susan's brother Charles would appear to have been one of the witnesses.
    Children 15 children 
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2020 
    Family ID F268  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1808 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 6 Mar 1808 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsReceived into the Church - 10 Apr 1808 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Feb 1827 - St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Amy SAYWELL - 1 May 1827 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - George SAYWELL - 6 Jul 1828 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - William SAYWELL - 21 Jun 1830 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charles SAYWELL - 6 Feb 1832 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Robert SAYWELL - 13 Mar 1833 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Maria SAYWELL - 2 Aug 1834 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charlotte Quaife SAYWELL - 13 Jan 1837 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Henrietta SAYWELL - 13 Feb 1839 - Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsEmigrated - Left England - Jul 1840 - Gravesend, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Martha SAYWELL - 23 Sep 1840 - On Board “Martha Ridgeway”, En Route For New Zealand, At Sea See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsEmigrated - Arrival in New Zealand - Nov 1840 - Port Nicholson, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Susan Quafe SAYWELL - 14 Dec 1842 - Wellington, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - John SAYWELL - 27 Oct 1844 - New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Ann SAYWELL - 30 Jun 1846 - New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel SAYWELL - 5 Nov 1849 - Wellington, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Rebecca SAYWELL - 21 Mar 1852 - Lower Hutt, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ellen SAYWELL - 21 Sep 1853 - New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1882 - Richmond (Waimea), Nelson, New Zealand See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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