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Michael GOATHAM
1814 - 1891 (77 years) Has 53 ancestors and 38 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Michael GOATHAM Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 1814 Bredgar, Kent, England Baptised 26 Jun 1814 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Jun 2019)
Gender Male Residence 1841 Flood Lane, Faversham, Kent, England Occupation 1841 Faversham, Kent, England Labourer Occupation Feb 1844 Coal porter - Recorded on his marriage certificate
Occupation Dec 1844 Faversham, Kent, England Coal-meter - Recorded as such when his daughter Sophia was baptised
Occupation From 1847 to 1853 Davington, Kent, England Gardener - In the 1851 census, and when his daughter Elizabeth and son Frederick were baptised
Residence 1851 Davington, Kent, England - living at Davington Priory with his wife and daughter Sophia
Water Lane, Public Hse, (1861)
Residence 1861 Public House, Water Lane, Faversham, Kent, England Occupation 1861 Gardener and bricklayer Occupation From 1869 to 1871 Chimney sweep - Shown as 'Chimney Sweeper' when his daughters married in 1870, as a 'chimney sweep's master employing 1 man' in the 1871 census.
In on Sat 17 April, 1869 a short article appeared in The Faversham Mercury (p.2, col. 6) entitled 'Quarrelsome Chimneysweepers'; I'm sure the Mr. Goatham in whose employ they were was Michael Goatham, since I have found no other whose occupation was as a chimney sweep.
"Borough Police Court.
...
Yesterday.
(Before the Mayor and C. Bryant, Esq.)
Quarrelsome Chimneysweepers. - Joseph Partridge and Michael O'Hara, two chimneysweepers in the employ of Mr. Goatham, were charged under the Bye Laws with fighting in the public streets on the previous day. P. C. Adey stated that at about 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon he found the prisoners fighting in West-street. They were both on the ground when he went up, and their soot-bag and machine were lying in the road. He took the prisoners into custody. - Mr. Goatham attended, and from a statement which he made it appeared that the quarrel arose over some work the prisoners were engaged in. He gave them both good characters, and the Bench fined them each 1s. and 7s. costs. Goatham paid the money."
Residence 1881 41, Sumner Road, Croydon, Surrey, England Occupation 1881 Grocer Died 15 Feb 1891 81, Summer Road, Croydon, Surrey, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Michael q1 1891 aged 76 Croydon RD 2a 184
Actual date from newspaper BMD column (The Croydon Advertiser and Surrey County Reporter, p.4 col.1; image on FMP, viewed 3 Jun 2017)
"Goatham. - Feb. 15th, at 81, Summer-road, Croydon, Michael Goatham, aged 76 years."
Buried 23 Feb 1891 West Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, London, England - The burial register shows Michael as aged 76 years, and as of 41 Sumner Road, West Croydon.
Seems a little surprising the burial was in Norwood - it was about 4 miles from the Sumner Road address, while Croydon Cemetery was much closer.
But his grandson, Charles Henry Richmond had been buried there in 1877; maybe the burial was in the same grave. Or, with his daughter Elizabeth and her family living in Norwood Road, maybe Michael and Mercy were at Elizabeth's home and not their own when Michael died.
Siblings 3 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch Person ID I378 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 27 Jun 2022
Father John GOATHAM, b. Abt 1776, Bapchild, Kent, England , d. 1 Nov 1854, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 78 years) Mother Elizabeth PRIOR, b. Abt 1777, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 3 Jan 1848, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 71 years) Marriage License 1 Aug 1798 Canterbury, Kent, England - 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 - 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 Mercy HOUGHTON, b. Abt 1823, Ospringe, Kent, England , d. Dec Q 1905, Gravesend Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married 26 Feb 1844 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Michael to HOUGHTON, Mercy q1 1844 Medway RD 5 343
Parish Register entry for the marriage of Michael Goatham to Mercy Houghton Children 3 children Last Modified 11 Jun 2022 Family ID F270 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 1814 - Bredgar, Kent, England Baptised - 26 Jun 1814 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Labourer - 1841 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - Sophia GOATHAM - Dec Q 1844 - Faversham, Kent, England Married - 26 Feb 1844 - St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England Occupation - Coal-meter - Dec 1844 - Faversham, Kent, England Occupation - Gardener - From 1847 to 1853 - Davington, Kent, England Child - Elizabeth Ann GOATHAM - Jun Q 1847 - Davington, Kent, England Residence - 1851 - Davington, Kent, England Child - Frederick Arthur GOATHAM - Sep Q 1853 - Newington next Sittingbourne, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend