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George GOATHAM
Abt 1828 - 1878 (~ 50 years)
Has 47 ancestors and 56 descendants in this family tree.
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Name George GOATHAM Relationship 
with 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 1828 Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised 14 Sep 1828 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Jun 2019)
Abode Bredgar, father William shown as a labourer.
Gender Male Occupation From 1851 to 1871 Sittingbourne, Kent, England [1] Carpenter - George seems to have had a go at setting up his own business as a builder.
In 1868 he put in a tender for "additions and alterations to malthouse, Preston-next-Faversham, for Messrs. Shepherd, Neame and Co.". The 7 tenders ranged from £2 875 to £3 866. George's was the lowest but was not accepted - but the one that was was for only £20 more. Possibly his tenders were generally too low, for his buisness was not succesful, since in 1869 he went bankrupt. (In various papers including Kentish Gazette - Tuesday 12 October 1869)
In 1870 when his new-born baby died he was recorded as a master carpenter.
Residence 1861 Front Wall, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - With his wife and 4 children
Residence 1871 2, Spring Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England Died 10 Jul 1878 Spring Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - George was "of Sittingbourne" when he died - notice in local paper reports he died at Spring Street.
(Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 20 July 1878 -
"SITTINGBOURNE-July 10, at Spring-street, George Goatham, aged 50.")
GRO ref: GOATHAM, George aged 49 q3 1878 Milton RD 2a 475
Buried 14 Jul 1878 Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 25 Apr 2020)
Shows "George Goatham, No. 216, abode: HOly Trinity Sittingbourne, buried July 14th, aged 49 years, ceremony performed by A. Hanham Vicar."
Grant of Administration 9 Aug 1878 Principal Registry, London, England Calendar entry - Administration of the Personal Estate of George Goatham late of Sittingbourne in the County of Kent Carpenter was died 10 July 1878 at Sittingbourne was granted at the Principal Registry to Kezia Jones Goatham of Sittingbourne Widow the Relict.
Personal Estate under £100.
Siblings4 brothers and 7 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (7 x Great Grandfather)
Maria ATWATER, bap. 22 May 1774, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England, bur. 10 May 1819, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 44 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I455 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 Last Modified 11 Jan 2023
Father William GOATHAM, b. 1799, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 22 Nov 1879, Aysted, Sittingbourne, Kent, England (Age 80 years) Mother Sarah RAYFIELD, b. Abt 1801, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 7 Mar 1871, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years) Married 24 Feb 1821 St. James’ Church, Bicknor, Kent, England - Actual date and place on FreeReg
Family ID F316 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Kezia Jones MILLS, b. 5 Jul 1827, Chard, Somerset, England , d. 12 Feb 1895, 26, Dover Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England (Age 67 years) Married 4 Jul 1852 St. Pancras’ New Church, Euston Road, Camden, London, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, George to MILLS, Kezia Jones q3 1852 St. Pancras RD 1b 7
Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry)
Both were resident in Clarks Place when they got married.
Witnesses were John and Harriet Thompson.
Children6 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2020 Family ID F333 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Jun 2019)
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Born - Abt 1828 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised - 14 Sep 1828 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England 
Occupation - Carpenter - From 1851 to 1871 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England 
Married - 4 Jul 1852 - St. Pancras’ New Church, Euston Road, Camden, London, England Child - William GOATHAM - Jun Q 1853 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Rayfield GOATHAM - Dec Q 1855 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - George GOATHAM - Sep Q 1858 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England Child - Eliza GOATHAM - Dec Q 1862 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England Child - Edith GOATHAM - Abt Nov 1867 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England 
Buried - 14 Jul 1878 - Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S103] Newspaper ‘The South Eastern Gazette’ onThe Kent Messenger Group Digital Archive, Kent., (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/digitalarchive.aspx :), "Faversham (last item)," 23 Mar 1868, online archives (http://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/getDocument/KMSG_1868_03_23_005?fileType=PDF&#search=%22goatham%22 : accessed 2 Apr 2013), p. 5, col. 2. (Reliability: 3).
Tenders for additions and alterations to malthouse, Preston-next-Faversham, for Messrs. Shepherd, Neame and Co.; Mr. B. Atkins, architect. - P. Stiff, Dover, £3,866; P. Austin, Faversham, £3,250; M. Epps, Boughton, £3,150; L. Shrubsole, Faversham, £3,098; G. Creed, Faversham, £3,055; G. Sollett, Strood (accepted), £2,895; G. Goatham, Sittingbourne, £2,875.
I can't be certain the G. Goatham was this George, but given there is evidence he had ventured from being a carpenter to a builder by 1869 it seems probable.