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Amos GOATHAM
Abt 1832 - 1917 (~ 85 years) Has 47 ancestors and 47 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Amos GOATHAM Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1832 Bredgar, Kent, England Baptised 31 Mar 1833 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 Residence 1851 Hysted Cottage, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - With his sister Harriett and her family (husband and her three young children), his sister Emma and also two other labourers (23 year old Thomas Dean and 20 year old John Sharpe)
Occupation 1851 Labourer Occupation From 1861 to 1871 Ag. lab. - Labourer at the time of his dau's baptism in 1857. Despite his other gate making and carpentry activities, in the 1911 census he was recorded as 'Formerly Farm labouer'
Residence From 1881 to 1911 Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Kent, England - Their home was nearly demolished to make way for the railway (see Bredgar book p.130)
In Bexon Lane by 1881, Amos and his wife Mary were living with their grandson Albert George at the time of the 1911 census, still in Bexon Lane, Bredgar. Both were by then old age pensioners, Amos being recorded as "formerly farm labourer".
The 1911 census confirms that they just had the one child, but it appears that they brought up their first grandson, Maria's illegitimate son. She went on to give them 6 more grandsons, no granddaughters, after marrying!
Occupation From 1881 to 1901 Bredgar, Kent, England Gate maker - Gate maker (hurdle) (1881 census), Gate maker lath (1891, 1901 censuses)
Occupation 1885 Carpenter - Recorded as such when his daughter Maria married.
Retired 1911 - Amos and his wife were described as 'Old age Pensioners'
Died 9 Mar 1917 (probably), Bredgar, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Amos aged 84 q1 1917 Milton RD 2a 1687
Actual date from gravestone
Buried 14 Mar 1917 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)Gravestone also seen
Siblings 4 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 I457 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 9 Aug 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 Mary Ann CURLING, b. 1837, Sheldwich, Kent, England , d. 6 Oct 1912, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 75 years) Banns of marriage From 29 Jun 1856 to 13 Jul 1856 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 April 2019)
Married 27 Jul 1856 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Amos to Curling, Mary Ann q3 1856 Milton RD 2a 914a
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
Children + 1. Maria Ann GOATHAM, b. Jun Q 1857, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Jun Q 1927, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years) ▻ William George WHITEHEAD m. 14 Feb 1885Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 Family ID F335 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Jun 2019)
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Event Map Click to hide Born - Abt 1832 - Bredgar, Kent, England Baptised - 31 Mar 1833 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Banns of marriage - From 29 Jun 1856 to 13 Jul 1856 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Married - 27 Jul 1856 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Maria Ann GOATHAM - Jun Q 1857 - Bredgar, Kent, England Residence - From 1881 to 1911 - Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Gate maker - From 1881 to 1901 - Bredgar, Kent, England Buried - 14 Mar 1917 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend