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Joseph GOATHAM
1840 - 1921 (81 years) Has 47 ancestors and 97 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Joseph 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 1840 Bredgar, Kent, England - Birth appears not to have been registered.
Baptised 13 Dec 1840 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 Education 1851 Scholar Occupation 1861 Ag. lab. Occupation From 1871 to 1894 Bredgar, Kent, England Sawyer - 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses; also when his son Walter married and referred to in Bredgar book
Residence 1881 Primrose Lane, Bredgar, Kent, England - According to the census, on the night of which Susan E Shoesmith, a niece (aged 18, unmarried, born Faversham) was visiting the family.
She was clearly actually a niece-in-law, the daughter of Joseph's wife's sister Clara, who appears to have been named after her aunt.
Occupation 1887 Bredgar, Kent, England Grocer - According to Kelly's Directory
Residence 1901 Oak Wood Cottage, Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation 1901 Bredgar, Kent, England Wood and Fruit Dealer - According to the census; recorded as a fruiterer on his son Amos' marriage PR entry
Occupation 1911 Bredgar, Kent, England Farmer - The 1911 census shows Joseph as an employer. By 1915 when his wife died he was shown as a "retired fruit farmer". His own death cert. records him as a "fruiterer".
Residence 1921 36, Station Road, Rainham, Kent, England - Described as such at the time of his death (in the probate index entry and burial register)
Will 7 Jan 1921 Written Died 27 Apr 1921 36, Station Road, Rainham, Kent, England Cause: Chronic Gout/General Oedema; Syncope - Aged 79, of 36 Station Rd, Rainham (from burial record)
GRO ref: Goatham, Joseph q2 1921 aged 79 Milton RD 2a 1064
Details from death registration (GRO register entry)
Buried 30 Apr 1921 St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - Commemorated on gravestone in Sittingbourne Cemetery, where buried with his wife. Gravestone also commemorates their son Augustus, who lost his life at sea.
"In Loving Memory / of / SUSAN ELIZA / Wife of Joseph Goatham / died April 27th 1915 / aged "
From PR entry for Holy Trinity, Sittingbourne (image on FMP, viewed 23 Nov 2022):
Shown as Joseph Goatham, aged 79, abode 36 Station Rd, Rainham
Probate 17 May 1921 London, England Calendar entry - Goatham Joseph of 36 Station-road Rainham Kent died 27 April 1921 Probate London 17 May to Walter Goatham and Amos Goatham fruiterers. Effects £269 18s. 9d.
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 I460 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 12 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 Susan Eliza (“Eliza”) MANSER, b. Mar Q 1842, Rye, Sussex, England , d. 27 Apr 1915, 167, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England (Age ~ 73 years) Married 27 Apr 1865 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - GRO ref: q2 1865 Medway RD, Kent 2a 562
(Joseph indexed both as GOATHAN and GOATHAM)
The 1911 census confirms that Joseph and Susan had had 9 children, with 6 still living. Only 30 year old Augustus was by then living with them, at Little Bushell, Norton, Faversham.
Children 9 children Last Modified 10 Dec 2020 Family ID F338 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 1840 - Bredgar, Kent, England Baptised - 13 Dec 1840 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Married - 27 Apr 1865 - St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England Child - Henry Campany GOATHAM - Mar Q 1866 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Thomas Edward GOATHAM - 25 Nov 1867 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Walter GOATHAM - Mar Q 1870 - Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Sawyer - From 1871 to 1894 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Nellie GOATHAM - Jun Q 1872 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Amos GOATHAM - Jun Q 1874 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - William GOATHAM - 1 Dec 1875 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Percy John GOATHAM - Dec Q 1877 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Augustus GOATHAM - 15 Jun 1880 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Norman GOATHAM - 15 Jun 1880 - Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Grocer - 1887 - Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Wood and Fruit Dealer - 1901 - Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Bredgar, Kent, England Residence - 1921 - 36, Station Road, Rainham, Kent, England Died - Cause: Chronic Gout/General Oedema; Syncope - 27 Apr 1921 - 36, Station Road, Rainham, Kent, England Buried - 30 Apr 1921 - St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England Probate - Calendar entry - 17 May 1921 - London, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend