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William George WHITEHEAD

William George WHITEHEAD

Male 1857 - 1918  (~ 61 years)    Has 123 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William George WHITEHEAD 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Jun Q 1857  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 
    • GRO ref: Whitehead, William George q2 1857 Milton RD 2a 544a; GRO online index does not show a mother's maiden name, suggesting he was illegitimate
      His marriage PR entry also leaves the fields for information about his father blank.
    Baptised 11 Oct 1857  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  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Education 1861 
    Scholar 
    Occupation From 1871 to 1891  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 
    Ag labourer 
    Occupation 1881  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 
    Gardener 
    Residence From 1891 to 1901  The Street, 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 
    • William was living in Bredgar Street, Bredgar (1891) with wife and 3 sons.
      The Street, Bredgar (1901) with wife & 5 sons (not Leonard).
    Occupation From 1901 to 1911  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 
    Gardener domestic 
    Church Office Abt 1885-1918 
    Parish Clerk 
    • His gravestone and the burial register describes him as 'Parish Clerk of this Church for 33 years'. As this was an office usually held until death then I guess he was appointed about 1885.
    Also known as William George GOATHAM 
    Will 22 Feb 1918 
    Written 
    • William made his son Horace his Executor, but left everything to his wife, so it is not evident if he considered Albert his son / treated him equally to his sons.
    Died 23 Jun 1918  Traverse Cottage, 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 
    • GRO ref: Whitehead, William G q2 1918 Milton RD 2a 1207 age 61; GRO online index shows middle name as George
      Actual date from gravestone; place from burial register; date and place also from probate calendar.
    Buried 29 Jun 1918  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 18 Oct 2019)(Allinson Bredgar book p 145 includes a mention of where his sons were when he died - 4 abroad in forces unable to return home, 2 in the sevices but in England could; Gordon had emigrated to Canada and was not in the services)
    Probate 12 Feb 1919  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 
    Probate Calendar entry 
    • "Whitehead William George of Traverse Cottage Bredgar near Sittingbourne Kent gardener died 23 June 1918 Probate Canterbury 12 February to Maria Ann Whitehead widow. Effects £173 3s. 10d."
    Siblings 1 brother 
    Half-siblings 2 half brothers and 5 half sisters (family of Michael GOATHAM and Olive WHITEHEAD) 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    [ - ? - ],   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father) 
    Mary HARBULT,   b. Est 1736,   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • Was William the son of Michael or just Olive?
      He was born a couple of years before they married, as a Whitehead but was recorded as a Goatham in the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses - and listed before the other chidlren.
      (Olive had had another son before marrying but he had died aged 1; perhaps the same man was father of both.)

      But William married as a Whitehead, with the space for his father's name left blank, and subsequently the family used the Whitehead surname. I think he was probably not Michael's son.
    • (Research):n.b. There were 2 William G Whiteheads born in Bredgar 1856 / 7 - William George Whitehead and William Goatham Whitehead. Early in my research I had combined the 2 but have now separated them!
    Person ID I463  All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in 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, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2024 

    Father [ - ? - ],   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Olive WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 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,   d. 27 May 1915, Castle Farm, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, 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 ~ 82 years)
    Other Partners: Michael GOATHAM  m. 30 May 1859  
    Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry 
    Family ID F872  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Ann GOATHAM,   b. Jun Q 1857, 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. Jun Q 1927, Milton Reg Dist, 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 ~ 70 years) 
    Banns of marriage From 25 Jan 1885 to 8 Feb 1885  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 
    Married 14 Feb 1885  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 
    • GRO ref: Goatham, Maria Ann to Whitehead, William George q1 1885 Milton RD 2a 973
      Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 April 2019)
    Children 6 children 
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F340  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jun Q 1857 - 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 - 11 Oct 1857 - 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 MapsOccupation - Ag labourer - From 1871 to 1891 - 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 MapsOccupation - Gardener - 1881 - 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 MapsBanns of marriage - From 25 Jan 1885 to 8 Feb 1885 - 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 - 14 Feb 1885 - 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 MapsChild - Horace WHITEHEAD - 4 Feb 1886 - 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 - Leonard WHITEHEAD - 5 Jul 1887 - 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 George WHITEHEAD - Jun Q 1889 - 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 - Stewart Frank WHITEHEAD - 2 Aug 1891 - 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 - Gordon WHITEHEAD - 15 Jul 1893 - 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 - Loftus Wilfrid WHITEHEAD - 16 Jun 1896 - 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 MapsOccupation - Gardener domestic - From 1901 to 1911 - 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 MapsBuried - 29 Jun 1918 - 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 MapsProbate - Probate Calendar entry - 12 Feb 1919 - 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 Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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    Pin Legend Address Church or Cemetery Military service or death Hospital Small location Town / City County, state or province Country Registration District Place of education Court Property Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S40] Bredgar Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, Entry of the baptisml of William George Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).
      3264 1857 Oct 11 William George S of Olive WHITEHEAD Bredgar[Single woman]