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Frank WHITEHEAD
Abt 1828 - 1881 (~ 53 years)
Has 121 ancestors and 29 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Frank WHITEHEAD Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1828 Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised 14 Dec 1828 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England [1] Gender Male Residence 1851 13, Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, England - Frank was head of a household with his wife Emma, her sister Susanna and a baby nephew, Thomas Chittick (the latter aged 1, born Woolwich).
In the same house but recorded as a separate household were Frank's uncle (though only 6 years his senior) Alfred, like Frank a sawyer, and Alfred's wife.
Occupation From 1851 to 1871 Sawyer - Recorded as sawyer when his children were baptised, 1855-1863 and in the 1851 and 1871 censuses.
Living and so probably working in Bredgar (1855, 1860) and Sittingbourne (1862, 1863, 1871)
Occupation 1853 Borden, Kent, England Innkeeper - When his son Walter was baptised
Residence 1868 Dover Terrace, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - When he was the informant for his mother's death (relationship not given, but no other Frank Whitehead who it could have been)
Died Sep Q 1881 Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: WHITEHEAD, Frank q3 1881 aged 52 Hollingbourne RD 2a 357
Grant of Administration 1 May 1886 Principal Registry, London, England Probate Calendar entry - "Whitehead Frank. 1 May. Administration of the Personal Estate of Frank Whitehead late of 38 Dover-street Sittingbourne in the County of Kent Grocer who died 4 August 1881 at 38 Dover-street was granted at the Principal Registry to Walter William Whitehead of 6 Elmina-terrace Stonehorse-lane Strood in the said County Cooper the Son and one of the Next of Kin.
Personal Estate £214 15s."
Siblings2 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas WHITEHEAD, b. Est 1677, d. Aug 1732 (Age ~ 55 years) (3 x Great Grandfather)
Mary HARBULT, b. Est 1736, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)Notes - With parents in 1841, name recorded as "Francis" but Frank in his baptism record and those of his children.
Not with parents in 1851.
Person ID I4773 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 20 Mar 2023
Father William John WHITEHEAD, b. Abt 1803, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Mar Q 1886, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 83 years) Mother Maria GOATHAM, b. Abt 1803, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 4 Jan 1868, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 65 years) Banns of marriage From 11 May 1828 to 25 May 1828 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jun 2019)
Married 26 May 1828 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England [2] - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jun 2019)
Ba and sp, both otp, marr by banns; witnesses were Geo Goatham (presumably Maria's bro Geo) and Thomas Jenner (prob Parish Clerk - witness to many marrs at this time)
Family ID F185 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Emma Jane TERRY, b. Est 1830, d. 8 Apr 1886, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 56 years) Banns of marriage From 28 Jul 1850 to 11 Aug 1850 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Married 24 Aug 1850 St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England - GRO ref: Whitehead, Frank to Terry, Emma Jane q3 1850 Faversham RD 5 222
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 Sep 2022)
Children10 children Last Modified 2 Sep 2022 Family ID F893 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Frank was head of a household with his wife Emma, her sister Susanna and a baby nephew, Thomas Chittick (the latter aged 1, born Woolwich).
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Sources - [S40] Bredgar Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry of the baptism of Frank Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).
2728 1828 Dec 14 Frank Son of Willm and Maria WHITEHEAD, abode: Bredgar, father a Labourer - [S40] Bredgar Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, entry for the marriage of William John Whitehead to Maria Goatham. (Reliability: 3).
578 1828 May 26 William John WHITEHEAD Ba Tp Maria GOATHAM Sp Tp B Geo Goatham Thomas Jenner
- [S40] Bredgar Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry of the baptism of Frank Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).