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Siblings5 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
Lawrence JORDAN, b. 20 Feb 1896, Borden, Kent, England
, d. Jun Q 1981, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age 84 years) (Father) 
Sarah Edith HADLOW, b. 23 Jun 1866, Borden, Kent, England
, d. 7 Oct 1946, 9, Orchard Cottages, Church Road, Murston, Kent, England
(Age 80 years) (Grandmother) 
Notes At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.Person ID I4989 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 Last Modified 29 Nov 2025
Father Lawrence JORDAN, b. 20 Feb 1896, Borden, Kent, England
, d. Jun Q 1981, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age 84 years) Mother Edith Irene GOATHAM, b. 29 Sep 1895, Bredgar, Kent, England
, d. 9 Apr 1960, 25, Shakespeare Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
(Age 64 years) Banns of marriage From 13 Dec 1914 to 27 Dec 1914 Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 3 April 2019)
Banns of marriage From 13 Dec 1914 to 27 Dec 1914 St. Mary’s Church, Park Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 3 April 2019)
Married 4 Jan 1915 St. Mary’s Church, Park Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Goatham, Edith I to Jordan, Lawrence q1 1915 Milton RD 2a 1653
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 3 April 2019)
Given Lawrence's clear desire to be involved with his illegitimate son Eric, it seems to me surprising that it was another 6 months before he and Edith married. Both were under age; I guess there was opposition from one or both sets of parents. Both were still underage when they married, and the ages were not 'adjusted' to disguise this, so the parents must have given permission then. What may or may not be significant is that Lawrence's father died the same quarter that Eric was born; maybe it was he who was opposed to the marriage.
Family ID F389 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Hazel Mary FAGG, b. Mar Q 1933, Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England
, d. 7 Nov 2007, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
(Age ~ 74 years) Last Modified 29 Nov 2025 Family ID F11109 Family Group Page | Family Chart


