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William WHITEHEAD
Abt 1776 - 1842 (~ 66 years)
Has 62 ancestors and 300 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William WHITEHEAD Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1776 Stockbury, Kent, England 
Baptised 12 May 1776 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England [1] Gender Male Occupation 1841 Bredgar, Kent, England Ag lab Died Dec 1842 Bredgar, Kent, England - Guessing place of death from place of burial.
GRO ref: WHITEHEAD, William q4 1842 Milton RD 5 289; GRO online index shows age at death as 68
Buried 30 Dec 1842 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England [2] Siblings4 brothers and 6 sisters Half-siblings1 half sister (family of Richard WHITEHEAD and Ann STOCKWELL) Half-siblings1 half sister (family of Richard WHITEHEAD and Rachael WOOD) Patriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas WHITEHEAD, b. Est 1677, d. Aug 1732 (Age ~ 55 years) (Great Grandfather)
Susanna, b. Est 1702, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)Notes - 1841 in Bredgar with (I assume wife) Ann, also
Ann Maria age 14 - dau?
Emmer age 2 - g'dau?
Richard age 20 - not son as placed last?
Person ID I5905 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 John Prior and Amy née Reynolds, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby Last Modified 2 Sep 2022
Father Richard WHITEHEAD, b. Abt 1739, d. Sep 1830, Stockbury, Kent, England (Age ~ 91 years)
Other Partners: Ann STOCKWELL; Rachael WOODMother Mary GRIGSBY, b. Abt 1756, Hucking, Kent, England , d. 27 Oct 1840, Stockbury, Kent, England (Age ~ 84 years) Banns of marriage From 11 Sep 1774 to 25 Sep 1774 - From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
Married 20 Feb 1776 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England [3] - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
It is interesting that the marriage took place so long after the banns were read - about 18 months later. (were the banns still valid? - to be checked) Mary was a minor and Richard seems to have been some years older so perhaps her parents did not consent at first. She was still a minor when they did marry, but being about 6 months pregnant at the time perhaps further resistance seemed hopeless! It seems unlikely that they would have been too bothered about her being pregnant and not married - her mother had an illegitimate child and then was about six months pregnant with another when she did marry, and two of Mary's sisters went on to have 3 illegitimate children between them, and one was also about 6 months pregnant at marriage.
Family ID F841 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Ann PRIOR, b. Abt 1781, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Abt 25 Dec 1847, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 66 years) Married 11 Oct 1799 St. Mary and St. Sexburga’s Church, Minster, Sheppey, Kent, England - This William Whitehead and Ann? - I think the evidence is quite convincing, although both William and Ann were shown as of Minster in Sheppey, and while I they could have been working there I have nothing to confirm this. Just under a year later their first child was baptised back in Stockbury where William was from.
Ann's age at death is consistent with the age suggested by Ann Prior's baptism.
But most convincing is that a number of members of the Prior and especially the Whitehead family married in Minster. In addition, 2 of Williams siblings married 2 of Ann's.
Neither of these couples married at the same time, but a couple who would appear to be Ann Prior's brother John and his bride married on the same day in Minster. They too were shown as of Minster, but their first child, also baptised the following September, was baptised in Bredgar (where the Priors were baptised).
Children9 children Last Modified 5 Oct 2019 Family ID F859 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Guessing place of death from place of burial.
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Born - Abt 1776 - Stockbury, Kent, England 
Baptised - 12 May 1776 - St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England 
Married - 11 Oct 1799 - St. Mary and St. Sexburga’s Church, Minster, Sheppey, Kent, England 
Child - William John WHITEHEAD - Abt 1803 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Child - Elizabeth Amy WHITEHEAD - 25 Aug 1811 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Thomas WHITEHEAD - 22 Apr 1815 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Richard WHITEHEAD - Abt 1819 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Alfred WHITEHEAD - 5 May 1822 - Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Ag lab - 1841 - Bredgar, Kent, England Died - Dec 1842 - Bredgar, Kent, England Buried - 30 Dec 1842 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S41] Stockbury Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry for baptism of William Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).
1184 1776 May 12 William s Richard and Mary WHITEHEAD - [S40] Bredgar Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Burial of William Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).
1842 Dec 30 William WHITEHEAD, aged 68, abode: Bredgar - [S41] Stockbury Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry for the marriage of Richard Whitehead to Mary Grigsby. (Reliability: 3).
303 1776 Feb 20 Richard WHITEHEAD X Tp Mary GRIGSBY X Tp B Thos. Bannor X John Kerby