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William WHITEHEAD
1815 - 1888 (73 years)
Has 76 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William WHITEHEAD Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 5 Feb 1815 Bredgar, Kent, England 
- About 1814/15 from 1851 census
Actual date from baptism register
Baptised 14 Feb 1815 Gender Male Occupation 1851 Bredgar, Kent, England Farmer's Son Occupation 1861 Bredgar, Kent, England Grocer Occupation 1871 Bredgar Street, Bredgar, Kent, England Grocer and Farmer of 27 acres - employing 2 men
Will 1 Feb 1888 Written Died 10 Feb 1888 (probably), Bredgar, Kent, England - GRO ref: WHITEHEAD, William q1 1888 Milton RD 2a 600 age 73
Probate 21 Mar 1888 Canterbury, Kent, England Probate Calendar entry - "Whitehead William. 21 March. The Will of William Whitehead late of Bredgar in the County of Kent Grocer who died 10 February 1888 at Bredgar was proved at Canterbury by Thomas Sims Cocking of 72 High-street Sittingbourne in the said County Chemist and Peter Cornwell of Bredgar Farmer the Executors.
Personal Estate £2,020 9s. 4d."
Siblings1 brother Patriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas WHITEHEAD, b. Est 1677, d. Aug 1732 (Age ~ 55 years) (2 x Great Grandfather)
Martha, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandmother)Notes - With parents, no occ shown, 1841; shown as "Farmer's son" 1851.
In 1861 he was living with his second wife, 2 children and a step daughter with his parents in the village. Both he and his father were then grocers.
Shown as marr in 1871 but wife not present. His father then living with him, also a "servant" - young Chatham-born shopman, 19 year old James Casse.
Like his parents William was a member of the Methodist Chapel, in his case for over 50 years. When he died the Gazette reported he had "an unswerving integrity" and was respected by the whole village. He was for many years superintendent of the Sunday School. (source: Allinson, Bredgar - p 133)
Person ID I5932 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 3 Sep 2022
Father Thomas WHITEHEAD, b. Abt 1790, Stockbury, Kent, England , d. 3 Sep 1873, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 83 years) Mother Frances PRIOR, b. Abt 1785, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 7 Jul 1865 (Age ~ 80 years) Married 21 Nov 1812 St. Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent, England - Marriage by banns, both otp, bach and spinster
Thomas signed, Frances made her mark
Witnesses were Ann and William Sinnock
Family ID F856 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Ann WOOD, b. 29 Mar 1817, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Nov 1853, Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 36 years) Married Sep Q 1846 Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Whitehead, William to WOOD, Ann q3 1846 Hollingbourne RD 5 301
Children2 children Last Modified 27 Nov 2017 Family ID F906 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary BRIDGES, b. Abt 1822, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: William GARRETT m. Mar Q 1856Married Sep Q 1858 Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Whitehead, William to Garrett, Mary q3 1858 Hollingbourne RD 2a 715
Mary's name given as Garrett (dau is Jarratt in the 1861 census), she appears to have been a widow
Banns of marriage From 11 Jul 1858 to 25 Jul 1858 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Children 1. Jabez WHITEHEAD, b. Sep Q 1859, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 3 Sep 2022 Family ID F903 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- About 1814/15 from 1851 census