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George GOATHAM
Abt 1740 - 1788 (~ 48 years)
Has 33 ancestors and more than 2000 descendants in this family tree.
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Name George GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1740 Whitstable, Kent, England 
- (assumed from baptism)
Baptised 29 Apr 1740 All Saints’ Church, Whitstable, Kent, England - From KFHS CD22 - which uses film of the original PRs, checked against the BTs (the entry is in both)
Shows George, son of Michael and Elizabeth
Gender Male Settlement Bef 1762 Stone-next-Faversham, Kent, England - * I am guessing it was this Stone *
Poor Law 4 Feb 1762 Settlement examination - A settlement examination of George and Anne when they were living in Bapchild in 1762 establised that they were settled in Stone.
From entry in the Lathe of Scray petty sessions records it appears that no copy of the full examination survives.
The examination would have looked at what could have changed George's place of settlement from that inherited from his father - whether he was an apprentice (and completed the apprenticeship), whether he had been employed for at least a year by an employer, etc.. This may well have made it clear which George was the one who married Ann. The petty sessions will have recorded a summary; if we are lucky this may still contain sufficient. E.g. if he did serve an apprenticeship he would have only been likely to have completed this about a year before the examination if the George baptised 1740, but 7 years before if the one baptised in 1734.
Died Mar 1788 Tonge, Kent, England - (assumed from burial)
Buried 12 Mar 1788 St. Giles’ Church, Tonge, Kent, England - There was also a George Goatham bur in Tonge on 5 May 1784; the other burial is almost certainly this George's son. But which is which? Probably no way of knowing.
Siblings2 brothers and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Notes - The George who married Ann Winch was "of Bapchild, bach" at time of marriage
- (Research):There seem to have been 2 Georges born in Whitstable around 1740 either of whom could be my ancestor George (date of birth unknown, but he married in 1761). There were actually 4 Georges baptised in Whitstable between 1733 and 1741, but 2 appear to have died in infancy.
Thus the 2 Whitstable candidates are:
1. the younger George, son of Michael and Elizabeth nee Dunkin, grandson of George Goatham and Ame nee Rickson, baptised 1740,
2. George son of George and Jane née Stanes, grandson of Richard Goatham and Mary nee Cok, baptised 1734.
The 2 candidates shared Goatham great grandparents: George Goatham and Mildred (maiden name unknown)
Of course my ancestor George (this one) could have been another George entirely, but Michael was a fairly unusual name at that time, and both the Whitstable potential fathers of this George named their 1st son Michael - as did this George (marr 1761), so I'm pretty confident they must at least be close relations to this George.
It seems more common for a man to name his first son after himself or his father than after a brother or grandfather, etc. so it seems more likely that Michael was the father of this George but this is hardly enough evidence to rule George out as the father.
Twenty seven had been a more typical age to marry, favouring the one baptised in 1734, but the Ann Winch that this George married was almost certainly born about 1742 (from age recorded at burial and the date of the baptism of the only likely Ann); a groom being just a couple of years older than his bride was the average age difference and that favours the one I show here, baptised 1740!
Person ID I380 All | Teresa's direct ancestors, England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch Last Modified 23 Jun 2022
DNA Tests 1 DNA test is associated with George GOATHAM
Father Michael GOATHAM, b. Abt 1699, Herne, Kent, England , d. Nov 1754, Whitstable, Kent, England (Age ~ 55 years) Mother Elizabeth DUNKIN, b. Est 1701, d. Jul 1759, Whitstable, Kent, England (Age ~ 58 years)
Other Partners: Michael BROADSTREET m. 31 May 1756Marriage License 13 Feb 1724/25 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Goatham, Michael, of Whitstable, ba., and Eliz. Dunkin, s.p., spr. At W., Littlebourne or Ickham. Feb 13, 1724."
(from "Canterbury Marriage Licences, Fifth Series, 1701 - 1725", ed by Cowper, J.M., 1905, p. 193)
Married 14 Feb 1724/25 St. Vincent’s Church, Littlebourne, Kent, England - A romantic day to get married!
Seen PR image on FMP (2 Feb 2013):
"Michaell Goatum & Elizabeth Dunkin Married Febr. the 14: 1724"
Family ID F1365 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Ann WINCH, b. Abt 1742, Tonge, Kent, England , d. 1824, Tonge, Kent, England (Age ~ 82 years)
Other Partners: John PAGE m. 13 Feb 1791Marriage License 7 Oct 1761 Canterbury, Kent, England - Geo Goatham of Bapshild bach & Ann Winch of Tonge sp, at T. 07 Oct 1761.
From vol. 30 of indexes to Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1751-1780.
Married 8 Oct 1761 St. Giles’ Church, Tonge, Kent, England - Marr place and date from Tonge BTs (viewed in Cant Cath Archives, 31 Jan 2005)
Licence issued 7 Oct 1761 (saw in marriage licence index in Cant Cath Archives, 31 Jan 2005)
This shows George was of Bapschild, Ann Winch a spinster of Tonge
Children7 children Last Modified 16 Feb 2022 Family ID F272 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1740 - Whitstable, Kent, England 
Baptised - 29 Apr 1740 - All Saints’ Church, Whitstable, Kent, England 
Marriage License - 7 Oct 1761 - Canterbury, Kent, England 
Married - 8 Oct 1761 - St. Giles’ Church, Tonge, Kent, England 
Settlement - Bef 1762 - Stone-next-Faversham, Kent, England 
Child - Michael GOATHAM - 1762 - Tonge, Kent, England Child - George GOATHAM - Abt 1763 - Tonge, Kent, England Child - William GOATHAM - Abt 1765 - Tonge, Kent, England Child - Susan GOATHAM - Abt 1768 - Tonge, Kent, England Child - Mary GOATHAM - Abt 1770 - Tonge, Kent, England 
Child - John GOATHAM - Abt 1776 - Bapchild, Kent, England Child - Elizabeth GOATHAM - Abt 1779 - Tonge, Kent, England Died - Mar 1788 - Tonge, Kent, England Buried - 12 Mar 1788 - St. Giles’ Church, Tonge, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
