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Ancestry report for William Gorham, solicitor, son of William Gorham and Mary Gorham

William Gorham was born in 1816 at Penshurst, the second son of William and Mary Gorham. In 1923 his widowed mother and her family moved to Tonbridge where William was educated and in 1831 he entered the office of Mr John Carnell, solicitor. When William qualified he became a partner of the firm 'Carnell and Groham'. William became Clerk to the Medway Compnay, Clerk to the Turnpike Trustees and Secretary to the Tonbridge Water Works Company. William Gorham died in December 1881.


See also The Gorham Family by Arthur H. Neve published in 1933.
Generation No. 1
1. William Gorham, solicitor was the son of (2) William Gorham and (3) Mary Gorham. He was born 1816 at Penshurst, Kent; died Dec 1881
He married Mary Ann on c 1840. She was born 1815 at Stepney, London. They had the following children:
iEmily who was born 1844 Tonbridge, Kent
iiEllen Marianne who was born 1845 Tonbridge, Kent
iiiWilliam who was born 1847 Tonbridge, Kent
ivJeanne who was born 1848 Tonbridge, Kent
vEdwin John who was born 1850 Tonbridge, Kent
viMary Caroline who was born 1853 Tonbridge, Kent
 
Generation No. 2
2. William Gorham He was born c 1780; died Apr 1817 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried after Apr 1817 at Emmanuel Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
He married Mary on c 1810. She was born 1784 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1865. They had the following children:
iDr John who was born 1814 Penshurst, Kent; died 13th Dec 1899, Cause of death: inflenza
iiWilliam who was born 1816 Penshurst, Kent; died Dec 1881
iiiIsabella who was born 1818
ivMary Caroline who was born 1818 Penshurst, Kent; died 28th Feb 1932 Tonbridge, Kent
 
3. Mary Gorham She was born 1784 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1865
She married William Gorham on c 1810. He was born c 1780; died Apr 1817 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried after Apr 1817 at Emmanuel Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
iDr John who was born 1814 Penshurst, Kent; died 13th Dec 1899, Cause of death: inflenza
iiWilliam who was born 1816 Penshurst, Kent; died Dec 1881
iiiIsabella who was born 1818
ivMary Caroline who was born 1818 Penshurst, Kent; died 28th Feb 1932 Tonbridge, Kent
 

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