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.
| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. William Gorham, solicitor was the son of William Gorham and 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: | |||
| i | Emily who was born 1844 at Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| ii | Ellen Marianne who was born 1845 at Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| iii | William who was born 1847 at Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| iv | Jeanne who was born 1848 at Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| v | Edwin John who was born 1850 at Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| vi | Mary Caroline who was born 1853 at Tonbridge, Kent | ||
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