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Gotts Surname Family History
Outline tree 009Robert George 240 and Elizabeth 241 Annison
Robert George 240 b 1792, married Elizabeth 241 Annison in 1815. Their children in Gresham are:
- Mary 249 b 1816, married John Abbs
- John Christmas 250 b 1819
- (Charles) William 853 b 1821
- Robert 252 b 1824
- Sarah 253 b 1823, married William Burton in 1845 in Gresham
- Rachel 299 b 1829 married Robert Pearce in 1849 in Gresham
- Samuel 276 b 1831
- Alfred 277 b 1835
Samuel 276 and Johanna Pilch
Samuel 276 married Johanna 1493 Pilch in 1851 in Aylmerton. Their 13 children are noted in the census including:
- John Samuel 2788 b 1854, d 1874
- William 2789 b 1856, d 1858
- Robert 1645 b 1858 in Diss
- Nathaniel 1646 b 1864 Aylmerton
- John William 1647 b 1868 in Gresham
- George 1648 b 1873 in Gresham, died aged 19
- Walter 1649 b 1877 in Gresham
- Martha 2796 b 1878 in Gresham
Johanna appears to have been convicted and transmitted to the Norwich Quarter Sessions in 1857, though we don't know why yet.
George and Walter are mentioned in the Gresham School Book: see below for details
John Christmas 250
John appears to have gone North with his brother Charles William 853 to the Seaham area of Co Durham. He appears to have been a cook on board a ship, in 1871 “The Hartlepool” was moored off Woolwich.
He married Isabella 3659 Dawson in 1853 in Seaham Harbour. She is in the census with children:
- Elizabeth 3661 b 1852
- John b 1864 in Seaham mar Sarah Ingram 3663 Carlisle 1885 Sunderland
John and Sarah do not appear to have had children.
There is also a reference to George William Gotts formerly Dawson who emigrated to South Africa, but we have no dates or any other information.