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Chris - I have put those baptisms above :-)
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Baptism
County Northamptonshire
Place Kettering
Church Baptist Chapel
RegisterNumber 444
DateOfBirth 26 Dec 1811
BaptismDate
Forename Thomas
Sex M
FatherForename William
MotherForename Mary
FatherSurname CLIPSHAM
MotherSurname GOTCH
Abode Kettering
FatherOccupation Cabinet-maker
Notes Mary dau of John and Mary
(if relating, from below, also Maria, Mary, Jane)
http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl
Chris :)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/wills.htm
(above might be useful)
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the above taken from this website and there is much much more if you care to look
Full text of "Northamptonshire notes & queries"
www.archive.org/stream/northamptonshir02markgoog/... Cached
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In the politics of his day he was an important factor. Locally
he was the leader of the Liberal party, and through Lord Althorp,
who had a high respect for his judgment, his views, particularly
on questions affecting Nonconformists, had no little weight with
the Ministers of the day. Numberless letters passed between him
and various members of the two Houses of Parliament, particularly
Lord Althorp, Earl Fitzwilliam, and Lord Milton, ranging from
the year 1814 up to 1847. '^^^ ^^ thesis from Lord Althorp are
of sufficient interest to be inserted.
70 Northamptonshire Notes and Queries,
tive, it was chiefly as a banker that Mr. Grotch was known, and
probably on this account he became treasurer to a great number of
societies and undertakings in the district. In the welfare of the poor
of the town he took, like his father before him, a keen interest ; for
many years he was chairman of the Board of Guardians, and it was
during his tenure of that office that the present workhouse was built.
Towards the close of his life his health prevented him from taking
so active a part as he used in public affairs. His letters, which were
remarkable for their easy and fluent diction, and the bold hand in
which they were written, became short and irregular in their lines,
and not infrequently one of his sons replied in his father's stead.
One of his last public appearances upon an important occasion was
when he presided in 1842, at one of the meetings celebrating the jubilee
of the Baptist Missionary Society already referred to. He was auditor
for the Baptist Missionary Society from 18 16 to 1820; and was on the
general committee from 1830 to 1843. ^^ ^^^ honorary member
from the latter year till his death. In i8j2 on May 23rd he died,
and was buried with his fathers in the burial-ground of Fuller chapel.
His epitaph does him no more than justice in saying that *^ By his
strict integrity, active benevolence, and Christian consistency, he
secured in a remarkable degree the respect and esteem, not only of
this Christian Church, of which he was for many years a Deacon,
but also of all classes in this town and neighbourhood." *
Of his wife, the mother of Dr. Gotch, there is not much to record.
She was a Miss Davis, a daughter of John Lambe Davis of Chesham
in Buckinghamshire, who, as well as his father before him, was the
agent of the Dukes of Bedford. One of the Lambes from whom
Mr. Davis was descended achieved the remarkable distinction of
surviving an attack of the plague in 1665. Those who recollect Mrs.
Gotch will remember how quiet, placid, and even devout she was, and
will the better appreciate the following story. Some free-spoken
squire being desirous of seeing Mr. Gotch called at his house. Mr.
Gotch was out, but the visitor was shown in by the servant, who
merely told her mistress she was wanted. The visitor was unknown
to Mrs. Gotch and no doubt her face indicated some measure of sur-
prise upon her suddenly confronting a stranger. In recounting the
circumstances afterwards in his own way, the squire described
how he had been shown in, how Mrs. Gotch had entered the room,
and how on seeing him she exclaimed, " And who the d — ^1 are you ? '*
^ At the time of the seoession of Mr. Jenkmaon from the "Little Meeting,"
[now the Fnllor Church] during t)ie pastorate of the Bey. J. K. Hall, Mr.
Jenkinaon addreaaed hia oaae to the public in the form of Lettera to Mr.
J. G. Qotoh.
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A bread riot, fortunately not very serious, broke out at Kettering
on August I ith, 1795. Mr. Thomas Gotch, writing to his son, John
Cooper Gotch, the following day, said : —
I am sorry to tell you of a riot we had at Kettering on the day yon went
away. About 10 o'clock in the rooming 5 load of flour passed through ; the
people seemed much inclined to stop them — the last waggon was stopped some
little time, hut got by. About one o'clock, just as we were at dinner, came by
a load more with 6 or 8 soldiers ; the people attempted to stop it, and engaged
the Blues with stones and drove them back. They then stopped it, and
attempted to bring it back, but they overturned the waggon on Warren Hill-
This brought together a vast crowd of people; they would not suffer the
flour to be taken away. Mr. Maunsell came, and the Blues were ordered outi
the trumpet blew to arms. Mr. Maunsell rode down street at the head of
them. When they got to the mob they would not disperse, he reasoned with
them for 8 hours — the soldiers all that time surrounded the flour — at last was
obliged to read the Riot Act : then the soldiers drew their swords, but the
people would not go away. The soldiers loaded the flour and began to drive
the wagon away, the mob shouted and pelted them; at last with drawn
swords they turned on the mob and rode furiously among them. A soldier
whom I saw myself attempting to cut a man, was thrown from his horse ; a
pistol was fired— some say by the mob. I was there, but never saw the like
before, and never wish any more. ... At night the mob became desperate,
broke Abram Mee^s windows. There were no persons dangerously wounded —
some few were hurt— God knows what the end will be : the town today is
quite still.
The pistol was actually taken from George by Mr. John Davis
Gotch, uncle to Mr. J. Alfred Gotch, one of the County Councillors
for Kettering. An eye-witness of the scene has told Mr. Gotch that
his uncle said imperatively to George, " Give me that pistol," and
George gave it to him. The first election referred to above resulted
as follows : —
Lord Viscount Hilton 1565
Lord Viscount Brudenall . . • 1540
William Hanbnry, Esq 1458
Thomas Tryon, Esq 1268
No. of Electors Polled 3065
709.— Thb Gotch Family op Kbttbring. — Since about the
middle of last century this family has lived at Kettering, where its
members have occupied an influential position. The member of the
family best known to the public was the late Rev. F. W. Gotch,
LL.D., of Bristol, a learned Hebraist and one of the revisors of the Old
Testament, who died on the 17th of May, 1890. A memoir, written
by Dr. Trestrail and published in the Baptist Handbook for 1891, will
serve to introduce not only him, but other members of the family.
"My acquaintance with the family," he says, "began in 1833.
The eldest daughter, Mrs. Thomas Hepburn, still lives at Haslemere.
There were at home three sons. John had charge of the manufac-
tory, of a most animated and genial temper ; Thomas managed the
bank, devoting his leisure to scientific pursuits in which his attain-
ments were neither few nor small j our departed friend, who very
early showed a decided preference for literature and science; and
Miss Gotch, a lady of personal and mental attractions. The social
position of Mr. Gotch in the town was as high as it could be.
Always ready to advise and help every one who came to him, he was
universally respected and beloved. He held a foremost place in the
political affairs of the county, and no important step was taken by
the Liberal party without first consulting him. His position was
quite unique. His influence was alike extensive and extraordinary.
He was one of the wisest men I ever knew. Such were the happy
surroundings, both domestic and public, under which our departed
friend began life ; and their salutary influence, emanating from the
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Name: Mary Gotch
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Birthplace:
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Kettering
Sub-District: Kettering
Parish: Kettering
County: Northamptonshire
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Name: Jane Clipsham
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1820
Birthplace: SILVER STREET OR NEWLAND STREET BAPTIST,KETTERING,NORTHAMPTON,ENGLAND
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Clipsham
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Gotch
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C09197-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0825340 (RG4 136)
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Name: Thomas Clipsham
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1811
Birthplace: SILVER STREET OR NEWLAND STREET BAPTIST,KETTERING,NORTHAMPTON,ENGLAND
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Clipsham
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Gotch
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C09197-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0825340 (RG4 136)
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Name: Maria Clipsham
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 01 Mar 1810
Birthplace: SILVER STREET OR NEWLAND STREET BAPTIST,KETTERING,NORTHAMPTON,ENGLAND
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Clipsham
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Gotch
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C09197-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0825340 (RG4 136)
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Roger
Is this Mary Gotch (maiden name)
England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
Name:Mary Clipsham
Gender:Female
Event Type:Burial
Spouse:Will Clipsham
Death Date:abt 1830
Burial Date:1 Feb 1830
Burial Place:Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Denomination:Baptist
Piece Title:Piece 136: Kettering, Silver Street (Baptist), 1773-1837
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was she a Gotch born though or married into the family?
Look on Search Trees to see if anyone has her family and then try to contact the,
Unlikely you will get contacted from just this enquiry
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My ancestor Mary Gotch (died 1830) is buried in the same churchyard as many of the more well-known branch of Kettering Gotch who spawned Shoemakers, Bankers,Architects and artists, and have streets named after them. Try as I might I cannot link her to that tree. If anyone has a comprehensive tree of Gotch of Kettering, ideally going back to the 18th century before they moved in from rural Leicestershire, please get in touch.
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