There appears to be a family link between Kingsbury and Nether Whitacre. The IGI Records has an Ancestral File for a William ROTHERAM. William was born in 1558 and married a Jane Gysborne in 1583 in Kingsbury.
They had 6 children
| NAME | BORN | CHRISTENED |
| Nicholas | 1584 | 9 Aug 1584 |
| Ales | 1585 | 15 Aug 1585 |
| Frances | 1587 | 9 Apr 1587 |
| Anne | 1587 | 19 Jann 1588 |
| John | 1549 | 21 Mar 1590 |
| Richard | 1594 | 13 Sep 1594 |
All the children were christened in Kingsbury.
St Peter's and St Paul's, KingsburyNicholas marries Johane (surname unknown)and they have 7 children
| NAME | BORN | CHRISTENED | BURIED | PLACE |
| Sara | 1616 | 20 Mar 1617 | ||
| Mary | 1618 | 4 Oct 1618 | ||
| Alice | 1619 | 18 Feb 1620 | | |
| William | 1623 | 18 Dec 1623 | 16 Dec 1669 | Sutton Coldfield |
| John | 1632 | 25 Nov 1632 | ||
| Wynefride | 1632 | 25 Nov 1632 |
All of his children were christened at St Giles,Nether Whitacre and this would seems to provides another link between the name ROTHERAM and RATHERAM.
From the dates given it would appear that John and Wynefride were twins. On the Nether Whitacre page there is also a multiple birth recorded for children John and Wynefride born in 1632 but they are RATHERAM and their parents are unknown.
It is too much of a coincidence for the twins not be the same ones although there is a variation in the surname.
SO the question now is which is the right spelling!!
BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY NEW 10/8/07
This is a list of Ratherams that have been caught on the wrong side of the law.
Luckily there are no murderers just crimes of petty theft.
| NAME | CRIME | VICTIM/ OFFENDER | LOCATION | DATE | SENTENCE | AGE |
| William Ratheram | Theft | Victim | Nether Whitacre | 1831 | ||
| Edward Ratheram | Larceny | Accused | Aston | 1858 | DBT (unknown abbreviation) | 27 |
| Charles Ratherham | Theft | Accused | Aston | 1853 | 1wHL 1wk Hard Labour | 13 |
| Edward Ratherham | Receiving | Accused | Aston | 1853 | 1yHL 1 yr Hard labour | 50 |
| John Ratherham | Theft | Accused | Elmdon | 1853 | 6mGHL 6mon Hard Labour in Gaol | 23 |
| William Ratherham | Larceny | Accused | Elmdon | 1855 | 2mHL 2mon Hard Labour | 24 |
| William Rotheram | Theft | Victim | Birmingham | 1839 | ||
| John Rotheram | Larceny | Accused | Yardley | 1858 | 18mHL 18mon Hard Labour | |