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Walter George Henry GOATHAM



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Name Walter George Henry GOATHAM Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Sep Q 1889 Sittingbourne, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Walter George H q3 1889 Milton RD 2a 8782; GRO online index does not show mother's maiden name and shows Christian names as Walter George Henry
Shown as grandson of Charles and Jane in the 1891 census, and as their son in 1901, it seemed probable he was an illegitimate son of one of their daughters. There is a register of the effects of soldiers who died in WW1; this shows his mother was Elizabeth Jane (by then Perkins)
Gender Male Military Service Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry in WW1 to 1915 - Served as a Private in the 1st Battalion
Died 11 Dec 1915 - The December 18th 1915 issue of the East Kent Gazette mentioned the death of a Walter Goatham who died on the hospital ship Takada, the youngest son of the late Mr Charles Goatham of 80, West St Sittingbourne, aged 26.
(thanks to Keith Fox for information on this newspaper report)
GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921) (on FMP):
Goatham, Walter, Pte. 8312 O.B.L.I. 1915 I.54 193
CWGC entry War Memorial Aft 1915 Basra Memorial, Iraq Residence 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - Before the war Walter lived with Charles and Jane Goatham, being shown as grandson in 1891, son in the 1901 census.
Buried At Sea Person ID I533 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds Last Modified 6 May 2020
Mother Elizabeth Jane GOATHAM, b. 1 Nov 1869, Dover, Kent, England , d. Aft 1940 (Age 71 years)
Children 1. Walter George Henry GOATHAM, b. Sep Q 1889, Sittingbourne, Kent, England , d. 11 Dec 1915 (Age ~ 26 years)
Family ID F7080 | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Walter George H q3 1889 Milton RD 2a 8782; GRO online index does not show mother's maiden name and shows Christian names as Walter George Henry
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Event Map Click to hide Born - Sep Q 1889 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England War Memorial - Aft 1915 - Basra Memorial, Iraq Residence - - 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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