Walter George Henry GOATHAM

1889 - 1915  (26 years)

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• Name	Walter George Henry GOATHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Residence	From 1889 to 1891	2, Orchard Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  Born	17 Aug 1889	2, Orchard Lane, 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). Confirmed by birth registration (GRO register entry)
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	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. By 1901 the family were living in West Street.
  Military Service	to 1915
  	Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry in WW1
  	Served as a Private in the 1st Battalion
  Died	11 Dec 1915	Hospital Ship Takada, At Sea
  	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) Described as 'killed omn the Somme' on his grandparents' grave in Sittingbourne 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
  	CWGC details for this memorial
  Buried	At Sea
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Harry CHRISTIE and Elizabeth Jane GOATHAM)
  + 1. William Harry CHRISTIE,   b. Dec Q 1891, Camberwell, London, England ,   d. Mar Q 1959, Camberwell Reg Dist, London, England  (Age ~ 68 years) ▻ Frances Ellenor SMITH,  m. 11 Feb 1912 2. Maude Ellen CHRISTIE,   b. 2 May 1895, Camberwell, London, England ,   d. Jun Q 1970, Sutton Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age 74 years) ▻ Charles Walter JARVIS,  m. Jun Q 1928 + 3. Gertrude Louisa CHRISTIE,   b. 6 Jul 1902, Camberwell, London, England ,   d. Jun Q 1980, Canterbury Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 77 years) ▻ Frank Edgar BARTLETT,  m. Sep Q 1925
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Elizabeth HARRIS,   b. Abt 1815, Dover, Kent, England   (Great Grandmother)
  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	28 May 2023

  
  

  Mother	Elizabeth Jane GOATHAM,   b. 1 Nov 1869, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. Aft 1940  (Age 71 years) Other Partners: Harry CHRISTIE  m. Dec Q 1890;   Harry Clarence PERKINS  m. Jun Q 1910
  Family ID	F7080	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Residence - 1901 - 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England  War Memorial - Aft 1915 - Basra Memorial, Iraq   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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