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William Richard BELL
1865 - 1942 (76 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William Richard BELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 21 Mar 1865 Sheppey Reg Dist, Sheppey, Kent, England 
- GRO ref: BELL, William Richard q2 1865 Sheppey RD 2A 694; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Worsfold
Actual date from the 1939 register
Gender Male Died Dec Q 1942 Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Bell, William R q4 1942 aged 77 Chatham RD 2a 1468; GRO online index shows middle name as Richard
Patriarch & Matriarch 
John BELL, b. Abt 1826, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England, d. 11 Jun 1900, 25, Shakespeare Road, New Brompton, Kent, England (Age ~ 74 years) (Father) 
Elizabeth WORSFOLD, b. 20 Jul 1827, Tower Hill, London, England, d. Between 1871 and 1881 (Age 43 years) (Mother) Person ID I17904 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch Last Modified 29 Aug 2023
Father John BELL, b. Abt 1826, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England , d. 11 Jun 1900, 25, Shakespeare Road, New Brompton, Kent, England (Age ~ 74 years) Mother Elizabeth WORSFOLD, b. 20 Jul 1827, Tower Hill, London, England , d. Between 1871 and 1881 (Age 43 years) Married 3 Dec 1860 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Lambeth, London, England - GRO ref: Bell, John to Worsfold, Elizabeth q4 1860 Lambeth RD 1d 476
Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 31 Aug 2019)
Family ID F11271 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah SIMPSON, d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 Family ID F10790 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Henrietta GOATHAM, b. Jul 1865, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Mar Q 1938, 75, Salisbury Road, Chatham, Kent, England (Age ~ 72 years)
Other Partners: James MCGEORGE; Ernest Joseph Henri PHELIPPAULT m. Mar Q 1930Married Abt 1886 - Given that Henrietta's son William was registered as a BELL when he was born I guess that she was in a relationship with a Mr Bell at the time, but there appears to have been no marriage, and by the time William was 3, when the 1891 census took place, Henrietta and William were back living with her parents.
When he married William gave his father's name as John Henry GOATHAM. Those who were illegitimate often seem to have made up names to hide their illigetimacy, but were John Henry the Christian names of his real father?
No, buying a copy of William's birth registration shows is father was William Richard BELL, and this cannot have been a husband invented by Henrietta for decency's sake as it was William Richard who registered his son's birth.
Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Children + 1. William George Arthur GOATHAM, b. 13 Jun 1887, 77, Hope Street, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England , d. 5 Jul 1972, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 85 years)▻ Christina (“Cissy”) Margaret WRIGHT m. 7 Mar 1919Last Modified 22 Jun 2021 Family ID F7139 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: BELL, William Richard q2 1865 Sheppey RD 2A 694; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Worsfold
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Born - 21 Mar 1865 - Sheppey Reg Dist, Sheppey, Kent, England 
Child - William George Arthur GOATHAM - 13 Jun 1887 - 77, Hope Street, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England 
Died - Dec Q 1942 - Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
