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Eva Alexandra GOATHAM
1904 - 1975 (70 years)
Has 59 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Eva Alexandra GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 11 Apr 1904 31, Fort Pitt Street, Chatham, Kent, England 
- Actual date from the 1939 registration
GRO ref: Goatham, Eva Alexandra q2 1904 Medway 2a 713; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Finniss
Birth registration of Eva Alexandra GOATHAM
GRO register entryGender Female Surname change From 1911 to 1921 For some years used Finnis - For some years Eva, along with her sisters Henrietta and Annie, changed from using their birth surname of Goatham to use Finnis. All three later reverted to Goatham. Finnis was thier mother's maiden name, and also the birth surname of their older (half?)-sister Alice, who was born before their mother married.
Recorded as Eva Finnis in the 1921 census.
Her age given there together with place of birth suggests this Eva, as there was no other Eva Finnis (or variants, as found by FreeBMD) with a birth registered in Medway RD in 1902-1906. Also, her working in Margate would explain how she might have met her Margate-born husband.
By the time of her marriage
Also known as Eva V. GOATHAM Residence 1911 Medway Cottage Home, Chatham, Kent, England - Eva's sister Annie was also living in the same institution.
Occupation 1921 Cliftonville College, Margate, Kent, England Housemaid - Eva was living in the college where she worked as a housemaid.
Residence 1939 2, Glebe Road, Margate, Kent, England - From 1939 registration, ref: RG101/1753H/013/14 Letter Code: DIDX
Died Sep Q 1975 Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Kirby, Eva Alexandra dob 11Ap1904 reg q3 1975 Thanet RD 16 1531
Siblings1 brother and 2 sisters Half-siblings1 half sister (family of Arthur Charles GOATHAM and Annie Maria CORNWELL) Half-siblings1 half sister (family of [ - ? - ] and Annie FINNISS) Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (9 x Great Grandfather)
Harriett Mary BLACKMAN, b. Abt 1848, Tenterden, Kent, England, d. Sep Q 1919, Tenterden Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 71 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I17931 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 Last Modified 9 Aug 2024
Father Arthur Charles GOATHAM, b. Sep Q 1862, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 7 Mar 1907, 4, Solomons Terrace, Chatham, Kent, England (Age ~ 45 years)
Other Partners: Annie Maria CORNWELL m. 7 Nov 1887Mother Annie FINNISS, b. Dec Q 1876, Tenterden, Kent, England , d. 7 Mar 1909, 3, Bryant Street, Chatham, Kent, England (Age ~ 33 years)
Other Partners: [ - ? - ] m. Abt 1897Banns of marriage From 22 May 1898 to 5 Jun 1898 St. Michael’s Church, Tenterden, Kent, England - From banns register entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jun 2019)
"Arthur Charles Goatham Bachelor and Annie Finniss Spinster Both of this Parish ..."
Married 19 Jun 1898 St. Michael’s Church, Tenterden, Kent, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Arthur Charles to Finniss, Annie q2 1898 Tenterden RD 2a 1624
Date and church from mid-Kent marriages website (11 Feb 2011)
In 1908 Arthur and Annie's oldest 3 daughters were baptised, between the death of their Arthur (1907) and of Annie (the mother) (1909). Strangely, the two youngest, Eva Alexandra and Arthur Charles, were not baptised at this time.
Subsequent records (marriage, 1939 register entry and death) can be found for 'Eva Alexandra', and with a unique pair of Christian names for the Goathams, there is no doubt the references are for this daughter of Arthur and Annie. The idea that both these children had died before their elder siblings were baptised can therefore be ruled out.
As Eva was living there is no reason to supposed Arthur Charles had died. However, no further record has been found for Arthur (but writing in 2020 I am sure he can no longer be living).
Perhaps Annie could not cope with 5 young children after the death of her husband and the youngest two went into care or were fostered / adopted. There was no formal adoption at this period and it seems to have varied whether children used their birth surname or that of their foster parents. I suspect Arthur may have used a different surname, and hence his absence from records.
Family ID F1655 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Albert George KIRBY, b. 16 Nov 1902, Margate, Kent, England , d. Dec Q 1983, Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 80 years) Married Jun Q 1937 Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Eva V to Kirby, Albert G q2 1937 Thanet RD 2a 2973
Family This couple had no children together Last Modified 1 Feb 2022 Family ID F7155 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Actual date from the 1939 registration