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Henrietta May (“May”) GOATHAM
1899 - 1986 (86 years)
Has 59 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Henrietta May (“May”) GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 25 May 1899 Charing, Kent, England 
- GRO ref: Goatham, Henrietta May q2 1899 W Ashford RD 2a 857; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Finniss
Actual date from death registration index (transcription on Ancestry); baptism register shows date of birth as 5 May.
Date and place from birth registration (GRO register entry)
Birth registration of Henrietta May GOATHAM
GRO register entryBaptised 16 Aug 1908 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - From PR entry (imageon CityArk, viewed 1 Jan 2016)
"Alleged Date of Birth: May 5th 1899, Baptised: August 16, No. 179, May Henrietta Dr of, parents: Arthur Charles & Annie, Goatham, abode: 2 Bryant Street, [father's occupation left blank], ceremony performed by E. G. Burr"
Gender Female Residence Between 1930 and 1957 67, Heathfield Road, The Grove, Wandsworth Common, London, England - Electoral rolls from 1930 to 1957 show May Henrietta Goatham at 67 Heathfield Road, shown as 'Rw' and '-'.
Also at the address in the registers from 1930 to 1939 were the Morgan 'family'; Charles Lewis and Elsie Winifred were there in the first and last year, and also in the last year Edgar Campbell was there. (I have not looked at all the years in between for the Morgans).
In 1948 'May' was the only person listed at the address in the electoral register, in 1949 James Irvine Black was with her. In 1950 the Morgans were back in the house with May and James. In 1951 it was just May and the Morgans.
(From London Electoral Registers on Ancestry, from those held at the LMA)
Henrietta was also recorded at this address in the 1939 register.In addition the grant of probate for James Irvine Black shows that this was James' home at the time of his death and that May Goatham was living at the same address at the time (1952).
The apparent multiple occupancy of this house means that it would be particularly unsafe to assume a romantic liason between James and May, they could just have had a platonic relationship.
It does, though, appear from James' will that they were close.
Occupation 1939 Domestic duties - Many wives and others, including the wife of the couple in whose house Henrietta lived, were shown as having 'unpaid domestic duties'. Henrietta was simply shown as having 'domestic duties', implying she was paid.
(from the 1939 register)
Executor / Trustee 20 Dec 1952 London, England Granted probate for the estate of James Irvine BLACK - "Black James Irvine of 67 heathfield-road Wandsworth London died 8 October 1952 at St. Johns Hospital Battersea London Probate London 20 December to Ronald Allen commercial clerk and May Goatham spinster. Effects £3027 15s. 2d."
Residuary beneficiary 20 Dec 1952 In the will of James Irvine Black - The other bequests were small so May would have received most of James' estate.
Also known as May Henrietta GOATHAM Residence to 2 May 1986 20, Glebe Road, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England - Her home at the time of her death
Died 2 May 1986 Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Henrietta May reg May 1986 dob 25 5 1899 Thanet RD vol 16 p 1763
Actual date from probate calendar entry
Probate 4 Jul 1986 London, England Calendar Entry - "Goatham Henrietta May of 20 Glebe Rd Garlinge Margate died 2 May 1986 Probate London 4 July. £58704 8651109401V"
Marital Status Never Married Siblings1 brother and 3 sisters Half-siblings1 half sister (family of Arthur Charles GOATHAM and Annie Maria CORNWELL) 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) Notes - with parents 1901.
Person ID I1885 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 19 Mar 2023
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) Banns 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.
Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Family ID F1655 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Henrietta May q2 1899 W Ashford RD 2a 857; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Finniss
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Born - 25 May 1899 - Charing, Kent, England 
Baptised - 16 Aug 1908 - St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England 
Residence - Between 1930 and 1957 - 67, Heathfield Road, The Grove, Wandsworth Common, London, England 
Executor / Trustee - Granted probate for the estate of James Irvine BLACK - 20 Dec 1952 - London, England 
Residence - to 2 May 1986 - 20, Glebe Road, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England 
Died - 2 May 1986 - Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England Probate - Calendar Entry - 4 Jul 1986 - London, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
