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Alice Rose JOY
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Name Alice Rose JOY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 11 Jul 1871 Rose Acre, Bearsted, Kent, England
- GRO ref: JOY, Alice Rose q3 1871 Maidstone RD 2a 574; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as COOPER
Actual date from the 1939 register
Gender Female Died Mar Q 1958 Sittingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: SILLS, Alice R q1 1958 aged 86 Sittingbourne RD 5b 937
Person ID I29243 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 29 Aug 2023
Family 1 Charles Henry SILLS, b. Sep Q 1872, Maidstone Reg Dist, Kent, England
, d. 24 Mar 1954, Maidstone Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 82 years)
Other Partners: Louisa WOOD m. Between 1901 and 1911Married Dec Q 1895 Maidstone Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Sills, Charles Henry to Joy, Alice Rose q4 1895 Maidstone RD 2a 1387
Separated Bef 1901 - Charles and Alice had separated by the time of the 1901 census, and both subsequently appear to have lived with other partners.
In Charles' will he said:
"8, THE reason why my wife is not benefitting by this my Will is that she left me without just cause over Fifty years ago and since then we have not lived and cohabited together neither have I contributed towards her maintenance"
Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 Family ID F11264 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Charles GOATHAM, b. 4 Jun 1859, Molash, Kent, England
, d. 17 Mar 1943, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age 83 years)
Other Partners: Sarah Jane TANSWELL m. 25 Aug 1887Married Bef 1939 - It seems that Alice and her husband had parted by 1898, and Charles was living with Alice by the time of the 1939 register. He was listed after her, as though boarder or lodger, but it seems probable she was more than that to him. From his will it is clear her family had become his family: he left everything to Alice, but should she have pre-deceased him then to her granddaughters. (Alice's husband left nothing to the son they appear to have had together, nor to his daughters, so there was a place free to effectively be their grandfather).
Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Last Modified 26 Jul 2023 Family ID F11281 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: JOY, Alice Rose q3 1871 Maidstone RD 2a 574; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as COOPER

