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Herbert George ("Bert") GOATHAM
1888 - 1961 (72 years)
Has 403 ancestors and 23 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Herbert George ("Bert") GOATHAM Nickname Bert Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 30 Sep 1888 Westbrook, Kent, England 
- Not sure where I got 30th from, baptismal register shows 25 Sep (acc to KFHS transcript, CD 28)
GRO ref: GOATHAM, Herbert George q4 1888 Thanet RD 2a 902; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Hyde
Baptised 18 Nov 1888 All Saints’ Church, Westbrook, Kent, England - From the PR entry (image on FMP)
In the PR of St. John the Baptist Church, Margate but shown as taking place at All Saints.The present All Saints' was built in 1894 i.e. 6 years after Herbert was baptised, but the location is not a mistake. Many new churches would have been preceeded by temporary buildings, and this was the case here - a "mission church" was erected in 1874. The fact that the baptism is in St. John's PR suggests that Westbrook was not by then a parish in its own right.
(Since confirmed by note on this website)
Gender Male Census 5 Apr 1891 Fern House, High Street, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England Census 31 Mar 1901 Fern House, High Street, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England Occupation 1911 Margate, Kent, England Baker's van man - "Worker At Home"
Military Service Between 1914 and 1919 Private in the army in WW1 - Herbert's service records have not survived but we can glean some information from other sources.
Picture is Herbert with his wife Alice and 2 daughters Dorothy and "young" Alice.
It was presumably taken when Herbert was home on leave, as his medal index card shows he first entered a theatre of war, i.e. first set foot on foreign soil, on 8 Sep 1915. At this date his younger daughter was not yet aged 7 months; clearly the younger daughter in the photo is older than this. He may have joined up significantly earlier than this, and served in England for a while.
He served first with the Army Service Corps (A.S.C.), that part of the army that dealt with supplies, both of horses, other transport and the massive quantities of food needed. As a baker's van man before the war this experience may have made him well suited to transporting goods. However, he did not stay in the A.S.C. for the duration, later transferring to the East Lancashire Regiment. His medal card shows that when he went abroad it was to Western Europe (indicated by no. (1) ).
Residence From 1936 to 1939 19, Glebe Road, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England - Living at 19 Glebe Rd, Garlinge (Kelly's Dierectory, 1936 and 1939)
Also from the 1939 register; Herbert and George had their two sons living with them (I think - Percy's entry open but one closed as at 16 Dec 2016)
(Ref: RG101/1753H/014/31 Letter Code: DIDX)
Probably the same house described without a number but with the name "Ascot" on daughter Edna's death certificate.
Occupation 1939 General labourer - From the 1939 register
Died Mar Q 1961 Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Herbert G q1 1961 Thanet 5b 1062 (age 72)
Siblings2 brothers and 3 sisters Half-siblings1 half sister (family of Herbert GOATHAM and Emma DICKINSON) Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I338 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 Charles Goatham and Sybilla née Hunt, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby Last Modified 15 Dec 2022
Father Herbert GOATHAM, b. 18 Feb 1862, Church Street, Faversham, Kent, England , d. 18 Apr 1934, 33, Alexandra Homes, Margate, Kent, England (Age 72 years)
Other Partners: Emma DICKINSON m. 27 Apr 1909Mother Sarah Ann HYDE, b. 5 Mar 1862, New Cross Street, Margate, Kent, England , d. 13 May 1907, 43, Harold Road, Margate, Kent, England (Age 45 years) Married 28 Aug 1881 Zion Chapel, Margate, Kent, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Herbert to HYDE, Sarah Ann q3 1881 Thanet RD 2a 1333
Details from marr cert.
Family ID F99 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Alice Edith TERRY, b. 18 Dec 1888, Wrotham, Kent, England , d. Jun Q 1976, Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 87 years) Married Sep Q 1911 Register Office or Non-conformist Church, Thanet, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Herbert G to Terry, Alice E q3 1911 Thanet RD 2A 2340
Children5 children Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 Family ID F241 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Not sure where I got 30th from, baptismal register shows 25 Sep (acc to KFHS transcript, CD 28)
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Born - 30 Sep 1888 - Westbrook, Kent, England 
Baptised - 18 Nov 1888 - All Saints’ Church, Westbrook, Kent, England 
Census - 5 Apr 1891 - Fern House, High Street, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England Census - 31 Mar 1901 - Fern House, High Street, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England 
Occupation - Baker's van man - 1911 - Margate, Kent, England 
Child - Alice Edith ("Young Alice") GOATHAM - 10 Oct 1911 - Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England Child - Dorothy Ella GOATHAM - 22 Feb 1915 - Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England 
Child - Edna May GOATHAM - Abt Aug 1918 - Thanet, Kent, England Child - Herbert Cecil ("Herbie or Bert") GOATHAM - 30 Sep 1922 - Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England Child - Percy Harold GOATHAM - 4 Apr 1924 - Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England 
Residence - From 1936 to 1939 - 19, Glebe Road, Garlinge, Margate, Kent, England Died - Mar Q 1961 - Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
