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William Mills GOATHAM
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Name William Mills GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 5 Dec 1904 Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England
- GRO ref: Goatham, William Mills q1 1905 Croydon RD 2a 251; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Brown
Actual date from 1939 register and PR entry for baptism. GRO death registration index shows 4 Dec 1904
Baptised 25 Sep 1905 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Croydon, Surrey, England
- Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 6 June 2017)
"1905 Sept. 25 born Dec. 5 1904 No. 784 William Mills, parents George & Louise Goatham, abode: 11 Waddon New Rd, father's occupation: Carpenter, ceremony performed by: R. W. Hoare"
Gender Male Education From 4 Apr 1910 Parish Church Infants School, Croydon, Surrey, England
- No leaving information filled in (for anyone on the page).
From admissions register (image on FMP, viewed 14 Oct 2017)
Education From 28 Aug 1911 to 27 Mar 1914 Parish Church Boys School, Croydon, Surrey, England
- Joined from the Parish Church Infants School. Reason for leaving: 'Transferred to W.H.' (it appears 'W.H.' may have meant Welborne High School)
From admissions register (image on FMP, viewed 14 Oct 2017)
Education From 30 Mar 1914 to 12 Sep 1918 Parish Church Senior Boys School, Croydon, Surrey, England
- Showed as joining from Parish Church Junior.
In remarks column noted 'Exempted' (this column seems to record the reason for leaving - most common was 'Of Age, some left for another school).
From admissions register (image on FMP, viewed 14 Oct 2017)
Military Service From 2 May 1921 to 1 May 1922 Croydon, Surrey, England
Queen’s Royal West Surrey - Territorial Force - Attested in Croydon on 2 May 1921, for a period of 4 years; discharged on termination of engagement.
Residence 1939 45, Rialto Road, Mitcham, Surrey, England
- From 1939 register, William was with his wife, and one other (closed as at 17 Dec 2016), presumably their child born by then.
(Ref: RG101/1369B/007/17 Letter Code: CNAR)
Occupation 1939 Motor Driver and Mechanic - From the 1939 register
Residence 1973 44A, North Street, Ashford, Kent, England
- At the time of his death (from probate calendar entry)
Died 6 Jun 1973 Ashford Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Goatham, William Mills q2 1973 dob 4De1904 Ashford RD 5f 59
Actual date from probate calendar entry
Grant of Administration 13 Aug 1973 Brighton, Sussex, England
Probate Calendar Entry - Goatham, William Mills of 44A North St Ashford Kent died 6 June 1973 Administration Brighton 13 August £1215
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Middle name relationship His paternal grandmother's maiden name - It seems surprising that having given his maternal grandmother's maiden name as a middle name to their first born, his parents waited till their tenth child before bestowing the paternal grandmother's maiden name.
Siblings6 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (9 x Great Grandfather)
Sarah Ann ELLIOTT, b. Abt 1835, Pluckley, Kent, England
, d. Sep Q 1874, West Ashford Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 39 years) (Grandmother) 
Person ID I3634 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 27 Jan 2024
Father George GOATHAM, b. Sep Q 1858, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
, d. Sep Q 1918, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England
(Age ~ 60 years) Mother Louisa BROWN, b. 26 Mar 1862, Folkestone, Kent, England
, d. Jun Q 1940, Wycombe Reg Dist, Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire, England
(Age 77 years) Married Mar Q 1883 Register Office or Non-conformist Church, Thanet, Kent, England
- GRO ref: GOATHAM, George to BROWN, Louisa q1 1883 Thanet RD 2a 1123
Family ID F1130 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Lilian May WHITE, b. 11 Feb 1913, Battersea, London, England
, d. 29 Apr 2006, Kent Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age 93 years) Married 15 Jun 1935 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Mitcham, Surrey, England
- GRO ref: Goatham, William M to White, Lilian M q2 1935 Surrey mid E. 2a 589
Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 6 June 2017)
Children2 children Last Modified 30 Dec 2017 Family ID F326 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, William Mills q1 1905 Croydon RD 2a 251; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Brown


