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Herbert Edwin GOATHAM
1877 - 1940 (63 years)
Has 243 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Herbert Edwin GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 19 Apr 1877 Faversham, Kent, England 
- GRO ref: Goatham, Herbert Edwin q2 1877 Faversham RD 2a 763; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Marshall
Actual date from 1939 register
Baptised 8 Jul 1877 St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 28 Nov 2016)
"1877 July 8 No. 37 Herbert Edwin, parents: Edwin & Sarah Goatham, abode: Anchor Inn, father's occupation: Carrier, ceremony performed by: A Boys Curate" - under heading 'Baptisms solemnzied in the Parish of Faversham in the County of Kent in the Year 1877'
(Archive reference U3/146/1/7)
Of the other 3 infants baptised the same day in the church, one was his first cousin Edwin Charles, son of his uncle Amos Goatham.
Gender Male Occupation From 1901 to 1911 Grocer's Porter Occupation Bef 1939 Draper's Porter - Shown in 1939 register, but as retired
Residence From 1939 to 1940 102, Canterbury Road, Margate, Kent, England - At the time of his death, and in the 1939 register
(1939 Register Ref: RG101/1753E/019/27 Letter Code: DIDU)
Died 9 Nov 1940 36, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Herbert E q4 1940 Maidstone RD 2a 2786 age 63; GRO online index (viewed 6 Nov 2016) shows Christian names as Herbert Edwin
Date and place from probate calendar entry
Administration 17 Dec 1940 Llandudno, Clwyd, Wales Probate calendar entry - "Goatham Herbert Edwin of 102 Canterbury road Margate died 9 November 1940 at 36 King-street Maidstone Probate Llandudno 17 December to Alice Maria Goatham widow.
Effects £495 6s. 1d."
Although the calendar says 'Probate' it was actually a grant of administration only, there was no will. Early in WW2 the principal registry moved to Llandudno (for the duration). I guess the staff then involved were inexperienced, and with many men away were quite likely working long hours or engaged in extra wartime activities after work and so tired when compiling the calendar. Errors are bound to occur, but were probably more likely at this time.
Siblings2 brothers Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (8 x Great Grandfather)
Mary Eleanor HODGEMAN, b. Abt 1803, Dartford, Kent, England, d. Jun Q 1867, Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 64 years) (Grandmother) Notes - (b 13/5/1863 according to another relation; 20/04/1877 acc to age given when enlisted in WW1)
With his mother, an errand boy (1891); living with brother Ernest in 1901 (where?); living at 3 Dane Hill Grove, Margate with wife and dau in 1911 (also present in the 6 room house were 3 visitors - holiday makers?)
Living at 77 College Rd, Margate (Kelly's Directory, 1936 & 1939) Addr 79 Trinity Square, Margate when enlisted (1916); next-of-kin addr changed from this to " Ivy Cottages, Addington(?) Park, Ashford.
The 1911 census shows that by this time Herbert and Alice had only had the one dau.
Person ID I368 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 2 Feb 2022
Father Edwin GOATHAM, b. 12 Dec 1839, Wormshill, Kent, England , d. 17 May 1884, Kent County Lunatic Asylum, Chartham, Kent, England (Age 44 years) Mother Sarah Elizabeth MARSHALL, bap. 18 Dec 1836, St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England , d. Sep Q 1907, Thanet Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years)
Other Partners: John GOATHAM m. 19 May 1860Married 18 Nov 1865 St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England - Notice in the Kentish Gazette for Tuesday 28 November 1865 gives the date and place, but no mention of which Church or Registry Office. That it was at St Mary of Charity from page no. from registration index being within the pages for that church, as shown on GOONS GRO place search (members tool)
The marriage was also announced in the "Kentish Chronicle" on Saturday 02 December 1865,
"Faversham.- Nov. 18, Mr. Edwin Goatham, to Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Goatham."
GRO ref: Goatham, Edwin to Goatham, Sarah Elizabeth q4 1865 Faversham RD 2a 1275
From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Nov 2016)
"Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish
of Faversham in the County of Kent
No. 410, November 18, Edwin Goatham, age: 25, Bachelor, Labourer, residence at time of Marriage: St. Mary's Road, father: Charles Goatham, Labourer
to Elizabeth Goatham, age: 29, Widow, [no occupation shown], residence at time of Marriage: St. Mary's Road, father: Edward Marshall, Weaver
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, Charles Collins, M. A. Vicar
The Marriage was solemnized between us, Edwin Goatham, Sarah Elizabeth Goatham
in the Presence of us, Eleanor X Spendiff (Her mark), William X Spendiff (His mark)"
(CCA reference: U3/146/1/14, p. 205)
Sarah married John Goatham then Edwin; the marriage cert. of Sarah and John confirms it was this John. (n.b. marrying 2 brothers like this was illegal till 1921, but I believe it happened not infrequently)
Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Family ID F103 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Alice Maria BOURNE, b. 4 Feb 1877, Bethersden, Kent, England , d. 19 Jul 1967, Mill House Hospital, Minster, Ramsgate, Kent, England (Age 90 years) Married 21 Oct 1901 Wesleyan Chapel, Bank Street, Ashford, Kent, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Herbert Edwin to BOURNE, Alice Maria q4 1901 W Ashford RD 2a 1776Notice in Thanet Gazette in 1901, transcription on RootsWeb list:
GOATHAM - BOURNE
October 21st Bank Street Wesleyan Chapel, Ashford, Herbert Edwin Goatham to Alice Marian Bourne of Bethersden.
The large gap between the two daughters may suggest that there had been other children, but not only have none been found in the BMD registration index, but the 1911 census records that at that time Herbert and Alice had had just one child.
Children2 children Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 Family ID F262 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Herbert Edwin q2 1877 Faversham RD 2a 763; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Marshall
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Event Map Click to hide 
Born - 19 Apr 1877 - Faversham, Kent, England 
Baptised - 8 Jul 1877 - St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England 
Child - Lily Maud GOATHAM - 6 Aug 1903 - Margate, Kent, England 
Child - Alice Irene (“Rene”) GOATHAM - 27 Dec 1916 - West Ashford Reg Dist, Kent, England 
Residence - From 1939 to 1940 - 102, Canterbury Road, Margate, Kent, England 
Died - 9 Nov 1940 - 36, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
