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Augustus GOATHAM
1880 - 1917 (36 years)
Has 53 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Augustus GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 15 Jun 1880 Bredgar, Kent, England 
- GRO ref: Goatham, Augustus q3 1880 Milton dist 2a 834; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Manser
The National Archives index (Registers of Seamen's Services) gives date of birth as 15 Jun 1881 - year clearly wrong, I am assuming date /month are correct
Baptised 26 Sep 1880 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
Abode Bredgar, father Joseph shown as a sawyer.
Gender Male Education 1891 Scholar Military Service From 10 Sep 1900 to 15 Mar 1917 Royal Navy including in WW1 - Augustus was already in the navy before WW1, being described as a "Stoker in navy: 2nd class", in Pembroke Division 2 in 1901 and as "stoker R Navy" in the 1911 census (when he was with his parents on census night.)
In WW1 he was a leading stoker on HMS Foyle.
His service records are available at the National Archives (I have details)
Died 15 Mar 1917 Straits Of Dover, Kent, England - Died in mine explosion. His body was not recovered for burial (according to RN records).
GRO War Death Navy All Ranks Indices (1914 to 1921):
Goatham, Augustus, Ldg. Sto., ship or unit: Foyle, yr: 1917, vol: RN, p.1507
GRO Marine Death Indices (1903 to 1965), amongst marine deaths for the year 1917:
Goatham, Augustus, aged 36, H.M.S. Foyle, p.501
CWGC entry Grant of Administration 26 Sep 1917 London, England Calendar entry - "1917: Goatham, Augustus of Deans Hill Farm Bredgar Kent stoker R.N. died 15 March 1917 at sea. Admininstration London 26 September to Joseph Goatham fruiterer. Effects £364 14s. 7d."
War Memorial Aft 1918 The War Memorial, Primrose Street, Bredgar, Kent, England Bredgar Village War Memorial 
War Memorial Aft 1918 The Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England Chatham Naval Memorial Siblings7 brothers and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
Notes - In Bredgar Cricket team in 1908.
Person ID I482 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 30 Jan 2023
Father Joseph GOATHAM, b. 1840, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 27 Apr 1921, 36, Station Road, Rainham, Kent, England (Age 81 years) Mother Susan Eliza (“Eliza”) MANSER, b. Mar Q 1842, Rye, Sussex, England , d. 27 Apr 1915, 167, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England (Age ~ 73 years) Married 27 Apr 1865 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - GRO ref: q2 1865 Medway RD, Kent 2a 562
(Joseph indexed both as GOATHAN and GOATHAM)
The 1911 census confirms that Joseph and Susan had had 9 children, with 6 still living. Only 30 year old Augustus was by then living with them, at Little Bushell, Norton, Faversham.
Family ID F338 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Augustus q3 1880 Milton dist 2a 834; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Manser
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Born - 15 Jun 1880 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised - 26 Sep 1880 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England 
Grant of Administration - Calendar entry - 26 Sep 1917 - London, England 
War Memorial - Bredgar Village War Memorial - Aft 1918 - The War Memorial, Primrose Street, Bredgar, Kent, England 
War Memorial - Chatham Naval Memorial - Aft 1918 - The Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
