John Thomas (“English Jack”) GOATHAM

1880 - 1962  (81 years)

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• Name	John Thomas (“English Jack”) GOATHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	2 May 1880	Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	About April 1880 as age given as 11 months in the 1881 census GRO ref: GOATHAM, John Thomas q2 1880 Milton RD 2a 869; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Goodson Born 2nd May - US naturalisation cert shows his dob as 2 May 1877, but date given as 2 May 1880 in birth registration (image of GRO register entry)
  Gender	Male
  Education	1891
  	Scholar
  Residence	1901	80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	Shown in the 1911 census (when his parents were still in the same house) as having 4 rooms. With his parents, who were shown as with 5 of their sons. Four were, John Thomas and three brothers, but the youngest, 11 year old Walter, was actually the illegitimate son of their daughter Elizabeth, i.e. a nephew of John. (All except John's brother James had left home by 1911)
  Occupation	1901
  	Horse driver in brickfield
  Emigrated	1910
  	A John Tomas (sic) Goatham is listed in Filby's Passenger and Immigration lists index, arriving in Illinois in 1910. A US naturalisation cert shows his dob as 2 May 1877! Name, date of birth (fits this John Thomas except that he'd gained 3 years) and there seeming to be no other John T(h)omas Goatham, as well as this one disappearing from records in the UK all show it must be this John Thomas who emigrated. (Whilst I have not thoroughly investigated the German Gothams etc. and could be unaware of a John Thomas there, his nickname of 'English Jack' and his WW2 draft card giving his place of birth as 'Kent', as well as US census entries showing his place of birth as England). A WW1 draft registration adds weight to this. The date is again shown as 2 May 1877, but next of kin as Mrs H Perkins (sister), resident in Old Kent Road. Whilst I can't find a sister of John's to fit, his brother and sister-in-law, William Goatham and Louisa, were living in the Old Kent Road at the time of the 1911 census and Louisa's maiden name was Perkins.
  Military Service	From 1917	Illinois, USA
  	Registered for WW1 draft
  	If I am right and John Thomas was the one who 'gained' 3 years, then there is a World War I Draft Registration Card for him, showing that he registered in Illinois in 1917 (info. on FMP, from U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918; starting in 1917, more than 24 million Americans  registered for the draft.
  Residence	1920
  Occupation	1930
  	Foreman in Amusement Park
  Died	12 Mar 1962	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
  	From Illinois Death Index (info. on Ancestry, viewed 2 Sep 2015)
  Obituary	13 Mar 1962	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
  	In “Chicago Tribune”
  	"Goatham John Goatham [English Jack], March 12, 1962, late residence, 6151 S. University avenue. Funeral service Wednesday, 11 a. m., at O'Hanley Funeral Home, 2035 E. 79th St., one block east of Jeffery blvd. Interment Beverly. Native of London, England. SO 8-1610." From Chicago Tribune (pub. Chicago, Illinois) Tues 13 Mar 1962, p. 46, col. 6 (image on Newspapers.com)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Charlotte Ann GOATHAM,   b. 2 Dec 1866, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 19 Apr 1940, Surrey Mid East Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age 73 years) ▻ Frederick BOLTON,  m. 2 Nov 1895 2. Charles GOATHAM,   b. 2 Jan 1868, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 7 Mar 1947, Royal Victoria Hospital, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 79 years) ▻ Jessie Frances SMITH,  m. Jun Q 1899 + 3. Elizabeth Jane GOATHAM,   b. 1 Nov 1869, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. Aft 1940  (Age 71 years) ▻ Harry CHRISTIE,  m. Dec Q 1890 ;   Harry Clarence PERKINS,  m. Jun Q 1910 4. William GOATHAM,   b. 14 Jan 1872, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1939, Deptford Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 66 years) ▻ Louisa Maria PERKINS,  m. 8 Jun 1902 + 5. Edwin GOATHAM,   b. Mar Q 1874, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. Sep Q 1934, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 60 years) ▻ Caroline Elizabeth Hull HARPER,  m. 5 Aug 1901 + 6. Margaret GOATHAM,   b. Sep Q 1875, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 27 May 1894, 35, Ormside Street, Old Kent Road, London, England  (Age ~ 19 years) ▻   7. Annie Rebecca GOATHAM,   b. Jun Q 1878, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. 8 Jan 1880, 2, Orchard Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, England  (Age ~ 2 years)   8. John Thomas (“English Jack”) GOATHAM,   b. 2 May 1880, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 12 Mar 1962, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA  (Age 81 years)   9. James Walter GOATHAM,   b. Mar Q 1884, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 8 Oct 1916, The Somme, France  (Age ~ 32 years)   10. George Stephen GOATHAM,   b. 16 Jun 1885, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. Mar 1963, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England  (Age 77 years) + 11. Benjamin Richard (“Ben”) GOATHAM,   b. 11 Jan 1887, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 6 Nov 1956, 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England  (Age 69 years) ▻ Mary Ellen ALLEN,  m. 12 Oct 1908
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  Patriarch & Matriarch	GOATHAM,   d. Yes, date unknown  (8 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth HARRIS,   b. Abt 1815, Dover, Kent, England   (Grandmother)
  Notes	No occupation given in the 1940 US census
  Person ID	I529	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	28 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Charles GOATHAM,   b. 1841, Bredgar, Kent, England ,   d. 13 Dec 1915, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Jane GOODSON,   b. 15 Sep 1846, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 25 Jan 1915, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 68 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1866	St. James’ Church, Dover, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: GOATHAM, Charles to GOODSON, Jane q3 1866 Dover RD 2a 1279 Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Feb 2017)both otp when married
  Family ID	F358	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 2 May 1880 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England  Residence - 1901 - 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England  Military Service - Registered for WW1 draft - From 1917 - Illinois, USA  Died - 12 Mar 1962 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA  Obituary - In “Chicago Tribune” - 13 Mar 1962 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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