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Walter George Henry GOATHAM

Walter George Henry GOATHAM

Male 1889 - 1915  (26 years)    Has 62 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Walter George Henry GOATHAM 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Residence From 1889 to 1891  2, Orchard Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 17 Aug 1889  2, Orchard Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Goatham, Walter George H q3 1889 Milton RD 2a 8782; GRO online index does not show mother's maiden name and shows Christian names as Walter George Henry
      Shown as grandson of Charles and Jane in the 1891 census, and as their son in 1901, it seemed probable he was an illegitimate son of one of their daughters. There is a register of the effects of soldiers who died in WW1; this shows his mother was Elizabeth Jane (by then Perkins).
      Confirmed by birth registration (GRO register entry)
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1901  80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Before the war Walter lived with Charles and Jane Goatham, being shown as grandson in 1891, son in the 1901 census. By 1901 the family were living in West Street.
    Military Service to 1915 
    Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry in WW1 
    • Served as a Private in the 1st Battalion
    Died 11 Dec 1915  Hospital Ship Takada, At Sea See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • The December 18th 1915 issue of the East Kent Gazette mentioned the death of a Walter Goatham who died on the hospital ship Takada, the youngest son of the late Mr Charles Goatham of 80, West St Sittingbourne, aged 26.
      (thanks to Keith Fox for information on this newspaper report)
      Described as 'killed omn the Somme' on his grandparents' grave in Sittingbourne

      GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921) (on FMP):
      Goatham, Walter, Pte. 8312 O.B.L.I. 1915  I.54  193
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    War Memorial Aft 1915  Basra Memorial, Iraq See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried At Sea See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Harry CHRISTIE and Elizabeth Jane GOATHAM
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Elizabeth HARRIS,   b. Abt 1815, Dover, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I533  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 

    Mother Elizabeth Jane GOATHAM,   b. 1 Nov 1869, Dover, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1940  (Age 71 years)
    Other Partners: Harry CHRISTIE  m. Dec Q 1890;   Harry Clarence PERKINS  m. Jun Q 1910  
    Family ID F7080  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsWar Memorial - Aft 1915 - Basra Memorial, Iraq See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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