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Albert George GOATHAM
1881 - 1947 (65 years)
Has 52 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Albert George GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 10 Oct 1881 Bredgar, Kent, England 
- GRO ref: Goatham, Albert George q4 1881 Milton RD 2a 854; GRO online index does not show mother's maiden name
Actual date from the 1939 registration (image on FMP, viewed 16 Dec 2016)
Although a Goatham by a non-paternity event, if his biological father was the man his mother subsequently married then he probably did have DNA, as soon after his birth his mother had married a Goatham! (I suspect, though, that Albert's natural father was not William George Whitehead, given there was over 3 years between his birth and his mother's marriage - but see notes below for other arguments for and against).
Birth registration of Albert George GOATHAM
GRO register entryBaptised 27 Nov 1881 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From KFHS transcript, CD 19
Abode Bredgar, mother Maria shown as a single woman. No note re father.
Gender Male Hobby / Interest St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Church choir - Had sung in the choir for 'many years', according to his obit.
Occupation 1901 Gate maker lath Residence 1909 Oakwood Gate, Bredgar, Kent, England - Residence given as Oakwood Gate at time of baptism of children in 1909 and 1916, as Bexon Lane at time of baptims in 1911 and 1914 so the two addresses may be the same..
Occupation From 1909 to 1916 Bredgar, Kent, England Labourer - At the time his children Albert, Rose, Harry and Dorothy were baptised
Residence 1911 Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Kent, England - In 1911 living in 4 rooms with his wife and 1 son; his grandparents living with the family at the time of the census. His abode also given as Bexon Lane when his daughter Rose was baptised.
In 1921 with his wife and five children.
Occupation 1911 Farm labourer Military Service 1918 India During the First World War - Was in India at the time his (step?) father died in July 1918.
Occupation 1921 Fruit and potato dealer Residence From 1939 to 1947 Bush House, Silver Street, Bredgar, Kent, England - His address at the time of the 1939 register and again when he died (from the probate calendar entry)
In 1939 Albert and his wife Rose had living with them children Rose, James, Roy and Dorothy. Dorothy was married and her husband was also present. As at 16 Dec 2016 one entry was closed, most likely either another child of Albert and Rose, or the eldest child of Dorothy and Kitchener, if born by the time of the register. There was also one Thomas Proudfoot, a dockyard labourer, born 1908 - possibly a lodger or boarder.
One other person was living in a separate household in the same house - Ellen Offen, a 52 year old cook house keeper (but incapacitated).
(1939 register ref: RG101/1854J/013/31 Letter Code: DJVQ)
Occupation 1939 Fruiterer and Wood Merchant - From the 1939 register which showed he was working on his own account
Died 7 Jul 1947 The Memorial Hospital, Sittingbourne, Kent, England Cause: Seizure - GRO ref: Goatham, Albert G q3 1947 aged 65 Sittingbourne RD 5b 547; GRO online index (viewed 6 Nov 2016) shows Christian names as Albert GeorgeActual date from probate calendar entry
Funeral 11 Jul 1947 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - Account in the East Kent Gazette of 26 Jul 1947 (viewable online here)
Obituary 12 Jul 1947 Also known as Albert George WHITEHEAD Probate 24 Jan 1948 London, England - "Goatham Albert George of Bush House Bredgar near Sitting-
bourne Kent died 7 July 1947 at The Memorial Hospital
Sittingbourne Probate London 24 January to Tom Bennett
Bishop solicitor. Effects £2040 6s. 4d."
(from National Probate Calendar)
Half-siblings6 half brothers (family of William George WHITEHEAD and Maria Ann GOATHAM) Patriarch & Matriarch 
Mary FOSTER, b. Abt 1815, Horsmonden, Kent, England, d. Sep Q 1875, East Ashford Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 60 years) (Great Grandmother) 
Notes - With his (Goatham) grandparents in 1891 & 1901.
The account of son's returning or unable to return home for the funeral of his mother's husband William in 1918 refers to him as though he were a son of William.
Person ID I534 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 1 Jul 2023
Mother Maria Ann GOATHAM, b. Jun Q 1857, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Jun Q 1927, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years)
Other Partners: William George WHITEHEAD m. 14 Feb 1885Family ID F346 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Rosina FOWLER, b. 16 Apr 1887, Leeds, Kent, England , d. 11 Mar 1973, Sittingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 85 years)
Other Partners: [ - ? - ] RAY m. 1917Banns of marriage From 1 Oct 1905 to 15 Oct 1905 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 April 2019)
Married 16 Oct 1905 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Albert George to Fowler, Rose q4 1905 Milton RD 2a 2063
The index (on Free BMD) shows an Albert George Whitehead on the same page - clearly suggesting an alternative name for the same person. However, the PR entry does not show Whitehead as an alias, but does name his father as William George Whitehead.
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 April 2019)
Children6 children Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 Family ID F400 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Albert George q4 1881 Milton RD 2a 854; GRO online index does not show mother's maiden name
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Born - 10 Oct 1881 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised - 27 Nov 1881 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Hobby / Interest - Church choir - - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Banns of marriage - From 1 Oct 1905 to 15 Oct 1905 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Married - 16 Oct 1905 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Labourer - From 1909 to 1916 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Albert Amos GOATHAM - 28 Jul 1909 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Residence - 1911 - Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Rose Winifred GOATHAM - 18 Sep 1911 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Harry Edward GOATHAM - 22 Sep 1914 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Dorothy May GOATHAM - 11 Jan 1916 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Military Service - During the First World War - 1918 - India Child - James William GOATHAM - 25 Oct 1920 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Child - Roy GOATHAM - 8 Dec 1921 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England 
Residence - From 1939 to 1947 - Bush House, Silver Street, Bredgar, Kent, England 
Died - Cause: Seizure - 7 Jul 1947 - The Memorial Hospital, Sittingbourne, Kent, England Funeral - 11 Jul 1947 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England 
Probate - 24 Jan 1948 - London, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
