William George Arthur GOATHAM

1887 - 1972  (85 years)

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• Name	William George Arthur GOATHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	13 Jun 1887	77, Hope Street, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England
  	Date from age in death registration index - given as 85 when he died, i.e. born 1886 or 1887. Actual date from Royal Navy service record (catalogue entry) Place from 1911 census, where age given as 23 i.e. born 1887 or 1888; also in RN service record.. GRO ref: BELL, William George A q3 1887 Sheppey RD 2a 901; GRO online index shows forenames as William George Arthur and mother's maiden name as Goatham Parents named in marriage registration (married as a Goatham, no mention of Bell) - 'John Henry Goatham' and 'Henrietta McGeorge'. Almost certainly made up / adjusted to hide his illegitimacy.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1919	Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
  	Shipwright (R.N.)
  	At the time of his marriage
  Residence	1921	?
  	At the time of the 1921 census William's wife and daughter were staying with his mother, but he was not present. The address at which his daughter had been born about 18 months earlier does not appear to have been the family's home, and certainly he was not there in 1921. Maybe in navy accomodation?
  Occupation	1921	Chatham, Kent, England
  	Shipwright (R.N.)
  	When the birth of his son was registered
  Died	5 Jul 1972	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Date from cremation record. Place from Scotland's People which shows him as William George GOATHAM, but with the other surname of BELL, aged 85.
  Cremation	8 Jul 1972	Seafield Crematorium, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	From burial record data as transcribed on DeceasedOnline website (viewed before Oct 2016)
  Also known as	William George Arthur BELL
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John BELL,   b. Abt 1826, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England ,   d. 11 Jun 1900, 25, Shakespeare Road, New Brompton, Kent, England  (Age ~ 74 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth,   bur. 2 Apr 1841, St. Peter’s Church, Bredhurst, Kent, England   (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	Middle name from death index (Research):Possibly in Scotland at the time of the 1939 registration
  Person ID	I6383	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 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	William Richard BELL,   b. 21 Mar 1865, Sheppey Reg Dist, Sheppey, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1942, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Henrietta GOATHAM,   b. Jul 1865, Bredgar, Kent, England ,   d. 7 Feb 1938, County Hospital, 42, Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 72 years) Other Partners: James MCGEORGE;   Ernest Joseph Henri PHELIPPAULT  m. Mar Q 1930
  Married	Abt 1886
  	Given that Henrietta's son William was registered as a BELL when he was born I guess that she was in a relationship with a Mr Bell at the time, but there appears to have been no marriage, and by the time William was 3, when the 1891 census took place, Henrietta and William were back living with her parents. When he married William gave his father's name as John Henry GOATHAM. Those who were illegitimate often seem to have made up names to hide their illigetimacy, but were John Henry the Christian names of his real father? No, buying a copy of William's birth registration shows is father was William Richard BELL, and this cannot have been a husband invented by Henrietta for decency's sake as it was William Richard who registered his son's birth.
  Married?	Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry
  Family ID	F7139	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina (“Cissy”) Margaret WRIGHT,   b. Abt Mar 1896, Grangemouth, Stirling, Scotland ,   d. 27 Jul 1981, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1919	65, Stewart Road, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
  	From entry in the statutory register, which shows the marriage was according to the forms of the United Free Church of Scotland.
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Dorothy Henrietta GOATHAM,   b. 1 Nov 1919, 107, Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 1 Aug 1976, Kingston-Upon-Thames Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age 56 years) ▻ Ronald McKenzie CLUNIE  m. 1949   2. Norman Andrew Lorrian (“Jock”) GOATHAM,   b. 28 Jun 1921, 11, Hilda Road, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 3 Apr 1986, Nottingham Reg Dist, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 64 years) ▻ Millicent GEE  m. Jun Q 1946;   Margaret Helen DRISCOLL  m. Sep Q 1962
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F3670	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 13 Jun 1887 - 77, Hope Street, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England  Married - 7 Mar 1919 - 65, Stewart Road, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland  Occupation - Shipwright (R.N.) - 1921 - Chatham, Kent, England  Child - Norman Andrew Lorrian (“Jock”) GOATHAM - 28 Jun 1921 - 11, Hilda Road, Chatham, Kent, England  Died - 5 Jul 1972 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  Cremation - 8 Jul 1972 - Seafield Crematorium, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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