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William James Hugh GOTHAM
1923 - 1969 (45 years) Has 36 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name William James Hugh GOTHAM Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 16 Apr 1923 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Gotham, William J H; mother's maiden name: Chandler q2 1923 Plymouth RD 5b 334
Actual date from 1939 register
Gender Male Occupation 1939 H. M. Dockyard, Devonport, Devon, England Laboratory Boy (Royal Navy) - Shown as 'Laboratory Boy (R.N. Armament ...)' in the 1939 register - unfortunately end of description is hidden by fold, but that is enough to make sense.
I am at present guessing that the laboratory would have in the Dockyard at Devonport.
Residence 1969 129, St. Margarets Road, Plympton, Devon, England - His home at the time of his death (from probate calendar entry)
Died 8 Mar 1969 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: GOTHAM, William J H aged 45 q1 1969 Plymouth RD 7A 807
Actual date from probate calendar entry
Probate 11 Jun 1969 Bristol, England Calendar entry - Gotham William James Hugh of 129 St. Margarets Rd Plympton Plymouth died 8 March 1969 Probate Bristol 11 June. £1862.
Patriarch & Matriarch GOTHAM, d. Bef 1615 (8 x Great Grandfather)
Elizabeth Jane NEWCOMBE, b. Mar Q 1852, Walkhampton, Devon, England , d. Mar Q 1932, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 80 years) (Grandmother)Person ID I300495 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 2 Apr 2014
Father William George GOTHAM, b. 19 Feb 1897, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England , d. 3 Oct 1937, Prince of Wales Hospital, Greenbank, Plymouth, Devon, England (Age 40 years) Mother Elizabeth Jane CHANDLER, b. 25 Dec 1884, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England , d. 25 Oct 1949, 6, Mount Street, Plymouth, Devon, England (Age 64 years)
Other Partners: Hugh PETRIE m. 6 Nov 1912Married 4 Jun 1921 Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon, England - GRO ref: Gotham, William G to Petrie, Elizabeth J q2 1921 Plymouth RD 5b 501
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 May 2021)
Family ID F300173 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Doreen Joan Lilian SINCOCK, b. 18 May 1920, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England , d. Sep 2017, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age 97 years)
Other Partners: Robin Samuel Milburn WILSON m. 19 Jun 1971Married 5 Jun 1948 St. Jude’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England - GRO ref: Gotham, William J H to Sincock, Doreen J L q2 1948 Plymouth RD 7a 1380 (index entry for William shows spouses surname as Simcock, but that for Doreen shows Sincock and it is the latter which fits with a birth)
Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300176 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Gotham, William J H; mother's maiden name: Chandler q2 1923 Plymouth RD 5b 334
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 16 Apr 1923 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England Occupation - Laboratory Boy (Royal Navy) - 1939 - H. M. Dockyard, Devonport, Devon, England Married - 5 Jun 1948 - St. Jude’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England Residence - 1969 - 129, St. Margarets Road, Plympton, Devon, England Died - 8 Mar 1969 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend