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Benjamin Richard GOATHAM
1911 - 1984 (73 years) Has 65 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Benjamin Richard GOATHAM Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 10 Nov 1911 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Benjamin R q4 1911 Milton RD 2a 1819; GRO online index shows Christian names as Benjamin Richard.
Actual date from 1939 register and death registration index.
Baptised 3 Dec 1911 St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
Gender Male Education 1921 At school - The census shows that he was attending a Roman Catholic school
Military Service From 1938 Royal Artillery - According to FMP attested in 1938 (unfortunately accuracy is not their strong point, and they do not make it easy to see the early pages in the volume which might conifirm this, just the date with Benjamin's name; having paged to the beginning there seems to be no title page included anyway)
(image viewed 14 Oct 2017)
Military Service 30 Apr 1943 Tunisia Wounded in Action - (from documents at the National Archives, ref. WO 417/60 and WO 417/63; image on FMP, viewed 14 Oct 2017)
Occupation 1964 Fitter - Described as fitter in the probate index entry for his mother
Died Nov 1984 Swale Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Benjamin Rirchard dob 10NO1911 SWALE 16 1615 Nov 1984 Swale RD 16 1615
Siblings 2 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (9 x Great Grandfather)
Johanna (“Annie”) MURPHY, b. Abt 1867, Cork, Ireland , d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother)Person ID I3796 All | benrgoatham1887, 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 of Benjamin R Goatham (b 1887), 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 Benjamin Richard (“Ben”) GOATHAM, b. 11 Jan 1887, Sittingbourne, Kent, England , d. 6 Nov 1956, 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England (Age 69 years) Mother Mary Ellen ALLEN, b. 23 Jan 1888, Silvertown, London, England , d. 17 Mar 1963, All Saints Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England (Age 75 years) Married 12 Oct 1908 St. Luke’s Church, Victoria Docks, Essex, England - GRO ref: GOATHAM, Benjamin to ALLEN, Mary q4 1908 West Ham RD 4a 299
Details from PR entry (transcribed data on FMP, viewed 18 Oct 2018)
Family ID F398 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Jessie Evelyn LOMBARDY, b. 12 Aug 1920, Sittingbourne, Kent, England , d. Apr 1993, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 72 years) Married Sep Q 1940 St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Benjamin R to Lombardy, Jessie E q3 1940 Milton RD 2a 4822
Children 3 children Last Modified 18 Dec 2019 Family ID F808 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Benjamin R q4 1911 Milton RD 2a 1819; GRO online index shows Christian names as Benjamin Richard.
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 10 Nov 1911 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England Baptised - 3 Dec 1911 - St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England Married - Sep Q 1940 - St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England Military Service - Wounded in Action - 30 Apr 1943 - Tunisia Child - Benjamin Richard GOATHAM - 29 Dec 1946 - Sittingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England Died - Nov 1984 - Swale Reg Dist, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend