Doris Hazel Leontine GOATHAM

1923 - 1946  (22 years)

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• Name	Doris Hazel Leontine GOATHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	6 Sep 1923	Sheppey Reg Dist, Sheppey, Kent, England
  	For some reason there seems to be 2 registrations, or at least 2 index entries for the registration, of the birth: GRO ref: Goatham, Doris H. L., mother's maiden name Richardson, Sheppey RD - (1) q3 1923 2a 1757; (2) - q2 1924 2a 1691; GRO online index (for both entries) shows middle names as Hazel Leontine On the second occasion the index also shows her name as TODD, Doris H L It would seem that by this time Doris's mother Leontine was living as the husband of Erroll, but being still married to Edward 'Ernest' Todd she had not married Erroll. Hence it appears when Leontine and Erroll had Doris they should have registered her birth as a Todd, the mother's true surname, as well as Goatham, the name she was going by. Somehow their failure to do this in 1923 must have come to light and so she was re-registered in 1924. Of course I cannot be certain that Doris was Erroll's daughter - maybe Leontine had left Ernest when pregnant and Erroll had been happy to bring up Doris as his own. If that were the case and Ernest discovered that Doris had only been registered at birth as a Goatham he may have objected and caused the re-registration. Whatever the circumstances of the re-registration, Doris continued to use the surname Goatham (and it was Errol who was granted administration of her estate following her early death). Erroll was the informant for Doris's death and does give his description as 'father' there - and she is described as his daughter in the 'Rank or Profession' field. Her surname only as Goatham, although she had used the surname Todd when she was the informant for her mother's death just three years before.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	From 1939 to 1946	150, Invicta Road, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England
  	In the 1939 register and at time of death (1939 register ref: RG101/1787A/020/23 Letter Code: DITI)
  Occupation	1939
  	Domestic Servant
  	From the 1939 register. Appears not to have been a live-in servant, as she is with her parents in the register.
  Occupation	1946
  	Domestic help
  	At the time of her death she was recorded as such. She was living at home with her father, and I guess the description may mean she was a help at home, her mother having died some three years earlier, but it is possible she was employed as a domestic help.
  Died	27 May 1946	The County Hospital, Pembury, Kent, England
  	Cause: 1a Cardiac failure, b Uraemia, c Chronic nephritis
  	GRO ref: Goatham, Doris H aged 22, q2 1946 Tonbridge RD 2a 1109; GRO online index (viewed 6 Nov 2016) shows Christian names as Doris Hazel Details from death registration (GRO register copy) This shows that although Doris died in hospital her father was present at the time of her death.
  Grant of Administration	26 Oct 1946
  	Goatham Doris Hazel of 150 Invicta-road Sheerness Kent spinster died 27 May 1946 Administration London 26 October to Erroll Cecil Goatham retired platelayer. Effects £284 0s. 3d.
  Also known as	Doris Hazel Leontine TODD
  Marital Status	Never Married
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of [ - ? - ] and Leontine Ada (“Ada”) RICHARDSON)
  1. Cyril David RICHARDSON,   b. Dec Q 1908, Crouch End, Hornsey, Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	GOATHAM,   d. Yes, date unknown  (9 x Great Grandfather)  Charlotte Emma ESCUDIER,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I10400	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	9 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Erroll Cecil Frederick GOATHAM,   b. 2 Oct 1877, Croydon, Surrey, England ,   d. 10 Jan 1969, Milton Hospital, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Leontine Ada (“Ada”) RICHARDSON,   b. 7 Aug 1882, Crouch End Hill, Hornsey, Middlesex, England ,   d. 23 Sep 1943, The County Hospital, Minster, Sheppey, Kent, England  (Age 61 years) Other Partners: [ - ? - ];   Edward Ernest TODD  m. Mar Q 1916
  Married?	Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry
  Notes	Presumably didn't marry because Leontine was already married. I think that Erroll was the Goatham with whom Leontine had a relationship because he was granted administration when their daughter Doris died. The only other male Goatham of a suitable age that I am aware of on Sheppey that Leontine could have had a relationship with was Charles Henry (born 1892); if he had been a close relation of Errolls it would be possible to speculate that Erroll could have been granted administration for Doris as a close relation rather than father, but actually Erroll and Charles Henry were quite distantly related, 3rd cousins once removed, so it seems almost certain Charles was not Leontine's partner.
  Family ID	F4917	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 6 Sep 1923 - Sheppey Reg Dist, Sheppey, Kent, England  Residence - From 1939 to 1946 - 150, Invicta Road, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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