John MENDAY

Abt 1888 - 1918  (~ 30 years)

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• Name	John MENDAY
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt May 1888	Marylebone, London, England
  	Shown as aged 20 yrs 2 mths when he enlisted in the army (July 1907), suggesting born about May 1887, but the 1891 census shows him as aged 2 so it seems more likely he was born in 1888. Possibly with his father and step-mother in the 1901 census, shown as 'Jack', aged 10.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 5 Jul 1907
  	Lift attendant
  Military Service	5 Jul 1907	Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
  	Enlisted
  Military Service	From 5 Jul 1907 to 29 Sep 1918
  	King's Royal Rifle Corps - Private
  Died	29 Sep 1918	France
  		CWGC entry for John MENDAY One of John's sons married a Goatham
  Buried	Villers Hill, British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, Nord, France
  	Information about the cemetery on the CWGC website. Cemetery reference: VI. E. 27.
  Origins
  Person ID	I8762	All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Grace (“Hetty”) BARNES,   b. 29 Mar 1893, Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. 28 May 1959, 43, Briar Road, Borden, Kent, England  (Age 66 years)  Other Partners: William George KEEL  m. Dec Q 1924
  Married	18 Oct 1916	Register Office, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Menday, John to Barnes, Hetty q4 1916 Milton RD 2a 2227 Actual date and place from her husband's service record  Hetty named the 3 sons shown as sons of John Mendy when she completed a form in his service record after John's death, and they had previously been entered in his military history sheet.  Unfortunately notes in a couple of columns adjacent to the information is unreadable (in the image, and I doubt access to the original would be permitted). However, I am dubious about this. In particular, William was born 9 Mar 1914, but I suspect John and Hetty only met after the 5th and 6th battalions set their base at Sheerness later in 1914. Also, John would appear to have been in India in 1913 and not around to have fathered William. John does seems to have been 'home' (in the UK) between 16 Oct 1914 and 23 Jun 1915 and so could have been the father of John. While John's military history sheet  gives the impression he was in Frances from 21 Oct 1916 to 5 March 1918, his casualty form shows he joined the base depot on 29 Apr 1917. However, he rejoined the battalion on 31 May, a little early to have been Frederick's biological father, although with John and Hetty now married John would have been Frederick's lawful father.
  Children	3 children
  + 1. William John BARNES,   b. 9 Mar 1914, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Eileen Dorothy HUSBAND  m. Dec Q 1936   2. John BARNES,   b. 1 Jan 1916, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Frederick John MENDAY,   b. 12 Apr 1918, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. 22 Jul 2000, Canterbury Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 82 years) ▻ Beatrice Florence Ray GOATHAM  m. Jun Q 1938
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F4425	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - Abt May 1888 - Marylebone, London, England  Child - William John BARNES - 9 Mar 1914 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  Child - John BARNES - 1 Jan 1916 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  Child - Frederick John MENDAY - 12 Apr 1918 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  Died - 29 Sep 1918 - France  Buried - - Villers Hill, British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, Nord, France   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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