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BATTERHAM, John Stanton
1857 - 1929 (72 years) Has 40 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
1821 - 1910 (89 years)-
Name BATTERHAM, John Stanton Birth 1857 West Walton, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death 21 Mar 1929 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I962 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father BATTERHAM, Joseph, b. 1815, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 28 Dec 1899, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 84 years) Mother OLDFIELD, Mary Ann, b. 9 Jan 1821, West Walton, Norfolk d. 17 Jul 1910, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 89 years) Marriage 1842 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F162 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HALL, Hannah, b. 1858, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1893, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 35 years) Marriage 1881 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. BATTERHAM, Walter Edward, b. 1882, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England d. 21 May 1912, San Joachin County, California, USA (Age 30 years)Family ID F663 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Birth - 1857 - West Walton, Norfolk 
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JOHN STANTON BATTERHAM 1857-1929
The birth of John Stanton BATTERHAM was registered in 1857.
(GRO December Q 1857 Wisbeach 3b 576)
From the 1861 census of Dam Road, West Walton,Norfolk;
Joseph BATTRAM, head, aged 45, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Mary A. BATTRAM, wife, aged 40, born at Walton, Norfolk;
Elizabeth BATTRAM, daughter, aged 12, born at Walton, Norfolk;
Ann BATTRAM, daughter, aged 9, born at Walton, Norfolk;
Frances BATTRAM, daughter, aged 8, born at Walton, Norfolk;
Naomi BATTRAM, daughter, aged 5, born at Walton, Norfolk;
*John S. BATTRAM, son, aged 3, born at Walton, Norfolk.
(RG9/1050/73/9)
The 1881 census of 1 Trafalgar Row, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
William PRATT, head, aged 24, railway horseman, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Serena PRATT, his wife, aged 26, born at West Walton in Norfolk;
Mary Serena PRATT, daughter, aged 2, born at Wisbech;
William Ben PRATT, son, aged 13 days, born at Wisbech;
Patience EDGOOSE, mother-in-law, widow, aged 64, born at West Walton;
*John Stanton BATTERHAM, boarder, aged 23, coal merchant, born at West Walton.
(RG11/1696/54/1)
He married Hannah HALL in 1881.
(GRO December Q 1881 Wisbeach 3b 1321)
John Stanton BATTERHAM was still living at 1 Trafalgar Road, Wisbech in 1891:
*John S. BATTERHAM, head, aged 33, coal merchant, born at West Walton;
Hannah BATTERHAM, wife, aged 32, born at West Walton;
Walter E. BATTERHAM, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
(RG12/1305/52/19)
The death of a Hannah BATTERHAM aged 35 was registered in 1893.
(GRO December Q 1893 Wisbech 3b 395)
From the 1901 census of Trafalgar Row, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
*John S. BATTERHAM, head, widower, aged 43, coal merchant, employer, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
W. E. BATTERHAM, son, single, aged 18, coal merchant's clerk, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Edna F. CROOT, servant, single, aged 38, house keeper domestic, born in Bedfordshire.
(RG13/1556/48/2)
An Index of the Will of James Lewin EDGOOSE (1838-1906), market gardener, of West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was made on 9 April 1890. Probate was granted at Norwich on 27 February 1922, almost 32 years after his death.
01*James Lewin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Robert James EDGOOSE, son of the Testator, joint executor.
03*John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor.
04 Emily EDGOOSE, wife of the Testator, sole beneficiary.
05 William WELCHMAN, solicitor, Wisbech.
06 J. L. BALDING, solicitor's clerk.
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1922)
The 1911 census of Larkfield, Walsoken, Norfolk:
*John Stanton BATTERHAM, head, aged 53, widower, farmer and fruit grower, employer at home, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Edna Fleming CROOT, housekeeper, aged 47, single, born at Potton, Bedfordshire;
Ellen Mabel LYTHALL, servant, aged 20, single, born at Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
(RG14 - PN9323 RD187 SD5 ED4 SN45)
He was a beneficiary of the will of his sister Frances BATTERHAM dated 1917. According to the grant of probate he lived at Lark Field, Lynn Road, Walsoken, Norfolk.
THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
THE WILL OF BENJAMIN EDGOOSE (1854-1928), farmer, of The Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk.
WHO: Son of Patience EDGOOSE (1817-1906), widow of Stanton EDGOOSE. The name of his father is unknown.
WHEN: The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate was granted at Norwich on 24 August 1928.
EXECUTORS: Edith PEARSE, John Stanton BATTERHAM, and Frank SEARLE.
A Consolidated Index of the Will of Benjamin EDGOOSE (1854-1928) of Grange Farm, West Walton, Norfolk. The Will was signed on 17 February 1923. Probate Norwich 24 August 1928.
01 Benjamin EDGOOSE, the Testator
02 Edith PEARSE, daughter of the Testator, joint executor
03 John Stanton BATTERHAM, joint executor
04 Frank SEARLE, joint executor
05 William Henry TRAFFORD Esq., owner of Grange Farm till 1919
06 Charles Ernest JACKSON, solicitor, Wisbech
07 E. A. HOLMES, witness
08 Frank THISTLETON, witness
09 Alfred SOUTHWELL, Commissioner for Oaths.
(District Probate Registry, Norwich, 1928)
The death of a John S. BATTERHAM aged 71 was registered in 1929.
(GRO March Q 1929 Wisbech 3b 911)
John Stanton BATTERHAM of Walsoken, Norfolk, died on 21 March 1929. Probate was granted at Norwich on 13 July 1929 to George BATTERHAM, farmer, and Charles Ernest JACKSON, gentleman. Effects: £84,321 7s. 6d..
(National Probate Calendar)
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Where was he at the time of the 1871 census?
(revised 11.11.2019)