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BATTERHAM, John
1847 - 1925 (78 years) Has 6 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.
1817 - 1894 (77 years)-
Name BATTERHAM, John Birth 1847 Walsoken, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death 1925 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I2124 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father BATTERHAM, John, b. 1820, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1898, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 78 years) Mother READER, Ann, b. 1817, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. 1894, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 77 years) Marriage 5 Jun 1843 Walsoken, Norfolk Family ID F662 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SLEIGHT, Elizabeth, b. 1851, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1931, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 80 years) Marriage 1881 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. BATTERHAM, Edith, b. 4 Mar 1882, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 20 Sep 1944, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 62 years)2. BATTERHAM, Fanny Mabel, b. 1884, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown3. BATTERHAM, Ethel Maud, b. 1891, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1969, King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk (Age 78 years)4. BATTERHAM, Doris, b. 1894, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 1918, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 24 years)5. BATTERHAM, Elsie, b. 1894, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1120 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN BATTERHAM 1847-1925
The birth of a John BATTERHAM was registered in 1847.
(GRO September Q 1847 Wisbech 14 164)
At the time of the 1851 census John BATTERHAM senior was a 30 year old farm labourer, born at Walsoken in Norfolk and living at Roman Bank, Walsoken. His wife Ann was 34 years old and born at Walsoken. Their 3 year old son John BATTERHAM was also born in Walsoken.
(HO107/1767/286/12)
The marriage between John BATTERHAM and Elizabeth SLEIGHT was registered in 1881.
(GRO June Q 1881 Wisbech 3b 1034)
The 1891 census of Black Duck Road, Walsoken, Norfolk:
*John BATTERHAM (jun), head, aged 43, farmer, born at Walsoken;
Elizabeth BATTERHAM, wife, aged 39, born at Walsoken;
Fanny Mabel BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 7, born at Walsoken;
Ethel Maud BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 2 months, born at Walsoken;
John POOLEY, servant, aged 19, farm servant, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Martha Jane GOODSON, servant, aged 15, general domestic servant, born at Coldham, Cambridgeshire.
(RG12/1308/51/11)
The 1901 census of Washdyke Road, West Walton, Norfolk:
*John BATTERHAM, head, aged 52, farmer on own account, employer, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Elizabeth BATTERHAM, wife, aged 49, born at Walsoken;
Fanny M. BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 17, born at Walsoken;
Ethel BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 10, born at Walsoken;
Doris BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 6, born at Walsoken;
Elsie BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 6, born at Walsoken;
James BURBIDGE, servant, aged 17, born at Walsoken.
(RG13/1557/68/15)
From the 1911 census of Faulkner House, Walpole Highway, Walpole St. Andrews, Norfolk:
*John BATTERHAM, head, married, farmer, aged 63, employer, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Elizabeth BATTERHAM, wife, married 30 years, 5 children all living, aged 59, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Ethel BATTERHAM, daughter, single, dairy work at home, aged 20, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Elsie BATTERHAM, daughter, single, aged 16, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Doris BATTERHAM, daughter, single, aged 16, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Russell GREEN, servant, single, farm servant, aged 16, born at Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk.
(RG14PN9305/RG78PN501/SD3/ED2/SN89)
The death of a John BATTERHAM aged 77 was registered in 1925.
(GRO June Q 1925 Wisbech 3b 584)
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