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BATTERHAM, George
1867 - 1937 (70 years) Has 40 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1821 - 1910 (89 years)-
Name BATTERHAM, George Birth 1867 West Walton, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death 18 Dec 1937 West Walton, Norfolk Burial 22 Dec 1937 West Walton, Norfolk Person ID I264 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
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Birth - 1867 - West Walton, Norfolk 
Death - 18 Dec 1937 - West Walton, Norfolk Burial - 22 Dec 1937 - West Walton, Norfolk = Link to Google Earth
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GEORGE BATTERHAM 1867-1937
The birth of a George BATTERHAM was registered in 1867.
(GRO March Q 1867 Wisbech 3b 627).
The 1871 census of West Walton, Norfolk:
Joseph BATTERHAM, head, aged 56, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Mary Ann BATTERHAM, wife, aged 51, born at West Walton;
Frances BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 18, born at West Walton;
Anna BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 10, born at West Walton;
Ruth BATTERHAM, aged 8, born at West Walton;
*George BATTERHAM, aged 4, born at West Walton;
Ann OLDFIELD, mother (sic), aged 73, born at West Walton.
(RG10/1617/77/9)
In 1881 Joseph BATTERHAM was a 66 year old farmer of 27 acres employing one man, born at Walsoken in Norfolk, and living at Dam Road, West Walton. Living with him were:
Mary Ann BATTERHAM, his 60 year old wife, born West Walton;
Polly BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 25, born West Walton;
Fanny BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 23, born West Walton;
Ruth BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 18, a pupil teach, born West Walton;
*George BATTERHAM, son, aged 14, born West Walton.
(RG11/1697/81/8).
From the 1901 census return for Dam Road, West Walton, Norfolk:
Mary Ann BATTERHAM, head, aged 80, widow, living on own means, born at West Walton;
Fannie BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 44, living on own means, born at West Walton;
*George BATTERHAM, son, aged 33, farmer/employer, born at West Walton.
(RG13/1557/55/8)
From the 1911 census of Ivy House, West Walton, Norfolk:
*George BATTERHAM, head, aged 44, single, fruitgrower, employer, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Frances BATTERHAM, sister, aged 54, single, private means, born at West Walton, Norfolk.
(RG14 - PN9308 RD187 SD3 ED5 SN59)
In 1917 he was living at Ivy House, West Walton.
(Probate of the will of his sister Frances)
He was buried at West Walton on 22 December 1937 aged 70. According to his gravestone in West Walton Cemetery, George Batterham was buried in the same grave as his sister Frances and an Elizabeth LOVOCK who died aged 66 in 1915.
(FreeReg)
(GRO June Q 1915 Wisbech 3b 727)
George BATTERHAM of West Walton, Norfolk, died on 18 December 1917. Probate was granted at London on 21 January 1938 to Francis George Arthur COOPER, chartered accountant, and John William Arthur OLLARD, solicitor. Effects: £10,148 10s. 7d..
(National Probate Calendar)
NOTES & QUERIES:
What is the connection between George Batterham and Elizabeth LOVOCK? According to the 1911 census she was a 60 year old widow, born at West Walton. In 1901 she was 50 years old and living with her husband George LOVOCK.
(revised 20.10.2015)