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BATTERHAM, John
1784 - 1861 (68 years) Has no ancestors but 43 descendants in this family tree.
1796 - 1885 (89 years)-
Name BATTERHAM, John Birth Between 1783 and 1784 Walsoken, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death Between 1851 and 1861 Walsoken, Norfolk Person ID I953 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Family HUDSON, Frances, b. 1796, Holme Hale, Norfolk, England d. 1885, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 89 years) Marriage 13 Oct 1813 West Walton, Norfolk Children 1. BATTERHAM, Joseph, b. 1815, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 28 Dec 1899, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 84 years)2. BATTERHAM, Mary Ann, b. 1816, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown3. BATTERHAM, Francis, b. 1818 d. 1819, Walsoken, Norfolk (Age 1 year)4. BATTERHAM, John, b. 1820, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1898, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 78 years)5. BATTERHAM, Benjamin, b. 31 Mar 1822, Walsoken, Norfolk, England d. Jan 1850, Cass, Dupage County, Illinois, USA (Age 27 years)6. BATTERHAM, William, b. Bef 4 Oct 1824, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. BATTERHAM, William, b. Bef 3 Dec 1826, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown8. BATTERHAM, James, b. Bef 4 Jan 1829, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown9. BATTERHAM, Maria Ann, b. Bef 21 Mar 1832, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown10. BATTERHAM, Charlotte, b. Bef 18 Oct 1835, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown11. BATTERHAM, George, b. 2 Jun 1841, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F660 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Marriage - 13 Oct 1813 - West Walton, Norfolk 
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JOHN BATTERHAM 1783 or 1784-
John BATTERHAM, a West Walton bachelor, and Frances HUDSON, a West Walton spinster, were married at West Walton, Norfolk, on 13 October 1813. Witnesses were John FISHER and Frances NEAL.
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From the 1841 census of Walsoken, Norfolk, taken on 6 June 1841:
*John BATTERHAM, aged 56, agricultural labourer, born in Norfolk;
Frances BATTERHAM, aged 45, born in Norfolk;
John BATTERHAM, aged 19, agricultural labourer, born in Norfolk;
William BATTERHAM, aged 15, born in Norfolk;
James BATTERHAM, aged 10, born in Norfolk;
Maria BATTERHAM, aged 9, born in Norfolk;
George BATTERHAM, aged 4 days, born in Norfolk.
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From the 1851 census of Lynn Road, Walsoken, Norfolk:
*John BATTERHAM, head, aged 67, labourer, born at Walsoken;
Frances BATTERHAM, wife, aged 53, born at Hale, Norfolk;
William BATTERHAM, son, aged 25, drover, born at Walsoken;
Maria BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 19, dressmaker, born at Walsoken.
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Deaths of a John BATTERHAM were registered in 1851 and 1859.
(GRO June Q 1851 Wisbech 14 123)
(GRO March Q 1859 Wisbech 3b 414)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Did John and Frances have a daughter Frances who was born circa 1828. According to Sunny (soettel at cox.net) Frances BATTERHAM married Thomas RICE at St. Pancras, Middlesex, on 8 September 1853. Thomas RICE was of full age, a bachelor, a labourrer, living at Edward St., son of George RICE, labourer. Frances BATTERHAM was of full age, a spinster, residing at Gloucester Road, daughter of John BATTERHAM deceased. Witnesses were George SMITH and W. ?BRECKERIDGE? Later census records (1881) show that she was born in Walsoken, Norfolk.
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