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BATTERHAM, Joseph
1842 - 1922 (80 years) Has 40 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1821 - 1910 (89 years)-
Name BATTERHAM, Joseph Birth 6 Sep 1842 West Walton, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death 24 Nov 1922 Downers Grove, Dupage County, Illinois, USA Person ID I1424 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 BATTERHAM, Frances, b. 1849, Cass, Dupage County, Illinois, USA d. 1927, Downers Grove, Dupage County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F828 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOSEPH BATTERHAM 1842-1922
The birth of a Joseph BATTERHAM was registered in 1842.
(GRO September Q 1842 Wisbech 14 164)
According to his death certificate he was born on 6 (sic) September 1842.
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Joseph, son of Joseph BATTERHAM, labourer, and Mary Ann, was baptised at West Walton, Norfolk, on 4 (sic) September 1842.
(PR transcript)
At the time of the 1851 census Joseph BATTERHAM, aged 35 and born at Walsoken in Norfolk, was the farmer of six acres of land and lived at South Field, West Walton, Wisbeach. The rest of the family were all born in West Walton:
Mary BATTERHAM, his 30 year old wife;
*Joseph BATTERHAM, their 8 year old son, a scholar;
Mary A. BATTERHAM, their 6 year old daughter, a scholar;
Maria BATTERHAM, their 4 year old daughter, a scholar;
Elizabeth BATTERHAM, their 2 year old daughter, a scholar.
Ann OLDFIELD (nee EDGOOSE and Mary BATTERHAM's mother), a 52 year old annuitant, was a visitor.
(HO/107/1766/564/19).
He died on 24 November 1922 in Downers Grove, Du Page County, Illinois, USA, and was buried at Westmont, DuPage County (source: e-mail from Bill Thompson bill.thompson@wtassoc.com).
NOTES & QUERIES:
According to Bill Thompson, Joseph BATTERHAM (1842-1922) had three daughters. All lived to adulthood, but apparently never married. Bill is a great grand-nephew of Joseph's wife Frances (1849-1927)
(revised 20.02.2012)