Arthur John (Goats) Coates (bef. 1877 - bef. 1958)

Born before 14 Oct 1877 in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Dix) Coates — married 11 Apr 1903 in Peckham St. Jude, London, England

Died before 20 May 1958 at about age 80 in Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Arthur (Goats) Coates migrated from England to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Arthur John Goats was born in 1877 ^[1] in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England & baptised there 14th October 1877,^[2] the son of John Goats & Priscilla Chapman.

Arthur Goates, age 26, Bachelor, Labourer, of 23 Leo Street, (son of John Goates, Labourer) & Alice Dix, age 27, Spinster, of 5 Barrington Road, Brixton, (daughter of Charles Dix, Deceased, Gardener) were married 11th April 1903 in the Parish Church of Peckham St. Jude, London, England according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns by Cyril Ambrose Walton. Arthur & Alice both signed. Witnesses were Arthur Lewin & Lily Emma Lewin.^[3][4]

On 29th February 2012, Arthur Coates (age 34) together with his wife Alice (34), and their children Sylvia (8), Evelina (6) & Leslie (4) sailed from London, England on the S. S. "Gothic" bound for Melbourne, Australia. The "Gothic" anchored in Port Phillip Bay on 16th April 1912, with passengers disembarking the following day.^[5][6]

Arthur John Coates died aged 81, in May 1958 ^[7] in Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Following a cremation service at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia on 20th May 1958, his ashes were scattered.^[8]

Birth

Date: 1877

Place: Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England ^[1]

Christening

Date: 14 Oct 1877

Place: Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England ^[2]

Marriage

Date: 11 Apr 1903

Place: Peckham St. Jude, London, England ^[3][4]

Emigration

Date sailed: 29 Feb 1912

Place: London, England

Date arrived: 16 Apr 1912

Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ^[5][6]

Death

Date: May 1958

Place: Parkville, Victoria, Australia ^[7]

Cremation

Date: 20 May 1958

Place: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia ^[8]

Residence

1881 - No. 4 Cottage, New Wimpole, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

John Goats, head, married, age 41, Ag. Laborer, born Wimpole, Cambs

Priscilla Goats, wife, married, age 41, born Kingston, Cambs

Joseph Goats, son, age 17, Fossil Digger, born Kingston, Cambs

Edward Goats, son, age 13, Ag. Labourer, born Wimpole, Cambs

Alice Goats, dau, age 9, Scholar, born Wimpole, Cambs

Arthur Goats, son, age 4, born Wimpole, Cambs

Mary Ann Goats, dau, age 2, born Wimpole, Cambs ^[9]

1891 - No. 4 & 5, New Wimpole, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

John Goates, head, married, age 52, Agri Laborer, born Wimpole, Cambs

Priscilla, Goates, wife, married, age 51, born Kingston, Cambs

Arthur J. Goates, son, age 13, Agri Laborer, born Wimpole, Cambs ^[10]

1901 - Not located.

1911 - 19 Sylvan Grove, Old Kent Road, Peckham North, Camberwell, London

Arthur Coates, head, married, age 34, Labourer - Water Colour Makers, born Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Alice Coates, wife, married 9 years (4 children born; 4 living), age 34, born Trimingham, Norfolk

Sylvia Coates, dau, age 8, born eckham, London

Evelyn Coates, dau, age 6, born Peckham, London

Leslie Coates, son, age 3, born Peckham, London

Stanley Coates, son, age 1, born Peckham, London ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} England & Wales General Register Office Online Index - Births > Sep Qtr 1877 > Arthur John Goats; Registration District: Caxton; Volume No. 3b; Page No. 438; Mother's Maiden Surname: Chapman.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Cambridgeshire Baptisms 1538-1950, Transcriptions © Cambridgeshire Family History Society > Parish: Wimpole > 14 Oct 1877. Arthur John c/o John & Priscilla Goats, Lab, otp.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} England & Wales Marriages > Jun Qtr 1903 > Arthur Goates & Alice Dix; Registration District: Camberwell; Volume No. 1d; Page No. 1648.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} London, England - Church of England Marriages & Banns 1754-1932 > Borough: Southwark > Parish: St. Jude, Peckham > 1901-1907 > Image 41 of 127; Page 81; Entry No. 161: 11 Apr 1903. Arthur Goates & Alice Dix. Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Australia, Victoria, Passenger Lists of Unassisted Immigrants to Victoria from the British Isles 1839-1923 > database and images, Family Search courtesy of Public Record Office Victoria, accessed: 26 January 2019 > Film #008099050; Image 458 of 751; Jan-Jun 1912: S.S. "Gothic" 29th February 1912 & arrived Melbourne 16th April 1912, disembarking 17th April 1912.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} TROVE - National Library of Australia > Digitised Newspapers > The Argus (Melbourne,Vic) > Thursday 18 April 1912 > Page 6 > New Australians.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Australia, Victoria Deaths Index > 1958 > Ref. 5768: Arthur John Coates c/o John Coates & Priscilla Chapman; age 81, at Parkville; born Cambridgeshire, England.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Australia, Victoria, Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust > Springvale Botanical Cemetery > Arthur John Coates; cremated 20 May 1958.
9. ↑ England Census, 1881 Class: RG11; Piece: 1656; Folio: 83; Page: 2; Schedule: 6. Ancestry Sharing Link
10. ↑ England Census, 1891 Class: RG12; Piece: 1277; Folio: 57; Page: 1; Schedule: 3. Ancestry Sharing Link
11. ↑ England Census, 1911 Class: RG14; Piece: 2546; Schedule: 221. Ancestry Sharing Link