William Joseph Gomm (1884 - 1967)

Born 15 Apr 1884 in Plaistow, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Lilian Rose (Roberts) Gomm — married 1941 in New Zealand

Died 13 Dec 1967 at age 83 in Gisborne, New Zealand

Biography

When William Joseph Gomm was born on 15 April 1884, in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Gomm, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Palmer, was 22.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Wm Joseph Gomm in household of John Gomm, "England and Wales Census, 1891"^[4]

William J Gomm in household of John Gomm, "England and Wales Census, 1901"^[5]

William Joseph Gomm, "England and Wales Census, 1911"^[6]

He married Fanny Maud London on 3 July 1910, in Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.^[7]

They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
1911 - William Horace Gomm (needs birth record)
1914/1220 (Gomm, George Albert. Parents: Fanny Maud & William Joseph)
1916/4849 (Gomm, Edith Maud. Parents: Fanny Maud & William Joseph)

He lived in Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Ormond, Gisborne, New Zealand in 1917.

He married Lilian Rose Roberts in 1941, in Thames, Waikato, New Zealand.

He died on 13 December 1967, in Gisborne, New Zealand, at the age of 83,^[8] and was buried in the Taruheru Cemetery - Gisborne, New Zealand.^[9]

1967 Probate Record: GOMM William Joseph - Waipaoa - Retired Bus Driver.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ William Joseph Gomm, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008" "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XLH-D4W : 1 October 2014), William Joseph Gomm, 1884; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Ham, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ William Joseph Gomm, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997" "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76BW-QQT2 : 12 August 2022), William Joseph Gomm, 7 May 1884; citing Christening, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Birth certificate for William Joseph Gomm British BMD records https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/97M6-DLH
4. ↑ Wm Joseph Gomm in household of John Gomm, "England and Wales Census, 1891" "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RZ-HT2 : 22 February 2021), Wm Joseph Gomm in household of John Gomm, West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Essex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ William J Gomm in household of John Gomm, "England and Wales Census, 1901" "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X983-4MT : 20 May 2019), William J Gomm in household of John Gomm, Woolwich, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Woolwich subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ William Joseph Gomm, "England and Wales Census, 1911" "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWRZ-HJB : 10 May 2019), William Joseph Gomm, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ New Zealand Marriage Registration 1941/1999 ('Bride: Lilian Rose Roberts. Groom: William Joseph Gomm) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
8. ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1967/40094 (Gomm, William Joseph, 83Y) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
9. ↑ Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171176767/william-joseph-gomm: accessed 26 August 2023), memorial page for William Joseph Gomm (15 Apr 1884–13 Dec 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 171176767, citing Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne, Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand; Maintained by Shirley East (contributor 49044377).
10. ↑ Archives New Zealand; Collections Search: Probates - Gisborne https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22033577/gomm-william-joseph---waipaoa---retired-bus-driver?q=William+Joseph+Gomm&source=aims-archive

record found:

• Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/97M6-DLH
• The Wilson Collection https://wilsoncollection.co.nz/related?surname=GOMM&forename=William%20Joseph