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Christopher BEDLAKE
Est 1590 - 1653 (~ 63 years)
Has one ancestor and 295 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Christopher BEDLAKE Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Est 1590 - Based on date of first marriage. No evidence of earlier Bedlakes in Kent found, but given the date there could well have been some for whom no readily accessible index entries exist.
Either way, Bedlake was clearly an extremely rare name in Kent, and it seems probable that Christopher or one of his ancestors came from Devon and settled in Kent, probably being a mariner.
A Christopher was baptised in Barnstaple in 1593, who could be this Christopher.
There is no obvious further evidence for him in Devon, but given the poor survival of early PRs in Devon he could well have reamained in Devon but events were in a parish with no surviving PRs from the time, or he could like so many have drowned at sea as a young man and so left no marriage or burial record.
The burial of Mary in 1646 may suggest it was not Christopher but his father or an earlier Bedlake who came from Devon. It seems less likely that a woman would make the move, and so how did Mary come to be in Kent if it was Christopher who migrated from Devon to Kent?
In addition, Christopher's will shows he was a tailor, not a mariner.
Gender Male Occupation From 1636 to 1653 Tailor - Recorded when he provided the bond for a marriage in 1636 (William Cock, sailor of Deal to Alice Peeke, widow of John Peeke) and also when he wrote his will
Will 16 Sep 1653 Written Buried 27 Oct 1653 St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Aug 2019)
Probate 30 Nov 1655 London, England Siblings1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
BEDLAKE, d. Yes, date unknown (Father)
Person ID I29199 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 11 Feb 2020
Father BEDLAKE, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F11251 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Joane RANDALL, bur. 5 Jul 1620, St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England Married 16 Apr 1618 St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Aug 2019)
Children2 children Last Modified 11 Feb 2020 Family ID F11249 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary ADAMS, b. Est 1600, bur. 2 Feb 1665/66, St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England (Age ~ 66 years) Married 15 Jan 1626/27 St. James’ Church, Staple, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Aug 2019)
"Christopher Bedlocke & Mary Adams Nupti fuerunt _ 15die January:"
Children4 children Last Modified 11 Feb 2020 Family ID F11248 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Based on date of first marriage. No evidence of earlier Bedlakes in Kent found, but given the date there could well have been some for whom no readily accessible index entries exist.
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Married - 16 Apr 1618 - St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England 
Child - John BEDLAKE - 12 Jul 1619 - St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England Child - Anne BEDLAKE - 2 Jul 1620 - St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England 
Married - 15 Jan 1626/27 - St. James’ Church, Staple, Kent, England Child - Bennet BEDLAKE - 23 Nov 1628 - St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England Child - Cicely BEDLAKE - 27 Sep 1630 - St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England Child - Honour BEDLAKE - 26 Nov 1632 - St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England Buried - 27 Oct 1653 - St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England 
Probate - 30 Nov 1655 - London, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
