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James GOTHAM
1745 - 1775 (~ 24 years)
Has 13 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name James GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 24 Mar 1744/45 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2014)
"C24 James Son of Willm: Goatham" - under headings for March and 1744
Gender Male Died Between 1770 and 1775 - His wife was named on a lease in 1775; I think this would only have occurred if James had died. In addition a Sarah I believe to be his wife remarried in Nov that year (the register entry shows she was a widow).
Being of Combeinteignhead at the time of his marriage he may well have been a mariner, and have died at sea or overseas, hence no burial record having been found.
Will Est 1774 - It is clear that James wrote a will as there is a reference to it in a sale arranged by his widow, Sarah, in 1775. This concerns a house and land in Harcombe in Chudleigh parish. The document describes Sarah as being the residual legatee and sole executrix of James' will. (DHC ref. 484M/T/19/20, dated 13 Nov 1775)
Siblings5 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOTHAM, d. Bef 1613 (3 x Great Grandfather)
Martha BEERE, b. Est 1712, bur. 30 Aug 1765, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England (Age ~ 53 years) (Mother) Person ID I300091 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 22 Aug 2024
Father William GOTHAM, bap. 11 Jul 1710, St. John the Baptist Church, Paignton, Devon, England , bur. 7 Apr 1782, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England (Age ~ 71 years) Mother Martha BEERE, b. Est 1712, bur. 30 Aug 1765, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England (Age ~ 53 years) Married 25 Jan 1737/38 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2014)
"M 25 William Gotham & Martha Beere" - under heading for January 1737
Children - Although William exceeded his 'three score years and ten' and Martha lived at least well into middle age, their children did not do so well.
Of their ten children, tragically no less than six died either as babies (five) or young children (one). Not only that, but the other four all predeceased their father. All of these four had married - Susanna for seven years but apparently without children, John had just one son who died in infancy, but the other two did at least have children who outlived their grandfather so we may hope he took some comfort in that. James' only child was a daughter, Martha, who lived to a reasonably old age for the time, dying aged 67, but single and childless. William had a 'pigeon pair', his son, another William, probably has no living descendants, despite having had seven children. However, it seems that daughter Anne, who became a Southward on marriage and emigrated to the USA, does have descendants to this day (judging from various online trees - I have not verified the family so far forward from their 'Gotham' ancestors), so William and Martha's line has daughtered out, not died out.
Of course, the early deaths of William's adult children does not necessarily mean they had weak constitutions. The cause of Susann's death is completely unknown, but two of her brothers (William and John) seem to have died at sea, one in the Royal Navy,the other working for the East India Company. The fate of James is unclear. No burial has been found, which could suggest he too died at sea, but his will seems not to survive, suggesting it was proved in Exeter Diocese so he can't have died overseas.
Family ID F300076 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Sarah RIDGWAY, b. Est 1746
Other Partners: James PEARSE m. 27 Nov 1775Banns of marriage From 31 Dec 1769 to 14 Jan 1770 All Saints’ Church, Combeinteignhead, Devon, England Banns of marriage From 31 Dec 1769 to 14 Jan 1770 Ss. Martin and Mary’s Church, Chudleigh, Devon, England Married 16 Jan 1770 Ss. Martin and Mary’s Church, Chudleigh, Devon, England - James was 'of Combintinhead' at the time of the marriage (Sarah was of Chudleigh)
Children 1. Martha GOTHAM, b. 22 Nov 1770, d. 5 Aug 1837, Chudleigh, Devon, England (Age 66 years)Last Modified 3 Feb 2023 Family ID F300031 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2014)
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Baptised - 24 Mar 1744/45 - St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England 
Banns of marriage - From 31 Dec 1769 to 14 Jan 1770 - All Saints’ Church, Combeinteignhead, Devon, England 
Banns of marriage - From 31 Dec 1769 to 14 Jan 1770 - Ss. Martin and Mary’s Church, Chudleigh, Devon, England Married - 16 Jan 1770 - Ss. Martin and Mary’s Church, Chudleigh, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
