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John GOTHAM
1753 - Yes, date unknown
Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name John GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 25 Apr 1753 St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Nov 2014)
"[1753] April 25 - John son of John & Sarah Gotham"
(Archive reference: 1417A/PR/1/6)
Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown Siblings1 brother and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
John GOTHAM, b. Est 1668, Devon, England, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandfather) 
Sarah PUDDICOMB, b. Est 1722, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Notes - I think it likely that this John was the one who settled in Marylebone, though Marylebone John could have been the John baptised in West Teignmouth in 1755 (or another I have not identified).
It was a likely place for a mariner to move to, but both Topsham and Teignmouth had many mariners. This John's father and Gotham grandfather were both mariners, so he could well have been one as well.
However, the Quarter Sessions show that in 1774 one John Cooke of Topsham was accused of assualting one John Gotham, and a John Gotham and John Manley of assaulting John Cooke! All 3 were helliers (i.e. roofers), not mariners. This John seems a likely one to have been the one in those incidents. Perhaps, though, it was this John but he went because he heard from the mariners of all the building work going on in London and fancied his chance there.
Person ID I300319 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 23 Mar 2023
Father John GOTHAM, bap. 12 Dec 1726, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England , d. Abt 1760 (Age ~ 33 years) Mother Sarah PUDDICOMB, b. Est 1722, d. Yes, date unknown Marriage License 8 Jan 1746/47 Exeter, Devon, England - Bondsmen: "John Gotham the Younger of St Mary Church in the County of Devon, Mariner, and John Gotham of the same, Mariner"
for marriage of: "John Gotham, the Younger, above[said] & Sarah Puddicombe of Bovey: Tracey, in the said County of Devon, Spinster"
in: "the Parish Church of St. Mary Church or Bovey: Tracey"
(John Gotham Junior signed, John Gotham made his mark)
Married 30 Jan 1746/47 The Church, St. Marychurch, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Nov 2014)
"Jan the 30th. were Marryed John Gotham & Sarah Puddicm."
It would seem highly probable that this was the same John and Sarah who subsequently had children baptised in Topsham and Littleham, John no doubt moving due to his work. Such movement was quite common; possibly John felt his job opportunities were better based on the Exe.
There is a surprising long gap between the marriage and first child. I have browsed the Littleham and Topsham registers for this period; there are no other children that could be theirs. Possibly the gap due to John being away from home much of the time on long voyages, but looking at St. Marychurch register some pages are not intact and for the odd entry the crucial information may be missing. There is one entry in 1750/1:
"Jan 3 was [Bap]tized Mary the daughter of John [missing]" - could this be a daughter of John and Sarah?
Family ID F300090 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Nov 2014)
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Baptised - 25 Apr 1753 - St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England 
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