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Matthew GOTHAM
1760 - 1807 (~ 47 years)
Has 11 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Matthew GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 1 Jan 1760 St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 
- From transcribed data on FamilySearch website; shows Matthew GOTHAM, son of Thomas and Anne.
Microfilm no. (916866) shows this is from a transcript of the PRs.
Gender Male Move Between 1768 and 1771 - The family, Thomas and Ann and their children, appear to have moved from Morchard Bishop in Devon to Clerkenwell between 1768 when Betty was baptised in Morchard Bishop and 1771 when Ann was buried in Clerkenwell.
Residence 1771 Aylesbury Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England - Aylesbury Street was shown in the burial register when 2 children died in 1771, so it was probably where the family home was, and not just where a death occured.
- Role: Occupant
Debt 3 Jan 1798 Fleet Prison, London, Middlesex, England - It appears that Matthew had been imprisoned for debt, as an entry appears for his discharge on 3 Jan:
[in left margin]
"1798 Janry 3o."
[in first column]
"Matthew Gotham"
[in second column]
"ats Mary Dyson, by Warrt. of plt. and plts. Atty. Dated same day"
- I think this is probably short for
"attestation Mary Dyson, by Warrant of plantiff and plantiff's Attorney. Dated same day"
It is interesting that the attestation was provided by Mary Dyson, as Matthew's first wife was one Mary Dyon.
Died Cause: Consumption Buried 28 Jun 1807 St. Luke’s Church, Finsbury, Middlesex, England [1] Siblings2 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Andrew GOTHAM, b. Est 1585, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England, bur. 10 Mar 1673/74, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England (Age ~ 89 years) (3 x Great Grandfather) 
Anne SOUTHCOT, bap. 27 Sep 1737, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England, bur. 13 Jun 1790, St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 52 years) (Mother) Person ID I300571 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 14 Apr 2024
Father Thomas GOTHAM, bap. 4 Jan 1737/38, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England , d. Aft 1776 (Age ~ 38 years) Mother Anne SOUTHCOT, bap. 27 Sep 1737, St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England , bur. 13 Jun 1790, St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 52 years) Married 14 May 1758 St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on DFHS website, members' area)
"Thomas Gotham and Anne Southcot Both of this
Parish were
Married in this Church by Banns
this Fourteenth Day of May in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred
and fifty eight by me Peter Tucker [Curate]
This Marriage was Thomas Gotham
solemnized between Us Ann Southcott
In the William Southcott
Presence of Wm Stevy[?]"
Family ID F300040 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary DYON, b. Abt 1766, bur. 1 Sep 1793, St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 27 years) Married 16 Jan 1785 St. Mary Somerset, Guildhall, City of London, London, England [2] - The marriage was entered in the register of St. Mary Mountshaw and then crossed out with a note 'Enter'd inthe other Marriage Reigster, R Sheen Regr. & Inspecr.'
Children2 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300208 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Ann JUDE, b. Est 1764, d. Aft 1809 (Age ~ 46 years) Banns of marriage 20 Jul 1794 to 3 Aug 1794 St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England - "Mathew Gotham Widowr. & Mary Ann Jude Spinr. Both of this Parish"
Married Abt Aug 1794 St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England - Date guessed from banns, and since both were of the parish it seems safe to assume they married at the church where the banns were called.
Children4 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300215 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From transcribed data on FamilySearch website; shows Matthew GOTHAM, son of Thomas and Anne.
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Baptised - 1 Jan 1760 - St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 
Residence - 1771 - Aylesbury Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England 
Married - 16 Jan 1785 - St. Mary Somerset, Guildhall, City of London, London, England 
Banns of marriage - 20 Jul 1794 to 3 Aug 1794 - St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England Married - Abt Aug 1794 - St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England 
Child - Rebecca GOTHAM - 17 May 1801 - St. John the Baptist Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England 
Child - Louisa GOTHAM - 26 Sep 1802 - St. Luke’s Church, Finsbury, Middlesex, England Buried - 28 Jun 1807 - St. Luke’s Church, Finsbury, Middlesex, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S350] London Parish Registers - Finsbury St Luke, St. Luke (Finsbury, Middlesex, England), (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. ancestry.co.uk : 2010.), "Composite register: baptisms Jul 1800 - Jan 1810, burials Jun 1800 - Dec 1809, P76/LUK/007," Burial of Matthew GOTHAM; accessed 5 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"Matthew Gotham, Noble Street, 49, Consump. 28." (on page 217, under heading 'Burials in June 1807') - [S341] London Parish Registers - City of London, St. Mary Somerset, St. Mary Somerset (City of London, England), (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. ancestry.co.uk : 2010.), "Register of marriages 1754 - 1789 and banns 1754 - 1758, 1754 - 1789, P69/MRY12/A/01/Ms 5712/1," Marriage of Matthew GOTHAM to Mary DYON; accessed 5 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"Matthew Gotham of the Parish of St.
Mary Mounthaw Batchelor and Mary
Dyon of the Parish of St. Mary Somerset a Spinster
were married in this Church, by Banns this
sixteenth day of January one Thousand seven
Hundred and eighty five by me J. A Perny Curate
This Marriage was Solemnized between us M Gotham, Mary Dyon
In Presence of us Geo: Wilson, Geo Wilson Junr"
(on page no.ed 67 and 66)
Looks like John at the start of the entry was crossed out, with something originally below Matthew.