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Sarah GOTHAM
1807 - 1832 (~ 24 years)
Has 21 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Sarah GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 8 Jun 1807 - Date from baptism register.
Born about a year after banns were read for her mother's marriage to William Heath, who she does seem to have subsequently lived with, though possibly not married (certainly not by the time Sarah was born), it is not clear if William was Sarah's father, though it seems to me quite likely.
Baptised 18 Jun 1807 St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2014)
"[Born] June the 8th / Sarah the Daughter of Mary Gotham B['ase' or 'astard'] / [Baptized] June the 18th"
This baptism is unusual in that it took place over seven months after her mother married - and yet Sarah is recorded as the illegitimate daughter of Mary, with no father named. Perhaps the date of birth shown is wrong, or the priest in Teignmouth did not believe Mary was married - as the marriage was in Exeter, not Teignmouth.
Gender Female Died Cause: Childbirth Buried 5 Apr 1832 St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 9 Aug 2018)
Also from BT entry (image on FamilySearch, viewed 13 Jul 2018)
"Sarah Thomas No. 824, abode: West Teignmo, buried: 5th April, age: 24 years, ceremony performed by E D Rhodes"
Buried the day her son was baptised, I think it safe to assume the cause.
Siblings3 brothers and 4 sisters Half-siblings1 half sister (family of "Unknown" and Mary GOTHAM) Patriarch & Matriarch 
William HEATH, b. Abt 1770, d. 3 Feb 1840, East Teignmouth, Devon, England (Age ~ 70 years) (Father) 
Elizabeth, b. Est 1724, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)Person ID I300710 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 25 Aug 2024
Father William HEATH, b. Abt 1770, d. 3 Feb 1840, East Teignmouth, Devon, England (Age ~ 70 years) Mother Mary GOTHAM, bap. 19 Jun 1781, St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England , d. 12 Dec 1839, East Teignmouth, Devon, England (Age ~ 58 years) Banns of marriage From 20 Jul 1806 to 3 Aug 1806 St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP)
"William Heath and Mary Gotham"
No parish shown in the banns register for either of the couple; was the priest just slack about recording the information (the name of the person who published the banns is also missing), or does this imply both were otp?
Married 27 Oct 1806 St. Thomas’s Church, Exeter, Devon, England - Although there were banns of marriage for William and Mary in West Teignmouth in 1806, their marriage took place in Exeter a few months later, with both of them shown as of the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle.
From the PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 3 Mar 2022)
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Perhaps there was an impediment, hence marrying in a city parish, where they were not known.
An impediment could also explain why a daughter of Mary's (Sarah), shown in the register as born more than 7 months after the marriage, was recorded as a Gotham and illegitimate.
I show Mary's other daughter who was baptised as a Gotham as having a different father, but she could have been a daughter of William Heath.
Family ID F300325 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family George THOMAS, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: Sophia HEATHMarried 23 Aug 1829 St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, appears not to be indexed, found by browsing)
Also from BT entry (image on FamilySearch, viewed 3 Mar 2022)
The transcribed data show the marriage was recorded as that of Sarah Gothem to George Thomas
"George Thomas of the Parish
of Plymouth - Mariner
and Sarah Gothen of this Parish
Spinster
were married in thie Church by Licencewith Consent of
Both of age this twenty third Day of
August in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty nine
By me Edmund Duncan Rhules - Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between us George Thomas, Sarah Gothem
In the Presence of Mary Heath, John Brien, G Daimond
No. 264."
Mary Heath was probably Sarah's mother, though could have been her (half) sister, G Daimond was probably the Parish Clerk as he witnessed most marriages in West Teignmouth at this time, I don't know who John Brien was.
The date seems to be before that of the marriage licence, which clearly it can't have been, but from its position in the register I think the date of the licence is wrong - see notes attached to that event.
Marriage License 21 Sep 1829 - Shows that Geo. Thomas of Plymouth, mariner obtained a Licence for a marriage in the Church of W Teignmouth between him and Sarah Gothen, Spinster, making Oath that Sarah had her usual place of abode in the said Parish [West Teignmouth] for at least the past 15 days.
Clearly the date of marriage licence or marriage as I show them here has to be wrong. I thought the marriage might be meant to be 23 Sept, but looking in the register there are several recorded after it later in August and in September before 23rd, so it would seem that is correct.
The year on the marriage licence is not clear; there is a small circle with a blob of ink below, so it could be 1828 or 1829. While 1828 is a possibility, most did not leave it so long before marrying, so maybe the clerk who filled the form in entered the wrong month.
Children 1. George THOMAS, bap. 5 Apr 1832, St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 25 Aug 2024 Family ID F300246 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Date from baptism register.
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Baptised - 18 Jun 1807 - St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England 
Married - 23 Aug 1829 - St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England Buried - 5 Apr 1832 - St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England Child - George THOMAS - 5 Apr 1832 - St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
