John GOTHAM

1726 - Abt 1760  (~ 33 years)

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• Name	John GOTHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Baptised	12 Dec 1726	St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Nov 2014)
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1746
  	Mariner
  	At the time of his marriage. He subsequently appears to have lived in both Topsham and Littleham (the latter being the parish including Exmouth), both places where a mariner might well live.
  Died	Abt 1760
  	Assuming I am right in assigning both Dinah and Samuel as children of his wife, then he must have died between 1756, as Dianah was described as daughter of John and Sarah, and 1760, when Samuel was baptised, shown as the son of Sarah. If, in addition, I am right in showing Samuel as John's son then John must have died 1759 or 1760.
  Buried	19 Mar 1760	St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2014) "[March] 19 - John Gotham" - under heading 'Burials' and '1760' in the left margin (Archive reference 1417A/PR/1/6)
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. John GOTHAM,   bap. 12 Dec 1726, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England ,   d. Abt 1760  (Age ~ 33 years) ▻ Sarah PUDDICOMB,  m. 30 Jan 1746/47   2. Hugh GOTHAM,   bap. 21 Sep 1729, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Mary GOTHAM,   bap. 10 Dec 1730, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England ,   bur. 1 Jun 1766, The Church, St. Marychurch, Devon, England  (Age ~ 35 years) ▻ Henry WIDGER,  m. 17 Apr 1755
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John GOTHAM,   b. Est 1668, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth JEWELL,   b. Est 1703,   bur. 18 Jan 1750/51, The Church, St. Marychurch, Devon, England  (Age ~ 48 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I300855	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. 26 Oct 1699, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England ,   bur. 4 Jul 1762, The Church, St. Marychurch, Devon, England  (Age ~ 62 years) Other Partners: Mary TAMLYN  m. 12 Apr 1755
  Mother	Elizabeth JEWELL,   b. Est 1703,   bur. 18 Jan 1750/51, The Church, St. Marychurch, Devon, England  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1725/26	Holy Trinity Church, Torbryan, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 Jan 2015) "John Goathana of Denbury & Elizabeth Jewell of this parish February 10" - under heading 'An: 1725:'
  Family ID	F300282	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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?
  Children	3 children
  1. John GOTHAM,   bap. 25 Apr 1753, St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dianah GOTHAM,   bap. 23 Feb 1757, St. Margaret and St. Andrew’s Church, Littleham with Exmouth, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel GOTHAM,   bap. 12 Jul 1760, St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England ,   bur. 19 Sep 1773, St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England  (Age ~ 13 years)
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F300090	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Baptised - 12 Dec 1726 - St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England  Marriage License - 8 Jan 1746/47 - Exeter, Devon, England  Married - 30 Jan 1746/47 - The Church, St. Marychurch, Devon, England  Child - John GOTHAM - 25 Apr 1753 - St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England  Child - Dianah GOTHAM - 23 Feb 1757 - St. Margaret and St. Andrew’s Church, Littleham with Exmouth, Devon, England  Buried - 19 Mar 1760 - St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England  Child - Samuel GOTHAM - 12 Jul 1760 - St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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