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John GOTHAM
Set As Default Person -
Name John GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Bef 1544 Devon, England
- Approximately before 1544 - not likely to have been aged much under 25 when a son was born, and that was no later than 1569. His son could have been born a good bit earlier and John been considerably older.
Gender Male Residence to 1587 Rydon, Wolborough, Devon, England
- Described as "of Ridon in the p[ar]ishe of Wolborowe in the said Countie of Devon" in bill in Chancery Court case (TNA ref: C 2/225/29)
Died Abt 1587 - Said to have died about 2 years before, in bill dated Feb 1589/90, in Chancery Court case (TNA ref: C 3/225/29)
Patriarch & Matriarch
Thomas GOTHAM, b. Bef 1519, bur. 7 Jun 1572, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England
(Age ~ 53 years) (Father) 
Person ID I302490 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 22 May 2022
Father Thomas GOTHAM, b. Bef 1519, bur. 7 Jun 1572, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England
(Age ~ 53 years) Married - I am guessing that John was the son of Thomas since Thomas was 'of Rydon' when he died and John's son Thomas was 'of Rydon' when he brought a case to the Court of Chancery.
Rydon was a small detached part of Wolborough Parish, now there appears to be a single farm in the area.
It would be good to find out more about the area, whether it might have had several families or just one household there in the past.
If the latter then it clearly increase the chance that John was Thomas's son. It is possible, of course, that Thomas died childless and another relation took on farming there.
Family ID F300797 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Children 1. Thomas GOTHAM, b. Bef 1569, d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300798 Family Group Page | Family Chart

