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William GOATHAM
1651 - 1693 (~ 40 years)
Has 11 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name William GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 30 Nov 1651 St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England 
- From the PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 8 Oct 2014):
"William the son of George and Jone Goteham was baptizd the 30th Novr."
Gender Male Residence From 1683 to 1689 Precinct of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England - Assumed at the time of his marriage and when his children were baptised, stated when he wrote his will.
(A precinct was similar to a parish)
Occupation From 10 Sep 1688 to 22 Oct 1689 Mariner: Quarter Gunner on Diamond Occupation From 23 Oct 1689 to 4 May 1692 Mariner: Sail maker on Sweepstakes - Muster rolls for the Sweepstakes (1689 - 1692) include William Gotham and show that he joined the ship in October 1689, as did most of the ship's crew. He was discharged 4 May 1692.
The 'D or R' column simply shows 'D' for discharged, not 'DD' for 'discharged dead', but I don't know what happened to William after this.
One of the columns on the rolls has the heading 'Name and Quality', but mostly this just has names. A few rolls do have more and they show that William was a sail maker.
Accompanying comments show that the crew had joined from the Royal Navy ship Diamond.
Will 7 Dec 1689 - Typical of a mariner, William was writing his will due to the uncertainties of life rather than (as most others did at this time) because he was gravely ill.
Speculation From 4 May 1692 - The reason for William's discharge from the ship Sweepstakes and where and when he died are at present unknown, though I hope to find a little more.
I would like to think that maybe he survived for most of the 16 months between his discharge and his will being proved, and was able to spend that time working from home, quite likely as a sail maker, but enjoying his last few months with his wife and young son (of whom I know nothing more, other than that his wife at least survived him).
Occupation From 4 May 1692 Mariner on Vanguard - From musters for the Sweepstakes which show he was discharged to Vanguard
Died Between 4 May 1692 and 5 Sep 1693 - Died between being discharged from the ship Sweepstakes and his will being proved, probably closer to the latter.
I hope to find from navy records where / when William died, if he died at sea. The wills and admons index (PROB12) should show whether or not he died at sea.
Probate 5 Sep 1693 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, Middlesex, England - Noyhing in the probate statement with the register copy of the will in the PROB 11 to indicate whether William died at home or at sea.
Notes - (Research):I can't be sure that the William baptised in Herne was the one who married in London, but it seems highly likely.
- there is no further evidence of him in Kent, after extensive searching (as at 19 Jan 2016, i.e. after nearly all East Kent Parish Register events indexed on FMP, though admittedly with many errors that could hide William, and a few don't go back to the late C17th);
- the William baptised in Herne was in 1683 the typical age at which men married at this period;
- although mariners could easily have moved from Devon to London I have not come across a William in Devon who this could be (again as at 19 Jan 2016, but I am less certain there wasn't one, as most but by no means all Devon PRs are indexed on FMP, plus a number of those that are don't go back to the late C17th)
Judith was a Christian name supposedly made popular by the Walloon and Huguenot immigrants, but it was clearly in use in both Devon and East Kent at this period so nothing can be read into her parents' origins from their giving this name to a daughter.
Person ID I9708 Teresa's tree Last Modified 12 Jul 2019
Father George GOATHAM, b. Abt 1615, Herne, Kent, England , d. Sep 1684, Herne, Kent, England (Age ~ 69 years) Mother Joan, b. Between 1600 and 1623, d. Between 1651 and 1661 (Age ~ 51 years) Marriage License 1641 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Goatham (Goteham), George, of Herne, weaver, ba., about 28, whose father, Richard Goteham, consents, and Joan Langford, s.p., w. of William Langford, dec. At S. Peter's, Cant. John Osborne of Cant., tailor, bonds, Oct. 18, 1641"
(from "Canterbury Marriage Licences, Second Series, 1619 - 1660, ed by Cowper, J.M., 1894, p. 405)
Married 18 Oct 1641 St. Peter’s Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - IGI (Family Search) accessed 19 Aug 2011 - indexing project (batch) number: M02059-1; system origin: England-ODM; source film number: 973318; now seen PR entry
Could have had more children - records disrupted by war and protectorate. A Thomas died in Rotherhithe in 1688 - was he a son?
Children4 children Family ID F4158 | Family Chart
Family Susan PURDE, d. Aft 1693 Married 19 Jun 1683 Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England - From register entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 25 Mar 2015)
"19. Will Gotham to Susan Purde" - under heading 'Junii. A: D. 1683'
Children2 children Last Modified 19 Jan 2016 Family ID F4701 | Family Chart
- From the PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 8 Oct 2014):
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Event Map 
Baptised - 30 Nov 1651 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England 
Married - 19 Jun 1683 - Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England Child - Judeth GOATHAM - 23 Mar 1683/84 - Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England Child - William GOATHAM - 20 Mar 1686/87 - Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England 
Probate - 5 Sep 1693 - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, Middlesex, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
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