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John GOATHAM
1693 - Bef 1770 (~ 76 years)
Has 14 ancestors and 29 descendants in this family tree.
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Name John GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 16 Apr 1693 St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England 
- IGI, 30/4/2011, source film 1737004
name Jo. Goteham
** IGI, 30/4/2011, source film 1850279
Name Edw.; also, surname Goattam, Edw. mother Susanna
Gender Male Marriage Licence Allegation 25 Feb 1723/24 - 25th Febry. 1723 ??
On Which day appeared P[er]sonally John Goatham of Ramsgate in the County of Kent aged Twenty nine years and a Batchelor and alleged that he intendeth ot marry with Anne Digges of Margate in the sd County aged above Twenty three years and a Spinster at her won disposal.
Not knowing or beleiving any lawfull Lett or Impedimt by reason of any ?? Consanguinity Affinity or any other lawfull means wtsoever to hinder the sd intended marriage of the ?? of the pla?? he mae Oath & prayed Licence to Solemnize the Marriage in the Parish Church of St. Bennet near Pauls Wharf London
John Goatham
Died Bef 1770 - Before 22 Oct 1770 when his wife was buried, described as a widow.
Siblings1 brother and 3 sisters Half-siblings1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of John CURLING and Susanna MARTEN) Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (3 x Great Grandfather)
Susanna MARTEN, b. Est 1660, d. 24 Nov 1741, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England (Age ~ 81 years) (Mother) Notes - Recorded as "of Ramsgate in the parish of St. Lawrence" at his son Edward's baptism in St John's, Margate.
Person ID I1649 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 31 Dec 2018
Father Edward GOATHAM, bap. 8 Feb 1649/50, St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England , bur. 15 Apr 1719, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England (Age ~ 69 years) Mother Susanna MARTEN, b. Est 1660, d. 24 Nov 1741, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England (Age ~ 81 years)
Other Partners: John CURLING m. 3 Dec 1682Married 4 Jun 1688 St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England - From PR image (on FMP, viewed 10 Dec 2012):
"Edw Goattam & Susanna Curling married the 4 June"
Whilst there is no indication of marital status, the entry immediately before shows "Daniel Stephens & Wid. Mary Cocke ..." (my emphasis) which may suggest Susanna was a spinster, although her son Edward's reference to "my brother John Curling" and a family to fit with John being her son suggests she wasn't.
Offspring Son Robert? - In 1731 there was a Chancery Court case in which one of a number of plaintiffs was Robert Goatham, a butcher of St Giles in the Fields [London].
I'm not certain who this Robert was, but it seems quite likely he was a son of Edward and Susanna.
1. This family had links to London - their son John and daughter Mary both married there.
2. There is a gap between known children, with baptisms every other year 1689 to 1693, then none until 1702. It seems likely they did have more children born during this gap.
3. Son John named a son Robert. John was into using family names '96 his first son was named Edward, his father's name, also that of a brother, then he had one named John, presumably after himself. But why did he use the name Robert? I have no close relation Robert in his or his wife's family. Could it be because there was a missing brother Robert?
Family ID F3684 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Anne DIGGES, bap. 14 Apr 1700, St. John the Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England , d. Oct 1770, Margate, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years) Married 25 Feb 1723/24 St. Benet’s Church, Paul's Wharf, City of London, London, England - Register entry "John Goatham of Ramsgate Kent B and Ann Digges of Margate Kent S by LC" - no indication of why the marriage was taking place in London.
With John being of Ramsgate, and Ann of Margate, it is not clear why they married in London. According to the website of St. Benet's "Until 1867 St Benet was the parish church of Doctors Commons, a legal institution which, among its other activities, could provide facilities for hasty marriages. There is a record, for instance, of some 1300 weddings taking place in one year alone in the Eighteenth Century." But it is not clear why they would have wanted a hasty marriage. Was Anne underage or one (or both) marrying against their father's will? Or was it just a romantic thing to do, to travel (presumably around the coast and up the Thames) to London?
Marriage License 25 Feb 1723/24 Faculty Office, London, England - Licence is in the Faculty Office Marriage Licence Allegations 1701-1850 collection of SOG
"25th. Febry. 1723o ??
On Which day Appeared P[er]sonally John
Goatham of Ramsgate in the County of Kent
aged Twenty nine years and a Batchelor and
alledged that he intendeth to marry with Anne
Digges of Margate in the sd County aged above
Twenty three years and a Spinster at her own
dispussal
Not knowing or beleiving any lawfull Lett or Impedimt by
reason of any p[re](?)contract Consanguinity Affinity or any
other lawfull means wtsoever to hinder the sd intended.
Marriage of the truth of the p[r]emisses he made Oath &
prayed Licence to Soleming & the sd Marriage in
the Parish Church of St. Bennet near Pauls Wharf London
John Goatham"
Children6 children Last Modified 30 Mar 2016 Family ID F1279 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- IGI, 30/4/2011, source film 1737004
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Baptised - 16 Apr 1693 - St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England 
Married - 25 Feb 1723/24 - St. Benet’s Church, Paul's Wharf, City of London, London, England 
Child - Edward GOATHAM - 6 Jan 1724/25 - St. John the Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England Child - Sarah GOATHAM - 9 Apr 1727 - St. John the Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England Child - Mary GOATHAM - 1 Dec 1728 - St. John the Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England Child - John GOATHAM - 14 Aug 1730 - St. John the Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England Child - Judith GOATHAM - 26 Aug 1733 - St. John the Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
