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William GOTHAM
1776 - 1827 (~ 44 years)
Has 19 ancestors and 54 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 9 Jun 1776 All Saints’ Church, Combeinteignhead, Devon, England 
[1] Gender Male Occupation Mariner - Recorded as such when his daughter Elizabeth married - but sometimes records like this do not mean that the father was still living and/or working.
Occupation 1818 Fisherman - When his daughter Elizabeth was baptised.
Occupation 1821 Sloop owner - A shipping register for the port of Exeter records that the 'Dove', a square-sterned sloop, built at Teignmouth in 1821, was owned by Thomas Boyd, William Gotham, Thomas Gotham.
I believe the last 2 must be this William and his brother Thomas.
Died Between 1821 and 1827 - His last child was baptised 1818, so he is unlikely to have died earlier than 1817. Probably after 1821, as I think he was the William who with a Thomas Boyd and Thomas Gotham was recorded as the owner of a sloop.
Not mentioned in the will of his aunt Elizabeth Gotham, written 1827, though 4 of his siblings were, which suggests he might have died by then (the other 4 of his siblings not left a bequest were 2 known to have died by then, and 2 of whom I know nothing beyond their baptism).
Hence I think he most likely (but not certainly) died between 1821 and 1827.
I did think I might have found him with Fanny recorded in the 1841 census - but recorded as Gatton. However, I don't believe it was them. Both are shown with a rounded down age of 60 - right, they were in Plymouth - possible, although Fanny was buried in Teignmouth, and shown then as living in Teignmouth. If they had moved to Plymouth it is possible she would have returned after William died. William Gatton in 1841 was shown as a labourer - possible. However, there are deaths for a William Geaton and a Fanny Geaton, both in Plymouth RD in 1848 (William aged 71, Fanny aged 75).
Geaton is a surname found in the Plymouth area so this is probably a completely different couple (to be investigated). There is a human tendency to try to create order; given that Geaton was a name found in the area and Gotham (at that time) was not, it could have been mis-interpreted. But so often? - in 1841, AND when both died? - I think this very unlikely.
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I300024 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 29 Mar 2023
Father William GOTHAM, bap. 22 Nov 1751, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England , bur. 14 Feb 1834, St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England (Age ~ 82 years) Mother Johanna BENNETT, b. Abt 1747, bur. 6 Nov 1814, St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England (Age ~ 67 years) Banns of marriage 5 Dec 1773 to 19 Dec 1773 All Saints’ Church, Combeinteignhead, Devon, England [2] Married 31 Dec 1773 All Saints’ Church, Combeinteignhead, Devon, England [3] - From PR entry
It is clear that it was this William who married Johanna Bennett, as he was still living when his sister Elizabeth wrote her will in 1827, and she named him and also named several of his children.
Family ID F300036 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Fanny PERRING, b. Abt 1777, d. 1 May 1855, The Union Workhouse, Newton Abbot, Devon, England (Age ~ 78 years) Marriage License 4 Dec 1801 Exeter, Devon, England Allegation - Entry in the Devon Archive Catalogue, marriage bonds and allegations, for the marriage of William Gotham of West Teignmouth, mariner and Fanny Perring of East Teignmouth, spinster
(ref. no. DEX/7/b/1/1801/492; cat. viewed 8 Sep 2016; bond / allegation seen 18 Oct 2017)
Married 5 Dec 1801 St. Michael the Archangel’s Church, East Teignmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Nov 2014)
"William Gotham of the Parish of W Teignmouth
and Fanny Perring of this
Parish were
Married in this Chapel by Licence
this fifth Day of December in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred
and one by me W Short [Curate]
This Marriage was The mark V of William Gotham
solemnized between Us The mark ++ of Fanny Perring
In the Mary Finch
Presence of William Gotham Benjamin Bulley"
I guess they may have got a licence to marry as quickly as they could, as the birth of their first child seemed imminent; she was born the day after the wedding!
Children7 children Last Modified 29 Mar 2023 Family ID F300006 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Baptised - 9 Jun 1776 - All Saints’ Church, Combeinteignhead, Devon, England 
Marriage License - Allegation - 4 Dec 1801 - Exeter, Devon, England 
Married - 5 Dec 1801 - St. Michael the Archangel’s Church, East Teignmouth, Devon, England 
Child - Ann GOTHAM - 6 Dec 1801 - Devon, England 
Child - Susanna GOTHAM - 6 May 1810 - St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England Child - Elizabeth GOTHAM - 1 Oct 1818 - St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S338] Devon Parish Registers - Combeinteignhead, All Saints (Combeinteignhead, Devon, England), (brightsolid online publishing limited. FindMyPast. findmypast.co.uk : 2014.), Baptism of William GOTHAM; accessed 6 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"June: 9th: William Son of William & Joanna Gotham" (under heading 'Baptisms Anno Dom: 1776')
Archive reference: 3419A/PR/1/2 - [S338] Devon Parish Registers - Combeinteignhead, All Saints (Combeinteignhead, Devon, England), (brightsolid online publishing limited. FindMyPast. findmypast.co.uk : 2014.), Banns of marriage of William GOTHAM and Joanna BENNETT; accessed 6 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"No 59.
Banns of Marriage between William Gotham of this Parish
and Joanna Bennett of this Parish
were published on the three Sundays underwritten:
That is to say, On Sunday, the 5o of December 1773 by me Willm. Pyne C: Collins Rectr.
On Sunday, the 12o of December 1773 by me Willm. Pyne C: Collins Rectr.
On Sunday, the 19o of December 1773 by me Willm. Pyne C: Collins Rectr."
(under heading '(The Year 1815) Page 55') - [S338] Devon Parish Registers - Combeinteignhead, All Saints (Combeinteignhead, Devon, England), (brightsolid online publishing limited. FindMyPast. findmypast.co.uk : 2014.), Marriage of William GOTHAM and Joanna BENNETT; accessed 6 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"William Gotham of this Parish
Joanna Bennett of this
were
in this Church by Banns
Thirty First Day of December in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
Seventy Three by me William Pyne Rectr.
Marriage was solemnized between Us William Gotham, Joann Bennett
the Presence of Richard Bennett, Stephen Crispin"
p. 16 under heading '(The Year 1773)')
Archive reference: 3419A/PR/1/4