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Thomas GOTHAM
Abt 1787 - 1864 (~ 77 years)
Has 19 ancestors and 190 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Thomas GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1787 West Teignmouth, Devon, England 
- Age given as 62 in 1851 census
Baptised 1 Jul 1787 St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP)
"[July] 1 Thos Son of Wm. & Joanna Gotham"
Gender Male Occupation 1810 Mariner - At the time of his marriage
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 Thomas and his brother William.
Bequest From 1827 From his aunt, Elizabeth Gotham - Elizabeth specified that the interest etc. on £150 was to go to Thomas' father in his life time and then after his father's death she named Thomas and his three siblings surviving at the time she wrote her will, each to receive a share of the £150, to be invested. However, two of Thomas' sisters, Joanna and Patience, died between their aunt and their father; I think their share would have passed to their heirs.
Smuggling 1834 Strongly suspected of smuggling Residence From 1841 to 1851 Combe Lane, West Teignmouth, Devon, England Occupation From 1841 to 1858 Fisherman - From censuses and from his son William's marriage certificate
Residence From 1856 Shaldon, Devon, England - Living in Shaldon at the time of the 1861 census, it would appear Thomas and his family had moved there between the 1851 census (when they were in Teignmouth) and 1856, when his wife was buried in Shaldon Parish.
Died 12 Jan 1864 Ringmore, St. Nicholas, Devon, England Cause: Diarrhœa - several months - GRO ref: Gotham, Thomas q1 1864 Newton A RD 5b 100; GRO online index shows age as 75
Details from death registration (GRO register copy)
Buried 18 Jan 1864 St. Nicholas’ Church, Shaldon and Ringmore, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Nov 2014)
Thomas GOTHAM, abode Shaldon, aged 75.
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I300077 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 24 Aug 2024
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 [1] Married 31 Dec 1773 All Saints’ Church, Combeinteignhead, Devon, England [2] - 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 Charlotte PROWSE, b. Abt 1782, West Teignmouth, Devon, England , d. 17 Oct 1856, Ringmore, St. Nicholas, Devon, England (Age ~ 74 years) Banns of marriage 17 Dec 1809 to 31 Dec 1809 St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP)
Shows banns were for the marriage between Thomas Gotham and Charlotte Prows - no other information.
Married 14 Jan 1810 St. James’ Church, West Teignmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP)
"Thomas Gotham of th Mariner
and Charlotte Prowss both of this
spinster, both of ^ this Parish were
Married in this Church by Banns
this fourteenth Day of January in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred
and and Ten by me Edward Durell, Offg. Minister
This Marriage was The mark ~ of Thomas Gotham
solemnized between Us Charlotte prowss
In the Thomas Prowse
Presence of Mary Nichols B Bulley"
(B Bulley was probably the Parish Clerk as he witnessed many marriages in West Teignmouth around this time)
Children2 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300029 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Sources - [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
- [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).