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David GOTHAM
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Name David GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 30 May 1568 St. Andrew’s Church, Kenn, Devon, England
[1] - FamilySearch website
Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown
Half-siblings1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Roger GOTHAM and Elizabeth )
Half-siblings2 half sisters (family of COWPER and Joan ) Patriarch & Matriarch
Roger GOTHAM, b. Est 1528, (possibly), Kenn, Devon, England
, d. Yes, date unknown (Father) 
Joan, b. Est 1535, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)
Notes - Could be the 'Davy Gotham' who had children in Crewkerne in the 1590s, before being buried there in 1595.
However, given how many Parish Registers from this period do not survive, it would be unsafe to assume it is. (Crewkerne is about 42 miles from Kenn).
Person ID I300171 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 19 May 2026
Father Roger GOTHAM, b. Est 1528, (possibly), Kenn, Devon, England
, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: ElizabethMother Joan, b. Est 1535, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: COWPER m. Bef 1563Married 18 Jan 1565 St. Andrew’s Church, Kenn, Devon, England
[2] Family ID F300143 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Baptised - 30 May 1568 - St. Andrew’s Church, Kenn, Devon, England 

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Sources - [S340] Devon Parish Registers - Kenn, St Andrew, St Andrew (Kenn, Devon, England), (brightsolid online publishing limited. FindMyPast. findmypast.co.uk : 2014.), Baptism of David GOTHAM; accessed 6 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"David the sonne of Roger Gotham was baptized the xxxth of May://" (under heading 'Anno Dni. 1568')
Archive reference: 2668A/PR/1/1 - [S340] Devon Parish Registers - Kenn, St Andrew, St Andrew (Kenn, Devon, England), (brightsolid online publishing limited. FindMyPast. findmypast.co.uk : 2014.), Marriage of Roger GOTHAM to Johan COWPER; accessed 6 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"Roger Gotham & Johan Cowper were maryed the xviiith of January://" (under heading 'Anno Di. 1564')
Archive reference: 2668A/PR/1/1

