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James GOTTAM
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Name James GOTTAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 1 Jan 1755 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England
- From FamilySearch website
"James Gottom"
Gender Male Buried 9 Aug 1825 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England
- From the PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Nov 2014)
"James Gottam No. 515, abode: Roden, buried: 9 [Augst.], age: 70, ceremony performed by: James Marston Curate"
Siblings6 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
Samuel GOTTAM, b. Est 1724, (probably), Shropshire, England
, d. Aft 1773 (Age ~ 50 years) (Father) 
Elizabeth BELL, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother)
Person ID I300224 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 12 May 2024
Father Samuel GOTTAM, b. Est 1724, (probably), Shropshire, England
, d. Aft 1773 (Age ~ 50 years) Mother Elizabeth KEY, bap. 13 Oct 1730, St. Lucia’s Church, Upton Magna, Shropshire, England
, d. Yes, date unknown Married 27 Jul 1752 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 6 Nov 2014)
"Samuel Gottom to Elizabeth Key"
Family ID F300064 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth SMITH, bur. 7 Apr 1798, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England
Married 20 Aug 1782 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 6 Nov 2014)
"James Gottom & Elizabeth Smith were published three several Sundays according ot the Act in that case made
No. 336 James Gottom of this Parish and Elizabeth Smith of this Parish were
Married in this Church by Banns
this Twentieth Day of August in the Year One Thousand Seven Hun-
dred and Eighty Two by me Joshua Gilpin
This Marriage was solemnized between Us James Gottom's + Mark, Elizabeth Smith's mark \\
In the Presence of Thomas Nunnerly's mark X, Fran: Smith"
Large gap between their known children baptised in 1790 and 1797; I guess that Margaret who had an illegitimate daughter baptised in 1824 was one of their children, born in this gap.
Children4 children Last Modified 12 May 2024 Family ID F300065 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary DAVIES, b. Abt 1778, d. Dec Q 1856, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England
(Age ~ 78 years) Married 5 Oct 1800 St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Dec 2016)
"No [blank] James Cottam of this Parish and
Mary Davies of the same were
Married in this Church by Banns
this Fifth Day of Octr in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred
andBy me John Warter Assistant Minister
This Marriage was solemnized between Us James Cottam's Mark +, The Mark X of Mary Davies
in the Presence of The Mark + of Edwd: Cottam, John Saxlon Clerk"
(Archive reference P253/A/3/4, p. 210)
Children8 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300340 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From FamilySearch website



