Samuel GOTHAM

1760 - 1773  (~ 13 years)

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• Name	Samuel GOTHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Baptised	12 Jul 1760	St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Nov 2014) Shown as 'son of Sarah Gotham, Wid' This could mean that he was not the son of John - deceased father's were often (usually?) named in the baptism entries for posthumous children. However, several children on the same page of the register, entered the same year by the same priest, are shown as '(Base)'; since Samuel was not I think it probably implies he was John's son, and I have seen entries where a child seems to be that of an unnamed deceased father.
  Gender	Male
  Buried	19 Sep 1773	St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 17 Jan 2015) "Septr: 19 - Saml: Son of Sarah Gotham (Wid)" - under heading '1773 Burials'
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. John GOTHAM,   bap. 25 Apr 1753, St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dianah GOTHAM,   bap. 23 Feb 1757, St. Margaret and St. Andrew’s Church, Littleham with Exmouth, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel GOTHAM,   bap. 12 Jul 1760, St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England ,   bur. 19 Sep 1773, St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England  (Age ~ 13 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John GOTHAM,   b. Est 1668, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandfather)  Sarah PUDDICOMB,   b. Est 1722,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I300857	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	John GOTHAM,   bap. 12 Dec 1726, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denbury, Devon, England ,   d. Abt 1760  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Mother	Sarah PUDDICOMB,   b. Est 1722,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage License	8 Jan 1746/47	Exeter, Devon, England
  	Bondsmen: "John Gotham the Younger of St Mary Church in the County of Devon, Mariner, and John Gotham of the same, Mariner" for marriage of: "John Gotham, the Younger, above[said] & Sarah Puddicombe of Bovey: Tracey, in the said County of Devon, Spinster" in: "the Parish Church of St. Mary Church or Bovey: Tracey" (John Gotham Junior signed, John Gotham made his mark)
  Married	30 Jan 1746/47	The Church, St. Marychurch, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Nov 2014) "Jan the 30th. were Marryed John Gotham & Sarah Puddicm." It would seem highly probable that this was the same John and Sarah who subsequently had children baptised in Topsham and Littleham, John no doubt moving due to his work. Such movement was quite common; possibly John felt his job opportunities were better based on the Exe. There is a surprising long gap between the marriage and first child. I have browsed the Littleham and Topsham registers for this period; there are no other children that could be theirs. Possibly the gap due to John being away from home much of the time on long voyages, but looking at St. Marychurch register some pages are not intact and for the odd entry the crucial information may be missing. There is one entry in 1750/1: "Jan 3 was [Bap]tized Mary the daughter of John [missing]" - could this be a daughter of John and Sarah?
  Family ID	F300090	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Baptised - 12 Jul 1760 - St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England  Buried - 19 Sep 1773 - St. Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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