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Edward GOATHAM
1633 - 1688 (~ 54 years)
Has 10 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Edward GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 19 May 1633 St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England 
- PRs in Canterbury
Gender Male Tax records 1664 Belting Borough, Upper Halfe Hundred of Bleangate, Lath of St.Augustine, Kent, England Hearth tax - At the time of the 1664 hearth tax (on Lady Day) Edward was chargable for 5 hearths; of the 24 people in Belting Borough who were chargeable only one other had 5 hearths and none had more so he appears to have been a wealthy man relative to the norm.
Will 1681 Written - In his will, written in 1681, Edward referred to his daughters Elizabeth and Katharine, and his wife Susan. One of the witnesses was a George Goatham - I am guessing that this was the George who was buried in Herne in 1684, and I am also guessing that this was Edward's brother.
Occupation 1688 Hoath, Kent, England Yeoman Buried 16 Mar 1687/88 St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England - From PR entry (viewed on 18 Feb 2017)
"Edward Gotham of Hoath householder ___ bur: March the 16" - last entry under heading '1687'
Probate Inventory 9 Apr 1688 Taken - Exhibited in Court by his widow Susanna on 14 April 1688
Died (probably), Hoath, Kent, England Siblings2 brothers, 4 sisters and 1 person of an unknown gender Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandfather)
Joane RYDER, d. Between 1618 and 1619 (Grandmother)Person ID I6549 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 12 Nov 2021
Father Richard GOATHAM, b. Est 1583, d. Aft 1644 (Age ~ 62 years) Mother Katherine RIDER, bap. 30 Sep 1593, St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England , d. Aft 1633 (Age ~ 40 years) Married 11 Sep 1613 St. Mary Bredman Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 10 May 2017)
"The xith day of September were maried Richard Goatham of the p[ar]ish of Chislet and Cathrin Rider of the same p[ar]ish virgin p[er] lic:"
Marriage licence book shows "Goteham, Richard, of Chislet, and Catherine Ryder [sic], s.p., v. At St. M. Bredman's, Cant. Sept 11, 1613"
Marriage License 11 Sep 1613 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Goteham, Richard, of Chislet, and Catherine Ryder, s. p., v. At St. M. Bredman's, Cant. Sept. 11, 1613."
(from "Canterbury Marriage Licences, First Series, 1568 - 1618, ed by Cowper, J.M., 1892, p. 181)
Family ID F3716 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah OKENFOLD, bur. 6 Feb 1675/76, St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England
Other Partners: Michael RICHARDSON m. 25 Mar 1655Married 22 Sep 1659 St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP)
"Edward Gotham and Sarah Richardsonne weare married the 22th of Septembar" - under heading '1659'.
It seems probable that the Sarah Richardson who married Edward was a widow since Michael Richardson of Herne died in 1658, three years after he married Edward.
Children4 children Last Modified 12 Nov 2021 Family ID F3717 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Susan, d. 1713
Other Partners: HARRIS m. Bef 1676; George TAYLOR m. Abt Sep 1688Married 24 Sep 1676 St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England Where was the marriage?
The PRs for Reculver and Herne both record the same marriage on 24 September 1676. I have seen the PR images for both and both appear to be original records, and are in the correct place with respect to other entries. The handwriting is different in the 2 registers, so it was not the same priest taking marriages in both and forgetting where the particular marriage had been.
Although the registers were a priest's responsibility, sometimes the task devolved to the Parish Clerk. I wonder if the Clerk entered the marriage in one register where it did happen and then the priest forgot the venue and entered it into the other? I will see if I can find out if the same priest was looking after both parishes at this time (though even if he wasn't, he might have helped out a neighbour)
The entries are slightly different:
in Reculver - "1676 Edward Gotham of Hoath & Susan Harrison of Hearn married Sept: 24 : 7" (I don't know what the last 7 means - was there a 6 after it i.e. the year repeated? - it is on the page edge so could have been lost in rebinding or just in the photo)
in Herne - "Edward Gotham of Hoath & Susan Harris wid mard. Sep 24"
Marriage entry in Herne register shows Susan as a widow, doesn't mention Edward being a widower.
Last Modified 17 Feb 2017 Family ID F4156 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Baptised - 19 May 1633 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England 
Married - 22 Sep 1659 - St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England Child - Katherine GOATHAM - 2 May 1665 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England Child - Edward GOATHAM - May 1670 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England Married - 24 Sep 1676 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England 
Occupation - Yeoman - 1688 - Hoath, Kent, England Buried - 16 Mar 1687/88 - St. Martin’s Church, Herne, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
