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TOTHAM

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[TOTH631] William Totham m. [HUMM632] Rosamund Hum
. [TOTH641] James Totham m. [RICD642] Martha Richardson
. . [TOTH652] Mary Totham m. [OVER651] John Overall

7.  [TOTH631] William Totham married (at Coggeshall, 16th September 1747) [HUMM632] Rosamund Hum. They had (at least) three children born and baptised at Coggeshall as follows:

• Mary (born 18th March 1748, baptised 1st November 1750 IGI);

• 6. [TOTH641] James (born 16th January 1763, baptised 9th October 1767), married Martha Richardson, see later;

• Benjamin (born 16th January 1763, baptised 9th October 1767).

A Rosamund Totham was buried at Coggeshall, 25th August 1790 NBI.

6.  [TOTH641] James Totham (born 1763) married (at Coggeshall, 24th December 1780) [RICD642] Martha Richardson (born 1760, see RICHARDSON), witnessed by James Agas (parish clerk) and George Gage. They had twelve children born and baptised at Coggeshall as follows:

• 5. [TOTH652] Mary (born 23rd March 1782, baptised 5th May 1782), married John Overall, see later;

• Martha (born 19th March 1784, baptised 2nd May 1784);

• John (born 1st January 1786, baptised 5th February 1786), married (at Gosfield, 12th July 1808) Mary Dodd;

• Hannah (born 24th January 1788, baptised 24th February 1788), married (at Mundon, 22nd June 1813) John Keys;

• Ann (born 9th April 1790, baptised 16th May 1790);

• Sarah (born 24th February 1792, baptised 23rd March 1792), died (age 11) at Coggeshall (buried there 2nd January 1803);

• James (born 8th February 1794, baptised - March 1794);

• William (born 27th August 1796, baptised 25th September 1796), died (age 6) at Coggeshall (buried there 26th December 1802);

• Elizabeth (born 9th March 1799, baptised 14th April 1799);

• Maria (born 19th April 1801, baptised 12th June 1803), married Robert Brown. Their daughter Maria was born at Colchester in 1838 (see later);

• Sarah (born 8th May 1803, baptised 12th June 1803), lived 3 months;

• Sarah (born 1804).

James died (age 77, of old age) at Colchester (21st January 1840, buried there 26th January 1840). At the 1851 Census, Martha (age 91) was living "on parish relief" at Magdalen Street, Colchester. She was shown as having been born at Feering. With her was her 13-year old granddaughter, Maria Brown (see above). Martha (widow of John sic) died (age 96, of old age) at Childwell Alley, Colchester, (25th October 1853, buried 30th October 1853).

• 5. [TOTH652] Mary Totham (born 1782, daughter of James) married (at Feering, 3rd November 1799) [OVER651] John Overall (born 1776, see OVERALL).