'Coham1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Coham of Coham, Coham of Dunsland, Coham of Upcott Avenel

This family is reported to have resided at Coham since the Conquest.
Stephen Coham of Coham
1. Stephen Coham of Coham
  A. Lewis Coham of Coham
  i. Lewis Coham of Coham
  m. (22.12.1669) Mary Arscott of Tetcott by Gertrude, dau of Sir Shilston Calmady)
a. Stephen Coham of Coham
  m. (1707) Mary Holland (dau of William Holland of Upcott Avenel)
  (1) Lewis Coham of Coham and Upcott Avenel (dsp 1778)
  m. Lucretia Barnfield (dau/heiress of _ Barnfield of Mambury & Great Torrington)
  (2) Holland Coham (rector of Northlew)
  m. Christian Silke (dau of Rev. James Silke of Bedminster)
  (A) Stephen Coham of Coham and Upcott Avenel (d unm 1786)
  (B) William Holland Coham of Coham and Upcott Avenel (d 15.03.1825)
  m. (29.11.1790) Mary Bickford (d 04.02.1839, dau of George Bickford of Dunsland & Arscott)
  (i) William Bickford Coham of Coham & Dunsland (bpt 06.04.1792, d 02.07.1843, Rev.) had issue
m. (17.04.1827) Mary Davie Augusta Bassett (d 10.1868, dau of Joseph Davie Bassett of Heanton Court & Watermouth)
  (ii) George Lewis Coham of Upcott Avenel (bpt 05.06.1800, dsp 01.01.1878, 3rd son)
  m. (28.07.1841) Elizabeth Anna Hole (d 1835, dau of Rev. John Hole)
  (iii) Holland Coham of Dunsland (b 02.04.1804, d unm 26.03.1867)
  (iv) Christiana Coham (bpt 25.06.1795, dsp 1864)
  m. George Boughton Knydon of The Tower, Compton Gifford
  (v)+ other issue (d unm) - Stephen (bpt 07.11.1797, d 1819, RN), Mary Anne (bpt 20.04.1793, d 01.1875)
  b. John Coham of Bovacott
  m. Margaret Holland (dau of William Holland of Upcott Avenel)
  (1) Arthur Coham (archdeacon of Wiltshire, 3rd son)
  m. Grace Anne Woodruffe (dau of Plukenett Woodruffe of Chiswick)
  (A) Isabella Anne Coham
  m. Richard Nowell
  (B) Eliza Jane Coham
  m. George Hardisty of Twickenham
  (C)+ 2 sons (dsp)
  (2)+ other issue (d unm) - Stephen, William of Holsworthy
  c. Arthur Coham of Holsworthy, Devon had issue
  m. _ Burdon (dau of _ Burdon of Burdon)
  d. Mary Coham
  m. Benoni Bampfylde of Poltimore (rector of Black Torrington)
  e. Gertrude Coham
  m. Clement Gay

Main source(s): Commoners (vol I, Coham of Coham), BLG1952 (Coham-Fleming of Coham)
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