Alice (Goodale) Kilham (abt. 1565 - 1634)

As for the Biography of Alice GOODALE being baptized 01 Oct 1566 in Barnham and buried 14 Jul 1582 in Dennington, is fanciful at best. Though the primary documents are not available FindMyPast lists the 01 Oct 1566 event as a burial, and possibly this maybe the source of John GOODALE as being the father of Alice GOODALE in Dennington, and the 14 Jul 1582 burial would mean that Alice GOODALE of Dennington died before her 12 Aug 1582 marriage to Henry KILHAM. In addition no such death entry exists in the Dennington Transcripts. There is no evidence that John was her father at all or that a John lived in Dennington.

There is circumstantial evidence that a Robert GOODALE may be the father of Alice. In the Will of Elizabeth GOODALE dated 01 Mar 1602 and proved 07 Mar 1602 clearly lists "Heny KILHAMand his wife Alice, my daughter" and there is no mention husband at all, establishes that the Elizabeth GOODALE widow buried there 05 Mar 1602 is the same Elizabeth. The ability of John GOODALE remarrying after this date would be remote, but that is my opinion. In the early records of Dennington, that begins in 1571, lists two GOODALEs there: Arnold and Robert. Robert was buried 05 May 1588 and Arnold was buried 15 Oct 1597. Taking British naming schemes of that period into account and since Henry & Alice KILHAM had no children by the name of Arnold or John, leaves only Robert. Robert KILHAM was christened there 24 Jun 1590. Make your own conclusions. I would diffidently entertain any of the evidence on the contrary.

FYI, to any researcher Alice wife of Henry KILLAM was buried 14 Jul 1624 in Dennington not 1634.