Wilfrid Meaburn Tatham

1899 - 1953  (54 years)

• Name	Wilfrid Meaburn Tatham  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Known as	"Bill"
  Birth	21 Apr 1899	Cantley   [1, 2, 4]
  Residence	Mar 1901	Vicarage, Cantley   [2]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Sutherland House, Windlesham ; Schoolboy  [5]
  		Wilfrid Meaburn Tatham ("Bill") (1899-1953) from parents' Silver Wedding photo
  Military Service	abt 1917 - 1918	Mesopotamia ; 10th Indian Cavalry  [4, 6]
  	In Nov 1916 passed competitive examination for Indian Army Cadetship, Quetta [The Times, 10 Jan 1917]
  Occupation	Aug 1922	Lieut, Indian Army  [7]
  	P&O SS "Kaiser-i-Hind" arr Tilbury 11 Aug 1922 ex Bombay: Lt W M Tatham, last perm res India, future perm res England, UK address Cantley Vicarage, Doncaster [passenger list]
  Occupation	aft 1922	Doncaster ; Partner in a Doncaster coal firm  [8]
  Marriage	abt Nov 1940	Paddington
  	Kitty Roberts,   b. 25 Oct 1907, Lincoln ,   d. 14 Dec 1997, Barnstaple
  Residence	1953	20 Avenue Rd, Doncaster   [9]
  Death	30 Oct 1953	Doncaster ; Cause: Carbon monoxide poisoning  [9, 10]
  	exact date not certain
  Probate	28 Dec 1953	Wakefield ; £269 10s. 8d.  [9]
  	Tatham Wilfrid Meaburn of 20 Avenue-road Doncaster who was last seen alive 27 October 1953 and whose dead body was found 31 October 1953 Probate Wakefield 28 December to Kitty Tatham widow. Effects £269 10s. 8d. [NPC]
  Person ID	I0071	Tatham | Meaburn branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	William Meaburn Tatham,   b. 30 Jul 1862, Great Ryburgh ,   d. 18 Oct 1938, Vicarage, Cantley  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Louisa Valetta Buller,   b. 13 May 1857, At sea, off Malta ,   d. 08 Apr 1939, 12 King's Rd, Doncaster  (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1886	St Matthias, Earls Court   [4, 11, 12]
  	Jan 14th [1886] St, Matthias' Earls-court by Bishop of Lincoln assisted by father of groom Rev William Meaburn Tatham Curate of St. Saviour's Folkestone 2nd son Rev GE Tatham East Mousley to Louisa Valetta ygst dau of Frederick Pole Buller late BCS. [Times of India, 10 Feb 1886] The marriage of our late Rector's second son, the Rev. William Meaburn Tatham, of St. Saviour's, Folkestone, to Miss Valetta Buller, daughter of S. P. Buller, Esq., late of the Bengal Civil Service, was celebrated on the 14th of January [1886], at Earl's Court, London, by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, assisted by the Rev. G. E. Tatham, father of the bridegroom, and Vicar of St. Matthias, Earl's Court, London. In connection with this event a tea was given the same evening in the school-room, Great Ryburgh, to the members of the Ryburgh Benefit Club, their wives, and other friends, the company numbering 84 persons. After tea Mr. W. Mesney, who has since left Ryburgh, spoke a few words to the members, and read a letter from our late Rector, which brought tears to the eyes of many of the members. The tables were then cleared. Several songs were sung by Mrs. Bradley and Mr. W. Mesney, and a skilfully-executed violin solo, by Mr. Horace Hammond, was well received. Dancing was then indulged in until eleven o'clock. In the intervals between the dances other songs were sung by Messrs. Cooper, Slegg, Butler, Howman, and Nelson. Before breaking up cheers were given for the bride and bridegroom, the Rev. G. E. Tatham, the giver of the feast and the founder of the society, and to Mrs. Mesney, who, assisted by other ladies, had so ably carried out all the arrangements for the feast. Next day the school children were regaled, and Mrs. Mesney kindly gave them oranges, apples, and nuts. [Dereham & Fakenham Times, 23 Jan 1886] Note: Walter Mesney was the Tatham family's tenant of Keeling Hall at that time.
  		William Meaburn Tatham & Louisa Valetta Buller Two newspaper reports of golden wedding, 14 Jan 1936
  Photos » Slide Show		Tatham Family of Cantley Village, Doncaster Silver Wedding of William Meaburn Tatham & Louisa Valetta Buller in January 1911
  		St Wilfrid, Cantley William Meaburn Tatham, Vicar, 1892-1938
  		St Wilfrid, Cantley from pamphlet by Leonard Sibellas, Vicar of Cantley after William Meaburn Tatham. 12 pages describing church and parish.
  		Cantley Vicarage Home of William Meaburn Tatham and family for 46 years
  Family ID	F0028	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kitty Roberts,   b. 25 Oct 1907, Lincoln ,   d. 14 Dec 1997, Barnstaple  (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	abt Nov 1940	Paddington   [3]
  Notes	no known children
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F1898	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Doncaster, 3Q1899. [S01] Census, UK, 1901. age 1 b Cantley [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Paddington, 4Q1940. [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S01] Census, UK, 1911. age 11 b Doncaster [S29] Medal Index Cards WW1. Lt, 10 - Lrs. GSMed/India/68 - 2 & Clasp Iraq [S12] Passenger Lists, SS Kaisar-i-Hind, 11 Aug 1922. [S03] Family Members, LOnG. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S02] BMD Index, death reg Doncaster, 4Q1953. Wilfred M Tatham age 54 [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Kensington, 1Q1886. [S11] Newspaper, Times of India, 10 Feb 1886. marriage notice