Joseph Tatham

1771 - 1850  (79 years)

• Name	Joseph Tatham  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	08 Feb 1771	London Wall   [1, 4]
  Baptism	28 Feb 1771	St Alphage, London Wall   [1]
  		Joseph Tatham (1771-1850) Baptism register
  Post/Rank/Title	abt May 1793	London ; Freeman of City (Merchant Taylors' Company)  [5]
  		Joseph Tatham Admission as Freeman of City of London
  Marriage	15 Sep 1817	St George, Gravesend
  	Elizabeth Raven,   b. 1783, London ,   d. 30 Dec 1833, Artillery House, Finsbury
  Occupation	abt 1820 - 1846	Captain, Royal London Militia  [6, 7]
  	Royal London Militia: formed by amalgamation of East and West Middlesex Militia in 1820 (both units re-formed in 1794 to defend the City of London); became 4th (Militia) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) in Jul 1881; disbanded in Apr 1953. [Royal Regiment of Fusiliers website accessed 10 Jun 2013] incorrectly described as in the Royal West London Militia in probate affidavit 19 Jul 1850. Militia-General: Letter from Capt. J. Tatham 02 May 1820 concerning the withdrawal of staff from Newgate Gaol. Another letter 12 Nov 1822.
  Marriage	est 1845
  	Matilda Earl,   b. est 1819, Greenwich
  Residence	Oct 1846	Ravensbourne Hill, Kent   [7]
  Residence	aft Oct 1846	Jersey   [8, 9]
  Residence	- 1850	Union St, Newport, Isle of Wight   [3]
  Death	02 Apr 1850	Newport, Isle of Wight   [2, 3, 8, 10]
  	On 2d inst., at Newport, Isle of Wight, Captain Joseph Tatham, late of Jersey [8]
  Probate	19 Jul 1850	London   [3]
  	Will of Joseph Tatham In the name of God Amen. I Joseph Tatham of Union Street Newport Isle of Wight do make this my last will & testament The two oil paintings of shipping in gilt frames and my barometer to Mr Lawrence Cree Tatham of Islington fifteen volumes of Buffon Natural History to Mr Henry Tatham his brother for Mr Lawrence Tatham of Stratford upon Avon two leather trunks containing a Yarmouth great coat and sundries, To my dear sister Martha Tatham ten pounds to Mr Thomas Miller and his wife Catherine five pounds To my daughter Matilda Earl Tatham ten pounds and trinkets and gold watch To my dear wife Matilda Tatham all my household furniture piano forte plate china linen etc my Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway shares and money in the bank standing in our names And other property I may possess I leave to my wife I make my wife whole and sole Executrix & fifty pounds left to me after the decease of Mrs John Kinder Tatham of Old Kent Road I also give and devise to my wife Mrs Matilda Tatham J Tatham Witnesses Hy Baker 9 New Village --- Edwin George Alabone Union Street In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury In the goods of Joseph Tatham deceased On the fifteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty On which day appeared personally Henry Baker of New Village Newport in the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton Tailor and made oath that he is one of the subscribed witnesses to the last will and testament of the said Joseph Tatham late of Union Street Newport in the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton a Captain on Half Pay in the Royal West London Militia deceased the said will bearing date April 2nd 1850 now hereto annexed and he further made oath that on the second day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty aforesaid the said testator duly executed this said will by signing his name at the foot or end thereof in the presence of this deponent and of Edwin George Alabone the other subscribed witness thereto both of whom were present at the same time and this deponent and the said Edwin George Alabone thereupon attested and subscribed said will in the presence of the said testator and of each other and this deponent having viewed the name "Cree" at the end of the fifth line of the said will which appears to have been altered he lastly made oath that such alteration was made before the execution of the said will by the said testator as aforesaid Henry Baker --- same day the said Henry Baker was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit in virtue of the annexed Commission before me Richard Hollings Commissioner Proved at London 19th July 1850 before the worshipful John Elliot Paisley Robertson Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Matilda Tatham widow the relict the sole Executrix to whom Admon was granted being first sworn duly to administer [TNA Catalogue reference PROB 11/2117]
  Notes	not found in 1841 census Joseph Tatham's bequests set a number of puzzles. 1st bequest is "The two oil paintings of shipping in gilt frames and my barometer to Mr Lawrence {Cree} Tatham of Islington". The middle name in the PCC transcript appears to read "Cree". The "C" is similar to that in "Court". The last letter seems to be an "e"; it is similar to the letter "e" before it. It is definitely not a "w" although the name "Crew" was the middle name of the testator's brother. This word, originally at the end of end of the 5th line, is the subject of the affidavit sworn by the 1st witness. There are just 3 known Lawrence Tathams around this period: (1) Lawrence Tatham (1741-1830), the testator's father; (2) Lawrence Crew[sic] Tatham (b. 1781), the testator's brother, who died at Warwick in 1820 and had no known connection with Islington; (3) Lawrence Mallory Tatham (c.1807-1871), son of the above and thus the testator's nephew; he lived in Stratford, Warwick, Paddington and Hampstead but is not known to have lived in Islington. None of the 3 Lawrence fits into the context. 2nd bequest "fifteen volumes of Buffon Natural History to Mr Henry Tatham his brother" presumably refers to the testator's brother William Henry Tatham (1776-1858), although he is not known to have been referred to as Henry. In 1841 census he is listed as William, living in Islington, with his sister Martha - see below - also in residence. The only other Henry candidate is Henry Edward Tatham (1822-1901), son of the above and so another nephew of the testator, but he again doesn't fit into the context. 3rd bequest (if we have the phrase divisions right) is "for Mr Lawrence Tatham of Stratford upon Avon two leather trunks containing a Yarmouth great coat and sundries". This should be Lawrence Mallory Tatham referred to above. 4th bequest "To my dear sister Martha Tatham ten pounds" raises no problems and gives useful information about Martha, not previously traced after 1841. 5th bequest is "to Mr Thomas Miller and his wife Catherine five pounds"; not identified. 6th bequest "To my daughter Matilda Earl Tatham ten pounds and trinkets and gold watch". She was previously unknown. 7th bequest "To my dear wife Matilda Tatham all my household furniture piano forte plate china linen etc my Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway shares and money in the bank standing in our names And other property I may possess I leave to my wife" - this Matilda also was previously unknown. Joseph's 1st wife Elizabeth had died in 1833. 8th bequest "fifty pounds left to me after the decease of Mrs John Kinder Tatham of Old Kent Road I also give and devise to my wife Mrs Matilda Tatham" must refer to Mary Bord, second wife of the testator's younger brother John Kinder Tatham (1783-1839). Mary died nearly 20 years after Joseph on 06 Dec 1869.
  Person ID	I0811	Tatham | Crew branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Tatham,   b. abt Jul 1741, Stockton-on-Tees ,   d. 01 Dec 1830, London Wall  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Mother	Martha Crew,   b. abt Jul 1740, London ,   d. 16 Dec 1822, Sion College, London Wall  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1768	St Alphage, London Wall   [11, 12]
  	Witnesses: Joseph Kinder, Thomas Tatham
  		Lawrence Tatham & Martha Crew Marriage register 17 Jul 1768
  Notes	The Marriage Licence, Bishop of London's Registry, is dated 22 Jul 1768, Lawrence being described as Bachelor, 27, and Martha Crew, Spinster, 21, both of St. Alphage parish, London Wall. [Curtis]
  Family ID	F0218	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Raven,   b. 1783, London ,   d. 30 Dec 1833, Artillery House, Finsbury  (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1817	St George, Gravesend   [13]
  	tbc - date seems rather late
  Last Modified	06 Dec 2010
  Family ID	F0164	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Earl,   b. est 1819, Greenwich
  Marriage	est 1845	[14]
  	marriage not found in E&W BMD index, IGI, LMA, etc. Possibly in Jersey?
  Children	1. Matilda Earl Tatham,   b. 18 Mar 1846, St Helier, Jersey ,   d. 23 Feb 1865, New York City  (Age 18 years)   2. Frederick Joseph Auger Tatham,   b. 21 Sep 1850, Greenwich
  Last Modified	06 Dec 2010
  Family ID	F0857	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St Alphage, London Wall, 28 Feb 1771. b 08 Feb 1771 [S02] BMD Index, death reg IOW, 2Q1850. [S48] Will, PCC, 02 Apr 1850. proved 19 Jul 1850 TNA ref PROB 11/2117 [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S07] Other Sources, Freedom of the City of London Admission Papers, Feb-Aug 1793. [S07] Other Sources, Court of Lieutenancy, City of London, 02 May 1820. CLA/050/03/24/115 [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St Alfege, Greenwich, 28 Oct 1846. dau Matilda [S11] Newspaper, The Standard, 12 Apr 1850. death notice [S01] Census, UK, 1851. dau Matilda age 5 b St Helier [S08] Family Trees & Websites, Wilson family. ancestry website accessed 13 Oct 2010 [S53] Marriage Licence, Bishop of London's Registry, 22 Jul 1768. cit Curtis [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, St Alphage, London Wall, 26 Jul 1768. [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, St George, Gravesend (IGI), 15 Sep 1817. [S09] Estimate.