1771 - 1850 (79 years)
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Name |
Joseph Tatham [1, 2, 3] |
Birth |
08 Feb 1771 |
London Wall
[1, 4] |
Baptism |
28 Feb 1771 |
St Alphage, London Wall
[1] |
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Joseph Tatham (1771-1850) Baptism register |
Post/Rank/Title |
abt May 1793 |
London
; Freeman of City (Merchant Taylors' Company) [5] |
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Joseph Tatham Admission as Freeman of City of London |
Marriage |
15 Sep 1817 |
St George, Gravesend
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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.
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Marriage |
est 1845 |
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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]
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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]
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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.
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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
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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]
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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
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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?
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Children |
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Last Modified |
06 Dec 2010 |
Family ID |
F0857 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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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.
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