1857 - 1910 (53 years)
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Name |
William Henry Tatham [1, 2] |
Known as |
"Harry" |
Birth |
20 Mar 1857 |
Natal
[1, 2, 3] |
Marriage |
1880 |
[1, 2] |
Isabella Louise Ann Hodge, b. est 1862, South Africa? , d. 28 Aug 1887, Dundee, Natal |
Occupation |
1885 |
Ladysmith, Natal
; Agent [4] |
Residence |
1885 |
Ladysmith, Natal
[4] |
Occupation |
aft Oct 1885 |
Dundee, Natal
; Solicitor and Estate Agent [1] |
Residence |
aft Oct 1885 |
Dundee, Natal
[1, 5] |
Marriage |
17 Oct 1895 |
St Cyprian, Durban, Natal
[1, 2, 6] |
Daisy Florence Parker, b. abt 1875, Durban, Natal? , d. 06 Jan 1898, Dundee, Natal |
Occupation |
Jan 1897 |
Dundee, Natal
; Auctioneer [5] |
Military Service |
abt 1899 - 1901 |
Anglo-Boer War [1, 7] |
- Secretary, Dundee Rifle Association. [7]
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Post/Rank/Title |
abt 1902 - 1904 |
Mayor of Dundee, Natal [1] |
Marriage |
04 Jul 1905 |
Cape Town, South Africa
[1, 8] |
Harriot Elizabeth Bailey, b. abt Nov 1869, Panton , d. 21 Jul 1951, Pinehurst, South Ascot |
Military Service |
1906 |
Lieut-Colonel, Natal Carbineers, in Zulu Rebellion [1] |
Decoration |
bef 1910 |
King's & Queen's Medals, & 3 Clasps [1] |
Post/Rank/Title |
bef 1910 |
JP [1] |
Death |
17 May 1910 |
Natal
[1, 2, 3] |
Burial |
19 May 1910 |
St James, Dundee, Natal
[3] |
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William Henry Tatham (1857-1910) Burial register |
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William Henry Tatham (1857-1910) Gravestone, St James Churchyard, Dundee |
Notes |
- William Henry Tatham, b. 20 March, 1857; d. 17 May, 1910; J.P., Solicitor, of Dundee, Natal, of which town he was the first Mayor, and was subsequently again Mayor. He served in the Boer War, 1899-1901; King's and Queen's Medals, and three Clasps. As Lieut.-Colonel in the Natal Carabineers, he served in the Zulu Rebellion of 1906. [Curtis]
- William Henry Tatham was born in 1857 in Natal. He was the fifth son of Edmund Tatham. He was a Solicitor and JP and Estate Agent in Dundee, and was the first Mayor of Dundee in 1902/1904. Tatham Street in Dundee was named after him. He served in the Boer War (including the Siege of Ladysmith). He was Lieut. Colonel in the Natal Carbineers and served in the Zulu Rebellion of 1906. He died in 1910. [TFSA]
- Committee member 1897: Dundee District Political Association, Dundee Building Loan and Investment Society, Dundee Permanent Building Society, Dundee Cricket Club (Vice-President) , Dundee Cycling and Amateur Athletic Club, Public Library (Dundee Proper), Dundee District Sporting Club, Dundee Lawn Tennis Club. [Natal Almanac, Directory and Yearly Register]
- Took in a partner who bankrupted him. Built the church in Dundee and is buried there. [9]
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Person ID |
I1147 |
Tatham | Heathcote branch | Descendant - male line |
Last Modified |
18 Feb 2013 |
Father |
Edmund Tatham, b. 01 May 1822, Alpha Rd, Regents Park , d. Jan 1880, Ladysmith, Natal (Age 57 years) |
Mother |
Letitia Maria Roth, b. abt Mar 1816, King St, St James, Westminster , d. Oct 1900, Pietermaritzburg, Natal (Age ~ 84 years) |
Marriage |
30 Dec 1841 |
St Mark, Whitechapel
[1, 10, 11] |
- Marriage solemnized at the District Church of St Mark's in the Parish of Whitechapel in the County of Middlesex.
Page 5. No. 9. 1841. Dec 30th.
Edmund Tatham, of full age, Bachelor, Clerk in Excise. Residence: Royal Mint. Father: Charles Heathcote Tatham, Gentleman.
Letitia Maria Roth, of full age, Spinster. Father: Gaspard Roth, Gentleman.
Married in the District Church of St Mark's, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, by Licence, by me, N Jones, Minister.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, Edmd. Tatham, Letitia Maria Roth,
in the presence of us, Richd. Moleson, Mary Ann Pearson.
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Edmund Tatham & Letitia Roth Marriage 30 Dec 1841 |
Notes |
- Passenger Arrivals: Edmund Tatham, Builder, + wife Letitia + children Marie E, Edmund, Lillias & George F; per "Sovereign" dep London/Plymouth 24 Nov 1849; arr Port Natal, Durban 24 Mar 1850. [Natal Witness]
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Family ID |
F0256 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Isabella Louise Ann Hodge, b. est 1862, South Africa? , d. 28 Aug 1887, Dundee, Natal (Age ~ 25 years) |
Marriage |
1880 |
[1, 2] |
Children |
+ | 1. Julia Heathcote Tatham, b. 16 Jul 1882, Ladysmith, Natal , d. 1964, South Africa? (Age 81 years) |
+ | 2. Mary Madeline Tatham, b. 04 Apr 1884, Ladysmith, Natal , d. 1956, South Africa? (Age 71 years) |
+ | 3. Letitia Louisa Tatham, b. 30 Sep 1885, Dundee, Natal , d. 1959, South Africa (Age 73 years) |
+ | 4. Gertrude Isabella Tatham, b. 23 Aug 1887, Dundee, Natal , d. 12 Jun 1922, Newcastle, Natal (Age 34 years) |
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Photos |
 | W H Tatham children individuals not identified |
Last Modified |
02 Feb 2012 |
Family ID |
F0357 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Daisy Florence Parker, b. abt 1875, Durban, Natal? , d. 06 Jan 1898, Dundee, Natal (Age ~ 23 years) |
Marriage |
17 Oct 1895 |
St Cyprian, Durban, Natal
[1, 2, 6] |
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William Henry Tatham & Daisy Florence Parker Marriage register |
Children |
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Last Modified |
31 Jul 2012 |
Family ID |
F0385 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 |
Harriot Elizabeth Bailey, b. abt Nov 1869, Panton , d. 21 Jul 1951, Pinehurst, South Ascot (Age ~ 81 years) |
Marriage |
04 Jul 1905 |
Cape Town, South Africa
[1, 8] |
Children |
+ | 1. Edith Tatham, b. 05 Mar 1907, Dundee, Natal , d. Feb 2003, Watford (Age 95 years) |
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Last Modified |
27 Jun 2012 |
Family ID |
F0389 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham.
- [S10] Tatham Family in South Africa.
- [S23] Monumental Inscription.
- [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, All Saints, Ladysmith, 25 Oct 1885.
dau Letitia Louisa
- [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St James, Dundee, 31 Jan 1897.
son William
- [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, St Cyprian, Durban, 17 Oct 1895.
- [S07] Other Sources, War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls: South Africa.
District Mounted Troops and Town Guards. Vol 2 (D - J). TNA ref WO 100/281
- [S63] Gill Tatham.
- [S03] Family Members, AWF.
- [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Whitechapel, 4Q1841.
- [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, St Mark, Whitechapel, 30 Dec 1841.
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