Ralph Tatham

1857 - 1900  (43 years)

• Name	Ralph Tatham  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	here numbered Ralph Tatham XII
  Birth	06 Oct 1857	Colombo   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  	On the 6th Oct., at Colombo, Ceylon, the wife of Ralph Tatham, Esq., of a son. [5]
  Education	abt 1870 - 1875	Norwich School   [1]
  	Norwich School (King Edward VI Grammar School) is located in the Cathedral Close and is one of the oldest schools in England - dating back to 1096. Augustus Jessop, the historian, was headmaster for 20 years until 1879.
  Residence	Apr 1871	Norwich School   [1]
  Military Service	1882	2nd Lieut, E Coy, Ceylon Light Infantry  [6]
  Marriage	31 Jul 1883	Dagshai, India
  	Cecilia Elizabeth Hazen,   b. 24 Oct 1858, Saint John, NB d. 28 Sep 1937, 110 Mayfield Rd, Sanderstead
  Occupation	- 1900	South India ; Tea Planter  [3]
  	Planter in Ceylon per Curtis
  Residence	- 1900	Pullicoon, Tellicherry, India   [7, 8]
  Death	23 Dec 1900	At sea, off Aden   [2, 3, 8, 9]
  	To the Memory of Ralph Tatham, of Pully Coon, Tellicherry for sixteen years lay trustee of the church. Died at sea on 23rd Dec 1900, Aged 48 Years. This tablet is erected by his many friends in Malabar ... [MI: St. John's Anglican Church, Thalassery]
  		Ralph Tatham (1857-1900) Monument in St. John’s Anglican Church, Thalassery (being restored 2010)
  Notes	- The Colombo Football Club was instituted in 1880, the committee of management being Messrs. E. Cave-Browne, G. Plaxton, H. W. Bradhurst (now Government Agent of the Western Province), E. C. Davies (the Factory Engineer) and the late Mr. Ralph Tatham who was captain and hon. sec. [Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon, Arnold Wright, London, 1909] - Colombo Cricket Club. The principal test match in the early sixties was between Colombo and Up-country. [...] It is interesting to recall the names of those who took part in the match of 1875. [...] Colombo was represented by Captain Budgen, G. L. Taylor [...] and R. Tatham. Only one innings a side was played, and Colombo won, the scores being Colombo 99, and Up-country 43. [...] The bowling was presumably very weak, as it is recorded that four wides and a bye were registered before Taylor scored a single. [ibid]
  Person ID	I1176	Tatham | Bloxham branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	06 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Ralph Tatham,   b. 03 Dec 1822, Charing Cross, Westminster d. 03 Oct 1884, 61 Lower Addiscombe, Croydon (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Saunders,   b. 29 Jun 1837, Colombo d. 16 Mar 1914, South Lodge, Broadwater Rd, Worthing (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	07 Dec 1856	Colombo   [3, 10]
  	On the 6th ult., at Colombo, Ceylon, Ralph Tatham, Esq., to Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Hon. F. Saunders, Ceylon Civil Service. [Morning Post; The Times; etc]
  Family ID	F0347	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecilia Elizabeth Hazen,   b. 24 Oct 1858, Saint John, NB d. 28 Sep 1937, 110 Mayfield Rd, Sanderstead (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1883	Dagshai, India   [2, 3, 11]
  Notes	May 16th [1885] at Pullicoon the wife of Ralph Tatham of twin daughters one still-born. [Times of India, 18 May 1885] [Note]: no record has been found of the surviving twin daughter, nor of any other children born before Daisy.
  Children	1. Daisy Tatham,   b. 23 Jun 1887, Finborough Rd, South Kensington d. 28 Dec 1962, Rosebank, Snow Hill, Clare (Age 75 years)   2. Elsie Tatham,   b. 04 Aug 1888, Madras, India d. 12 Feb 1975, Braintree (Age 86 years)   3. Faith Tatham,   b. 17 Dec 1891, Madras, India d. 05 Jan 1981, Ipswich (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F0371	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S01] Census, 1871, UK. age 13 b Ceylon [S22] FamilySearch / LDS/ IGI / BVRI, Pedigree Resource File. Disc #78 Pin #39314 [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S03] Family Members, RWTT. [S11] Newspaper, 03 Dec 1857, Morning Post. birth notice [S07] Other Sources, Glen Hodgins. Sri Lanka Genealogy - Status on a British Ceylonese Brigade; rootsweb posting accessed 27 Oct 2010 [S05] The Times, 29 Sep 1937. [S23] Monumental Inscription, St. John's Anglican Church, Thalassery. [S01] Census, 1901, UK. wife widowed [S11] Newspaper, 20 Jan 1857, Caledonian Mercury . marriage notice [S30] India Office Records, 1883, Bengal Marriage indexes.