George Tatham

1808 - 1890  (81 years)

• Name	George Tatham  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	17 Sep 1808	Turnham Green   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Baptism	28 Nov 1808	St George, Hanover Square, Mayfair   [2]
  		George Tatham (1808-1890) Baptism register
  Degree/Qualif.	1831	LSA  [7]
  Degree/Qualif.	1832	MRCS  [7]
  Occupation	abt 1832 - 1833	House Surgeon, North Devon Infirmary, Barnstaple  [1]
  Residence	1836	Putney   [1]
  Residence	abt 1837 - 1848	Wandsworth   [8]
  Marriage	02 Nov 1837	All Saints, Wandsworth
  	Elizabeth Anna Howell,   b. 24 Feb 1817, Wandsworth ,   d. 18 Dec 1889, 7 Marlborough Place, Brighton
  Residence	1849	Marine Parade, Brighton   [8]
  Occupation	Mar 1851	Licentiate Apothecaries Hall, Member Royal College of Surgeons + General Practitioner  [4]
  Residence	Mar 1851	31 Marine Parade, Brighton   [4]
  Occupation	Apr 1861	Med. General Practitioner, M.R.C.S. England, L. Ap. Co.  [5]
  Residence	Apr 1861	46 Old Steyne, Brighton   [1, 5]
  	46 Old Steine per census; 44 Old Steyne per Curtis
  Post/Rank/Title	1870	JP, Brighton  [1]
  Occupation	Apr 1871	JP for the Borough of Brighton  [6]
  Residence	Apr 1871	46 Old Steyne, Brighton   [6]
  Occupation	1874	Surgeon  [9]
  Residence	1874	44 Old Steyne, Brighton   [9]
  Occupation	1875 -	Retired  [1]
  Residence	1875 - 1885	Hill Brow, London Rd, Cuckfield   [1, 10, 11]
  	resid for 10 yrs per Curtis
  Occupation	Apr 1881	Member Royal College of Surgeons, not practising  [12]
  Residence	Apr 1881	Hill Brow, London Rd, Cuckfield   [12]
  Death	12 Apr 1890	7 Marlborough Place, Brighton   [1, 3, 13]
  Probate	03 Jun 1890	London ; £25,267 11s. 4d.  [13]
  	The Will of George Tatham formerly of Cuckfield but late of Brighton both in the County of Sussex Surgeon who died 12 April 1890 at 7 Marlborough-place Brighton was proved at the Principal Registry by George Twiss of 37 Claverton-street in the County of Middlesex Esquire the Nephew and Alfred Morris of the Offices of the Guardians of the Poor of the Parish of Brighton Clerk to the said Guardians the Executors. Personal Estate £25,046 18s. 5d. Tatham George. 3 June. Resworn August 1890 £25,267 11s. 4d. [NPC]
  Notes	Dr. George Tatham, of 7, Marlborough Place, Brighton, J.P. for Borough of Brighton, He was b. in 1808; entered Guy's Hospital, London, and became L.S.A., 1831; M.R.C.S., England, 17 Feb.,1832, when his address was Dorset Square, He d. 12 April, 1890, aged 82, at Marlborough Place, Brighton. "He was appointed House Surgeon to the North Devon Infirmary, Barnstaple, 28 Aug., 1832, for 4 years; he was released on application to the Hospital Committee, Aug., 27, 1833, to become Visiting Assistant with a view to partnership with, a great friend of his, a medical man with a large practice." [Information, 17 May, 1916, from B. J. P. Blackmore ,Esq., Hon. Sec. North Devon Infirmary.] From the Obit. Notice in the Brit. Med. Journal of 26 April, 1891, we learn that Dr. Tatham practised in Wandsworth, his address in the Medical Register being in 1836, Putney, and in 1837 Wandsworth, (1 mile E. of Putney) with a Mr, Howell, whose daughter he married, He appears in the London Medical Directory for 1848 as living still at Wandsworth, and in 1849, as. at Marine Parade, Brighton, moving soon to 44, Old Steyne, where he carried' on an active practice for 30 years. He was made J.P. for the Borough of Brighton in 1870. In 1874, he took into partnership Mr. Giffard, and retired in 1875, For a while he left Brighton, and resided at Cuckfield, co. Sussex, for 10 years, afterwards returning to Brighton, and living at 7, Marlborough Place, where he died. In the 1890 Med. Direct, it is mentioned that he was Member, formerly President, of the Brighton and Sussex Med, Chir. Soc. "As a Magistrate for Brighton, he was very assiduous in the discharge of his duties, being, while his health permitted him, the most frequent attendant on the Bench. He was a member of the Masonic Body, and his kindly disposition won him many friends, by whom his loss will be deeply regretted." [Brit. Med , Journal, ibid]. [Curtis] not found in 1841 census. searched Wandsworth districts 1-3 of 12 (Howells in 3)
  Person ID	I1269	Tatham | Bloxham branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas Tatham,   b. 22 Sep 1762, London ,   d. 01 Jan 1818, Marlborough Place, Brighton  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Susanna Shepherd,   b. abt May 1777, Brandesburton ,   d. 13 Apr 1856, 17 Albion St, Paddington  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1799	St Mary, Brandesburton   [14]
  Notes	Thomas Tatham married, late in life [sic: he was 37], Susanna Shepherd, dau. of the Rev. Henry Shepherd, Rector of Brandesburton, near Beverley, and Hull, Yorks [Curtis] Thomas Tatham's aunt, Mary Bloxham, was the wife of Susanna Shepherd's uncle, Richard Shepherd.
  Family ID	F0270	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Anna Howell,   b. 24 Feb 1817, Wandsworth ,   d. 18 Dec 1889, 7 Marlborough Place, Brighton  (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	02 Nov 1837	All Saints, Wandsworth   [15, 16]
  	Dr. George Tatham m. Elizabeth Anna, d. 18 Dec., 1889, aged 72, 2nd dau. of Dr. James Howell, of Old Vicarage, Wandsworth, who became M.R.C.S., England, in 1812, and d. c. 1859-60. [Curtis]
  Notes	3 serv in Mar 1851 & Apr 1861 & Apr 1871 & Apr 1881
  Children	1. Susan Tatham,   b. abt May 1840, Wandsworth ,   d. 29 May 1901, The Rayces, Turners Hill, Worth  (Age ~ 61 years)   2. George Howell Tatham,   b. abt Feb 1843, Wandsworth ,   d. abt Nov 1843, Wandsworth  (Age ~ 0 years) + 3. George Henry Tatham,   b. 13 Jul 1844, Wandsworth ,   d. 11 Nov 1907, 51 Bracondale, Norwich  (Age 63 years)   4. Ellen Tatham,   b. abt Feb 1846, Wandsworth ,   d. 04 Apr 1928, Oak House, 1a Albemarle Rd, Norwich  (Age ~ 82 years)   5. Marion Tatham,   b. abt Aug 1847, Wandsworth ,   d. abt Feb 1849, Brighton  (Age ~ 1 years)   6. Alice Mary Tatham,   b. abt Sep 1850, Brighton ,   d. abt Aug 1869, Brighton  (Age ~ 18 years)
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F0321	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St George Hanover Square, 28 Nov 1808. b 17 Sep 1808 [S02] BMD Index, death reg Brighton, 2Q1890. [S01] Census, UK, 1851. age 42 b Beverley, Yorks (sic) [S01] Census, UK, 1861. age 52 b Turnham Green [S01] Census, UK, 1871. age 62 b Chiswick [S44] Medical Register, 1879. [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. citing London Medical Directory [S38] City & County Directories, Post Office Directories. [S11] Newspaper, Daily News, 25 Dec 1875. marriage notice, son George Henry [S14] National Probate Calendar, 1877. sv his brother John [S01] Census, UK, 1881. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, Brandesburton, computer printout (IGI), 28 Nov 1799. [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, All Saints, Wandsworth, Bishop's transcripts (IGI), 02 Nov 1837. George Tatham (29) = Elizabeth Anna Howell (20) [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Wandsworth, 4Q1837.