Robert Bristow Tatham

1869 - 1952  (82 years)

• Name	Robert Bristow Tatham  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	30 Nov 1869	Clonmel   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	b 29 Nov 1869 per IGI in Royal Artillery Barracks
  Emigration	1879	Canada   [10, 11]
  	Cabin passengers on "Peruvian" arr Quebec ex Liverpool 21 Sep 1879: Mrs Tatham (lady), R B Tatham (ch), C H Tatham (ch), H Tatham (gent), Mrs Tatham (lady), Inf Tatham (inf) US Passport Application Apr 1924 states he immigrated to USA from Liverpool Oct 1881 and resided continuously in Saginaw 1896 to 1924 [sic]; naturalized US citizen 13 Oct 1902
  Residence	Apr 1881	London, ON   [12]
  Residence	abt 1888 - 1893	91 Wharncliffe Rd, London, ON   [13]
  	with father & brother
  Occupation	Apr 1891	Clerk in Tailor's store  [1]
  Residence	Apr 1891	Westminster, ON   [1]
  Occupation	1893	Salesman  [13]
  Emigration	1895	USA   [7]
  	naturalized 1895; resid 4 yrs in Jun 1900 per Aug 1924 immigration list, naturalized 29 Jun 1899 at Saginaw
  Marriage	16 Feb 1896	Saginaw, MI
  	Bregetta Roumina Fordney,   b. 15 Mar 1876, Saginaw, MI ,   d. 30 May 1953, Saginaw, MI
  Occupation	Jun 1900	Coal Dealer  [7]
  	almost illegible on census form
  Residence	Jun 1900	Gratiot Place, Saginaw, MI   [7]
  	with wife's parents The growth of Saginaw was fueled rapidly during the 1800s by the lumber industry. The city was the site of numerous sawmills and served as a port for Great Lakes vessels. Lumber production peaked by the early 1870s and had virtually disappeared by the end of the century.
  Occupation	Apr 1910	Superintendent, Lumber Mill  [5]
  Residence	Apr 1910	1130 Sixth Avenue, Laurel, MS   [5]
  	Located in Jones County in southeast Mississippi, southeast of Jackson on Tallahala Creek, Laurel was founded in 1882 as a lumber town 2 serv.
  Occupation	1912	Superintendent of lands, Gilchrist-Fordney Co.  [14]
  Occupation	Jan 1920	Manager, Sawmill  [6]
  Residence	Jan 1920	1130 Sixth Avenue, Laurel, MS   [6, 14]
  	house owned, no mortgage, 3 serv.
  Occupation	1924	Lumberman  [3]
  Residence	abt 1924 - 1927	1423 Gratiot Avenue, Saginaw, MI   [15, 16]
  Occupation	1927	Bookkeeper  [16]
  Occupation	1930	Standard Fuel & Supply Co  [17]
  Occupation	Apr 1930	Dealer - Fuel  [18]
  Residence	Apr 1930	2223 South Washington Avenue, Saginaw, MI   [17, 18]
  Residence	Apr 1935	Golfside, Saginaw, MI   [19]
  Occupation	Apr 1940	Farmer  [19]
  Residence	Apr 1940	Golfside, Saginaw, MI   [19]
  	Own house, value $12,000
  Occupation	bef 1949	Land Surveyor  [8]
  Death	14 Aug 1952	Saginaw, MI   [20, 21]
  Notes	Indirectly, the Compiler has heard that a son of this Herbert Tatham, living in America, visited England some years ago, [...] and was anxious to learn something of his family. The Editorial Committee would welcome further details as to Christian name, and present residence. [Curtis, Dec 1927] Passengers on RMS "Arcadian" arr Southampton 16 May 1924: Robert Bristow Tatham, 54, lumberman; Bregatta Fordney Tatham, 47; perm res USA, UK address Mills University Hotel,London. US Census 1880: Robert Thatheam age 9 resid Santa Barbara, CA - to be verified Passengers on Canadian Pacific Montlaurier dep Belfast 26 Jul 1924: Robert B Tatham,54, lumberman; Bregatta Tatham, 47, housewife; dest Quebec. perm res & citiz USA, UK addr Mills Hotel, Gower St, London Naturalized USA 13 Oct 1902 at Saginaw Circuit Court per passport application 05 Apr 1924; in 1895 per 1900 & 1910 census returns. parents' birthplaces as stated on census returns: 1891: father England, mother Nova Scotia; 1900: father England, mother England; 1910: father Canada; mother Canada; 1920: father Canada, mother Ireland; 1930: father England, mother Nova Scotia In 1924 Mr & Mrs Richard Bristow Tatham II visited England, Scotland, Ireland, France. They called on Leonard James Tatham (1855-1926), and on Cecilia Richmond (Lady Kennedy)[1846-1928]. [Letter Bregatta Fordney (Mrs RBT2) to Arthur Tyrone Tatham 05 May 1949] was the 5th owner of the Heathcote Tatham family bible - passed on from his brother Charles 01 Jan 1930
  Person ID	I2928	Tatham | Heathcote branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	04 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Herbert Tatham,   b. 28 Feb 1838, Middlesex Hospital, Marylebone ,   d. 25 Oct 1900, London, ON  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Emily Evans Springer,   b. abt 1839, Nova Scotia ,   d. 31 Jan 1899, Canada?  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1868	St Paul's Cathedral, London, ON   [22]
  Family ID	F0787	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bregetta Roumina Fordney,   b. 15 Mar 1876, Saginaw, MI ,   d. 30 May 1953, Saginaw, MI  (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1896	Saginaw, MI   [23, 24]
  Notes	In 1910 2 resid servants: butler & laundress
  Children	+ 1. Herbert Laurence Frederick Tatham,   b. 03 Jun 1896, Michigan + 2. Roy Francis Tatham,   b. abt 1900, Michigan   3. Joseph Warren Fordney Tatham,   b. abt 1902, Michigan + 4. Robert Bristow Tatham,   b. abt 1907, Michigan   5. Mary Cathern Tatham,   b. 19 Apr 1909, Laurel, MI ,   d. 06 Jan 1913, Laurel, MI  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	03 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1052	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Robert Bristow Tatham II (1869- ) Passport application

  
  

• Sources

  [S01] Census, Canada, 1891. age 21 b Ireland [S10] Tatham Family in South Africa. [S12] Passenger Lists, Arcadian, 16 May 1924. age 54 [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Clonmel, 1869. [S01] Census, USA, 1910. age 38 b Canada [S01] Census, USA, 1920. age 46 b England [S01] Census, USA, 1900. b Feb 1872 Canada [S33] Family Letters, Bregatta Fordney, 05 May 1949. to Arthur Tyrone Tatham [S22] IGI / BVRI, 29 Nov 1869. [S12] Passenger Lists, Peruvian, 21 Sep 1879. [S07] Other Sources, US Passport Application, 05 Apr 1924. [S01] Census, Canada, 1881. age 12 [S38] City & County Directories, London City and Middlesex County Directory. [S38] City & County Directories, Laurel City Directory, 1912. [S12] Passenger Lists, Montlaurier, 02 Aug 1924. [S38] City & County Directories, Polk's Saginaw Directory, 1927. [S38] City & County Directories, Polk's Saginaw Directory, 1930. [S01] Census, USA, 1930. age 58 b Irish Free State [S01] Census, USA, 1940. age 70 b Ireland [S03] Family Members, JH. [S08] Family Trees & Websites, Stout _ Fordney Ancestors, Nov 2020. ancestry.com, James Drew [S28] Family Bible, Heathcote Tatham. [S22] IGI / BVRI, marriages batch M018069, 16 Feb 1896. Robt B Tatham = Bregatta R Fordney [S01] Census, USA, 1900. marr 5 yrs