Edward Ernst Tatham

1866 - 1948  (82 years)

• Name	Edward Ernst Tatham  [1, 2, 3]
  	Named after his maternal uncle Ernst Block, of Dutch origin. [Curtis]. Presumably reference to James Ernst Block, his mother's brother. No other source yet found for Dutch origin. Earliest family record is of Hugh Block, of Wexford.
  Birth	02 Apr 1866	Great Ryburgh   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  	April 2, the wife of the Rev. G. E. Tatham, Rector of Ryburgh, Norfolk, of a son. [Jackson's Oxford Journal]
  Baptism	20 May 1866	St Andrew, Great Ryburgh   [3]
  Residence	Apr 1871	Rectory, Great Ryburgh   [4]
  Education	abt 1879 - 1884	Haileybury College   [7]
  	contemporary at Haileybury of future brother-in-law Arthur Langstaff
  Event	09 May 1883	Great Ryburgh ; Concert  [8]
  	Ryburgh. Musical Society. On Wednesday evening in last week a very successful entertainment was given by the Musical Society of this parish, assisted by several friends in the neighbourhood. .. The entertainment was opened by sundry instrumental pieces taken from "The Golden Sheaf" cantata, the performers being -- pianoforte, ... ; first violins, Miss A. Tatham and ... ; ... ; double bass, Mr. E. Tatham. The whole was very creditably performed indeed. The above was followed by the whole work, the "Golden Sheaf" being given by the society, accompanied throughout in a very able manner by Miss A. Tatham (violin). ... A pianoforte duet came next, by ... and Miss E. Tatham,, the youngest daughter of the Rev. G. E. Tatham, aged only seven, which was greatly admired and applauded. ... A solo on the violin by Miss A. Tatham was really a most delightful treat, and the manner in which it was executed and encored gives promise of better things hereafter. [People's Weekly Journal, 12 May 1883]
  Event	27 May 1884	Great Ryburgh ; Concert  [9]
  	Played double-bass in the March from 'Scipio' Great Ryburgh.  Concert. - On Tuesday evening in last week a successful concert was given in the School-room here by the Choral Society, before a good audience, when the following programme was excellently carried out: - Duet, piano - Miss Goodwin and Miss Wenham.  'The musical Æsop,' Introductory chorus - the Society.  Solo - 'The wind and the sun, 'Mr. H. Stone.'  Chorus - 'The man and the goose,' the Society.  Band - 'Burlesque,' Men and Boys (encored).  Solo - 'The fox and the crow,' Mrs. Boyce.  Chorus - 'Moral,' the Society.  Chorus - 'The two bags,' the Society.  Solo and chorus - 'The fox and the grapes,' Mr. Dilley and the Society.  Solo and chorus - 'The farthing rushlight,' Mrs. F. Smith and the Society (encored).  Solo and chorus 'The silly gander,' Mr. H. Cutbush and the Society.  Solo - 'The crow and the pitcher,' Mrs. Boyce.  Chorus - 'Finale,' the Society.  Instrumental, March from 'Scipio' piano, Miss Ehlers; first violins, Miss A. Tatham and Mr. H. Cutbush; clarinet, Rev. C. A. Gathercole; concert horn, Rev. M. A. Gathercole; double bass, Mr. E. E. Tatham.  Song - 'Good bye,' Mrs. F. Smith (encored).  Solo violin - 'Allegro,' Miss A. Tatham (encored).  Song - 'Polly, the cows are in the corn,' Mr. H. Cutbush (encored).  Glee - 'The belfry tower,' the Society.  Solo, piano - 'Cats' miouette,' Mrs. Coooper (encored).  Song - 'Chiming bells of long ago,' Mr. H. Stone.  Solo, violin - 'The blue bells,' Mr. H. Cutbush.  Glee - 'Farewell to the forest,' the Society. [Fakenham Times]
  Education	abt 1884 - 1887	Oriel College, Oxford   [1, 7]
  Degree/Qualif.	1887	Oxford University ; BA  [1, 7]
  Occupation	1890	London Stock Exchange  [1]
  Occupation	Apr 1891	Stockbroker  [2]
  Residence	Apr 1891	St Paul's Vicarage, East Molesey   [2]
  Residence	aft 1891	Towerhill Manor, Gomshall   [1]
  Marriage	28 Jan 1898	St Mary Abbots, Kensington   [1, 10, 11, 12]
  	Cicely Mary Sturgis,   b. 22 Nov 1874, Kensington ,   d. 23 May 1971, Worthing
  Occupation	Mar 1901	Stock Exchange Dealer  [13]
  Residence	Mar 1901	Abele Grove, Epsom   [13]
  Occupation	Apr 1911	Stock Jobber  [14]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Towerhill Manor, Gomshall   [14]
  Residence	1926	Towerhill Manor, Gomshall   [15]
  	Passengers on "Vondel" arr Southampton 29 Aug 1925: Edward E Tatham, 60, stock jobber; Mona S Tatham, 25; emb Genoa, perm res England, UK address Tower Hill, Gomshall, nr Guildford.
  Occupation	1929	Stock & Share Jobber  [15]
  	Office at Jamaica Buildings, St Michael's Alley, Cornhill [Curtis]
  Residence	abt 1938 - 1939	36 Hamilton Terrace, St John's Wood   [15, 16]
  Residence	1948	Gasson, Peaslake   [17, 18]
  Death	22 Dec 1948	Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford   [17, 18, 19]
  	On Dec. 22, 1948, Edward Ernst Tatham, of Gasson, Peaslake, fourth son of the Rev. G. E. Tatham, in his 83rd year. No flowers, by his request. Funeral St. James's, Shere, 12 noon, Dec. 28. [The Times] Cousin Edward has died - the last of Father's cousins. [Silvia Tatham, diary, 05 Jan 1949]
  Burial	28 Dec 1948	St James, Shere   [17]
  Probate	16 Mar 1949	London ; £729 19s. 3d.  [18]
  	Tatham Edward Ernst of Gasson Peaselake Guildford Surrey died 22 December 1948 at the Royal Surrey County Hospital Guildford Probate London 16 March to Mona Cicely Tatham spinster and Edward Raymond Nicholas member of stock exchange. Effects £729 19s. 3d. [NPC]
  Notes	Tatham, Edward Ernst, born at Ryburgh, Norfolk, 2 Apr 1866; 4s Geoge Edmund, cler. Oriel, matric 23 Oct 1884, aged 18 (from Haileybury), BA 1887 [Oxford Men 1880-1892]
  Person ID	I0078	Tatham | Meaburn branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	George Edmund Tatham,   b. 12 Nov 1830, 45 Torrington Square, Bloomsbury ,   d. 25 Oct 1910, Good Shelter, Penn  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Susan Block,   b. 26 Jul 1834, Kentish Town ,   d. 02 Jul 1917, 10 Hanover House, High St, St John's Wood  (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1857	St Michael, Highgate   [1, 20, 21, 22]
  	Officiating Minister: George Pardoe [Betha's uncle]. Witnesses: A W Block [Betha's father], P Block [Betha's mother]; M Tatham [George's father]; J B Dyne [headmaster of Highgate School]. [Marriage Register] On the 13th inst., at St. Michael's, Highgate, by the Rev. George Pardoe, M.A., uncle of the bride, assisted by the Rev. J.B. Dyne, M.A., the Rev. George Edmund, second son of Meaburn Tatham, Esq., of Merton Lodge, Highgate, to Elizabeth Susan, eldest daughter of A.W. Block, Esq., of Parkfield, Highgate. [Morning Post, 16 Oct 1857]
  		George Edmund Tatham & Elizabeth Susan Block Marriage register
  Notes	sold on ebay 23 Mar 2008 LEATHER BOUND COMMEMORATION OF THE GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION OF GEORGE AND BETHA TATHAM OCTOBER 1907. 46 signatures of members of the above families who were present at the celebration. Gilt decorations to boards-now faded along edges. Decorated script on frontispiece and on end page. Probably completed by one of family (Emmie Tatham) Signatures- Tatham 32 Moloney 8 Langstaff 6 3 serv + teacher in Apr 1881; 3 serv in 1901.
  Photos » Slide Show		St Andrew, Great Ryburgh George Edmund Tatham, Rector, 1859-1884 Frederick Hugh Tatham, Rector, 1910-1947
  		George Edmund Tatham & Elizabeth Susan Block Golden Wedding, 13 Oct 1907
  		George Edmund Tatham & Elizabeth Susan Block Golden Wedding Dinner Menu, 13 Oct 1907
  		George Edmund Tatham & Elizabeth Susan Block shortly before George's death in 1910
  		Clayton & Tatham family - 4 generations- 1916 Elizabeth Susan Block (1834-1917) William Meaburn Tatham (1862-1938) Beryl Valetta Mary Tatham (1886-1959) Oswald John Clayton (1916-1985)
  Documents		Family Bible - Meaburn Tathams Page 7: Family of George Edmund Tatham, births 1860-1864
  		Family Bible - Meaburn Tathams Page 8: Family of George Edmund Tatham, births 1866-1875
  Family ID	F0017	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cicely Mary Sturgis,   b. 22 Nov 1874, Kensington ,   d. 23 May 1971, Worthing  (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	28 Jan 1898	St Mary Abbots, Kensington ; Type: Linked: 2 bro = 2 1x coz  [1, 10, 11, 12]
  	On the 29th Jan., at S. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, assisted by the Rev. Canon Pennefather (Vicar of the parish), the Rev. George E. Tatham, father of the bridegroom, and the Rev. Wm. Meaburn Tatham, brother of the bridegroom, Edward Ernst Tatham, of The Old Manor House, Carshalton, to Cicely Mary Sturgis, daughter of the late Samuel Harman Sturgis and Mrs. Sturgis, of Palace-court-mansions, W. [The Times; Morning Post]
  Association	Family: Charles Edmund Tatham / Ethel Rose Hughes (Relationship: 2 bro = 2 1x coz)
  Notes	4 serv in 1901
  Children	+ 1. Philip Robert Tatham,   b. 31 Dec 1898, Abele Grove, Epsom ,   d. 05 Dec 1976, Midhurst  (Age 77 years)   2. Mona Cicely Tatham,   b. 12 Sep 1901, Epsom ,   d. Mar 1991, Surrey S W  (Age 89 years)
  Photos		Abele Grove, Epsom Home of Edward Ernst Tatham & family in 1901
  		Towerhill Manor, Gomshall Home of Edward Ernst Tatham & family in 1911
  Last Modified	01 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F0034	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George Edmund Tatham & Elizabeth Susan Block Golden Wedding, 13 Oct 1907

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S01] Census, UK, 1891. age 25 b Ryburgh [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St Andrew, Great Ryburgh, 20 May 1866. [S01] Census, UK, 1871. age 5 [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Walsingham, 2Q1866. [S11] Newspaper, Jackson's Oxford Journal, 07 Apr 1866. birth notice [S31] Oxford University Alumni. [S11] Newspaper, People's Weekly Journal, 12 May 1883. [S11] Newspaper, Fakenham Times, 07 Jun 1884. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Kensington, 1Q1898. [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 01 Feb 1898. [S11] Newspaper, Standard, 03 Feb 1898. [S01] Census, UK, 1901. [S01] Census, UK, 1911. [S17] Telephone Directories. [S38] City & County Directories, London Post Office Directory, 1938. [S05] The Times, death notice, 24 Dec 1948. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S02] BMD Index, death reg Surrey SW, 4Q1948. [S36] Marriage Certificate, 13 Oct 1857. [S28] Family Bible. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Edmonton, 4Q1857.