1820 - 1913 (92 years)
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Name |
Alfred Millard William Christopher [1, 2, 3] |
Birth |
20 Aug 1820 |
Coram St, Bloomsbury
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
- b Enfield per 1891 & 1901 census
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Baptism |
19 Nov 1828 |
St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn
[7] |
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Alfred Millard William Christopher Baptism register |
Education |
1834 - 1839 |
Hall Place, Bexley
[8] |
- educ at East India College, Hertford Heath (Old Haileybury College) per Cambridge University Alumni; no evidence cited; doubted by Reynolds.
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Education |
1839 - 1841 |
St John's College, Cambridge
[8] |
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Education |
1841 - 1843 |
Jesus College, Cambridge
[1, 5, 9] |
- migrated in his 2nd year from St John's, which he found over-competitive. [8]
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Residence |
Jun 1841 |
Paragon, Ramsgate
[10] |
Degree/Qualif. |
1843 |
Cambridge University
; BA [5] |
Occupation |
1844 - 1849 |
La Martinière College, Calcutta
; Principal [5, 11, 12] |
Marriage |
15 Jun 1844 |
Brentford
|
Maria Frances Christopher, b. 26 Jun 1816, Finchley , d. 10 Jan 1903, St Aldate's Rectory, Oxford |
Degree/Qualif. |
1849 |
Cambridge University
; MA [1, 5] |
Occupation |
1849 - 1855 |
St John the Divine, Richmond-upon-Thames
; Curate [2, 5] |
- Late Principal of La Martinière Coll., Calcutta, now of St. John's, Kew Rd, Richmond [George Christopher, 1853]
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Ordination |
1850 |
Winchester
; Priest, Church of England [5] |
Residence |
Mar 1851 |
6 Park St, Richmond-upon-Thames
[2] |
Occupation |
abt 1855 - 1859 |
Secretary, Church Missionary Society [5] |
Occupation |
abt 1859 - 1905 |
St Aldate, Oxford
; Rector [1, 3, 13, 14, 15] |
Residence |
Apr 1861 |
Sea Mount, Castletown
[13] |
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Residence |
Apr 1871 |
Richmond Lodge, Park Town, Oxford
[3] |
Post/Rank/Title |
aft Apr 1872 |
Trinity College, Oxford
; Fellow [1, 5] |
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Residence |
Apr 1881 |
Deanery, Minster Yard, Ripon
[14] |
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Post/Rank/Title |
1886 |
Oxford
; Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral [1, 5, 15] |
Residence |
Apr 1891 |
40 Pembroke St, Oxford
[15] |
- wife away visiting her sister Caroline in Richmond
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Occupation |
Mar 1901 |
Clergyman (Church of England) [4] |
Residence |
Mar 1901 |
40 Pembroke St, Oxford
[4] |
Residence |
1908 |
4 Norham Rd, Oxford
[16] |
Occupation |
Apr 1911 |
Retired Church of England Clergyman [6] |
Residence |
Apr 1911 |
4 Norham Rd, Oxford
[6] |
- with grand-daughter Edith + sick nurse + general servant
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Death |
10 Mar 1913 |
4 Norham Rd, Oxford
[1, 5, 17, 18] |
Burial |
14 Mar 1913 |
St Aldate, Oxford
[18] |
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Association |
Family: Thomas Millard / Caroline Christopher (Relationship: Adopted) |
Notes |
- Subject of full length biography: Rev J S Reynolds, Canon Christopher of St. Aldate's, Oxford. Abingdon: The Abbey Press, 1967. [also author of the biography in DNB]
- Alfred Millard William Christopher: Adm. sizar at St John's, May 13, 1839. 6th s. of George, Esq., of Chiswick, Middlesex. B. Aug. 20, 1820, in London. School, East India College, Hertford (Rev. C. W. Le Bas). Matric. Michs. 1839. Migrated (age 20) to Jesus, Oct. 16, 1840; B.A. (19th Wrangler) 1843; M.A. 1849; incorp. at Oxford, 1860. Cricket "blue," 1843. Principal of La Martinière, Calcutta, 1844-9. Apparently [sic] admitted a member of Trinity College, Oxford, Apr. 16, 1872, age 51. Ord. deacon, 1849; priest (Winchester) 1850; C. of St John's, Richmond, Surrey, 1849-55. Secretary, C.M.S., 1855-9. R. of St Aldate's, Oxford, 1859-1905. Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, 1886-1913. Of Downend, Gloucs. Married Maria (his cousin), dau. of James [recte Thomas] Seton, and sister of Sir Henry Wilmot Seton, June 15, 1844. Edited Memoir of the Rev. J. J. Weitbrecht, C.M.S. Missionary to Bengal. Died Mar. 10, 1913, aged 92, at Oxford. [His grandfather, William Christopher, was a friend of Captain Cook, the famous navigator, and accompanied him on his last voyage.] [last statement seriously questioned] (Burke, L.G., 1925; Al. Oxon.; The Eagle.) [Cambridge University Alumni]
- Brought up, and virtually adopted, by his aunt & godmother Caroline and her husband Thomas Millard . [Reynolds et al]
- Alfred Millard William Christopher, 6th son: Hon. Canon of Christchurch, 1886, and Rector if St. Aldate's ,Oxford, from 1859-1905, Vice President C.M.S.; M.A., Jesus Coll., Cambridge, 19th Wrangler, and of Trin. Coll., Oxford; d. 10 March, 1913, aged 92. [Curtis]
- Christopher, Alfred Millard William. 4, Norham-road, Oxford. -- Jes. Coll. Cam. B.A. (19th Wrang.) 1843, M.A. 1849. Incorp. M.A. at Trin. Coll. Ox. * 1872. D. 1849, P. 1850 Win. Hon. Can. of Ch. Ch. Ox. 1886. F. Prin. of La Martinière, Calc. 1844-49; C. of St. John, Richmond, Surrey, 1849-55; Assoc. Sec. C.M.S. 1855-59; R. of St. Aldate w. St. Matt., Oxford, 1859-1905. Editor, Memoir of J. J. Weitbrecht, C.M.S. Missionary in Bengal 1854. [Crockford, 1908]
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Person ID |
I1096 |
Tatham | Christopher branch | Descendant |
Last Modified |
14 Mar 2014 |
Father |
George Christopher, b. 06 Oct 1779, Ratcliff , d. 07 Apr 1861, The Mall, Chiswick (Age 81 years) |
Mother |
Isabella Frances Ashington, b. 1781, London? , d. 12 Mar 1836, Chiswick (Age 55 years) |
Marriage |
13 Dec 1800 |
St Dunstan & All Saints, Stepney
[1, 19] |
- Isabella still a minor - married with consent of her father Thomas Ashington
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Photos |
 | Morton House, Chiswick Mall Home of George and Isabella Christopher |
Family ID |
F0334 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Maria Frances Christopher, b. 26 Jun 1816, Finchley , d. 10 Jan 1903, St Aldate's Rectory, Oxford (Age 86 years) |
Marriage |
15 Jun 1844 |
Brentford
; Type: 1st cousins [1, 20] |
Children |
+ | 1. Henry Seton Christopher, b. 15 Jan 1850, Richmond-upon-Thames , d. 21 Feb 1911, Isle of Man (Age 61 years) |
| 2. Caroline Eliza Christopher, b. 18 Oct 1851, St John's Parsonage, Richmond-upon-Thames , d. 16 Aug 1856, Ryde (Age 4 years) |
| 3. Alfred Wilmot Christopher, b. 22 Nov 1853, Richmond-upon-Thames , d. 15 Sep 1854, Richmond-upon-Thames (Age 0 years) |
| 4. Alfred Charles Christopher, b. 20 Mar 1856, Richmond-upon-Thames , d. 12 Oct 1934, 40 Carlyle Square, Chelsea (Age 78 years) |
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Last Modified |
18 Mar 2012 |
Family ID |
F0336 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1851.
age 30 b London
- [S01] Census, UK, 1871.
age 50 b London
- [S01] Census, UK, 1901.
age 80 b Enfield
- [S15] Cambridge University Alumni.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1911.
age 90 b Coram St, London
- [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St George the Martyr, Queen Square, 19 Nov 1828.
b 20 Aug 1820
- [S07] Other Sources, Canon Christopher of St. Aldate's.
J S Reynolds. Abbey Press, Abingdon, 1967
- [S05] The Times, obituary, 12 Mar 1913.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1841.
age abt 20
- [S16] Crockford's Clerical Directory.
- [S08] Family Trees & Websites, George Christopher, 31 Dec 1853.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1861.
age 40 b England
- [S01] Census, UK, 1881.
age 60 b London
- [S01] Census, UK, 1891.
age 70 b Enfield
- [S16] Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1908.
- [S02] BMD Index, death reg Headington, 1Q1913.
age 92
- [S05] The Times, death notice, 13 Mar 1913.
- [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, St Dunstan, Stepney, 13 Dec 1800.
- [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Brentford, 2Q1844.
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