Alfred Millard William Christopher

1820 - 1913  (92 years)

• 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
  Baptism	19 Nov 1828	St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn   [7]
  		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.
  Education	1839 - 1841	St John's College, Cambridge   [8]
  	Master, Ralph Tatham (his father's 2nd cousin)
  Education	1841 - 1843	Jesus College, Cambridge   [1, 5, 9]
  	migrated in his 2nd year from St John's, which he found over-competitive. [8]
  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   [1, 13]
  	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]
  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, 14, 15, 16]
  Residence	Apr 1861	Sea Mount, Castletown   [14]
  	with cousin Thomas B
  Residence	Apr 1871	Richmond Lodge, Park Town, Oxford   [3]
  Post/Rank/Title	aft Apr 1872	Trinity College, Oxford ; Fellow  [1, 5]
  	status not certain
  Residence	Apr 1881	Deanery, Minster Yard, Ripon   [15]
  	visiting Dean Freemantle
  Post/Rank/Title	1886	Oxford ; Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral  [1, 5, 16]
  Residence	Apr 1891	40 Pembroke St, Oxford   [16]
  	wife away visiting her sister Caroline in Richmond
  Occupation	Mar 1901	Clergyman (Church of England)  [4]
  Residence	Mar 1901	40 Pembroke St, Oxford   [4]
  Residence	1908	4 Norham Rd, Oxford   [17]
  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
  Death	10 Mar 1913	4 Norham Rd, Oxford   [1, 5, 18, 19]
  Burial	14 Mar 1913	St Aldate, Oxford   [19]
  	funeral service
  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]
  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, 20]
  	Isabella still a minor - married with consent of her father Thomas Ashington
  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, 13]
  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)
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F0336	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Alfred Millard William Christopher (1820-1913) from biography by J S Reynolds
  		Alfred Millard William Christopher (1820-1913) At Oxford, in old age

  
  

  Histories		Alfred Millard William Christopher (1820-1913) Obituary in The Times
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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. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Brentford, 2Q1844. [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.