Francis Henry Tatham b. 11 Nov 1844 Highgate d. 28 Apr 1918 Vicarage, Wing: The Tatham Family of County Durham

1844 - 1918 (73 years)

Name	Francis Henry Tatham [1, 2, 3]
Known as	"Frank"
Birth	11 Nov 1844	Highgate [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Birth	On the 11th inst., at Highgate-hill, the wife of J. L. Tatham, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, of a son. [The Times]
Baptism	14 Jan 1845	St Michael, Highgate [8]
	baptized by the vicar, his uncle Thomas Henry Causton
		Francis Henry Tatham (1844-1918) Baptism register
Residence	Mar 1851	1 The Villas, Highgate Hill, Highgate [2]
Education	Jan 1855 - Oct 1863	Highgate School [6, 9]
Education	School Exhibitioner to the Universities & Governors' Gold Medallist for 1863. [6]
Residence	Apr 1861	West Hill, Highgate [3]
Education	abt 1863 - 1866	Trinity College, Cambridge [1, 9]
Degree/Qualif.	1867	Cambridge University ; BA [5]
Degree/Qualif.	Classical Tripos, 1st Class [6]
Occupation	1867	Marlborough College ; Assistant Master [5]
Occupation	Jan 1868 - Aug 1875	Westminster School ; Assistant Master (Classics) [5, 9]
Occupation	Meaburn Talbot Tatham, his 4x cousin, held the same position 1883-1886.
Degree/Qualif.	1870	Cambridge University ; MA [1]
Ordination	1871	London ; Priest, Church of England [10]
Occupation	Apr 1871	Westminster School ; Assistant Master [11]
Occupation	M.A. Assistant Master of Westminster School without Cure of Souls
Residence	Apr 1871	1 Deans Yard, Westminster ; Joint Occupier [11]
Occupation	1875 - 1890	Cathedral School, Hereford ; Headmaster [1, 5, 9, 12, 13]
	The writer and mystic Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was sent at the age of eleven to Hereford Cathedral School, where he received his excellent classical education. He was an able pupil, but remained an aloof one, interested already in the strange and arcane byways of literature and history. He showed much scholarly ability, but his parents could not afford to send him to Oxford in his father's footsteps.
		Hereford Cathedral School Francis Henry Tatham, headmaster, 1875-1890
Marriage	10 Aug 1875	All Saints, Fulham [14, 15, 16]
Marriage	Bertha Mary Jackson, b. 04 Sep 1845, Muswell Hill , d. 03 Sep 1918, Field House, 2 Bishopswood Rd, Highgate
Occupation	Apr 1881	Cathedral School, Hereford ; Headmaster [17]
Residence	Apr 1881	Cathedral School, Hereford [17]
Occupation	1890 - 1918	All Saints, Wing ; Vicar [12, 18, 19]
	Rev. Francis H. Tatham, M.A., headmaster of the Cathedral School, Hereford, vicar of Wing, Leighton Buzzard - patron, Lord Wantage. [The Times, 22 Feb 1890]
		All Saints, Wing Francis Henry Tatham, Vicar, 1890-1918
Occupation	Apr 1891	Vicar of Wing & Rector of Grove [20]
Residence	Apr 1891	Vicarage, Wing [20]
Post/Rank/Title	26 Oct 1893 -	Rural Dean of Ivinghoe [21]
Post/Rank/Title	Ecclesiastical Intelligence: Rev. Francis Henry Tatham, Vicar of Wing and Rector of Grove, Bucks, Rural Dean of Ivinghoe [The Times, 26 Oct 1893]
Occupation	Mar 1901	Wing ; Clergyman (Church of England) [22]
		Francis Henry Tatham (1844-1918) Photo from Wing As It Was, by Richard and Rita Marks, published by LB Publishing 1985.
		Francis Henry Tatham (1844-1918) Signature from parish register, 1902
Residence	Mar 1901	Vicarage, Wing [22]
Occupation	Apr 1911	Clergyman (Estate Church) [23]
Residence	Apr 1911	Vicarage, Wing [23]
Death	28 Apr 1918	Vicarage, Wing [1, 6, 13, 24]
Death	On 28th April at Wing Vicarage, Bucks, Francis Henry Tatham, for 28 years Vicar of Wing and for 22 years Rural Dean of Ivinghoe, formerly Headmaster of Hereford Cathedral School, aged 73. Funeral at Wing tomorrow (Thursday) 2.15 p.m. no flowers [The Times]
Burial	02 May 1918	All Saints, Wing [13]
		Francis Henry Tatham (1864-1918) Memorial lychgate at Wing Church (detail)
		Francis Henry Tatham (1864-1918) Memorial lychgate at Wing Church - 1920s photograph
Probate	25 Jun 1918	London ; £21,990 0s. 4d. [25]
Probate	Tatham the reverend Francis Henry of the Vicarage Wing Buckinghamshire clerk died 18 April 1918 Probate London 25 June to Bertha Mary Tatham widow Edward Beaumont barrister [brother-in-law] and Leonard James Tatham [1x coz] solicitor. Effects £22826 13s. 3d. Resworn £21990 0s. 4d. [NPC]
Notes	Rev. Francis Henry Tatham, b. 1845; M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb.; formerly Headmaster of Hereford School; Burke's Peerage, 1876; for 28 years Vicar of Wing, Bucks, 4 miles from Leighton Buzzard; d. 28 April, 1918. [Curtis] Francis Henry Tatham: adm. pens. at Trinity, Oct. 7, 1863. S. of John Laurence. B. [Nov. 11], 1844, at Highgate, London. School, Highgate. Matric. Michs. 1863; Scholar, 1866; B.A. (19th Classic) 1867; M.A. 1870. Assistant Master at Marlborough College, 1867; at Westminster, 1868-75. Ord. deacon (London) 1869; priest, 1871. Head Master of Hereford Cathedral School, 1875-90. V. of Wing, Bucks. and R. of Grove, 1890-1918. Rural Dean of Ivinghoe, 1893-1915. Married Bertha Mary, dau. of the Rt. Rev. John Jackson, Bishop of London. Died Apr. 28, 1918. Brother of Thomas C. (1858). (Crockford; The Times, May 1, 1918.) [Cambridge University Alumni] Tatham, Francis Henry. Cathedral School, Hereford. -- Late Scho. of Trin. Coll. Camb., B.A. (1st cl. Class. Tripos) 1867, M.A. 1870. Deacon 1869, Priest 1871 Lond. Head Master of Heref. Cathl. Sch. 1875. Formerly Asst. Master in Westmr. Sch. 1868-75. [Crockfords 1885] As a child in the 1950s & 60s I remember older people speaking fondly of the Rev Francis Henry Tatham. I think he & his wife were very generous to the village people. [Valerie Bonham]
Person ID	I1162	Tatham \| Morris branch \| Descendant - male line
Last Modified	29 Nov 2013

Father	John Lawrence Tatham, b. 07 May 1806, Highgate , d. 16 Apr 1886, West Hill, Highgate (Age 79 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Charlotte Clarke, b. 07 Jul 1817, Westminster , d. 25 Nov 1896, West Hill, Highgate (Age 79 years)
Marriage	14 Sep 1837	St Michael, Highgate [26, 27, 28, 29]
	On the 14th inst., at St. Michael's, Highgate, by the Rev. Samuel Mence, B.D., John Lawrence Tatham, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law, to Elizabeth Charlotte, only daughter of Thomas Clarke, Esq., of Craven-street, Strand. [The Times] Witnesses: Thomas Clarke [her father], Elizabeth A Tatham [his sister], Mary Ann Cooper, Frances Shaw, J M Newton, Thos C Tatham [his brother], Rob Geo Clarke [her brother], Thos T Tatham [his father]. [* Robert George Clarke, born Feb 1819, articled 17 Nov 1835 to his father Thomas Clarke, solicitor & attorney, of Clarke, Fynmore & Fladgate, of Craven St, Strand]*
		John Lawrence Tatham & Elizabeth Charlotte Clarke Marriage register
Notes	1841 census almost illegible: * John L Tatham, M, 35, barrister; * Charlotte? -do-, F, 20 [or 30]; * Thomas ... -do-, M, 1; * [illegible: Walter?], M, 2 weeks; + nurse; + 3 FS. 4 serv Apr 1861 & Apr 1871 4 serv in Apr 1881 incl sick nurse
Family ID	F0362	Family Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bertha Mary Jackson, b. 04 Sep 1845, Muswell Hill , d. 03 Sep 1918, Field House, 2 Bishopswood Rd, Highgate (Age 72 years)

Marriage 10 Aug 1875 All Saints, Fulham [14, 15, 16]

Aug 10, at Fulham Church, by the father of the bride: the Rev. Francis Henry Tatham, M.A., Head Master of Hereford School, late Assistant Master at Westminster, youngest son of John Lawrence Tatham, of Highgate, and Lincoln's-inn, to Bertha Mary Jackson, fifth daughter of the Bishop of London [Berrow's Worcester Journal, 14 Aug 1875]

Notes

The lych gate at the church was erected in 1920 in memory of Francis & Bertha Tatham. A brass memorial inside the church records that "the lych gate entrance to the Churchyard in which they lie was erected by their many friends in order to perpetuate the memory of their saintly lives and devoted ministrations in this parish".
5 serv. Apr 1891.

Children

	1. Hester Mary Tatham, b. 18 Aug 1876, Fulham Palace, Fulham , d. 02 Nov 1952, Wing (Age 76 years)
	2. Helen Bertha Tatham, b. 06 Jan 1879, Hereford , d. 26 Mar 1957, Dormers, Wing (Age 78 years)
	3. Lawrence John Tatham, b. 15 Dec 1883, Hereford , d. 23 Dec 1961, Brighton General Hospital (Age 78 years)
	4. Cecil Francis Tatham, b. 20 Aug 1887, Hereford , d. 27 Aug 1974, Ashley Lodge Nursing Home, 13 Carlton Rd, Ealing (Age 87 years)

Photos

Francis Henry Tatham & Bertha Mary Jackson
Memorial plaque in Wing Church

Last Modified 29 Oct 2013

Family ID F0211 Family Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

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