Louisa Hammond Ross

abt 1856 - 1930  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Louisa Hammond Ross  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	abt May 1856	Kennington   [1, 2, 3, 9, 10]
  Residence	Apr 1861	54 Walcot Square, Kennington   [2]
  Residence	Apr 1871	5 Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington   [3]
  Baptism	22 Dec 1878	St John the Divine, Kennington   [4]
  	age 22
  		Louisa Hammond Ross Baptism register
  Residence	Apr 1881	5 Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington   [5]
  Marriage	abt May 1882	Lewisham ; John Milliken, b. abt 1846, d. 1884  [6]
  	John Milliken, born Ireland abt 1846, death reg Wandsworth 4Q1884 age 38. In Apr 1881 visiting Louisa & her father; occupation: Africa Merchants Clerk.
  Residence	Jul 1890	Clapham Park, Surrey   [7]
  Marriage	09 Jul 1890	Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey
  	Ernest John Tatham,   b. 19 May 1861, Highgate ,   d. 25 Sep 1943, Redover, Coldharbour Rd, Pyrford
  Residence	Apr 1891	Sussex House, North Hill, Highgate   [9]
  Residence	Mar 1901	26 Cambray Place, Cheltenham   [10]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Beaufort House, Montpellier Terrace, Cheltenham   [11]
  Residence	abt 1927 - 1930	Hollybrake, Tilmore, Petersfield   [13, 14]
  Death	06 Jan 1930	Hollybrake, Tilmore, Petersfield   [13, 15, 16]
  	On Jan. 6, 1930, at "Holly Break," Petersfield, Louisa Hammond, dearly loved wife of Ernest J. Tatham, M.D., late of Cheltenham. [The Times]
  Probate	18 Feb 1930	London ; £178 2s. 10d.  [13]
  	Tatham Louisa Hammond of Holly Brake Tilmore Petersfield Hampshire (wife of Ernest John Tatham) died 6 January 1930 Administration London 18 February to the said Ernest John Tatham retired M.D. Effects £178 2s. 10d. [NPC]
  Person ID	I1648	Tatham | Morris branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Alexander Ross,   b. abt 1813, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jan 1900, 20 Kingswood Rd, Clapham, Surrey  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Mother	Helen Hammond Coe,   b. abt 1815, Dereham ,   d. abt May 1878, Lambeth  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1841	Old Church, Edinburgh   [17]
  	separate church within St Giles' Cathedral
  Notes	for detailed information about the Ross family see Ross Soper Stock Wittmann tree online at ancestry.com, created by Jennifer A Stock also res Mar 1851: his father John, wid, gardener, 68 b Scotland; son William, 8 b Westminster; son Hugh, 6 b Pimlico; dau Helen, 3 b Westminster; son Alexander, 1 b Lambeth; visitor Morey Sendall, civil engineer, 29 b Norfolk (Mattishall). also res Apr 1861: son Alexander, 11 b Lambeth; son Charles, 2 b Lambeth. also res Apr 1871: dau Helen, 23 b St Martins; son Charles, 12 b St Mary, slightly blind, two broken legs, deaf one side. son William Ross, birth reg Westminster 1Q1843; marriage reg Lambeth 4Q1868 to Elizabeth Osborne Harnett (1842-1910); emigrated to USA Sep 1870; resid St Louis, MO; well-known sculptor (incl statue of Urania, formerly on St Louis Mutual Life Insurance Building, acquired in 2011 by Building Arts Foundation, Sauget, IL); died in his mid-30s; widow married his brother Alexander. [JS] son Hugh Ross, b Pimlico 03 Mar 1845; d Seattle 06 May 1909. Extracts from his biographical note of 1903: Career [summary]: emigrated to Canada abt 1859 aged 14; at high school Hamilton, ON; moved to USA 1863; studied medicine at Hahnemann College, Chicago, from 1874; at Chicago Homeopathic College from 1875; MD degree 1880; listed Jun 1880 as physician at Gibson, IL, resid with 1st wife Mary [O. McGillivray], age 20 b VA; homesteader at Huron, SD, 1881-1888; in practice at Tacoma, WA, 1888-1895; divorce suit filed by Mary at Seattle, Dec 1894; moved to California 1895; served as naval surgeon from 1898 during & after Spanish-American War; practised medicine in Manila; married Rita Gabaretta in 1900; 1 child as of 1903; then practising & resid Paso Robles, CA. Family [verbatim, incl suspected inaccuracies]: A native of London, England, Dr. Ross was born March 3, 1845, a son of Alexander and Mary [née Coe] Ross, natives respectively of Edinburgh, Scotland, and England. The paternal grandfather was born in Scotland, and during his entire active life was superintendent gardener for the Duke of Arthol [Atholl/Athole]. Alexander Ross was receiver for London Gas, Light and Coke Company, and in return for years of faithful service was pensioned by the company up to the time of his death at the age of eighty-six years. His wife, whose father was born in Wales, and became a farmer in England, lived to be over ninety years of age. [final sentence not yet reconciled with any known sources] [James Miller Guinn, History of the State of California; Chicago: Chapman Publishing Co., 1903; pp. 545-6]. son Alexander Ross, birth reg Lambeth 4Q1849; marr Elizabeth Osborne Harnett, widow of his brother William; manager with Laclede Gas Light Company, St Louis, MO; after Elizabeth's death moved to Los Angeles & was general manager for gas operation in City of Vernon; moved to Mexico City, general manager of Mexican National Gas Co in 1910. [18] son Charles Ross, b abt 1859, is said to have embezzled lots of money. The Pinkertons chased him all the way to St. Louis and arrested him 30 Dec 1894. He was sentenced to 18 months of hard labor. [18]
  Documents		Alexander Ross & Helen Coe Marriage register
  Family ID	F0834	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest John Tatham,   b. 19 May 1861, Highgate ,   d. 25 Sep 1943, Redover, Coldharbour Rd, Pyrford  (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	09 Jul 1890	Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey   [7, 8, 19]
  	On the 9th inst., at the parish church, Clapham, by the Rev. Robert Conway, Vicar of Alconbury, Hunts., uncle of the bridegroom Ernest John Tatham, of Halesowen, Worcestershire, M.D. Cantab., to Louisa Hammond Milliken, of Clapham-park, S.W. No cards. [The Times 12 Jul 1890]
  Children	+ 1. Barbara Helen Tatham,   b. 20 Jul 1891, Halesowen ,   d. 19 Feb 1979, Petersfield  (Age 87 years) + 2. Henry Tatham,   b. 24 Nov 1892, Halesowen ,   d. 24 May 1961, Royal Masonic Hospital, Hammersmith  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F0188	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Lambeth, 2Q1856. [S01] Census, UK, 1861. age 5 b Lambeth [S01] Census, UK, 1871. age 14 b St Marys [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St John, Kennington, 22 Dec 1878. [S01] Census, UK, 1881. age 24 b Lambeth [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Lewisham, 2Q1882. 1st marriage, to John Milliken [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 12 Jul 1890. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Wandsworth, 3Q1890. [S01] Census, UK, 1891. age 32 [S01] Census, UK, 1901. age 42 b Kennington [S01] Census, UK, 1911. age 52 b Kennington [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S25] Electoral Registers. [S02] BMD Index, death reg Petersfield, 1Q1930. age 73 [S05] The Times, death notice, 07 Jan 1930. [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, Edinburgh Old Church, 14 Dec 1841. OPR marriages 685/01670 0038 Edinburgh [S03] Family Members, JS. [S01] Census, UK, 1911. marr 20 yrs