Delphine Florence Hallings Tatham

1910 - 1998  (88 years)

• Name	Delphine Florence Hallings Tatham  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	24 Sep 1910	Goring-on-Thames   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Westwood, Elmshurst Rd, Goring-on-Thames   [2]
  Residence	abt 1932 - 1933	49c Courtfield Gardens, South Kensington   [5]
  	passengers on RMS "Almanzora" dep Southampton 21 Mar 1932: Marjorie Tatham, 40; Delphine Tatham, 21; dest Lisbon, perm res England, UK addr 49c Courtfield Gardens, London SW5 passengers on P&O SS "Strathaird" arr London 20 May 1932: Marjorie Tatham, 40: Delphine Tatham, 21; both emb Gibraltar, disemb London, occup Home Duties, resid 49c Courtfield Gardens, London SW5 passenger on P&O SS "Cathay" arr Plymouth 23 Mar 1933: Delphine F Tatham, 22, Home duties, emb Gibraltar, disemb London, resid 49c Courtfield Gardens, London SW5
  		Delphine Florence Hallings Tatham (1910-1998) abt 1935
  Military Service	abt 1939 - 1947	WRNS  [6]
  	promoted to 2nd Officer 02 Feb 1942
  		Southend, 1942 Inscribed 'From N. Sotheby Pitcher to Delphine Tatham', titled and dated, watercolour, 16" x 23". Neville Sotheby Pitcher (1889-1959) focused his artistic vision toward seascapes and landscapes. His broad and sometimes sweeping brush strokes could bring motion and emotion to his factually still works. Pitcher was also active, as of 1940, in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves at Southend-on-sea. His main address was Rye, Sussex, along the southwest coast of the Dover strait, where he was a dedicated observer and sporadic participant of all sorts of sea activities, from leisure sailings to deep-sea rescues. In addition to his naval service, Pitcher was very active with numerous memberships and exhibitions. He showed regularly with the Royal Society of Marine Artists; Royal Institute of Oil Painters; Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour; Royal Academy and also Royal West of England Academy. [Vallejo Gallery website accessed 11 Sep 2011]
  Residence	Sep 1939	19 Warwick Square, Pimlico   [7]
  	enrolled with WRNS
  Occupation	1947 - 1977	Cheltenham ; GCHQ  [8]
  	Delphine Tatham joined GCHQ from the WRNS on 17 February 1947. She retired on 31 January 1977. It is thought that she was probably at Bletchley Park prior to becoming a civilian at GCHQ in 1947. [GCHQ archivist, Nov 2019]
  Residence	abt 1968 - 1998	Paddock Cottage, Woodbridge Lane, Withington, Glos   [8, 9]
  		Delphine Florence Hallings Tatham (1910-1998) Aug 1980
  Death	10 Oct 1998	Cheltenham   [4, 8, 10]
  	death registered 22 months afterwards After her death Delphine's effects passed to her distant relative Major Michael G Hawtrey, including a collection of Tatham photos and papers. She had believed that after the death of her friend and 4th cousin Eva Katherine Amabel Tatham (1896-1985) she had no remaining Tatham relatives. She never knew about her father's first cousin Berrisford Stanley Tatham and his family. Fortunately Major Hawtrey was able to trace them and thus ensure that Delphine's collection was preserved.
  Probate	22 Dec 1998	Winchester   [10]
  Person ID	I1724	Tatham | Crew branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	08 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Horace Hallings Tatham,   b. 01 May 1882, 31 Ladbroke Grove, Bayswater ,   d. 05 Apr 1923, St Katherine's Home, Woking  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Florence Marjorie Irwin Day,   b. abt 1892, Sarawak ,   d. 12 Feb 1967, Cirencester  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1908	Christ Church, Down St, Mayfair   [1, 11, 12]
  		Horace Hallings Tatham & Florence Marjorie Irwin Day marriage certificate
  Divorced	31 Jul 1916	[13]
  	Divorce Court File: 6637. Appellant: Florence Majorie Irwin Tatham. Respondent: Horace Hallings Tatham. Co-respondent: Horace Hallings Tatham. Type: Wife's petition for divorce [TNA] Marriage dissolved by reason that the respondent has been guilty of adultery coupled with cruelty towards the petitioner. Respondent to pay costs, and maintenance £100 per annum. Increased in Jun 1917 to £10 per month plus £75 per annum child maintenance. [13] Marjorie already petitioned for judicial separation 05 Jun 1912; petition dismissed by consent 14 Apr 1913. [13] Marjorie and Horace divorced quite soon after their marriage, but I understand he asked her to consider taking him back in later years; she didn't. [14]
  Family ID	F0163	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S01] Census, UK, 1911. age 6m [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Bradfield, 4Q1910. [S02] BMD Index, death reg Cheltenham, Aug 2000. b 24 Sep 1910 [S12] Passenger Lists. [S35] London Gazette, p 1171, 13 Mar 1942. [S01] Census, UK national register, 1939. [S35] London Gazette, notice to claimants, 16 Dec 1998. [S17] Telephone Directories, 1968. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg SGHS, 4Q1908. [S01] Census, UK, 1911. marr 2 yrs [S07] Other Sources, Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 31 Jul 1916. Petition 22 May 1915; Decree Nisi 21 Jan 1916 TNA ref J 77/1205/6637 [S33] Family Letters, MGH, 30 Jan 1999.