Tatham, Christopher Kemplay
TATHAM, CHRISTOPHER KEMPLAY. Adra. pens, at Trinity,
June 25, 1900. S. of Thomas Clarke (1858), of 4, Montagu
Mansions, Portman Square, London. B. [May 26], 1881, at
Highgate. School, Eastbourne College. Matric. Michs. 1900;
B.A. 1903; M.A. 1907. Called to the Bar, Inner Temple,
July, 1905. On the Midland Circuit. Parliamentary drafts-
man. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Major, London
Regt. (R. Fus.)). Of 3, Hare Court, Temple, in 1948. (Law Lists.)
TATHAM, CHRISTOPHER ROBERT. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 7, 1878. S. of Robert Gordon, surgeon, of Poplar (and
Emma Louisa). B. Dec. 7, 1859, in Poplar. Bapt. June 8,
i860. [School, Greenwich.] Matric. Michs. 1878.
TATHAM [EDWARD]. Adm. sizar at Magdalene, May 11,
1767. Of Westmorland. [S. of James. Bapt. Oct. i, 1749, at
Dent, Sedbergh. School, Sedbergh.] Matric. from Queen's College, Oxford, June 21, 1769; B.A. (Oxford) 1772; M.A.
(Oxford) 1776. Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, 1781; B.D.
1783; D.D. 1787; Rector, 1792-1834. Ord. deacon, 1776;
priest, I778;C. of Banbury. R. of Twyford, Bucks. 1792-1834. Preached, about 1802, a famous sermon, 2^ hours long, in
defence of the disputed verse in St John's Gospel; concluded
'by leaving the subject to the learned bench of Bishops "who
have little to do and do not always do that little." ' Resided latterly chiefly at Combe Rectory, near Oxford : scarcely ever
appeared in Oxford except to bring in pigs of his o^vn
breeding to be sold in the market. Unpopular in his College,
where he was known as 'The Devil who looked over Lincoln.'
R. of Whitchurch, Shropshire, 1829-34. Married, 1801, Elizabeth, dau. of John Cook, of Cheltenham. Author,
controversial sermons and pamphlets, including The Chart
and Scale of Truth by which to find the Cause of Error, which
embodied a new system of logic, and was admired by Edmund
Burke and others. Died Apr. 24, 1834, at Combe rectory.
Buried in AU Saints Church, Oxford. (Al. Oxon.; D.N.B.;
G. V. Cox, Recollections of Oxford, 233.)
TATHAM, EDWARD. Adm. sizar (age 17) at St Catharine's, June I, 1768. See the above; perhaps the same.
TATHAM, ERNEST JOHN. Adm. at Clare, Sept. 29, 1879.
Matric. Michs. 1879; B.A. 1883; M.B. and B.Chir., 1887;
M.D. 1890. At St Bartholomew's Hospital. M.R.C.S., 1886. Senior House Surgeon, General Hospital, Cheltenham.
Practised at Halesowen, Worcs. (1890) and then at Chelten- ham. Resided latterly at Redover, West Byfleet, where he
died Sept. 25, 1943, aged 82; buried at Pyrford. [Medical Directories; The Times, Sept. 27, 1943.)
TATHAM, FRANCIS HENRY. 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. (i9(/i Classic) 1867; M.A. 1870. Assistant Master
at Marlborough College, 1867; at Westminster, i868-75- 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, i893-i9i5- 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 i, 1918.)
TATHAM, FREDERICK CHARLES. Adm. pens, (age 22) at
Jesus, Oct. i, 1877. S. of Alfred Charles, Esq. B. at High- gate. School, private. Matric. Michs. 1877. Died July 20,
1915, at Roehampton Vale, London, aged 60. (The 'limes, July 24, 1915.)
TATHAM, GEORGE TURNER. Adm. sizar at St John's, July 8, 1852. S. of Rowland, yeoman, of Shoolbred (and Betty).
B. Apr. 15, 1832, at Dent, Sedbergh. School, Sedbergh (The
Rev. J. H. Evans). Matric. Michs. 1852; B.A. 1856; M.A.
1859. Ord. deacon (Worcester) Mar. 1857; priest, Feb. 28,
1858. Assistant Master at Bromsgrove School, 1856-9; Head
Master of Preston Grammar School, 1859-74. V. of Leek,
Lanes., 1874-93. Died Dec. 17, 1893. Father of Arthur L.
(1887). (Bromsgrove Reg.; Eagle, xviii. 208; Boase, vi. 665;
Crockford; The Guardian, Dec. 28, 1893.)
TATHAM (post TATHAM-WARTER), HENRY DE GREY
WARTER. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June i, 1880. S. of
Meabum Smith (1850), of 11, Grosvenor Square, London (and
Mary, dau. of Henry de Grey Warter, of Salop). B. [Feb. 22],
1862, in London. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1880; B.A.
1884. Of Cruck Meole House, Salop. J. P. for Salop. Adopted,
by deed poll, the additional name of Warter, 1897. Married,
Aug. 2, 1900, Kathleen Maud, dau. of Thomas Dearlove, of
Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. Died July 2, 1927. (£<o» Sch. Lists;
Burke, L.G.)
Tatham, Ralph Raisbeck
TATHAM, HERBERT FRANCIS WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at
Trinity, Apr. 30, 1881. [Youngest] s. of Charles Meaburn
(1847), of 14, Cleveland Gardens, Hyde Park, London. B.
Dec. 2, 1861, in London. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1881;
(Class. Trip., Pt I, ist Class, 1883; Pt II, ist Class, 1885);
B.A. 1885; M.A. 1890. Assistant Master at Eton, 1886-1909.
Author of school textbooks; co-author, with A. C. Benson, of
Meti of Might. Died Aug. 4, 1909, at Chamonix, Switzerland,
as the result of an accident. (Scott, MSS.; Schoolmasters' Directories; The Times, Aug. 9, 1909.)
TATHAM, JOHN. Adm. sizar (age 19) at Christ's, Apr. 9, 1752. S. of the Rev. William (1700), V. of Wiston (or Wissington),
Suffolk. B. there. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1752;
Scholar, 1752; B.A. 1756; M..\. 1760. Ord. deacon (Norwich)
1756; priest (Rochester) 1757; C. of Wiston, 1756-7. C. of
Cray St Paul's, Kent, i757-7o. V. of Meopham, 1770. V. of Lexden, Essex, until his death in 1786. (Peile, 11. 257;
Records of Rochester; R. L. Arrowsmith).
TATHAM, JOHN. .\dm. sizar at St John's, July 9, 1846; re-adm. pens. Oct. 12, 1846 and sizar, June 29, 1847. S. of John,
miner, of Sedbergh, Yorks. (and Hannah). B. Aug. 5, 1821,
at Tatham. [School, Bentham Grammar.] Matric. Michs.
1846; B.A. 1850. C. of Melling, Lanes., 1851-7. P.C. of
Rydal, Westmorland, 1857-73. Died Apr. 19, 1886, at
Streatham, Surrey. (Crockford; Clergy List; The Guardian,
.A.pr. 28, 1886.)
TATHAM, LEONARD JAMES. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Feb. 28,
1874. S. of Henry, of Highgate, London. B. there. Mar. 2,
1855. School, Clifton CoUege. Matric. Michs. 1874; B.A.
1878. Adm. Solicitor, 1883; practised in London (.Messrs
Tatham and Hardy). Latterly of Redover, West ByBeet.
Died Sept. 14, 1940. (Law Lists; The 2 imes, Sept. 16, 1940.)
TATHAM, MEABURN SMITH. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 13, 1850. S. of Meabum, solicitor, of London (and Elizabeth). B. May 22, 1832, in Torrington Square, London.
School, Sedbergh. Matric. Michs. 1850; B.A. 1854; M.A.
1857. Adm. Solicitor, 1857; practised in London (Messrs
Meaburn, Carling and Walls, 3, Frederick's Place, Old Jewry). Married, Apr. 22, i860, Mary Eliza, only dau. of Henry de
Grey Warter, of Cruck Meole House, Salop. Died in 1870.
Fatherof Henry deG.W. (1880); brother of Charles M. (1847).
(Sedbergh Sch. Reg.; Law Lists; 2 he Guardian, Apr. 18, i860.)
TATHAM, RALPH. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 5, 1771. S. of Ralph (1722), M.D., late of Sunderland (and Elizabeth Yellowlee). B. at Sunderland. [Bapt. Aug. 7, i75i-] School,
Appleby. Matric. Michs. 1771; Scholar, 1771; B.A. 1776.
Ord. deacon (Peterb., Litt. dim. from Durham) June 16, 1776;
priest (Durham) Sept. 20, 1778; C. of Ingram, Northumber- land. V. of Addingham, Cumberland, 1795-1825. V. of
Bishopton, Durham, 1806-25. Chaplain of Sherbum Hospital.
Married, Sept. 25, 1776, Anne, dau. of Meabome Smith, of Morton House, Durham. Died Jan. 6, 1825, at Bishopton.
Father of the next, of William (1806) and Thomas (1802).
(St John's Coll. Adm., iv. 505; Durham Ord. Book; G. Mag., 1825, I. 378.)
TATHAM, RALPH. Adm. pens, (age 17) at St John's, June 20, 1796. [Eldest] s. of the Rev. Ralph (above). B. at Barton,
Whittingham, Northumberland. Bapt. there, Nov. 6, 1778.
School, Durham. Matric. Michs. 1796; Scholar, 1796; B..\.
(12th Wrangler) 1800; M..\. 1803; B.D. 1811; D.D. (per Lit.
Reg.) 1839. Fellow, 1802; tutor, 1814-30; President, 1827-
39; Master, 1838-57. Junior Proctor, 1809-10. Orator, 1809-36; ' He was well qualified for this office by his singular
dignity of person, courtesy of manner, and a great skill in
complimentary speeches. The wags said of him: "He brought forth butter in a lordly dish.'" Vice-Chancellor, 1839-40 and 1845-6. Ord. deacon (Rochester) July 8, 1804; pnest,
Sept. 30, 1804; C. of Longstowe with Croxton, Cambs., 1807.
Chaplain of Horningsea, 1809. R. of St Mary Colkirk with
Stibbard, Norfolk, 1816-57. Died Jan. 19, 1857, at St John's Lodge, aged 79. M.I. on site of old Chapel. Brother of Thomas (1802) and William (1806). (Durliatn Sch. Reg.;
R. F. Scott; St John's Coll. Adm., iv. 505; Boase, in. 881.)
TATHAM, RALPH RAISBECK. Adm. pens, at St John's, May 28, 1840. [6th] s. of Thomas Trever, solicitor, of
Highgate (and Elizabeth). B. there [Apr. 18, 1822]. Bapt.
July 26, 1822. Schools [Highgate Grammar] and King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1840; Scholar; B.A. 1844;
M.A. 1847. Ord. deacon (London) 1845; priest, 1846; C. of
Highgate, 1845-8. V. of Dallington, Sussex, 1848-93. Preb. of Chichester, 1889-93. Married, Apr. 11, 1850, Caroline,
younger dau. of Henry Wihner, Esq., of Down Place,
Hastings. Died Oct. 1, 1S93, at Chichester. Father of
Thomas B. (1883). (Eagle, xviii. 81; Crockford; TheGuardian Oct. II, 1893.)
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