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Early Origins of the Tatham family

The surname Tatham was first found in Yorkshire where the family name was first referenced in the year 1208 when William Tatham held estates. It is said that King John, while being the Earl of Moreton, gave the service of William of Tatham to Robert de Monte Begon (probably about 1185).

Tatham is a parish, in the hundred of Lonsdale, south of the Sands in Lancashire. The place name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Tathaim. 1 Literally it means "homestead of a man called Tata," from the Old English personal name + "ham." 2

"Before the reign of Richard I., a family of the local name possessed lands in Tatham, but the estate passed, before the 34th of Edward III., into the Dacre family." 3 "Hipping Hall, [in Leck, Lancashire], has long been a seat of the family of Tatham." 3

Early History of the Tatham family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tatham research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1185, 1230, 1455, 1487, 1632, 1641 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Tatham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tatham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Tatham have been found, including Tatham, Tatam, Tatem, Tatum, Tatim, Tathem, Tattum and many more.

Early Notables of the Tatham family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Tatham (fl. 1632-1664), an English dramatist, best known for his plays Love Crowns the End (1632) and The Distracted State (1641)

Tatham Ranking

In the United States, the name Tatham is the 18,421^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Tatham migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Tatham, or a variant listed above:

Tatham Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Bartholomew Tatham who settled in New York in 1698

Tatham Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Catherine Tatham who arrived in New York in 1720
William Tatham, who arrived in Virginia in 1769 5
Benjamin Tatham who settled in Philadelphia in 1798

Tatham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Tatham who settled in San Francisco in 1851
Charles Tatham, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 5

Tatham migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Tatham Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Tatham, British Convict who was convicted in Knutsford (Nether Knutsford), Cheshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 12th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 6
Mr. Samuel Tatham, English convict who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 30th June 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 7
Edward Tatham, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1849 8
Henry Tatham, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1849 8

Tatham migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Tatham Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Tatham, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Phoenix" in 1860

Contemporary Notables of the name Tatham (post 1700) +

Thomas Tatham, American politician, Member of North Carolina House of Commons from Macon County, 1830-31, 1833-34 9
John G. Tatham, American politician, Member of North Carolina State House of Representatives from Graham County, 1893-94 9
William Tatham (1752-1819), English soldier and engineer, born at Hutton-in-the-Forest in Cumberland, was the eldest son of Sandford Tatham, rector of Hutton and vicar of Appleby
Edward Tatham (1749-1834), English controversialist, born at Milbeck, township of Dent, in the parish of Sedbergh, Yorkshire, the son of James Tatham of that parish
Charles Heathcote Tatham (1772-1842), English architect from London, born in Duke Street, Westminster, the youngest of five sons of Ralph Tatham of Stockton in Durham
Dr Ralph Tatham (1778-1857), English academic and churchman
Mrs. Sue Ann Tatham B.E.M., British recipient of the British Empire Medal on 8th June 2018, for services to the community in Mickleham, Surrey
Charles "Chuck" Tatham (b. 1963), Canadian two-time Writers Guild of America Award nominated screenwriter and television producer
Charles Murray "Charlie" Tatham (b. 1925), Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada
Charles T. Tatham (1852-1939), Cuban two-time silver and bronze medalist fencer at the 1904 Summer Olympics 10
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Tatham family +

Victoria steamboat disaster

Dolly Tatham, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th December 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The BOLTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Bolton.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes. (Retrieved 2012, October 1) Charles Tatham. Retrieved from http://www.olympic.org/content/olympic-athletes/generic-athlete-page/?athleteid=58765