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TATHAM, a parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire; 1 mile SE of Wennington r. station, and 4½ E of Hornby. It includes Tatham-Fell chapelry, and its Post town is Wray under Lancaster. Acres, 8,501. Real property, £5,519. Pop., 588. Houses, 115. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £300. Patron, J. Foster, Esq. The church is later English.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Lancaster library.Cemeteries
- St James the Less, Monks Gate, Church of England
Census
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Church Records
- St James the Less, Monks Gate, Church of England
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The registers of the parish church, St James the Less, have been published by the Lancashire Parish Register Society as follows.
- Volume 59 - Bap & Mar 1558-1812, Bur 1558-1811.
- Volume 78 - Bap, Mar & Bur 1813-1837.
Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Tatham area is Lancaster.Description and Travel
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Tatham was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.Societies
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