Truman Tanqueray (1821-1899)

Son of Edward Tanqueray (1762-1846) and Frances Elizabeth Aveling (1777-1847)

Born	26 Jan 1821 at Tingrith
Christened	5 Feb 1821
Married	Harriet Elizabeth Pearse on 17 Oct 1848 at Harlington, Bedfordshire.
Died	28 Aug 1899 at Tingrith
Buried	at Tingrith in the family vault

Family

Children from marriage between Truman Tanqueray and Harriet Elizabeth Pearse:

1. Charles Truman Tanqueray,
    
2. Edward Tanqueray, born 31 Jul 1849. Died 18 Dec 1918
    
3. Frederick Thomas Tanqueray, born 4 Sep 1852. Died 14 Nov 1930 at Woburn, Beds.
    
4. Frances Elizabeth Tanqueray, born 2 Jun 1854
    
5. David William Tanqueray, born 9 Jun 1856. Died 10 Jun 1937
    
6. James Truman Tanqueray, born 9 Jun 1858
    
7. Anna Mary Tanqueray, born 1860. Died 1914 at Fleet, Hants.
    
8. Catherine Anna Tanqueray, born 24 Sep 1861 at Tingrith
    
9. Andrew Hawkins Tanqueray, born 1864
    

Notes

Occupation: Rector (Tingrith).
Educated at Barnes, Surrey, and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Curate at Tingrith in the time of his father, and succeeded him as Rector in 1847 to 1899. In later years he was bedridden, the curate in charge being Rev Waterfield.

Notes from Alumni Cantabrigiensis:



Obituary in The Times 30 Aug, 1899


Brass plaque on window ledge of St Nicholas Church, Tingrith^[1]:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF TRUMAN TANQUERAY FOR 52 YEARS (1847 - 1899) RECTOR OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED ON THE 28TH AUGUST 1899 IN HIS 79TH YEAR, AND OF HARRIOTT ELIZABETH HIS WIFE, WHO DIED ON THE 4TH JUNE 1874 AGED 52 YEARS AND OF THEIR FOUR GRANDSONS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. ANDREW A.T. TANQUERAY AGED 25 YEARS CHARLES T. BAKER AGED 24 YEARS F. BARON TANQUERAY AGED 24 YEARS AVELING J.W. BAKER AGED 19 YEARS

References

1. ^ Bedfordshire Rollo of Honour, http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/TingrithRollofHonour.html

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