Francis Freeman Statham (1814 - 1884)

Born 8 Sep 1814 in Shoreditch St Leonard, Middlesex, England

Husband of Jane Lee (Kington) Statham — married 16 Jun 1836 in Clifton, Gloucester, England

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1884 at age 69 in Walworth, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England

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Biography

Francis Freeman, clerk in Holy Orders, B.A., B.C.L., Oxford, n. 8.9.1814, ob. 22.4.1884. He was Rector of S. Peter's, Walworth, London, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was a well known preacher and scientific lecturer. He married Jane Lee, second daughter of William Kington, of Clifton, Glouc, a descendant of the Kingtons of Notton, Wilts. She died 22.11. 1892, aged 76. They had seven children.^[1]

Events

1814 Francis Freeman Statham was born on 8 September 1814 at Shoreditch St Leonard, Middlesex, England. His parents were Edwyn Statham and Sophia (Hall) Statham. He was christened on 2 October 1814 at Academy Chapel Independent, Hoxton, London, England^[2].

1836 Francis Freeman Statham married Jane Lee Kington on 16 June 1836 at Clifton, Gloucester, England^[3]

1837 Birth of son Francis Kington Statham on 10 July 1837.

1838 Birth of daughter Emily Jane Statham on 19 November 1838.

1840 Birth of daughter Catherine Elizabeth Statham on 12 October 1840.

1841 In the 1841 Census of England and Wales held on 6 June 1841, the Statham family were living on the High Street in the Borough of Lambeth in the Parish of St Mary Newington, London, England^[4]. Note that at the date of the census, Francis Statham was a schoolmaster and that his son Francis Kington Statham was not staying with the family.

1851 In the 1851 Census of England and Wales held on 3 March 1851, the Statham family is living at 8 Sutherland Terrace, Lambeth, London, England^[5]. This is in the parish of St Mary Newington, Ecclesiastical District of St Peter Walworth, Borough of Lambeth.
Image of 1851 Census

1853 Birth of daughter Annie Ellen Swonnell Statham on 30 June 1853.

1857 Birth of son Samuel Percy Hammond Statham on 9 December 1857.

1859 Birth of son Sherard Montague Statham on 19 March 1859.

1860 Birth of son Reginald Whiteside Statham on 23 September 1860.

1861 In the 1861 Census of England and Wales held on 7 April 1861, the Statham family were living at 14 Apollo Build. Walworth, Surrey, England (Civil parish Newington St Mary; Ecclesiastical parish:Walworth St Peter; Registration district:Newington, Sub-registration district: St Peter Walworth, ED, institution, or vessel: 40, Household schedule number: 15, Piece: 342, Folio: 79, Page number: 4^[6] The family was as follows:

1871 In the 1871 Census of England and Wales held on 2 April 1871, the Statham family is living at 204 East Street, Lambeth, London, England^[7]. The members of the family are as follows:

1881 In the 1881 Census of England and Wales held on 3 April 1881, Francis Freeman Statham and his son Reginald Statham are staying at 13 Pelham Place, Seaford, Sussex, England^[8]. This is on the south coast of England. It is not known why Francis and Reginald have left the rest of the family in London and gone to stay in Seaford. Image of Census

1884 Francis Freeman Statham died on 22 April 1884^[1]. Index of death record.

Report of the funeral in the Morning Post Monday 28 April 1884:
"First as Curate, and afterwards, Rector of St. Peter's, Walworth, since 1843. He was the third son of Edwyn Statham, of South Lambeth, and formerly of Nottingham. At a very early age he gained a reputation as a lecturer on science, and became a Fellow of the Geological Society and a contributor to numerous magazines and newspapers. He took interest in the Walworth Literary Institute, of which he was one of the vice-presidents, and other local institutions. On Easter Tuesday, April 15, 1884, he was attacked with bronchitis and inflammation of the lungs, to which he succumbed a week later. His funeral took place in the afternoon of Saturday, April 26, 1884. The first part of the service was performed at St. Peter's, Walworth, where his coffin brought from the rectory and placed in front of the altar. At least a thousand people lined the approach to the church, and a large number of parishioners filled the church. The Reverend S. P. H. Statham, assisted by the Reverend Sherrard Statham, of Birmingham, both sons of the late rector, officiated at St. Peter's and at the cemetery, a number of the local clergy and Nonconformist ministers also being present. The funeral procession was accompanied by the 4th Volunteer Battalion of the West Surrey Regiment, with its three bands, the drums being muffled, and a detachment of the P Division of Police, having been chaplain to both. The coffin was covered with the union jack. At the cemetery the remains were buried with military honours, the firing party being under Colonel A. W. Ray" ^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} S. P. H. Statham [1925] The Descent of the Family Statham London, Times Book Company - available at: https://archive.org/details/Descent_of_the_Family_of_Statham/page/n52
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CJGC-6V3Z : 4 February 2023), Francis Freeman Statham Indexing Project (Batch) Number C09718-1 System Origin England-ODM GS Film number 0597098 (RG4 4530)
3. ↑ England Marriages, 1538-1973 Indexing Project (Batch) Number I05530-0 System Origin England-EASy GS Film number 1749584 Reference ID 204
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKJ-CCF : 4 March 2021), Francis Statham, Newington St Mary, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 July 2021. From "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO HO 107. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 8 September 2021. From "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 9. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 21 January 2022. From "1871 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 10. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. held 2 April 1871
8. ↑ Source Citation Class: RG11; Piece: 1040; Folio: 125; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1341247 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
9. ↑ Morning Post, Monday, April 28, 1884 p3

• London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P92/Pet1/012