John Tharp VI of Chippenham Park

8th Nov 1769 - 1st Apr 1851

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

John Tharp the elder, second son of John Tharp IV of Good Hope and Chippenham Park. Born in Jamaica but lived his adult life in England. Inherited an annuity of £2,000 p/a from his father (d. 1804) and the right to live at Chippenham Park in Cambridgeshire until his nephew, John Tharp the younger [q.v. under John Tharp VIII], reached the age of 24. His children received £40,000 in the will of their grandfather.

Married Anna Maria, daughter of Charles Philips [given as Phillips] of Ruxley Lodge, Surrey. 4 sons and 3 daughters.

Acted as committee for his nephew John Tharp the younger, a 'lunatic' {q.v. under John Tharp VIII].

  1. Of his sons, John Partridge Tharp of Warwick House Fulham Road left £6000 in 1867; Joseph Sidney Tharp of Chippenham Park left £60,000 in 1875; Rev. Augustus James Tharp of Snailwell Rectory Cambs. left £3000 in 1877; and George William Tharp of Warren Cottage Newmarket left £23,592 10s 7d (resworn from £22,248 10s 7d) in 1884.

Sources

PROB 11/1423/18.

Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland (London, 1871) vol. II p. 1369.

See Law Times, the Journal and Record of the Law and Lawyers Vol. 29 pp. 395-398 (12/09/1857) for an account of the Chancery case surrounding the committee and inheritance of John Tharp the younger.

  1. National Probate Calendar 1867, 1875, 1877 and 1884.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Anna Maria Phillips
Children
Joseph Sidney, John Partridge (1799-), Augustus James (1803-), George William (1814), Caroline Eliza, Ellen Louisa

Associated Claims (11)

£1,891 12s 0d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£4,494 17s 8d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£3,945 11s 5d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£5,173 16s 4d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£8,866 9s 5d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£7,725 7s 8d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£5,279 5s 0d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£6,113 6s 7d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£1,350 7s 1d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£3,267 7s 2d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases
£2,678 18s 10d
Unsuccessful claimant
Appointee in right of wife

Relationships (13)

Son-in-law → Mother-in-law
Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Son → Father
Uncle → Nephew
Brother-in-laws
Brothers
Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
Other relatives
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Ostentibly the half-sister but she might have been...
Other relatives
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Ostensibly brothers-in-law but wife/sister may have been...
Other relatives
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Ostensibly uncle although sister/mother may have been...
Grandson → Grandfather
Principal → Attorney
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Also reportedly nephew and...
Brother-in-laws

Addresses (1)

Chippenham Park, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, England