John Tharp VI of Chippenham Park

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.

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.