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THOMAS TANNER. BISHOP OP ST. ASAPH (11 S. v. 149, 238). As a direct descendant of the Rev. John Tanner, brother to the Bishop of St. Asaph, I am able to add a little to the information given by MR. R. FREEMAN BULLEN at the latter reference in reply to L. E. T.'s inquiry at the former.

The Rev. Thomas Tanner, Vicar of Market Lavington, Wilts, in 1671, was born circa 1640. He married, as his first wife, 20 April,

1673, Sarah, daughter of Willoughby.

She died 1711, and the Rev. Thomas in 1718.

By his first wife the Rev. Thomas Tanner had issue, viz. :

1. The Rt. Rev. Thomas Tanner, D.D., anti- quary. Consecrated Bishop of St. Asaph 23 January, 1731/2. Born at Market Lavington 25 January. 1673/4. Died at Christchurch, Oxford, 14 December, 1735, aged 61. Buried in the nave of the Cathe- dral on 26 idem. The Bishop married first, in 1701, Rose, eldest daughter of John Moore, Bishop of Norwich, and afterwards of Ely. She died 15 March, 1706, aged 25, and was buried in the Bishop's Chapel, Norwich Cathedral. By his wife Rose the Bishop had an only daughter, Dorothy Tanner, who died 17 February, 1703/4, aged 14 months.

The Bishop married, secondly, Frances, daughter of Jacob Preston, citizen of London, but of a Norfolk family. She died 11 June, 1718, aged 40, and was buried in the same chapel. By his second wife the Bishop had three children :

(a) The Rev. Thomas Tanner, to whom his uncle, the Rev. John Tanner, was guardian. Besides being Prebendary of Canterburv and Rector of Hadleigh, he was Rector of" Monks Eleigh, Suffolk ; of St. Edmund the King, London ; and of " Mest- ham in Surry." His marriage took place in January, 1742/3.

(b) A daughter, buried 11 February, 1714/15, aged 16 months.

(c) Elizabeth, died 12 September, 1715. aged 15 days.

The Bishop married thirdly, in May, 1733, Elizabeth Scottowe of Thorpe, an heiress. She was the great-granddaughter of John Mann, sometime Mayor of Norwich and High Sheriff of Norfolk, and granddaughter of Christopher Coulson of Ay ton (by Eliza- beth Mann, who died 29 January. 1732, aged 88). On the death of the Bishop, Elizabeth married Robert Britiffe. late Recorder of Norwich and M.P. for that city.

and died 1 May, 1771, aged 77. The Bishop r I believe, had no issue by his third wife.

2. The Rev. William Tanner, Vicar of Girston, Norfolk, 1713, Rector of ReddenhalL 1718, and of Topcroft 1723 till his death. He married, 10 April, 1721, Matilda, daughter

of Pake, but I have no record of any

issue.

3. The Rev. John Tanner, my great-great- great - great - great - grandfather, A.M. of Queen's College, Oxford, and Vicar of Lowes- toft and Kissingland from 1708 to his death on 22 December, 1759. His marriage, which took place on 20 January, 1711/12, is recorded in the church register as follows :

" July 27, 1712. John Tanner, Vicar of this parish, and Mrs. Mary Knight of this parish, being both single persons, were married January 20 by John [this is an error for Thomas] Tanner, I).D. r Chancellor of the Diocese of ^Norwich." Elsewhere she is described as Mary Knight of St. Margaret's, Lowestoft. The date of the death of the Rev. John Tanner's wife, according to the record before me, was 30 November, and not 28 November, 1744.

The only issue of this marriage was a daughter, Elizabeth Tanner, who died ante 1740/41. She married John Church, musician, born dr. 1675, died 6 January, 1740/41, and buried 10 January in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey. His will was dated 3 July, 1734, proved 13 January, 1740/41, and by it he gave his property equally between his two surviving sons, the Rev. John Church and the Rev. Ralph Church, four other children and his wife having predeceased him.

Both the Rev. John and the Rev. Ralph Church married and had issue, and many of the latter's descendants are alive at the present day.

4. Joseph Tanner, of whom I have no information.

5. Benjamin Tanner, concerning whom MR. FREEMAN BULLEN has supplied all the particulars I possess.

(6) Sara Tanner, married Barnes.

(7) Grace Tanner, married Symonds.

One of these was a widow in 1718, because

between his second and third marriages the Bishop had a widowed sister residing with him.

The Church and Tanner arms are recorded thus : Argent, a fesse engrailed between three greyhounds' heads erased sable, col- lared or, studded gu., on the fesse three trefoils or, for Church; on same arms an escutcheon of pretence, Arg., on a chief sable, three Moors or, for Tanner.