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<strong>The</strong> Manor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> IV : 19 th & 20 th century <strong>owners</strong><br />

Tufnell 19 , Edward Wyndham Tufnell 20 , Thomas Jolliffe Tufnell 21 <strong>and</strong> Thomas<br />

Robert Tufnell 22 .<br />

Edward Wyndham Tufnell was <strong>the</strong> first Bishop <strong>of</strong> Brisbane <strong>in</strong> Australia, between<br />

1859 <strong>and</strong> 1874.<br />

Thomas Robert Tufnell was <strong>the</strong> Chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Royal Mail Steam Packet<br />

Company <strong>and</strong> at one time was “owner <strong>of</strong> 35 houses <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong> at St James’ gardens<br />

<strong>in</strong> London 23 ” . In 1901 he was liv<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>Lackham</strong> House, Spr<strong>in</strong>g Grove, Heston,<br />

Middlesex. Ms. Britten has po<strong>in</strong>ted out that this was one <strong>of</strong> two New Houses<br />

shown <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1861 census for <strong>the</strong> area, at which time Thomas was listed as <strong>the</strong><br />

head <strong>of</strong> household. It is surmised that Thomas named <strong>the</strong> property after his<br />

childhood home. It is possible that <strong>the</strong> Robert Hutch<strong>in</strong>son Campbell Tufnell,<br />

18 Burke (1838) A Genealogical <strong>and</strong> Heraldic History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Commoners <strong>of</strong> Great Brita<strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong> Enjoy<strong>in</strong>g Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Un<strong>in</strong>vested<br />

with Heritable Honours p433 born 20 March 1802 worked for <strong>the</strong> Audit <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Army <strong>and</strong> died <strong>in</strong> London 12 November 1833<br />

19 Burke (1838) ibid born 31 March 1812, a banker <strong>in</strong> Bath died unmarried at age 24 <strong>in</strong><br />

1836<br />

20 Burke (1838) ibid born <strong>in</strong> Bath 3 October 1814 <strong>and</strong> went to Wadham College<br />

Oxford<br />

He died <strong>in</strong> 1897 [Annual Register 1897 p197]<br />

21 Burke (1838) ibid has that he was born 23 May 1819, which accords with <strong>the</strong> DNB or<br />

vice versa, but <strong>the</strong> Lacock Parish Register records that he was “born May 5 th ,<br />

baptized June 19”, educated at Dr Bayliffes School Salisbury. He died 27 Nov 1885,<br />

buried Mt Jerome Cemetery nr Dubl<strong>in</strong>. Married Henrietta, daughter <strong>of</strong> Crosadile<br />

Moony <strong>of</strong> Granahan, <strong>the</strong>y had 2 daughters, Iva <strong>and</strong> Florence. [Dictionary <strong>of</strong> National<br />

Biography ix p1220]<br />

22 Burke (1838) ibid born 2 October 1822,<br />

Lacock Parish Registers Baptisms 26 th October 1822<br />

23 Sue Britten, Pers. Comm. 2009. I am much <strong>in</strong>debted to Ms Britten for freely shar<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>the</strong> results <strong>of</strong> her research <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> Tufnell family <strong>and</strong> assist<strong>in</strong>g greatly with this<br />

section. It was her contribution which spurred me to undertake fur<strong>the</strong>r research <strong>in</strong>to<br />

<strong>the</strong> family, many thanks.<br />

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