William Tanner (1815 - 1866)

Biography

William was born on 15 May 1815 in Sidcot, Somerset, England, the eldest son of Arthur Thomas Tanner and Mary Tanner.^[1][2]

In the 1841 census William (age 26) was in Sidcot, Winscombe, Somerset, England with his parents.^[3]

William featured in The Journal of the Friends Historical Society in 1926, in an article entitled 'Friends Meeting House In Bristol 1850' accompanying a painting of several of the friends:^[4]

WILLIAM TANNER (1815-1866), after travelling abroad for the benefit of his health, became a papermaker, and, later, resided at Ashley Farm. In 1849, he married Sarah, daughter of Daniel Wheeler, who survived him only a few months. He was the author of lectures on Friends in Bristol and Somerset, published in 1858. Some autobiographical memoranda were edited by John Ford and published in 1868, with portrait and view of Ashley Farm. Theodore Hunt writes of him, in 1926: " Perhaps, taking it all round, he was the most popular, respected and beloved Minister that I remember. His sermons were always good, well delivered and profitable. One day the young Friends were invited to meet him at the Friars—the body of the house was well filled. We were anxiously waiting, when a message came that he was taken ill. We were much grieved and sorrowfully departed without knowing why he had asked us to meet."

William (age 52) was buried on 15 November 1866 in the Soceity of Friends Burial Ground, Sidcot, Somerset, England.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996"
   FamilySearch Record: ZC9F-3C6Z (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L966-5SYB Image number 00270
   William Tanner baptism (born 15 May 1815) in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
   Citing p. 35, North Somerset, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
   FamilySearch Record: FWX3-K88 (accessed 3 May 2022)
   William Tanner birth 15 May 1815 in North Somerset.
3. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841"
   Citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: MQ1C-CQF (accessed 3 May 2022)
   FindMyPast Image
   William Tanner (26) at Sidcot in Axbridge registration district. Born in Somerset.
4. ↑ Friends Meeting House In Bristol 1850, The Journal of the Friends Historical Society 1926 Vol 23 Nos 3-4 pp 66-71 Edited by Norman Penney LL.D., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. 5, Argyll Road, Bournemouth, Hants, accessed at https://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/6767/1/Vol.%2023%20No%203-4%20-%201926.pdf 2 May 2022.
5. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
   FamilySearch Record: JC3S-QPT (accessed 3 May 2022)
   William Tanner burial (died age 52) on 15 Nov 1866 in Sidcot, Somerset, England.

See also: https://archive.org/details/memoirwilliamta00fordgoog/page/n18