Researching Christopher Tanner
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6719 people with the Tanner surname? In that year Tanner was ranked number 607 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Christopher means "Christ-bearer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Christopher Tanner on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Christopher Tanner and the Tanner Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Christopher Tanner
Christopher Tanner
Christopher Champain Tanner, AM (24 June 1908 – 22 May 1941) was a Gloucester, Barbarians and England Rugby Union international, winning 5 caps between 1930 and 1932. He was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for assisting in the rescue of around 30 sailors in the Second World War.
Tanner was educated at Cheltenham College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1935; served curacies in Farnham, Surrey and Gloucester; and was Priest in charge of St Christopher, Haslemere. In 1937 he married Eleanor Rutherford: they had one daughter born after his death in 1941. In June 1940 he became a Chaplain with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve; and was awarded the Albert Medal for his work in attempting to save fellow shipmates when was sunk during the Battle of Crete in May 1941. He succumbed to his exhaustion and died, aged 32, as soon as he was about to board . He is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plymouth Naval Memorial. There is a Rood cross at St Christopher, Haslemere dedicated to his memory.
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