James H. Tattersall of Exeter, NH Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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Source: A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
         by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill, 1915

Page 1044

   JAMES H. TATTERSALL, who, for eleven years has been in busi-
ness at Exeter as proprietor of a jewelry store, is regarded as one of the

Page 1045

solid citizens and honorable business men of the city. He was born
at Amesbury, Essex County, Mass., January 13, 1865, and is a son of
Thomas and Sarah G. (Garside) Tattersall. Both parents were born in
England. In 1849 the father came to the United States and secured work
as a weaver and in 1853 returned to England and married. With his
wife he returned to Massachusetts, settling first at Newton Upper Falls,
later removing to Ballardvale and from there, in 1859, came to Exeter.
During the last years of his active life he was a boss weaver. Both he
and wife were devoted members of the First Baptist Church. They had
four children, three of whom survive them: William J., Joseph T., de-
ceased, James H. and Sarah A., who is the wife of Joseph L. Burke,
of Exeter.
   James H. Tattersall completed the common school course and entered
the high school but did not remain to graduate, as desiring to begin
early his business life, he entered the cotton mills and worked there for
five years. In the meanwhile he had become interested in the mechanism
of watches and that led first to his entering the watch factory at Wal-
tham and then to his becoming a student in the Waltham Horological
school where he thoroughly learned the trade was was graduated a jew-
eler and watchmaker, in 1883. For some ten years afterward he worked
in a watch factory and then entered into the jeweler and watch business
at Gloucester, Mass. Nine years later he established himself at Exeter
and has built up a fine business. He carries a large stock of watches
and jewelry and does repairing with an expert's skill.
   In 1887 Mr. Tattersall was married to Miss Lizzie Irene Stowell,
now deceased, and they have one daughter, Mildred Wilson, who is the
wife of Edward G. Swift, a hardware merchant at Manchester, Vt. Mr.
Tattersall attends the Congregational church. While not very active
in politics he is an interested citizen. His vote is cast for the candidates
of the Republican party. He belongs to the Independent Order of For-
esters and the Red Men.