MENDHAM

Joseph (eld. son of Robert Mendham of Walbrook, London, merchant, d. 1810 aged 77). b. 1769; ed. at St. Edmund hall, Oxf., B.A. 1792, M.A. 1795; C. of Sutton, Cold field, War wicks hire 1795; Incumbent of Hill Chapel in Arden, Warws. 22 Aug. 1836; part of his library of controversial theology, liturgies, breviaries, mi als, . was presented by the widow of his nephew rev. John Mendham to the Incorporated law society Chancery lane, London in 1869; author of An exposition of the Lord’s prayer 1803; Clavis Apostolic a, or a key to the apostolic writings 1821; An account of indexes, both prohibitory and expurgatory of the Church of Rome 1826, 2 ed. as The literary policy of the church of Rome exhibited in her indexes 1830, Supplement 1836, Additional supplement 1843, 3 ed. of whole work 1844; Memoirs of council of Trent 1834, Supplement 1836. d. Sutton Cold field 1 Nov. 1856. W. K. Bedford’s Three hundred years of a family living (1889) 123–30, 166.