| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Benjamin Mepham He was born 1746; died Nov 1822 at Frant, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 14th Nov 1822 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| He married Elizabeth Coe on 17th Apr 1775 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1747; died May 1829 at Frant, Sussex, aged 82 years; buried 19th May 1829 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | Elizabeth who was born 1776 at Frant, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1776 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham | |
| 3 | ii | William who was born 1778 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1778 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham; died Apr 1858 Frant, Sussex, aged 82 years; buried 16th Apr 1858 Frant, Sussex | |
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Elizabeth Nash [Mepham] was the daughter of Benjamin Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham [Coe]. She was born 1776 at Frant, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1776 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham | |||
| She married John Nash, labourer on 6th Jul 1794 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1772 at Frant, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1772 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, parents Richard & Sarah Nash. They had the following children: | |||
| 4 | i | Elizabeth who was born 16th Jul 1795 at Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1795 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 16th Feb 1825 Frant, Sussex, aged 26 years | |
| 5 | ii | Richard who was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1807 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |
| iii | Harriot who was born 1813 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1813 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| iv | Philadelphia who was born 1815 at Frant, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1815 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| v | Hannah who was born 1818 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1818 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| 6 | vi | Mary who was born 1821 at Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1821 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |
| 3. William Mepham was the son of Benjamin Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham [Coe]. He was born 1778 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1778 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham; died Apr 1858 at Frant, Sussex, aged 82 years; buried 16th Apr 1858 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| He married (1) Elizabeth Hood on 13th Mar 1798 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1774; died Apr 1838 at Frant, Sussex, aged 64 years; buried 23rd Apr 1838 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 7 | i | Benjamin who was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1807 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham | |
| 8 | ii | Matthew who was born 1809 at Frant, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1812 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Meopham and Elizabeth Meopham; died Jun 1840 Frant, Sussex, aged 31 years; buried 15th Jun 1840 Frant, Sussex | |
| iii | Elizabeth Ann who was born 1813 at Frant, Sussex; christened 17th Jan 1813 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | ||
| 9 | iv | Philadelphia who was born 1816 at Frant, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1816 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of William Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | |
| He married (2) Martha Stone on 1st Jun 1839 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1799 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 10 | i | Eliza who was born 1840 at Frant, Sussex | |
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 4. Elizabeth Read [Nash] was the daughter of John Nash, labourer and Elizabeth Nash [Mepham]. She was born 16th Jul 1795 at Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1795 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 16th Feb 1825 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, aged 26 years | |||
| She married Thomas Read on 7th Apr 1817 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 14th Oct 1798 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1798 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Read. They had the following children: | |||
| 11 | i | Richard who was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1818 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |
| 12 | ii | Charlotte who was born 26th Dec 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1822 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |
| 13 | iii | Caroline who was born 5th May 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1824 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 8th Apr 1856 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 31 years | |
| 5. Richard Nash, labourer was the son of John Nash, labourer and Elizabeth Nash [Mepham]. He was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1807 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| He married Jane Martin on 26th Oct 1826 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1805. They had the following children: | |||
| i | John who was born 1827 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1827 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| ii | Harriet who was born 1829 at Frant, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1829 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | ||
| 6. Mary Waghorn [Nash] was the daughter of John Nash, labourer and Elizabeth Nash [Mepham]. She was born 1821 at Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1821 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| 14 | i | Hannah who was born 1840 at Bush Houses, Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1840 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |
| She married James Waghorn, farm labourer on 6th Apr 1840 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Benjamin Button & Hannah Nash. He was born 31st Jul 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 19th Oct 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, James Waghorn, son of John Waghorn, farmer, and Anne Waghorn. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Horace who was born 1844 at Frant, Sussex | ||
| 7. Benjamin Mepham, labourer was the son of William Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham [Hood]. He was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1807 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham | |||
| He married Amelia on c 1828. She was born 1808 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Jane Allison who was born 1837 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1st Oct 1837 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent | ||
| 8. Matthew Meopham was the son of William Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham [Hood]. He was born 1809 at Frant, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1812 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Meopham and Elizabeth Meopham; died Jun 1840 at Frant, Sussex, aged 31 years; buried 15th Jun 1840 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| He married Jane Baker on 23rd Oct 1832 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1807 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Oct 1860 at Frant, Sussex, aged 53 years; buried 21st Oct 1860 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Mark who was born 1833 at Frant, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1840 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Matthew Mepham (labourer) and Jane Mepham | ||
| ii | Matthew who was born 1835 at Frant, Sussex; died Jul 1836 Frant, Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 22nd Jul 1836 Frant, Sussex | ||
| iii | Henry who was born 1837 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1838 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Matthew Mepham (labourer) and Jane Mepham; died Jul 1838 Frant, Sussex, aged 1 year 1 month; buried 6th Jul 1838 Frant, Sussex | ||
| iv | Hannah who was born 1839 at Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1839 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Matthew Meopham (labourer) and Jane Meopham; died Nov 1839 Frant, Sussex, aged 5 months; buried 1st Nov 1839 Frant, Sussex | ||
| 9. Philadelphia Pentecost [Meopham] was the daughter of William Mepham and Elizabeth Mepham [Hood]. She was born 1816 at Frant, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1816 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of William Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | |||
| She married John Penticost, groom on 2nd Apr 1838 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Jacob Humphrey & Sophia Mankelow. He was born 28th Feb 1814 at Early Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1814 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of James Penticost (labourer) and Constance Penticost | |||
| 10. Eliza Manktelow [Mepham] was the daughter of William Mepham and Martha Mepham [Stone]. She was born 1840 at Frant, Sussex | |||
| She married Jacob Manktelow, corn warehouse man on Apr to June 1861, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2b Page 125. He was born 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Mahala who was born 1863 at Frant, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1863 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Jacob Manktelow (labourer) and Eliza Manktelow | ||
| ii | Samuel James who was born 1871 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1871 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Jacob Manktelow (warehouseman) and Eliza Manktelow | ||
| Generation No. 4 | |||
| 11. Richard Reed was the son of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. He was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1818 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Ann Groves on 27th Apr 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1823 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1823 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Groves. They had the following children: | |||
| i | James who was born 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| ii | Elizabeth who was born 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 15 | iii | John who was born May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex | |
| 12. Charlotte Tompsett [Reed] was the daughter of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. She was born 26th Dec 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1822 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| i | Henry Jnr who was born 1844 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| She married Henry Tompsett on 5th Oct 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses James Manktelow & Martha Gardner. He was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th May 1815 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Mary Tompsett. They had the following children: | |||
| i | James who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| ii | Harriett who was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex | ||
| 13. Caroline Palmer [Nash] was the daughter of Thomas Read and Elizabeth Read [Nash]. She was born 5th May 1824 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1824 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 8th Apr 1856 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 31 years | |||
| She married James Palmer on 10th Oct 1844 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses Elizabeth & Edward Groves. He was born 1817 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1817 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 16 | i | Mary Ann who was born 21st Mar 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1845 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |
| ii | Philadelphia who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 14. Hannah Burgess [Waghorn] was the daughter of James Waghorn, farm labourer and Mary Waghorn [Nash]. She was born 1840 at Bush Houses, Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1840 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| She married Alfred Burgess, cordwainer on 1857 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1827 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1828 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Albert H. who was born 1859 at Frant, Sussex | ||
| ii | Elizabeth who was born 1862 at Frant, Sussex | ||
| iii | Alfred who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iv | Ada who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| Generation No. 5 | |||
| 15. John Reed was the son of Richard Reed and Mary Ann Reed [Groves]. He was born May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Marie on c 1872. She was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Walter who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| ii | Henry who was born Jul 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| 16. Mary Ann Attwood [Palmer] was the daughter of James Palmer and Caroline Palmer [Nash]. She was born 21st Mar 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1845 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| She married Horace Attwood on 14th Jul 1862 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. He was born 1st Mar 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1841 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Elizabeth Attwood. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Frederick who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| ii | William who was born 1865 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iii | Nancy who was born 1867 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iv | Charley who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| v | Minnie who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| vi | Ada who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| vii | Harriett who was born Jun 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
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