| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Elizabeth Meopham [Nichols] She was born 1786 at Frant, Sussex; died Jul 1860 at Frant, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 29th Jul 1860 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| She married Benjamin Meopham, farm labourer on 16th Jun 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. He was born 1790 at Frant, Sussex; died Feb 1877 at Frant, Sussex, aged 86 years; buried 12th Feb 1877 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Elizabeth who was born 1813 at Frant, Sussex; christened 17th Jan 1813 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | ||
| ii | Ann who was born 1815 at Frant, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1815 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | ||
| iii | Benjamin who was born 1817 at Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1817 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | ||
| 2 | iv | William who was born 1819 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1819 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham; died Dec 1873 Frant, Sussex, aged 52 years; buried 4th Dec 1873 Frant, Sussex | |
| v | Joseph who was born 1821 at Frant, Sussex; christened 18th Nov 1821 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | ||
| 3 | vi | James who was born 1827 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1827 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | |
| vii | Sarah who was born 1828 at Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1828 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | ||
| viii | Thomas who was born 1831 at Frant, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1831 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. William Meopham, farm labourer and coal merchant's carter was the son of Benjamin Meopham, farm labourer and Elizabeth Meopham [Nichols]. He was born 1819 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1819 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham; died Dec 1873 at Frant, Sussex, aged 52 years; buried 4th Dec 1873 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex | |||
| He married Elizabeth Hook on 25th Dec 1845 at Bethnal Green, London. She was born 22nd Nov 1827 at Treblers, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1827 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Samuel (labourer) & Louise Hook. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Lois who was born 1846 at Frant, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1846 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of William Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | ||
| ii | Benjamin who was born 1851 at Frant, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1851 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | ||
| 4 | iii | William who was born 1853 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1853 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |
| 3. James Meopham, farm labourer was the son of Benjamin Meopham, farm labourer and Elizabeth Meopham [Nichols]. He was born 1827 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1827 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Benjamin Meopham (labourer) and Elizabeth Meopham | |||
| He married Elizabeth Molineux on Apr to June 1849, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q2 Vol 7 Page 703. She was born 1829 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1829 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Jesse Molyneux (labourer) & Charity Molyneux. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Sarah who was born 1850 at Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1850 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham; died before 30th Apr 1861 Frant, Sussex, aged 11 years; buried 30th Apr 1861 Frant, Sussex | ||
| 5 | ii | James who was born 1852 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1852 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |
| iii | Ann who was born 1855 at Frant, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1855 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | ||
| 6 | iv | Thomas who was born 1858 at Frant, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1858 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |
| v | Lucy who was born 1860 at Frant, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1860 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham; died Sep 1860 Frant, Sussex, aged 3 weeks; buried 9th Sep 1860 Frant, Sussex | ||
| vi | Eliza who was born 1861 at Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1861 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham; died Mar 1872 Frant, Sussex, aged 10 years; buried 10th Mar 1872 Frant, Sussex | ||
| 7 | vii | Phillis who was born 1865 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1865 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |
| viii | Benjamin who was born 1867 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1867 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | ||
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 4. William Meopham, farm labourer was the son of William Meopham, farm labourer and coal merchant's carter and Elizabeth Meopham [Hook]. He was born 1853 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12th Dec 1853 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |||
| He married (1) Helen Frances Kidd on July to Sep 1873, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q3 Vol 2b Page 151. She was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died Mar 1886 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 32 years; buried 11th Mar 1886 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | William who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1874 St. Mark's Church, Mark Cross, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Ellen Mepham | ||
| ii | Albert who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iii | Benjamin who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iv | Lois E. who was born Oct 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| He married (2) Hannah Dawes on 27th Apr 1889 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Ellen Maria who was born 1890 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1890 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Mepham (platelayer) and Hannah Mepham | ||
| ii | Edith Rose who was born 1893 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th May 1893 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Mepham (labourer) and Hannah Mepham; died May 1894 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 1 year 1 month; buried 21st May 1894 Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iii | George Charley who was born 1895 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1895 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Hannah Mepham | ||
| 5. James Mepham, farm labourer was the son of James Meopham, farm labourer and Elizabeth Mepham [Molineux]. He was born 1852 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1852 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |||
| He married Ellen Manktelow on Oct to Dec 1873, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q4 Vol 2b Page 169. She was born 1853 at Mark Cross, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Bessie Maude who was born 1875 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1875 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Mepham (labourer) and Ellen Mepham | ||
| ii | Ernest who was born 1877 at Frant, Sussex | ||
| iii | Amos who was born 1879 at Frant, Sussex | ||
| iv | James who was born 1881 at Hawkenbury, Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1881 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Ellen Mepham; died Jun 1883 Frant, Sussex, aged 2 years; buried 22nd Jun 1883 Frant, Sussex | ||
| v | Alfred James who was born 1882 at Hawkenbury, Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1882 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Meopham (labourer) and Ellen Meopham | ||
| vi | Charles Sydney who was born 1885 at Hawkenbury, Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1885 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Meopham (labourer) and Ellen Meopham | ||
| vii | William Henry Jenner who was born 1891 at Windmill Farm, Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1891 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Ellen Mepham | ||
| viii | James who was born 1891 at Windmill Farm, Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1891 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Ellen Mepham | ||
| ix | Frederick George who was born 1893 at Frant Forest, Frant, Sussex; christened 7th May 1893 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (farm labourer) and Ellen Mepham | ||
| 6. Thomas Mepham, farm labourer was the son of James Meopham, farm labourer and Elizabeth Mepham [Molineux]. He was born 1858 at Frant, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1858 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |||
| He married Frances Ellen S. Tickner on 23rd Aug 1879 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q3 Vol 2b Page 150. She was born 1858 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Thomas who was born 1880 at Bush Cottages, Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1880 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Thomas Mepham (labourer) and Ellen Mepham | ||
| ii | Ernest who was born 1881 at Bush Cottages, Frant, Sussex; christened 1st May 1881 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Thomas Mepham (labourer) and Ellen Mepham; died Feb 1882 Frant, Sussex, aged 10 months; buried 4th Feb 1882 Frant, Sussex | ||
| iii | Elizabeth Ellen who was born 1884 at Hawkenbury, Frant, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1884 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Meopham (labourer) and Ellen Meopham | ||
| iv | Henry John who was born 1886 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Aug 1886 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Thomas Meopham (labourer) and Ellen Meopham | ||
| 7. Phillis Manktelow [Mepham] was the daughter of James Meopham, farm labourer and Elizabeth Mepham [Molineux]. She was born 1865 at Frant, Sussex; christened 1865 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham | |||
| She married James Manktelow, farm labourer on 29th Jul 1883 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1859 at Pembury, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | James who was born Dec 1883 at Frant, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1883 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Manktelow (labouurer) and Phillis Manktelow | ||
| ii | Frederick who was born 1885 at Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1885 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of James Manktelow (labouurer) and Phylle Manktelow | ||
| iii | Annie who was born 1887 at Frant, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1887 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Manktelow (labouurer) and Phillis Manktelow | ||
| iv | Philadelphia who was born 1888 at Hawkenbury, Frant, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1888 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of James Manktelow (labouurer) and Philadelphia Manktelow | ||
| v | Albert who was born 1890 at Frant, Sussex | ||
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