The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Elizabeth Meopham [Hook] was the daughter of Samuel Hook, farm labourer and Lois Hook [Turk]. She was born 22^nd Nov 1827 at Treblers, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 30^th Dec 1827 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Samuel (labourer) & Louise Hook
	She married William Meopham, farm labourer and coal merchant's carter on 25^th Dec 1845 at Bethnal Green, London. He was born 1819 at Frant, Sussex; christened 25^th 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 4^th Dec 1873 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Lois who was born 1846 at Frant, Sussex; christened 2^nd 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 16^th Feb 1851 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham
2	iii	William who was born 1853 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12^th Dec 1853 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Elizabeth Mepham

Generation No. 2
	2. 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 12^th 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 11^th 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 13^th 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 27^th 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 30^th 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 28^th 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 21^st May 1894 Wadhurst, Sussex
	iii	George Charley who was born 1895 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30^th Jun 1895 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Mepham (labourer) and Hannah Mepham