See also

Family of James MEARS and Sarah (Sally) Seaman CHAPMAN

Husband: James MEARS

  • Name:

  • James MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John MEARS (1806-1890)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth GOODRUM (c. 1802-1878)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1835

  • Tharston4

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Feb 1835 (age 0)

  • Tharston4

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 5-6)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • living with parents John (35, agricultural labourer) and Elizabeth (40), siblings George (12, agricultural labourer), John (9), William (3) and Unnamed (1mth), and Daniel MEAR (60)

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 15-16)

  • Tharston6

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    agricultural labourer, living with grandparents Shadrack (77, proprietor of houses), and Rachel (67), and cousin Ann (4, scholar)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 25-26)

  • Tharston7

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    agricultural labourer, living with wife Susan (22) and stepson James HUNT (2)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 35-36)

  • Tharston8

  •  

  • Address: Church Green, Tharston

    widower, team man, living with mother Mary? (68?) and nephew/son James (12) - there is some doubt as to whether this is the correct record but no other alternatives have been found

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 45-46)

  • Tharston9

  •  

  • Address: Church Road, Tharston

    widower, agricultural labourer, living with father John (widower, 75, annuitant)

  • Census:

  • 1891 (age 55-56)

  • Forncett St. Peter10

  •  

  • Address: Bustop Green, Forncett St. Peter

    55, agricultural labourer team man, living with wife Elizabeth (47) and stepdaughter Rosa A FEEK (14)

  • Fact:

  • btw 1896 and 1901 (age 60-66)

  •  

  •  

  • he was the publican of the Bell Inn, Aslacton

  • Census:

  • 1901 (age 65-66)

  • Aslacton, Norfolk11

  •  

  • 69, publican, probably living at the Bell Inn at the time of the Census with wife Elizabeth (58)

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 75-76)

  • Aslacton, Norfolk12

  •  

  • Address: Pottergate Street, Aslacton

    76, labourer on farm, living with wife Elizabeth (66)

Wife: Sarah (Sally) Seaman CHAPMAN

  • Name:

  • Sarah (Sally) Seaman CHAPMAN

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • James SEAMAN (c. 1799-1873)

  • Mother:

  • Ann CHAPMAN (c. 1798-c. 1883)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1830

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Oct 1838 (age 7-8)

  • Tharston13

  •  

  • 7 children baptised at the same time, mother Ann Chapman, no mention of father but name given as Sally Seaman

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 10-11)

  • Tharston14

  •  

  • living with parents James (40, farmer) and Ann (40), siblings Harriott (15), Susan (15), James (14, agricultural labourer), John (7), Rebecca (5) and Jane (3), and James SMITH (15, agricultural labourer)

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 20-21)

  • Tharston15

  •  

  • living with husband Robert (28, agricultural labourer) and son George (5)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 30-31)

  • Tharston16

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    living with husband Robert (38, agricultural labourer) and son George (15, agricultural labourer)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 40-41)

  • Tharston17

  •  

  • Address: The Street, Tharston

    widow, living with parents James (73, farmer of 46 acres employing 1 man) and Ann (74), siblings Susan (44) and John (36, farmer's son), and nephewJohn (13)

  • Death:

  • c. 1881 (age 50-51)18,19

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 21 Feb 1881

  • Tharston19

Sources

1.

Parish register - banns. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 March 1871.

2.

Parish register - marriage. Tharston. Cit. Date: 16 April 1871.

3.

Civil Registration - marriage. 1871 Q2 Depwade 4B 389. Cit. Date: Q2 1871.

4.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 1 February 1835.

5.

1841 Census. HO107 757 7 9. Cit. Date: 1841.

6.

1851 Census. HO107 1821 659 10. Cit. Date: 1851.

7.

1861 Census. RG09 1233 172 11. Cit. Date: 1861.

8.

1871 Census. RG10 1836 158 12. Cit. Date: 1871.

9.

1881 Census. RG11 1969 50 2. Cit. Date: 1881.

10.

1891 Census. RG12 1546 41 20. Cit. Date: 1891.

11.

1901 Census. RG13 1864 19 10. Cit. Date: 1901.

12.

1911 Census. RG14 PN11456 RD230 SD3 ED2 SN111. Cit. Date: 1911.

13.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 28 October 1838.

14.

1841 Census. HO107 757 6 7. Cit. Date: 1841.

15.

1851 Census. HO107 1821 654 1. Cit. Date: 1851.

16.

1861 Census. RG09 1233 174 15. Cit. Date: 1861.

17.

1871 Census. RG10 1836 157 9. Cit. Date: 1871.

18.

Civil Registration - death. 1881 Q1 Depwade 4B 169. Cit. Date: Q1 1881.

19.

Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 21 February 1881.


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