See also

Family of Shadrack MEARS and Mary Ann WATSON

Husband: Shadrack MEARS

  • Name:

  • Shadrack MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Shadrack MEARS (1773-1860)

  • Mother:

  • Rachel FORD (c. 1781-1866)

  • Birth:

  • 7 Jun 1820

  • Tharston2

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Jun 1820 (age 0)

  • Tharston2

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 20-21)

  • Tharston3

  •  

  • agricultural labourer, living with parents Shadrack (65, independent) and Rachel (60)

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 30-31)

  • Tharston4

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    agricultural labourer, living with wife Mary Ann (34) and children Eliza (8, scholar), Mary (6, scholar) and Naomi (1)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 40-41)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    gamekeeper, living with wife Mary (43) and children Naomi (11, scholar), Last (9, scholar), George (7, scholar), Henry (3, scholar) and Harriet (1)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 50-51)

  • Wacton6

  •  

  • Address: By the Green, Wacton

    gamekeeper, living with wife Mary (52), children George (17, agricultural labourer) and Harriet (12, scholar), and lodger Mary LEVERETT (60)

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 60-61)

  • Aslacton, Norfolk7

  •  

  • Address: The Street, Aslacton

    farm steward, living with wife Mary Ann (64) and daughter Harriet (22)

  • Census:

  • 1891 (age 70-71)

  • Tharston8

  •  

  • Address: The Street, Tharston

    agricultural labourer, living with wife Mary (74)

  • Census:

  • 1901 (age 80-81)

  • Tharston9

  •  

  • Address: The Street, Tharston

    widower, agricultural labourer, living with granddaughter Ellen M EWINGTON (22, housekeeper)

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 90-91)

  • Tharston10

  •  

  • widower, gamekeeper, living with granddaughter Ellen M EWINGTON (33, boarding housekeeper)

  • Death:

  • 28 Nov 1912 (age 92)

  • Tharston11,12,13

  • Burial:

  • 3 Dec 1912

  • Tharston11

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston12

  •  

  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF • SHADRACH MEARS • WHO DIED NOV. 28TH 1912 • AGED 92 YEARS

Wife: Mary Ann WATSON

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann WATSON

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John WATSON ( - )

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth UNKNOWN ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1816

  • Aslacton, Norfolk14

  • Baptism:

  • 20 Oct 1816 (age 0)

  • Aslacton, Norfolk14

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 24-25)

  • Tharston15

  •  

  • female servant in the household of Robert THURSTON (80, farmer)

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 34-35)

  • Tharston4

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    living with husband Shadrac (30, agricultural labourer) and children Eliza (8, scholar), Mary (6, scholar) and Naomi (1)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 44-45)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    living with husband Shadrac (41, gamekeeper) and children Naomi (11, scholar), Last (9, scholar), George (7, scholar), Henry (3, scholar) and Harriet (1)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 54-55)

  • Wacton6

  •  

  • Address: By the Green, Wacton

    living with husband Shadrack (50, gamekeeper), children George (17, agricultural labourer) and Harriet (12, scholar), and lodger Mary LEVERETT (60)

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 64-65)

  • Aslacton, Norfolk7

  •  

  • Address: The Street, Aslacton

    living with husband Shadrack (60, farm steward) and daughter Harriet (22)

  • Census:

  • 1891 (age 74-75)

  • Tharston8

  •  

  • Address: The Street, Tharston

    living with husband Shadrack (70, agricultural labourer)

  • Death:

  • 18 Jan 1900 (age 83-84)

  • Tharston16,17

  • Burial:

  • 24 Jan 1900

  • Tharston16

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston12

  •  

  • In Loving Memory of • MARY ANN • WIFE OF SHADRACH MEARS • WHO DIED JAN. 18TH 1900 • AGED 84 YEARS • ALSO ANNA MEARS (DAUGHTER) • BURIED MARCH 27 1868 • AGED 21 YEARS AND OF JANE HENRY & JOHN • WHO DIED IN INFANCY

Child 1: Eliza MEARS

  • Name:

  • Eliza MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • James EWINGTON (c. 1848-c. 1923)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1842

  • Aslacton, Norfolk18

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 8-9)

  • Tharston4

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    scholar, living with parents Shadrack (30, agricultural labourer) and Mary Ann (34), and sisters Mary (6, scholar) and Naomi (1)

Child 2: Mary MEARS

  • Name:

  • Mary MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • John Pettifer BUCK (1839-c. 1922)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1844

  • Tharston19

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Sep 1844 (age 0)

  • Tharston19

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 6-7)

  • Tharston4

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    scholar, living with parents Shadrac (30, agricultural labourer) and Mary Ann (34), and sisters Eliza (8, scholar) and Naomi (1)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 16-17)

  • Forncett St. Peter20

  •  

  • house servant in the household of James BASINGTHWAIGHTE (widower, 32, farmer of 127 acres employing 24 men and 2 boys)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 26-27)

  • Poulton with Fearnhead, Lancashire21

  •  

  • Address: Bruch Heath, Poulton with Fearnhead, Lancashire

    living with husband John P (31, coachman) and 3 children

Child 3: Ann MEARS

  • Name:

  • Ann MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1846

  • Tharston22,23

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Sep 1846 (age 0)

  • Tharston22

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 4-5)

  • Tharston4

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    scholar, living with grandparents Shadrack (77, proprietor of houses), and Rachel (67), and cousin James (18, agricultural labourer)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 14-15)

  • Moulton24

  •  

  • Address: Warton Hall Farm, Moulton

    housemaid living in the household of James BECKETT (47, farmer of 233 acres employing 6 men

  • Death:

  • c. 1868 (age 21-22)

  • Tharston12,25

  • Burial:

  • 27 Mar 1868

  • Tharston12

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston12

  •  

  • In Loving Memory of • MARY ANN • WIFE OF SHADRACH MEARS • WHO DIED JAN. 18TH 1900 • AGED 84 YEARS • ALSO ANNA MEARS (DAUGHTER) • BURIED MARCH 27 1868 • AGED 21 YEARS AND OF JANE HENRY & JOHN • WHO DIED IN INFANCY

Child 4: Jane MEARS

  • Name:

  • Jane MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1848

  • Tharston26,27

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Jul 1848 (age 0)

  • Tharston26

  • Death:

  • c. 1849 (age 0-1)

  • Tharston28,29

  • Burial:

  • 19 May 1849

  • Tharston28

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston12

  •  

  • In Loving Memory of • MARY ANN • WIFE OF SHADRACH MEARS • WHO DIED JAN. 18TH 1900 • AGED 84 YEARS • ALSO ANNA MEARS (DAUGHTER) • BURIED MARCH 27 1868 • AGED 21 YEARS AND OF JANE HENRY & JOHN • WHO DIED IN INFANCY

Child 5: Naomi MEARS

  • Name:

  • Naomi MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Benjamin BURDETT (c. 1849-1935)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1849

  • Tharston30,31

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Nov 1849 (age 0)

  • Tharston30

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 1-2)

  • Tharston4

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    living with parents Shadrac (30, agricultural labourer) and Mary Ann (34), and sisters Eliza (8, scholar) and Mary (6, scholar)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 11-12)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    scholar, living with parents Shadrac (41, gamekeeper) and Mary (43), and siblings Last (9, scholar), George (7, scholar), Henry (3, scholar) and Harriet (1)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 21-22)

  • Norwich, Norfolk32

  •  

  • Address: Prince Wales Road, Norwich

    cook in the household of Charles WILLIAMS (40, surgeon)

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 31-32)

  • Warrington, Lancashire33

  •  

  • Address: 21 Heaton Street, Warrington, Lancashire

    living with husband Benjamin (32, carter), son Albert Edward (2) and visitor Harry Mears (22, groom)

  • Census:

  • 1891 (age 41-42)

  • Warrington, Lancashire34

  •  

  • Address: Ashton Street, Warrington, Lancashire

    living with husband Benjamin (42, carter) and son Albert E (12, scholar)

  • Census:

  • 1901 (age 51-52)

  • Warrington, Lancashire35

  •  

  • Address: 45 Ashton Street, Warrington, Lancashire

    living with husband Benjamin (52, railway carter) and son Albert Edward (22, clerk)

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 61-62)

  • Warrington, Lancashire36

  •  

  • Address: 45 Ashton Street, Warrington, Lancashire

    living with husband Benjamin (62, foreman carter)

  • Death:

  • 21 Mar 1925 (age 75-76)

  • Warrington, Lancashire37,38

  •  

  • Address: 43 Ashton Street, Warrington, Lancashire

  • Probate:

  • 13 Apr 1925

  • Liverpool38

  •  

  • BURDETT Naomi of 45 Ashton-street Warrington (wife of Benjamin Burdett) died 21 March 1925 at 43 Ashton-street Probate Liverpool 17 April to Albert Edward Burdett cashier and Thomas Samuel Steel solicitor. Effects £354 16s. 10d.

Child 6: Last MEARS

  • Name:

  • Last MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Jane TAYLOR (c. 1859-c. 1915)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1851

  • Tharston39,40

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Dec 1851 (age 0)

  • Tharston39

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 9-10)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    scholar, living with parents Shadrac (41, gamekeeper) and Mary (43), and siblings Naomi (11, scholar), George (7, scholar), Henry (3, scholar) and Harriet (1)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 19-20)

  • Morningthorpe41

  •  

  • Address: Stratton Road, Morningthorpe

    blacksmith, boarder in the household of Robert CLARKE (46, blacksmith)

  • Census:

  • 1901 (age 49-50)

  • Stretham, Cambridgeshire42

  •  

  • Address: Reads Street, Stretham, Cambridgeshire

    blacksmith, living with wife Mary Jane (42) and children Harry (18, blaqcksmith), Emily (9, scholar), Abednego (7, scholar), Harriet (5, scholar), Elsie (4, scholar) and George (1)

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 59-60)

  • Stretham, Cambridgeshire43

  •  

  • Address: Read Street, Stretham, Cambridgeshire

    blacksmith, living with wife Mary Jane (53) and children Elsie (14) and George (11, scholar)

  • Death:

  • c. 1924 (age 72-73)44

  •  

Child 7: George MEARS

  • Name:

  • George MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah UNKNOWN (c. 1853- )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1853

  • Tharston45,46

  • Baptism:

  • 24 Jul 1853 (age 0)

  • Tharston45

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 7-8)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    scholar, living with parents Shadrac (41, gamekeeper) and Mary (43), and siblings Naomi (11, scholar), Last (9, scholar), Henry (3, scholar) and Harriet (1)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 17-18)

  • Wacton6

  •  

  • Address: By the Green, Wacton

    living with parents Shadrack (50, gamekeeper) and Mary (52), sister Harriet (12, scholar), and lodger Mary LEVERETT (60)

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 27-28)

  • Tharston47

  •  

  • Address: El Boden, Tharston

    agricultural labourer, living with wife Sarah (28) and son William (9, scholar)

  • Census:

  • 1891 (age 37-38)

  • Kenninghall48

  •  

  • Address: East Church Street, Kenninghall

    agricultural labourer, living with wife Sarah (37), son William (19, iron moulder), and lodger Charles SHULVER (16, butcher)

  • Census:

  • 1901 (age 47-48)

  • Kenninghall49

  •  

  • Address: East Church Street, Kenninghall

    teamster on farm, living with wife Sarah (49) and boarder William HOLLAND (30, miller)

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 57-58)

  • Kenninghall50

  •  

  • Address: East Church Street, Kenninghall

    horseman on farm, living with wife Sarah (60) and boarder William COLLINGS (37, farm labourer)

  • Death:

  • c. 1916 (age 62-63)51

  •  

Child 8: Henry MEARS

  • Name:

  • Henry MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1855

  • Tharston19,52

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Aug 1855 (age 0)

  • Tharston53

  • Death:

  • c. 1856 (age 0-1)

  • Tharston54,55

  • Burial:

  • 6 Jan 1856

  • Tharston54

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston12

  •  

  • In Loving Memory of • MARY ANN • WIFE OF SHADRACH MEARS • WHO DIED JAN. 18TH 1900 • AGED 84 YEARS • ALSO ANNA MEARS (DAUGHTER) • BURIED MARCH 27 1868 • AGED 21 YEARS AND OF JANE HENRY & JOHN • WHO DIED IN INFANCY

Child 9: Harry MEARS

  • Name:

  • Harry MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1857

  • Tharston56,57

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jan 1857 (age 0)

  • Tharston56

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 3-4)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    scholar, living with parents Shadrac (41, gamekeeper) and Mary (43), and siblings Naomi (11, scholar), Last (9, scholar), George (7, scholar) and Harriet (1)

  • Death:

  • c. 1863 (age 5-6)58

  •  

Child 10: Harriet MEARS

  • Name:

  • Harriet MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Herbert William ALDIS (c. 1852- )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1859

  • Tharston59

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 1-2)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • Address: Private House, Tharston

    living with parents Shadrac (41, gamekeeper) and Mary (43), and siblings Naomi (11, scholar), Last (9, scholar), George (7, scholar) and Henry (3, scholar)

  • Census:

  • 1871 (age 11-12)

  • Wacton6

  •  

  • Address: By the Green, Wacton

    scholar, living with parents Shadrack (50, gamekeeper) and Mary (52), brother George (17, agricultural labourer), and lodger Mary LEVERETT (60)

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 21-22)

  • Aslacton, Norfolk7

  •  

  • Address: The Street, Aslacton

    living with parents Shadrack (60, farm steward) and Mary Ann (64)

  • Census:

  • 1891 (age 31-32)

  • Overstrand60

  •  

  • Address: G.E.R. Cottages Suffield Park, Overstrand

    living with husband Herbert (37, warehouseman) and sons Herbert H (8), Arthur W (6), George (4), Jesse O (2) and Bertie H (2 mths)

  • Census:

  • 1901 (age 41-42)

  • Cromer61

  •  

  • Address: York Villa, Cromer

    living with husband Herbert W (49, general labourer) and sons Herbert H (17, general labourer), Arthur W (15, general labourer), George (13, golf caddy boy), Jesse O (12), Bertie H (10), Cyril (7) and Walter J (5)

  • Census:

  • 1911 (age 51-52)

  • Cromer62

  •  

  • Address: 16 Connaught Road, Cromer

    living with husband Herbert (59, general labourer) and sons George (23, general labourer), Jesse (22, hamper basket maker), Cyril (18, Hackney Carriage driver) and Walter (16, caddy)

  • Death:

  • c. 1915 (age 55-56)63

  •  

Child 11: John MEARS

  • Name:

  • John MEARS

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1861

  • Tharston64,65

  • Baptism:

  • 5 May 1862 (age 0-1)

  • Tharston64

  • Death:

  • c. 1864 (age 2-3)

  • Tharston66,67

  • Burial:

  • 10 Mar 1864

  • Tharston66

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston12

  •  

  • In Loving Memory of • MARY ANN • WIFE OF SHADRACH MEARS • WHO DIED JAN. 18TH 1900 • AGED 84 YEARS • ALSO ANNA MEARS (DAUGHTER) • BURIED MARCH 27 1868 • AGED 21 YEARS AND OF JANE HENRY & JOHN • WHO DIED IN INFANCY

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Civil Registration - marriage. 1842 Q4 Depwade 13 89. Cit. Date: Q4 1842.

2.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 18 June 1820.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

1861 Census. RG09 1233 170 7. Cit. Date: 1861.

6.

1871 Census. RG10 1836 170 11. Cit. Date: 1871.

7.

1881 Census. RG11 1970 16 3. Cit. Date: 1881.

8.

1891 Census. RG12 1545 127 2. Cit. Date: 1891.

9.

1901 Census. RG13 1862 126 3. Cit. Date: 1901.

10.

1911 Census. RG14 PN11462 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN84. Cit. Date: 1911.

11.

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12.

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14.

Parish register - baptism. Aslacton. Cit. Date: 20 October 1816.

15.

1841 Census. HO107 757 7 8. Cit. Date: 1841.

16.

Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 January 1900.

17.

Civil Registration - death. 1900 Q1 Depwade 4B 227. Cit. Date: Q1 1900.

18.

Civil Registration - birth. 1842 Q4 Depwade 13 34. Cit. Date: Q4 1842.

19.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 22 September 1844.

20.

1861 Census. RG09 1234 29 12. Cit. Date: 1861.

21.

1871 Census. RG10 3909 42 1. Cit. Date: 1871.

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Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 13 September 1846.

23.

Civil Registration - birth. 1846 Q3 Depwade 13 51. Cit. Date: Q3 1846.

24.

1861 Census. RG09 1234 7 16. Cit. Date: 1861.

25.

Civil Registration - death. 1868 Q1 Depwade 4B 178A. Cit. Date: Q1 1868.

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Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 30 July 1848.

27.

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Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 May 1849.

29.

Civil Registration - death. 1849 Q2 Depwade 13 34. Cit. Date: Q2 1849.

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Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 11 November 1849.

31.

Civil Registration - birth. 1849 Q4 Depwade 13 41. Cit. Date: Q4 1849.

32.

1871 Census. RG10 1812 14 22. Cit. Date: 1871.

33.

1881 Census. RG11 3792 8 9. Cit. Date: 1881.

34.

1891 Census. RG12 3075 14 21. Cit. Date: 1891.

35.

1901 Census. RG13 3579 35 13. Cit. Date: 1901.

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1911 Census. RG14 PN23137 RD459 SD4 ED7 SN90. Cit. Date: 1911.

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Civil Registration - death. 1925 Q1 Warrington 8C 259. Cit. Date: Q1 1925.

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National Probate Calendar. 1925 Page 444. Cit. Date: 13 April 1925.

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Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 14 December 1851.

40.

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41.

1871 Census. RG10 1836 49 2. Cit. Date: 1871.

42.

1901 Census. RG13 1543 21 11. Cit. Date: 1901.

43.

1911 Census. RG14 PN9213 RD184 SD1 ED6 SN78. Cit. Date: 1911.

44.

Civil Registration - death. 1924 Q3 Ely 3B 446. Cit. Date: Q3 1926.

45.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 July 1853.

46.

Civil Registration - birth. 1853 Q3 Depwade 4B 198. Cit. Date: Q3 1853.

47.

1881 Census. RG11 1969 56 14. Cit. Date: 1881.

48.

1891 Census. RG12 1548 85 4. Cit. Date: 1891.

49.

1901 Census. RG13 1866 110 2. Cit. Date: 1901.

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1911 Census. RG14 PN11479 RD231 SD1 ED11 SN15. Cit. Date: 1911.

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54.

Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 6 January 1856.

55.

Civil Registration - death. 1856 Q1 Depwade 4B 143. Cit. Date: Q1 1856.

56.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 26 January 1857.

57.

Civil Registration - birth. 1857 Q1 Depwade 4B 243. Cit. Date: Q1 1857.

58.

Civil Registration - death. 1863 Q3 Depwade 4B 159. Cit. Date: Q3 1863.

59.

Civil Registration - birth. 1859 Q4 Depwade 4B 234. Cit. Date: Q4 1859.

60.

1891 Census. RG12 1511 163 13. Cit. Date: 1891.

61.

1901 Census. RG13 1826 43 23. Cit. Date: 1901.

62.

1911 Census. RG14 PN11163 RD222 SD1 ED1 SN35. Cit. Date: 1911.

63.

Civil Registration - death. 1915 Q4 Erpingham 4B 83. Cit. Date: Q4 1915.

64.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 5 May 1862.

65.

Civil Registration - birth. 1861 Q3 Depwade 4B 220. Cit. Date: Q3 1861.

66.

Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 10 March 1864.

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Civil Registration - death. 1864 Q1 Depwade 4B 179. Cit. Date: Q1 1864.

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