The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Mepham [Coe]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Mepham [Coe] She was born 1747; died May 1829 at Frant, Sussex, aged 82 years; buried 19th May 1829 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  She married Benjamin Mepham on 17th Apr 1775 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. He was born 1746; died Nov 1822 at Frant, Sussex, aged 74 years; buried 14th Nov 1822 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iElizabeth 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 iiWilliam 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 iElizabeth 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 iiRichard who was born 1807 at Frant, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1807 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  iiiHarriot who was born 1813 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1813 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  ivPhiladelphia who was born 1815 at Frant, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1815 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  vHannah who was born 1818 at Frant, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1818 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
6 viMary 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 iBenjamin 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 iiMatthew 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
  iiiElizabeth 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
  ivPhiladelphia 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:
9 iEliza 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:
10 iRichard who was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1818 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
11 iiCharlotte who was born 26th Dec 1821 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1822 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
12 iiiCaroline 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:
  iJohn who was born 1827 at Frant, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1827 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
  iiHarriet 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
13 iHannah 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:
  iHorace 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:
  iJane 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:
  iMark 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
  iiMatthew who was born 1835 at Frant, Sussex; died Jul 1836 Frant, Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 22nd Jul 1836 Frant, Sussex
  iiiHenry 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
  ivHannah 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. 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:
  iMahala 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
  iiSamuel 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
  10. 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:
  iJames who was born 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex
14 iiiJohn who was born May 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  11. 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
  iHenry 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:
  iJames who was born 1847 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiHarriett who was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  12. 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:
15 iMary Ann who was born 21st Mar 1845 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1845 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiPhiladelphia who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  13. 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:
  iAlbert H. who was born 1859 at Frant, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1862 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiAlfred who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivAda who was born 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  14. 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:
  iWalter who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born Jul 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  15. 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:
  iFrederick who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1865 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiNancy who was born 1867 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivCharley who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vMinnie who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viAda who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiHarriett who was born Jun 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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