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Charles TAPNER
Abt 1784 - 1855 (~ 71 years)
Has 27 ancestors and 208 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Charles TAPNER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1784 Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Baptised 1 Aug 1784 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - igi
Gender Male Occupation From 1813 to 1826 Labourer - Described as such at the time of 3 children's baptisms - 1813, 1822, 1826
Occupation From 1815 to 1855 Bricklayer - When sons John and James bapt in 1815 and 1818, when dau Ellen bapt 1828, from 1841 census, 1842 marr of dau Frances, 1851 census, 1855 dth cert.
Also widow Kitty shown as 'widow of bricklayer' in 1861 census.
Occupation 1820 Sawyer Residence 1841 Halnaker Street, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - With his wife, 4 children (John, James, Ann and Ellen) and a grandson, Thomas, son of his son Thomas who had died the previous year.
Died 5 Nov 1855 Boxgrove, Sussex, England Cause: Consumption - Died of consumption. The death was registered by his widow, Kitty, present at the death.
GRO ref: Tapner, Charles q4 1855 Westhampnett RD 2B 193; GRO online index shows age at death as 71
Death certificate for Charles Tapner Buried 12 Nov 1855 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - Shown as aged 71 years, of Halnaker
Source: SFHG database
Siblings4 brothers and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
TAPNER, d. Yes, date unknown (4 x Great Grandfather)
Mary INKPEN, b. Abt 1722, d. 1787, Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 65 years) (Grandmother) Notes - living in Halnaker St., Boxgrove with wife and J,J,A,E and 4 yr old Thomas - a son or g'son?; living at Halnaker Tything, Boxgrove with wife only (1851); a Charles Tapner married Mary Ann Caffin in Chichester in 1789 (Pallots index) - this one or a different one? A William Tapner (b 1775 Boxgrove) was in the Westhampnett Union workhouse (1851) - could be a brother
A Charles Tapner is mentioned in the Boxgrove tithe records - this one or his son?
Person ID I195 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 29 Oct 2024
Father Joseph TAPNER, b. Abt 1751, West Stoke, Sussex, England , d. 1805, Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 54 years) Mother Mary HACOM, b. Abt 1758, Parham, Sussex, England , d. 25 Apr 1842, The Parish of Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 84 years) Marriage License 8 Sep 1778 Archdeaconry of Chichester Married 10 Sep 1778 St. Peter’s Church, Westhampnett, Sussex, England [1] - source: SFHG Marr index
Mary HOLKHAM to Joseph TAPNER
A snag with this being the right marriage is the baptism of Rachel in 1772. That there was a Joseph Tapner who married Mary Hacom in 1778 seems clear. So were there 2 Josephs, did this one marry twice or was there a mistake in the baptism register and Rachel was not the son of Joseph? (see Rachel's entry for more on this last possibility)
Whatever the answer, it seems reasonable to suppose that the children bapt in Boxgrove 1778 - 1789 were the offspring of the Joseph and Mary who married in 1778.
The SFHG Marr Index has separate entries for the marriage licence (see below) and the marriage, 2 days later.
It shows the marriage as taking place in Westhampnett.
Tony Holkham's index, however, which also has entries for both the licence and the marriage shows the marriage as having been at Boxgrove! It has witnesses for the wedding - Richard Smith and William Rapson.
source: SFHG Marriage Index:
Place: Archdeaconry of Chichester Marriage Licence, Date: 8 Sep 1778:
Subject: Mary HACOM, spinster 19 with consent of father, James, of Boxgrove, husbandman
Spouse: Joseph TAPNER, bach 26 husbandman of Westhampnett
Extra Information: Sussex Record Society vol. 35
Family ID F1575 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Kitty MOORE, b. Abt 1786, Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England , d. 2 Aug 1870, The Almshouses, Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 84 years) Married 23 Feb 1809 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - IGI
Children9 children Last Modified 1 Apr 2013 Family ID F126 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1784 - Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Baptised - 1 Aug 1784 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England Married - 23 Feb 1809 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Child - Charles TAPNER - Abt 1811 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England Child - Frances TAPNER - Abt 1819 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England Child - Ellen TAPNER - 30 Mar 1828 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England Died - Cause: Consumption - 5 Nov 1855 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England Buried - 12 Nov 1855 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S186] Sussex Marriage Index (up to 1837), Sussex Family History Group, ((2008)), Marriage of Joseph TAPNER to Mary HOLKHAM. (Reliability: 3).