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Charles TAPNER

Charles TAPNER

Male Abt 1784 - 1855  (~ 71 years)    Has 27 ancestors and 208 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Charles TAPNER 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1784  Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptised 1 Aug 1784  St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
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    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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Death certificate for Charles Tapner
    Buried 12 Nov 1855  St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Shown as aged 71 years, of Halnaker
      Source: SFHG database
    Siblings 4 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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1805, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Mary HACOM,   b. Abt 1758, Parham, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1842, The Parish of Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Marriage License 8 Sep 1778 
    Archdeaconry of Chichester 
    Married 10 Sep 1778  St. Peter’s Church, Westhampnett, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  [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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1870, The Almshouses, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1809  St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
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    Children 9 children 
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2013 
    Family ID F126  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1784 - Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 1 Aug 1784 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Feb 1809 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charles TAPNER - Abt 1811 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Frances TAPNER - Abt 1819 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ellen TAPNER - 30 Mar 1828 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Consumption - 5 Nov 1855 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Nov 1855 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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  • Sources 
    1. [S186] Sussex Marriage Index (up to 1837), Sussex Family History Group, ((2008)), Marriage of Joseph TAPNER to Mary HOLKHAM. (Reliability: 3).