Joseph (Mapham) Meopham (abt. 1795 - bef. 1823)

Born about 1795 in Burwash, Sussex, England [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Langford) Gasson — married 26 Apr 1815 in Frant, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died before 1 Apr 1823 before about age 28 in Frant, Sussex, England

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Biography

26 Apr 1815: Marriage of Joseph Meopham and Elizabeth Langford, both single, at Frant, Sussex, England.^[1] Known issue:-

1. Joseph (1816)^[2]
2. Sarah (1819)^[3]
3. Eliza (1820)^[4]
4. Philadelphia (1823)^[5]

1 Apr 1823: Burial at Frant, Sussex, England age 28.^[6]

Possible baptism : 10 Apr 1791: Joseph Mepham, son of John and Hannah, christened at Burwash, Sussex, England.^[7]

But this is too early for his age at death to be correct.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFG2-VBR : 7 December 2017), Joseph Meopham and Elizabeth Langford, 1815.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWGL-Y6L : 11 December 2014), Joseph Mepham in entry for Joseph Mepham, 08 Sep 1816, Baptism; citing p. 63, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQG8-97J : 11 December 2014), Joseph Mephan in entry for Sarah Mephan, 26 Jan 1819, Baptism; citing p. 67, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPZ6-WXY : 19 September 2020), Joseph Mepham in entry for Eliza Mepham, 1821.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWX9-331 : 11 December 2014), Joseph Mepham in entry for Philadelphia Mepham, 12 Aug 1823, Baptism; citing p. 74, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
6. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8DQ-8W1 : 14 March 2020), Joseph Meopham, 1823.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDCY-FF8 : 19 March 2020), Joseph Mepham, 1791.