William (Tapsel) Tapsell (1783 - 1843)

Born 1783 in Woodnesborough, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died 1843 at about age 60 in Rochester, Kent, England

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Biography

Genealogically Defined

William was born in 1783 and baptised on the 17th August 1783 at St. Mary the Virgin, Woodnesborough, Kent, England, the son of William Tapsel and Elizabeth Tapsel^[1].

On the 27th June 1808, William married Charlotte Summers at All Saints, Frindsbury, Kent, England (Banns having also been read at Snodland, Kent). Witnessed by Mary Jordan & Henry Summers^[2].

In 1843, William was living at Garden Row, St. Margaret parish of Rochester, Kent^[3].

He passed away in 1843^[4] at Rochester, Kent, England and was buried on the 12th March 1843 at St. Margaret, Rochester, Kent, England^[3].

Children

1. William Henry Tapsell bapt. 1809 at Rochester, Kent, England
2. Charlotte Tapsell bapt. 1811 at Rochester, Kent, England
3. Rebecca Tapsell bapt. 1813 at Rochester, Kent, England
4. Thomas Tapsell bapt. 1817 at Rochester, Kent, England
5. James Tapsell bapt. 1819 at Rochester, Kent, England
6. Frances Tapsell bapt. 1821 at Rochester, Kent, England
7. Mary Ann Tapsell bapt. 1824 at Rochester, Kent, England
8. John Tapsell bapt. 1827 at Rochester, Kent, England

Census

1841 Census of England & Wales: 6th June 1841
Rochester, Kent, England

Research Notes

The death registration gives William's age as 63 years, but his burial gives an age of 60 years.

DNA Research

AncestryDNA match between (S.P) , a descendant of Mary Ann Tapsell and their 5th cousin (J.B.) a descendant of Mary Ann's brother WilliamTapsell (b. 1783) through his son William Henry Tapsell (b. 1809). Their most-recent common ancestors are William Tapsel and Elizabeth Friend. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing sharing 25 cM across 3 segments.

AncestryDNA match between (S.P), a descendant of Mary Ann Tapsell and their cousin (T.I.), a descendant of WilliamTapsell through his son William Henry Tapsell (b. 1809). Their most-recent common ancestors are William Tapsel and Elizabeth Friend. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 10cm across one segment.

T.I. is a shared match with J.B.

Sources

1. ↑ "Baptism of William TAPSEL" St. Mary the Virgin, Woodnesborough, Kent, England Composite Register 1702-1812, 1783 image 51. Canterbury Cathedral Archives. Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 8th January 2021
2. ↑ "Marriage of William TAPSELL & Charlotte SUMMERS" All Saints, Frindsbury, Kent, England Marriage Register 1793-1812 P150/1/9 (2) 1808 23/58. Image available at Medway Archives Online Accessed 9th January 2021
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Burial of William TAPSELL" St. Margaret, Rochester, Kent, England Burial Register 1836-1860 P305/1/40 (1) 1843 Pg. 73 Entry No. 580 38/38 Image available at Medway Archives Online Accessed 13th January 2020
4. ↑ "Death Index of William TAPSELL" General Register Office Death Index 1843 March quarter, Medway Registration District Volume 5 Page 298. Aged 63 years GRO Online Death Indexes
5. ↑ "1841 England and Wales Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 491; Book: 5; Civil Parish: St Margaret; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 13; Page: 19. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast (£) Accessed 9th January 2021