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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Somerset => England => Somerset Lookup Requests => Topic started by: bananachip on Sunday 01 April 07 13:13 BST (UK)
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I am currently trying to research our family tree. With the help of some family members I have traced the Mears family from Midsomer Norton to Mountain Ash and some of the family moved on Llanelli, South Wales around 1910. Surnames connected to the Mears line I trying to trace are Targett and Whittock. I am mainly after information on the Mears family.
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Hi,
Is there anybody in particular you would like us to look up ?
Brian
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Hi
Any information on Robert Mears born approx 1763 who was married to Mary (possible surname) Green. Their children are:
Francis b/1793*
James b/1804
Mary b/1799
*I am really struggling find anything on Francis. Any information will be greatly received.
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Burial: A possible ?
Robert MEARS.
Date: 24th Aug 1833: Aged 70.
Place: Chilcompton St John the Baptist Anglican.
Chilcompton is three miles from Midsomer Norton.
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A possible family member ?
Burial:
Robert MEARS
Date: 15th Feb 1908: Aged 71:
Place: Midsomer Norton St John the Baptist Anglican
Still searching !
Brian
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Hi Brian
That ties in with information I already have. The Mears family I have been tracing seem to come from that area. Chilcompton, Midsomer Norton, Binegar have all cropped up.
Thanks for looking
Bananachip
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Hi bananachip,
Welcome to RootsChat. Sorry I can't be much help with this. I did find some more burial which may be of interest.
Chilcompton St John the Baptist
MEARS Mary Buried 8 Oct 1829 aged 60
also buried in parish are quite a few child deaths in case they mean anything to you
Elizabeth 4 Feb 1811 aged 3 years
Ann 14 Nov 1831 Aged 17 Months
Louisa 18 Feb 1836 aged 4 Years
Sarah Ann 25 Mar 1837 aged 3 years
Thomas Henry 22 Jan 1844 aged 15 Months
Emily 5 Mar 1858 aged 2 Years
Herbert 19 Sep 1860 aged 7 Years
Binegar Holy Trinity
George 4 Apr 1853 aged 10 Years
I see James, with wife Mary and family listed Midsomer Norton in 1841, 1851 we still have James and family and I notice unmarried mother Mary in Binegar with children who I presume is sister. There do not appear to be a lot of Mears about the area. Alas I have had no luck with Francis. Let me know if you need the census entries for James and Mary and families. Clearly the George buried in Binegar is Mary's son. I suspect as James family all list births in Chilcompton in 1851 that these 1830ish burials were his children. We also have a John in 1851 with his family in Chilcompton so those later ones are probably his.
Cheers Kris :D
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I am unable to pin down Francis, I'm sorry.
Brian
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Thanks Brian and Kris for all your help.
Kris - thank you so much for the burial information that is part of the family I am searching.
Francis seems to have disappeared. He seems to be the one out of all of Robert and Mary's children I can't trace.
As I don't live in England I find it quite hard to access information for Somerset. So thanks for the information you have both provided.
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Wonder if you could point me in the right direction.
I have been told that Mary (Robert's daughter) was put into prison for stealing. She apparantly stole some cheese. I just wondered how I would be able to confirm this.
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Hi bananachip,
I would expect SRO will be able to help you. Unfortunately the site appears to be offline so unable to check holdings at the moment.
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/
hope the email address is still correct
archives[at]somerset.gov.uk Please replace [at] with @
Good Luck
Kris :D
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Hi I have just found some information which says that the children (or step-children) of Robert Mears sometimes used the surname of Green. That might clear up the mystery with Francis. I have been able to confirm this information as being true. He could of gone by the surname of Green rather than Mears.
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Any relation ?
Marriage:
Groom: George Watt Esq of Bloomsbury St George
Bride: Mary Ann Meares
Married on the 4th Jan 1825
At Parish Frome by Lic
Witnesses: Robert Meares: Amelia Jane Meares: George Hammond
Brian
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Hi Brian
Sorry that marriage is not connected to my family
bananachip
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That's a pity, it looked like a "Posh" wedding to me.
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I will keep it in mind as I haven't looked any further back than Robert. It could possibly be his sister or cousin.
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Hi,
Have a huge amount on Mears in Somerset where do you connect maybe I can help
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Hi
My next door neighbours have a friend called Bruce Mears whose family have either lived in the Somerset or Wiltshire areas.
Bruce's dad lives in Exmoor.
Not sure if this is of any help.
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Hi I connect to the Mears family through the branch which moved to Mountain Ash.
My Mears search in not primary based in Somerset as the branch I extend from were maining born and raised in South Wales
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Hi I was given a copy of form about Mary Mears being put in prison for having illegitimate children and served one years hard labour in shepton mallet prison. regards lemmons.
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Hi,
Lost touch of how this works, so not sure if I sent an earlier message or not.
How are you connected to Mary Mears ?
Janet