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Title: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: Mollyrobz on Monday 12 October 15 18:03 BST (UK)
Does anybody have any information on Charles Meachen and Hannah Whisson? Charles was born 1822 in Mattishall Norfolk and Hannah was born 1823 in Colton Norfolk. They married 1842 in Colton Norfolk. Any info will be appreciated.

Thanks Molly
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: suzard on Monday 12 October 15 20:33 BST (UK)
Hello and welcome to RootsChat

Are you certain Hanah married Charles -not Henry???

There is FreeBMD marriage reg
Mar qtr 1843
Forehoe reg dist (Colton falls within this reg dist)
on same page
Hannah Whisson
Henry Meachen
13 221

Select marriages
Henry meachen
Hannah Whisson
18 Dec 1842
Colton Norfolk

??????

Suz
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: JJen on Monday 12 October 15 20:41 BST (UK)
Hi Molly,

A warm welcome from me also  :)

1851 -

Henry Meachen   29 b. Mattishall, Norfolk, Ag Lab
Hannah Meachen   28
Charlotte Meachen   6
Farah Ann Meachen   4
Henry Meachen   1

HO107 Piece 1824 Folio 256 Page 20

It would appear that Hannah did marry a Henry Meachen as per Suzard's post.

JJ
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: JJen on Monday 12 October 15 20:50 BST (UK)
Possible baptism of Hannah -

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR1H-T8G

JJ
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: The Yokel on Monday 12 October 15 20:56 BST (UK)
marriage and banns

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ga6/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ga7/
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: suzard on Monday 12 October 15 20:59 BST (UK)
Looks like Henry had died by 1861

1861
Street East Tuddenham Norfolk
Hannah Meachen Head widow 38 Coulton Norfolk
Henry son 11 scholar E Tuddenham
Betsey daughter 8 E Tuddenham
RG9 1240 96 2

1851 Henry's occ was ag lab

possibiity for him in 1841
on the common E Tuddenham Norfolk
Henry Meachen 20 M.S. born in county
in household of John Newman occ farmer
HO107 780 14 19 10 13

and hannah?

1841
Colton Norfolk
James Wisson 60 ag lab
Sarah 60
James 25
Rebecca 20
HANNAH18
Jonathan 16
John 11
James 2
all b in county
HO107 767 6 3 15


Suz
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: suzard on Monday 12 October 15 21:04 BST (UK)
marriage and banns

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ga6/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ga7/

good find - I have been puzzling why the marriage was reg Mar qtr 1843 yet select had the date as 18 Dec 1842  -as marriages are always reg in the quarter they take place

It seems select have put date of banns as date of marriage
Marriage date 8 Jan 1843 which fits with BMD reg

Suz
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: JJen on Monday 12 October 15 21:11 BST (UK)
Henry's death -

Henry Meachen
q4 1853, Mitford, Norfolk
Vol 4b Page 16

JJ
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: suzard on Monday 12 October 15 21:19 BST (UK)
Burial
Henry Meachin
age 32
buried 9/10/1853East Tuddenham All Saints

how sad
it looks like hannah died quite young too

Death reg FreeBMD
Hannah Meachen
Mar qtr 1867
Mitford
4b 191

Burial
Hannah Meachen
age 45
03/02/1867
East Tuddenham All Saints

Suz
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: The Yokel on Monday 12 October 15 21:37 BST (UK)
Marriage of James Whisson and Sarah Lancaster 3 June 1805 at Honningham

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ga8/


hope we've got the right people  ;D

yokel
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: suzard on Monday 12 October 15 21:48 BST (UK)
Marriage of James Whissen and Sarah Lancaster 3 June 1805 at Honningham

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ga8/


hope we've got the right people  ;D

yokel

me too!

Suz
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: Mollyrobz on Tuesday 13 October 15 18:51 BST (UK)
Hello everybody!  :)

It was a lovely surprise coming online and seeing all of this. Thank you very much. I think you have found the right people it was Henry Meachen that I meant, I am descended from the 'Farah Ann' who is mentioned on the 1851 census and I believe this to actually be 'Sarah Ann' Meachen who married Charles Gymer the guy that I confused Henry with in the first place!

Molly
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: Mollyrobz on Wednesday 14 October 15 18:54 BST (UK)
Hello people,

Would anybody be able to do a search for me for Henry Meachen? I'm interested in seeing if he's noted as being anywhere with his family when he was younger. Thank you
Molly  :)
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: The Yokel on Wednesday 14 October 15 21:10 BST (UK)
Hi Molly

The Norfolk Baptism Project http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ewo/ has Henry baptised to Henry and Mary Meachen 14 July 1820 at Mattishall

There is a marriage of Henry Meachen and Mary Wright on 9 Nov 1818  at Yaxham (next door to Mattishall)

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01gar/

yokel
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: suzard on Wednesday 14 October 15 21:36 BST (UK)
there is this baptism
Maybe Henry's sister??

Mary Ann Meachen
baptised 17 Apr 1831
Yaxham Norfolk
Parents Henry & Mary

could this be Henry's family in 1841?
Rotten Row
East Tuddenham Norfolk
Henry Meachan 50 ag lab
Mary  50
Mary 10

all b in county

think that is correct Henry on census I previously posted - in E Tuddenham workinfg as male servant for Farmer John Newman

Suz

Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: Mollyrobz on Thursday 15 October 15 17:57 BST (UK)
Thank you very much? This backs up some info that I already have so it's been very helpful  :)
Molly
Title: Re: Charles Meachen Hannah Whisson Norfolk
Post by: fred59 on Tuesday 17 November 15 22:05 GMT (UK)
My mother was a Meachen..we have traced her line back to Yaxham 1713......my guess is yours come from that way too as i see a familiar name there ( Gymer ), i have loads of stuff so it may take a while to cross ref stuff .