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Frances TAPNER
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Name Frances TAPNER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1819 Boxgrove, Sussex, England
- Birthplace given as Halnaker in 1881 and 1891.
Baptised 10 Mar 1820 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England
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Gender Female Occupation 1842 Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England
Servant - At time of marriage
Died 3 Apr 1903 The Union Workhouse, Broyle Road, Chichester, Sussex, England
Cause: Cancer of the vagina - GRO ref: Court, Frances q2 1903 aged 83 Chichester RD 2B 229

Death certificate for Frances Court nee Tapner
Siblings5 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
TAPNER, d. Yes, date unknown (5 x Great Grandfather)
Mary EATON, b. Est 1717, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)
Notes - Female servant to grocer & his family in Bishops Waltham (High St.) (1841);
living with dau. Fanny and her family in 1891 & 1901(census): living at St Pancras, East Gate Sq, Chichester (1891) and 40, Caledonian Rd (1901), but died in the workhouse in 1903.
Person ID I191 All | Teresa's direct ancestors, The descendants of Charles Court and Frances née Tapner Last Modified 21 Jan 2018
Father Charles TAPNER, b. Abt 1784, Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England
, d. 5 Nov 1855, Boxgrove, Sussex, England
(Age ~ 71 years) Mother Kitty MOORE, b. Abt 1786, Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England
, d. 2 Aug 1870, The Almshouses, Boxgrove, Sussex, England
(Age ~ 84 years) Married 23 Feb 1809 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England
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Family ID F126 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Charles COURT, b. 7 Apr 1818, Kirdford, Sussex, England
, d. 31 May 1881, Canal Road, Chichester, Sussex, England
(Age 63 years) Married 5 Sep 1842 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England

Certificate for the marriage of Charles Court to Frances Tapner
Witnesses appear to be a brother of Frances (John Tapner) and a first cousin (another Frances Tapner)
Children7 children Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 Family ID F123 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1819 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England 


Baptised - 10 Mar 1820 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 


Occupation - Servant - 1842 - Halnaker, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 


Married - 5 Sep 1842 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 


Child - George COURT - 9 Feb 1843 - Chichester, Sussex, England 


Child - Ann COURT - Dec Q 1845 - Chichester, Sussex, England 


Child - Frances ("Fanny") COURT - Dec Q 1848 - Chichester, Sussex, England 


Child - Charles COURT - Abt Jan 1851 - Chichester, Sussex, England 


Child - James COURT - Dec Q 1852 - Chichester, Sussex, England 


Child - Ellen Elizabeth COURT - Jun Q 1856 - Chichester, Sussex, England 


Child - Harry COURT - Sep Q 1858 - Chichester, Sussex, England 


Died - Cause: Cancer of the vagina - 3 Apr 1903 - The Union Workhouse, Broyle Road, Chichester, Sussex, England 

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Is this Frances Tapner?
I will do more investigation to try to date this, but this photo was taken by a Chichester photographer, and was amongst a bundle of various photos which appear to have belonged to my gt grandmother Mary nee Beaton. Her own mother lived mostly in Havant from around the age of 42, so would be unlikely to have had a photo taken in Chichester; Frances, Mary Beaton's mother-in-law seems the most likely person. But it could be an aunt, sister, ...
I'll probably never know, but if anyone else has a…

