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George TAPNER
Abt 1789 - 1862 (~ 73 years)
Has 27 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.
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Name George TAPNER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1789 Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Baptised 25 Jan 1789 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England Gender Male Residence 1851 Crockerhill, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - living in the village of Crocker Hill, in the Parish of Boxgrove with wife and sons James and Charles in 1851.
Occupation 1851 Sawyer Died Apr 1862 The Union Workhouse, Westhampnett, Sussex, England - Not finding in 1861 census could indicate he'd died by then, except no dths of a Geo Tapner on FreeBMD between 1847 and 1862 (2 in Westhampnett dist in 1862 - and burials in Boxgrove show both buried there, one a good fit on age)
Buried 12 Apr 1862 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - From SFHG db, shown as aged 74
Siblings4 brothers and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
TAPNER, d. Yes, date unknown (4 x Great Grandfather)
Mary INKPEN, b. Abt 1722, d. 1787, Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 65 years) (Grandmother) Notes - Not yet found in 1861 or 1841 censuses
Person ID I2043 All Last Modified 21 Apr 2018
Father Joseph TAPNER, b. Abt 1751, West Stoke, Sussex, England , d. 1805, Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 54 years) Mother Mary HACOM, b. Abt 1758, Parham, Sussex, England , d. 25 Apr 1842, The Parish of Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 84 years) Marriage License 8 Sep 1778 Archdeaconry of Chichester Married 10 Sep 1778 St. Peter’s Church, Westhampnett, Sussex, England [1] - source: SFHG Marr index
Mary HOLKHAM to Joseph TAPNER
A snag with this being the right marriage is the baptism of Rachel in 1772. That there was a Joseph Tapner who married Mary Hacom in 1778 seems clear. So were there 2 Josephs, did this one marry twice or was there a mistake in the baptism register and Rachel was not the son of Joseph? (see Rachel's entry for more on this last possibility)
Whatever the answer, it seems reasonable to suppose that the children bapt in Boxgrove 1778 - 1789 were the offspring of the Joseph and Mary who married in 1778.
The SFHG Marr Index has separate entries for the marriage licence (see below) and the marriage, 2 days later.
It shows the marriage as taking place in Westhampnett.
Tony Holkham's index, however, which also has entries for both the licence and the marriage shows the marriage as having been at Boxgrove! It has witnesses for the wedding - Richard Smith and William Rapson.
source: SFHG Marriage Index:
Place: Archdeaconry of Chichester Marriage Licence, Date: 8 Sep 1778:
Subject: Mary HACOM, spinster 19 with consent of father, James, of Boxgrove, husbandman
Spouse: Joseph TAPNER, bach 26 husbandman of Westhampnett
Extra Information: Sussex Record Society vol. 35
Family ID F1575 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Hannah MARTIN, b. Abt 1789, Boxgrove, Sussex, England , d. 1857, Crockerhill, Boxgrove, Sussex, England (Age ~ 68 years) Married 23 Nov 1811 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - From SFHG Marr Index; has no futher info.
Children9 children Last Modified 14 Jun 2012 Family ID F1577 Family Group Page | Family Chart