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Elizabeth TAPNER
Abt 1780 - 1855 (~ 75 years)
Has 27 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Elizabeth TAPNER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1780 Baptised 20 Jul 1780 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Gender Female Buried 1 Oct 1855 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - From SFHG db
BAYLEY, Elizabeth, aged 75, abode Halnaker
Siblings5 brothers 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) Person ID I2046 All Last Modified 29 Sep 2013
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 1 James HACOM, bap. 19 Apr 1779, St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England , d. Between 1821 and 1822 (Age ~ 41 years) Married 9 Aug 1812 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - From SFHG Marr Index
HOLCOMBE, James to TAPNER, Elizabeth; marr by banns;
Tony Holkham's index shows witnesses as Hannah Holcombe and R Broadbridge
Children3 children Last Modified 29 Sep 2013 Family ID F4898 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Joseph BAYLEY, b. Abt 1787, Oving, Sussex, England , d. Oct 1869, The Union Workhouse, Westhampnett, Sussex, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married 1822 St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England - Date - Jan(uary) or Jun(e) - SFHG db has 8 Jan, Tony Holkham's index has 8 June.
Elizabeth HOLKHAM, a widow, made her mark; Joseph BAYLEY,
witnesses George Tapner and George Ure.
Who was Elizabeth?
In 1812 an Elizabeth Tapner marr James Holcomb in Boxgrove; had children baptised in 1814 (Mary) and 1821 (Harriet) but none after.
In 1811 there was a marriage in Chichester between a Charles Holkham (sawyer of Halnaker) and Elizabeth Taylor of Boxgrove. It was probably this couple who had children bapt in Boxgrove - Elizabeth in 1812, Harriet in 1817, Charles in 1820. Prob also theirs was Geo bapt 1815 in Westbourne.
The above 2 Elizabeths seem the most likely candidates to be the one who married Joseph Bayley. Haven't found burial of a James or Charles Holkham at the right time but I believe it was Elizabeth nee Tapner, widow of James, who married Joseph for the following reasons:
- 1851 census shows a 'dau' Caroline, aged 33, with Joseph and Elizabeth. Bapt of Caroline not found, but she was with Mary Tapner at the time of the 1841 census, who I believe was the mother of the Elizabeth Tapner who married James. It seems more likely that Mary would have a granddaughter living with her than a more distant relation.
- Age of the Elizabeth who married Joseph is shown in the 1851 census as 71, consistent with the age of Elizabeth Tapner, dau of Mary
- The marriage of Elizabeth H and Joseph Bayley was witnessed by a George Tapner. Elizabeth Tapner had both a brother and an uncle called George.
Last Modified 15 Jun 2012 Family ID F4899 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From SFHG db
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Baptised - 20 Jul 1780 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Married - 9 Aug 1812 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England Child - Mary HACOM - 27 Dec 1814 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England 
Child - Caroline HOLCOMB - Abt 1818 - Boxgrove, Sussex, England Child - Harriet HACOM - 24 Jun 1821 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England Married - 1822 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England Buried - 1 Oct 1855 - St. Mary and St. Blaise Church, Boxgrove, Sussex, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S186] Sussex Marriage Index (up to 1837), Sussex Family History Group, ((2008)), Marriage of Joseph TAPNER to Mary HOLKHAM. (Reliability: 3).