MEARS Family

[bananachip]

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.

[borneo]

Hi,
Is there anybody in particular you would like us to look up ?

Brian

[bananachip]

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.

[borneo]

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

[bananachip]

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

[krisesjoint]

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 

[borneo]

I am unable to pin down Francis, I'm sorry.

Brian

[bananachip]

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.

[bananachip]

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.