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James Mears 1755–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 30 Sep 1822

Death Location: Stoke Next Clare, Suffolk, England

Father: James Mears

Mother: Ann Surridge

Spouse(s): Mary Serjeant

Children(s): Sarah Clark, Susannah Mears, John Mears, Enoch Meers, Richard Mears, Shadrack Mears

In 1755, James Mears entered the world in Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England, born to James Mears And Ann Surridge. James Mears married Mary Serjeant, and had children including Enoch Meers, John Mears, Richard Mears, Sarah Clark, Shadrack Mears, Susannah Mears. James Mears passed away in 1822 in Stoke Next Clare, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1755, James Mears entered the world in Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England, born to James Mears And Ann Surridge.
  • James Mears married Mary Serjeant, and had children including Enoch Meers, John Mears, Richard Mears, Sarah Clark, Shadrack Mears, Susannah Mears.
  • James Mears passed away in 1822 in Stoke Next Clare, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1731–1774
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
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Ann Surridge
1730–1757
Birth Location: Birdbrook, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Serjeant
1746–
Birth Location: Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Clark
1790–1876
Birth Location: Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
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Susannah Mears
1775–
Birth Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk, England
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John Mears
1777–1830
Birth Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk England
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Enoch Meers
1795–1855
Birth Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk, England
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Richard Mears
1779–
Birth Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk, England, UK
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Shadrack Mears
1791–1866
Birth Location: Essex, England
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James Mears's Ancestors

Self
James Mears
1755–1822
Birth Place: Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
Parents
James Mears
1731–1774
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Ann Surridge
1730–1757
Birdbrook, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Meers
1690–1766
Birdbrook, Essex, England
Hannah Sutherman
1692–1736
Suffolk, England
William Surridge
1692–1746
Elizabeth Ashwood
1692–1742
Broseley, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James MEERS
1642–1714
Susan FRENCH
–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mears's Descendants

1.
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James Mears (1755–30 Sep 1822) m. Mary Serjeant (Abt. 1746–)
  1. 1. Sarah Clark 1790–1876 m. Thomas Clarke 1785–1876
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Clarke 1817–1890 m. Charles Crow 1819–1899
      1. 1. Daniel Crow 1842–1890 m. Phoebe Little 1846–1915
        1. 1. Charles (Henry) Crow 1865–1940 m. Rose Little 1865–1922
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Crow 1867–1937 m. Walter Sayer 1869–1953
        3. 3. Kate Crow 1872–1933 m. James (Abraham) Playle 1866–1940
        4. 4. Joseph (Arthur) Crowe 1874–1949 m. Eliza (Maud) Dowsett 1883–1968 m. Edith (Emily) Collins 1876–1913
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Agnes) Crow 1879–1957 m. William Tarling 1861–1931
        6. 6. Ada (Alice) Crow 1886–1954 m. Walter (Vincent) Blake 1880–1958
        7. 7. Walter Crow 1881–1881
        8. 8. Samuel (Francis) Crow 1876–1880
      2. 2. Emma Crow 1844–1875 m. Thomas Buxton 1839–1869
        1. 1. Edward Buxton 1862–1920 m. Sarah (Ann) Loney 1861–1946
        2. 2. Lucy Buxton 1868–1951 m. Walter Richardson 1873–1949
        3. 3. Caroline Buxton 1866–1955 m. Simeon Copsey 1872–
      3. 3. Eliza Crow 1847– m. William Williams 1837–
        1. 1. Alfred Crow 1867–1942
        2. 2. John Williams 1869–
      4. 4. Sarah Crowe 1850–
      5. 5. Anne Crow 1840–1841
      6. 6. Jane Crow 1852–1926 m. Henry Pearce 1845–1886 m. George German 1861–1936
        1. 1. Harry (George) Pearce 1879– m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Lee 1883–1940
        2. 2. George (Henry) German 1889–1960
        3. 3. Gertrude (Ada) German 1891–1977
        4. 4. Arthur (Edward) German 1893–
        5. 5. Harriet (Ellen) German 1896–1954 m. Walter (H) Bassett 1885–1962
        6. 6. Harriett (Ellen) Pearce 1875–1887
        7. 7. Harry Pearce 1877–1877
        8. 8. Alice (Edith) Pearce 1881–1881
        9. 9. Jane Pearce 1883–
        10. 10. Male Pearce 1873–1873
      7. 7. Henry Crow 1854–1929 m. Eliza (Alice) Little 1851–1932
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Crow 1886–1956 m. George (Henry) Webb 1886–1958
        2. 2. Henry Crow 1884–1961 m. Amy (Mary) Hall 1884–1961
        3. 3. Charles (James) Crow 1876–1945 m. Harriett (Matilda) Farrow 1876–1951
        4. 4. Emily Crow 1879–1888
        5. 5. Alice Crow 1881–1977 m. Thomas Penfold 1881–1944
        6. 6. Arthur Crow 1888–1965
        7. 7. Ethel Crow 1890–1918
        8. 8. Lucy Crow 1892–1982
        9. 9. Minnie Crow 1894–1950
        10. 10. Male Crow 1878–1878
      8. 8. Caroline Crow 1858–1937 m. James (Alfred) Little 1855–1909
        1. 1. William (Arthur) Little 1879–1950 m. Clara (Eliza) May 1872–1955
        2. 2. Frederick Little 1882–1958 m. Emily (Martha) Flack 1880–1959
        3. 3. Florence (Amelia) Little 1884–
        4. 4. Richard Little 1889–1910
        5. 5. Eleanor (Gertrude) Little 1886–1955
        6. 6. Rose (Mary Ann) Little 1894–1980 m. Charles (Edward) Battle 1895–1956
        7. 7. Ernest (Archibald) Little 1899–1994 m. Ivy (Doris) Oram 1906–1990
        8. 8. Maude (Adelaide Noelle) Little 1895–1898
        9. 9. Alfred (Edward) Little 1898–1898
      9. 9. George Crow 1862–
      10. 10. Mary (Ann) Crow 1856–1944 m. Edward Little 1867–1928
        1. 1. Alice (Edith) Little 1888– m. George Williams 1882–
        2. 2. Elsie (Jane) Little 1896–
        3. 3. Georgina Little 1891–1978 m. Joseph (Herbert) West 1885–
    2. 2. Thomas Clark 1816–1892 m. Mary (Ann) Brett 1816–1873
      1. 1. Naomi Clark 1847–1924 m. Jesse (James) Drake 1854–1917
        1. 1. Thomas (Jesse) Drake 1877–
        2. 2. William (James) Drake 1879–
        3. 3. George (Herbert) Drake 1882–
        4. 4. Ellen (May) Drake 1889–
        5. 5. Charles (Edward) Drake 1884–
      2. 2. Thomas Clark 1849–1877
      3. 3. Richard Mumford 1839–
      4. 4. John Mumford 1844–
      5. 5. James Clark 1853–
      6. 6. William Mumford 1838–
      7. 7. Caroline Mumford 1842–
    3. 3. John Clark 1814–1861
      1. 1. James Clark 1839–
    4. 4. Sarah Clark 1826–
    5. 5. Henry Clark 1828–
    6. 6. Richard Clark 1829–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Clark 1832–
    8. 8. Maria Clarke 1823–1899 m. Thomas Horsenail 1815–1878
      1. 1. John Horsenail 1841–1916
      2. 2. Eliza (Horsnell 12) 225 1850–
      3. 3. Albert Horsnell 1854–1927 m. Emma (Caroline) Wilson 1863–1948 m. Emma Burrows 1849–1887
        1. 1. Alice (Mary Horsnell) 1c70 1879–
        2. 2. Harry (John Horsnell) 4a265 1880–
        3. 3. Thomas (Arthur Horsell) 4a291 1881–
        4. 4. Lily (Gertrude Cherrett Horsnell) 4a182 1890–
        5. 5. Albert (Henry Horsnell) 4a214 1892–
        6. 6. Ernest (William Horsnell) 4a248 1896–
        7. 7. Winifred (Alice Victoria) Horsnell 1897–1979 m. Arthur (James) Hurst 1900–
        8. 8. Leonard (Charles Horsnell) 4a227 1899–
        9. 9. Frederick (James Horsnell) 4a271 1901–
        10. 10. Lydia (Edith May Horsnell) 4a243 1894–
      4. 4. Frederick (George Horsnell 4a) 104 1856–
      5. 5. Blanche Horsnell 1860–
      6. 6. Emily (Elizabeth) Horsenell 1849–1935 m. Benjamin Gunn 1846–1918
        1. 1. James (Albert) Gunn 1873–1955 m. Anne Ross 1873–1928
        2. 2. William Gunn 1875–1946
        3. 3. Florence (Emma) Gunn 1877–1924 m. Sydney (Arthur) Copsey 1873–1938
        4. 4. Edith (Blanch) Gunn 1879–1956 m. William Bramble 1879–1963
        5. 5. Annie (May) Gunn 1881–1953 m. Charles (Henry Dawson) Bramble 1882–1951
        6. 6. Violet (Jane) Gunn 1884– m. Sydney (George) Hackett 1883–1964
        7. 7. Grace (Lilian) Gunn 1887–1930 m. Frank (Alfred) Norris 1889–1961
        8. 8. Thomas (John) Gunn 1871–1936 m. Fanny (Louise) Jennings 1873–1949
        9. 9. Sidney (George) Gunn 1886–1890
      7. 7. Mianna Horsnell 1852–
      8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Horsenell 1844–1845
      9. 9. Henry Horsenail 1846–1848
    9. 9. James Clark 1838–
  2. 2. Susannah Mears 1775–
  3. 3. John Mears 1777–1830
  4. 4. Enoch Meers 1795–1855
  5. 5. Richard Mears 1779–
  6. 6. Shadrack Mears 1791–1866

James Mears's Timeline

4 Records

1755
1755
Birth of James Mears in Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
1756
11 Jul 1756
Age 1
James Mears was baptized in St Augustine of Canterbury Church, Birdbrook, Essex, England
St Augustine of Canterbury Church, Birdbrook, Essex, England
1822
Abt. Sep 1822
Age 67
Death of James Mears in Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
1822
30 Sep 1822
Age 67
Burial of James Mears in Stoke Next Clare, Suffolk, England
Stoke Next Clare, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1756
    Event Place: St Augustine of Canterbury Church, Birdbrook, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Sep 1822
    Event Place: Stoke By Clare, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1822
    Event Place: Stoke Next Clare, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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