Person:Ellen Tapner (1)

Ellen Tapner was baptised on 30th October 1825 at South Bersted in Sussex, daughter of Mary Tapner, formerly Grant, and her husband Thomas Tapner, an agricultural labourer. She appears in the 1841 census living with her mother, who was working as a beer retailer, at Sea Houses in the town of Bognor (which was in the parish of South Bersted). Ellen has yet to be researched after 1841.

1. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 30 Oct 1825, South Bersted, Sussex: Ellen daughter of Thomas & Mary Tapner

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Archives.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1099; Book 1; Folio 5; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Sea Houses, Bognor, South Bersted, Sussex [listed between "Bognor Station Houses" and "Rock Buildings" - the station won't be the railway though as that wouldn't reach the town until over twenty years later]
   Mary Tapner, female, 50 [1786-91], Retailer of beer, born in county
   Ellen Tapner, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county