Person:Maria Tapner (1)

Maria Tapner was baptised on 20th September 1818 at South Bersted in Sussex, daughter of Mary Tapner, formerly Grant, and her husband Thomas Tapner, an agricultural labourer.

In 1838, aged 19, Maria married a fisherman named James Ide. They stayed in the town of Bognor (which was in South Bersted parish) where they had several children. After Maria's mother's death in 1851, her elderly father spent some time living with Maria and James, including on the night of the 1871 census. Maria has yet to be researched after 1851.

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

   ch. 20 Sep 1818, South Bersted, Sussex: Maria daughter of William & Mary Tapner

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Archives. Although her father's name is given here as William, this is considered likely to be an error based on the evidence of the 1871 census.

2. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1113; Folio 14; Page 21, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 8 Market Street, Bognor, South Bersted, Sussex
   James Ide, head, married, male, 55 [1815/6], Fisherman, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Maria Ide, wife, married, female, 52 [1818/9], b. Bognor, Sussex
   Charles Ide, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1849/50], Carpenter, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Maria Ide, daughter, female, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Alice E. Ide, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Bognor, Sussex
   Maria Richards, granddaughter, female, 4 [1866/7], Scholar, b. London, Surrey
   Thomas Tapner, father, widower, male, 88 [1782/3], Indpendent, b. Lavant, Sussex