Henry John Rodd (b. bef. 1848): Family Heritage

Male Bef 1848 -

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Name	Henry John Rodd [1, 2]
Birth	Bef 8 Oct 1848	High Ham, Somerset, England [2, 3]
Christening	8 Oct 1848	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [3]
		Baptismal Records: William Meaker and Henry Rodd (1848) William Meaker’s entry is squeezed in below no. 301, with no number of its own.
Gender	Male
Census	30 Mar 1851	Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England [4]
	Age: 2
		1851 Census: Henley, High Ham, Somerset
Occupation	30 Mar 1851 [4]
	Agricultural Labourer’s Son
Census	7 Apr 1861	Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England [5]
	Age: 12
		1861 Census: Henley, High Ham, Somerset
Occupation	7 Apr 1861 [5]
	Agricultural Labourer
Census	2 Apr 1871	Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset, England [6]
	Age: 22
		1871 Census: Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset
Occupation	2 Apr 1871 [6]
	Carpenter
Person ID	I1765	Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake \| Westlake family
Last Modified	4 Nov 2026

Father	Solomon Rodd, b. Bef 22 Oct 1809, Martock, Somerset, England d. Bef 21 Jun 1880, Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 70 years)
Mother	Lucy Ann Meaker, b. Bef 1 Feb 1824, High Ham, Somerset, England d. Bef 12 May 1894, Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 70 years)
Marriage	24 Apr 1843	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [7]
	Solomon Rodd, bachelor; Lucy Meaker, spinster. Witnesses: Walter Gillett and Priscilla Rodd. The day of the month is written over and can be read as 20 or 24; 24 is taken here.
		Marriage Record: Solomon Rodd and Lucy Meaker (1843)
Family ID	F554	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - Bef 8 Oct 1848 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Christening - 8 Oct 1848 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 2 - 30 Mar 1851 - Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 12 - 7 Apr 1861 - Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 22 - 2 Apr 1871 - Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset, England

[S1581] Baptismal Record: Henry Rodd (1848), 8 Oct 1848, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 38, no. 304, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
Baptised as Henry; his 1848 birth registration and the 1851 and 1861 censuses call him Henry John.
[S7] GRO Index, 1848 Q3, Langport, Vol 10, pg 424 (Reliability: 2).
RODD, HENRY JOHN; MEAKER; GRO Reference: 1848 S Quarter in LANGPORT Volume 10 Page 424
[S1581] Baptismal Record: Henry Rodd (1848), 8 Oct 1848, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 38, no. 304, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
[S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1926, f. 277, p. 4 (Reliability: 3).
[S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/1629, f. 53, p. 3 (Reliability: 3).
[S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/2395, f. 60, p. 12 (Reliability: 3).
[S1533] Marriage Record: Solomon Rodd and Lucy Meaker (1843), 24 Apr 1843, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 13, no. 25, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/8. (Reliability: 3).