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Name George Hays Meaker [1, 2] Birth Bef 31 Oct 1825 High Ham, Somerset, England 
[1, 3] Christening 31 Oct 1825 St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [1] 
Baptismal Record: George Hays Meaker (1825) Gender Male Residence 4 Nov 1847 High Ham, Somerset, England [2] Occupation 4 Nov 1847 [2] Labourer Residence 23 Jul 1848 High Ham, Somerset, England [4] Occupation 23 Jul 1848 [4] Labourer Residence 12 May 1850 High Ham, Somerset, England [5] Occupation 12 May 1850 [5] Labourer Census 30 Mar 1851 High Ham, Somerset, England [6] Age: 25 
1851 Census: High Ham, Somerset Occupation 30 Mar 1851 [7] Agricultural Labourer Residence 14 Apr 1852 High Ham, Somerset, England [8] Occupation 14 Apr 1852 [8] Labourer Person ID I2145 Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Westlake family Last Modified 11 Nov 2026
Parents’ family
Father George Meaker, b. Bef 17 Oct 1802, Stawell, Moorlinch, Somerset, England d. Bef 29 Oct 1874, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 72 years)Mother Lucy Ann Hays, b. Bef 10 Jul 1803, High Ham, Somerset, England d. Bef 5 Feb 1866, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 62 years)Marriage 19 Jul 1823 St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [9] - George Meaker and Lucy Ann Hays, both of this parish. Witnesses: James Palmer and Saml Drayton.
Marriage Record: George Meaker and Lucy Ann Hays (1823) Family ID F588 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family with Emily Mead
Family 
Emily Mead, b. Abt 1828, Langport, Somerset, England [2, 4, 5, 8, 10]Marriage 4 Nov 1847 St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [2] - George Meaker, bachelor; Emily Mead, spinster. Witnesses: Levi [Glover?] and Maria Meaker.
Marriage Record: George Meaker and Emily Mead (1847) Children 1. William Meaker, b. Bef 23 Jul 1848, High Ham, Somerset, England 2. Mary Anne Meaker, b. Bef 12 May 1850, High Ham, Somerset, England d. Bef 15 May 1853, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 3 years)3. George Meaker, b. Bef 14 Apr 1852, High Ham, Somerset, England Family ID F680 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Nov 2026
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Event Map 
Birth - Bef 31 Oct 1825 - High Ham, Somerset, England 
Christening - 31 Oct 1825 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Residence - 4 Nov 1847 - High Ham, Somerset, England Marriage - 4 Nov 1847 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Child - William Meaker - Bef 23 Jul 1848 - High Ham, Somerset, England Residence - 23 Jul 1848 - High Ham, Somerset, England Child - Mary Anne Meaker - Bef 12 May 1850 - High Ham, Somerset, England Residence - 12 May 1850 - High Ham, Somerset, England Census - Age: 25 - 30 Mar 1851 - High Ham, Somerset, England Child - George Meaker - Bef 14 Apr 1852 - High Ham, Somerset, England Residence - 14 Apr 1852 - High Ham, Somerset, England = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S2175] Baptismal Record: George Hays Meaker (1825), 31 Oct 1825, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 52, no. 413, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2193] Marriage Record: George Meaker and Emily Mead (1847), 4 Nov 1847, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 29, no. 57, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/8. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2193] Marriage Record: George Meaker and Emily Mead (1847), 4 Nov 1847, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 29, no. 57, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/8. (Reliability: 3).
Married as of full age on 4 Nov 1847. - [S2212] Baptismal Record: William Meaker (1848), 23 Jul 1848, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 38, after no. 301, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2213] Baptismal Record: Mary Anne Meaker (1850), 12 May 1850, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 41, no. 328, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
- [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1926, f. 264, p. 8 (Reliability: 3).
Recorded as George Maker, head, born at High Ham, with Emily his wife; two schedules before his father George Maker, butcher. - [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1926, f. 264, p. 8 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2215] Baptismal Record: George Meaker (1852), 14 Apr 1852, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 47, no. 370, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1610] Marriage Record: George Meaker and Lucy Ann Hays (1823), 19 Jul 1823, High Ham marriages 1813-1837, p. 22, no. 64, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/5. (Reliability: 3).
- [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1926, f. 264, p. 8 (Reliability: 3).
William and Mary Ann are listed as son and daughter of George Maker, head, with Emily his wife.
- [S2175] Baptismal Record: George Hays Meaker (1825), 31 Oct 1825, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 52, no. 413, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).