Lucy Ann Hays (bef. 1803–bef. 1866): Family Heritage

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Name	Lucy Ann Hays [1, 2, 3, 4]
Birth	Bef 10 Jul 1803	High Ham, Somerset, England [4, 5, 6, 7]
	Baptised at High Ham on 10 Jul 1803. Her census ages (35 in 1841, 46 in 1851 and 57 in 1861) put her birth nine months to a year later. At her burial in 1866 the register gives 66 and the GRO index 63.
Christening	10 Jul 1803	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [8]
		Baptismal Record: Lucy Ann Hays (1803)
Gender	Female
Residence	19 Jul 1823	High Ham, Somerset, England [2]
Census	6 Jun 1841	Fountain, High Ham, Somerset, England [9]
	Age: 35
		1841 Census: Fountain, High Ham, Somerset
Census	30 Mar 1851	High Ham, Somerset, England [6]
	Age: 46
		1851 Census: High Ham, Somerset
Census	7 Apr 1861	Fountain, High Ham, Somerset, England [7]
	Age: 57
		1861 Census: Fountain, High Ham, Somerset
Death	Bef 5 Feb 1866	High Ham, Somerset, England [10, 11]
Burial	5 Feb 1866	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [12]
	Age: 66
		Burial Record: Lucy Ann Meaker (1866)

Parents’ family

Father	George Hays
Mother	Maria Weller
Marriage	18 Aug 1791	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [13]
	George Hayse, of the parish of Meare; Maria Weller, of this parish. Witnesses: George Richards and James Windsor.
		Marriage Record: George Hayse and Maria Weller (1791)

Family George Meaker, b. Bef 17 Oct 1802, Stawell, Moorlinch, Somerset, England d. Bef 29 Oct 1874, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 72 years) [1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28]

Marriage 19 Jul 1823 St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [2]

Type: Banns

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)

Children

+	1. 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)
+	2. George Hays Meaker, b. Bef 31 Oct 1825, High Ham, Somerset, England
+	3. Richard Meaker, b. Bef 28 Nov 1827, High Ham, Somerset, England
	4. Maria Meaker, b. Bef 26 Jul 1829, High Ham, Somerset, England
	5. John Meaker, b. Bef 16 Apr 1831, High Ham, Somerset, England
	6. Harriet Meaker, b. Bef 12 Feb 1833, High Ham, Somerset, England d. Bef 23 Nov 1834, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 1 years)
	7. Harriet Meaker, b. Bef 11 Jan 1835, High Ham, Somerset, England d. Bef 21 Apr 1838, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 3 years)
	8. Joseph Meaker, b. Bef 1 Aug 1837, High Ham, Somerset, England
	9. Harriet Jane Meaker, b. Bef 22 Dec 1839, High Ham, Somerset, England
	10. Sampson Meaker, b. Bef 1 May 1842, High Ham, Somerset, England
	11. Charles Meaker, b. Bef 1 Sep 1844, High Ham, Somerset, England

Event Map

	Birth - Bef 10 Jul 1803 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Christening - 10 Jul 1803 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Residence - 19 Jul 1823 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Marriage - Type: Banns - 19 Jul 1823 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Lucy Ann Meaker - Bef 1 Feb 1824 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - George Hays Meaker - Bef 31 Oct 1825 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Richard Meaker - Bef 28 Nov 1827 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Maria Meaker - Bef 26 Jul 1829 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - John Meaker - Bef 16 Apr 1831 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Harriet Meaker - Bef 12 Feb 1833 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Harriet Meaker - Bef 11 Jan 1835 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Joseph Meaker - Bef 1 Aug 1837 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Harriet Jane Meaker - Bef 22 Dec 1839 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 35 - 6 Jun 1841 - Fountain, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Sampson Meaker - Bef 1 May 1842 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Child - Charles Meaker - Bef 1 Sep 1844 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 46 - 30 Mar 1851 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 57 - 7 Apr 1861 - Fountain, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Death - Bef 5 Feb 1866 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Burial - Age: 66 - 5 Feb 1866 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England

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Sources

[S1535] Baptismal Record: Lucy Ann Meaker (1824), 1 Feb 1824, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 46, no. 363, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (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).
[S7] GRO Index, 1844 Q3, Langport, Vol 10, pg 402 (Reliability: 2).
MEAKER, CHARLES; HAYES; GRO Reference: 1844 S Quarter in LANGPORT Volume 10 Page 402
Her maiden name, as Hayes, as the mother of Charles Meaker; the same in the entries for Joseph (1837), Harriet Jane (1840) and Sampson (1842).
[S2190] Baptismal Record: Lucy Ann Hays (1803), 10 Jul 1803, High Ham register (D\P\Ham.H/2/1/2), baptisms 1803, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/2. (Reliability: 3).
[S3331] 1841 Census: Fountain, High Ham, Somerset, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/964/8, f. 7, p. 6 (Reliability: 3).
[S3764] 1851 Census: High Ham, Somerset, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1926, f. 264, p. 8 (Reliability: 3).
[S3421] 1861 Census: Fountain, High Ham, Somerset, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/1629, f. 45, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).
[S2190] Baptismal Record: Lucy Ann Hays (1803), 10 Jul 1803, High Ham register (D\P\Ham.H/2/1/2), baptisms 1803, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/2. (Reliability: 3).
Accepted as hers by Mark (Nov 2026): the only Lucy Ann Hays baptised in Somerset in those years, at the parish both censuses give as her birthplace; her marriage witnesses James Palmer and Samuel Drayton also appear with the daughters of George and Maria Hays.
[S3331] 1841 Census: Fountain, High Ham, Somerset, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/964/8, f. 7, p. 6 (Reliability: 3).
Recorded as Ann Maker, in the household of George Maker, butcher.
[S2187] Burial Record: Lucy Ann Meaker (1866), 5 Feb 1866, High Ham burials 1858-1902, p. 22, no. 171, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/9. (Reliability: 3).
[S7] GRO Index, 1866 Q1, Langport, Vol 5c, pg 350 (Reliability: 2).
MEAKER, LUCY ANN; 63; GRO Reference: 1866 M Quarter in LANGPORT Volume 05C Page 350
[S2187] Burial Record: Lucy Ann Meaker (1866), 5 Feb 1866, High Ham burials 1858-1902, p. 22, no. 171, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/9. (Reliability: 3).
Accepted as hers by Mark (Nov 2026): the only adult Lucy Ann Meaker of High Ham, living there in 1861 and gone by 1871. The register gives her age as 66 and the GRO index as 63.
[S2211] Marriage Record: George Hayse and Maria Weller (1791), 18 Aug 1791, High Ham marriages (D\P\Ham.H/2/1/3), 18 Aug 1791, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/3. (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).
Names George Meaker, butcher, as Lucy’s father.
[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).
Taken as George and Lucy Ann Meaker, parents of Lucy Ann (baptised at High Ham six months later): the only marriage found of a George Meaker to a Lucy Ann.
[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).
[S2176] Baptismal Record: Richard Meaker (1827), 28 Nov 1827, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 61, no. 485, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).
[S2177] Baptismal Record: Maria Meaker (1829), 26 Jul 1829, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 68, no. 540, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).
[S2178] Baptismal Record: John Meaker (1831), 16 Apr 1831, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 73, no. 584, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).
[S2179] Baptismal Record: Harriet Meaker (1833), 12 Feb 1833, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 80, no. 637, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).
[S2180] Baptismal Record: Harriet Meaker (1835), 11 Jan 1835, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 88, no. 704, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).
[S2181] Baptismal Record: Joseph Meaker (1837), 1 Aug 1837, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 100, no. 793, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/4. (Reliability: 3).
[S2182] Baptismal Record: Harriet Jane Meaker (1839), 22 Dec 1839, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 9, no. 71, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
[S2183] Baptismal Record: Sampson Maker (1842), 1 May 1842, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 18, no. 143, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
[S2184] Baptismal Record: Charles Meaker (1844), 1 Sep 1844, High Ham baptisms 1837-1863, p. 26, no. 202, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/7. (Reliability: 3).
[S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/2395, f. 63, p. 18 (Reliability: 3).
George Meaker is listed as “Father” of Richard Meaker, head.
[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).
Names George Meaker, labourer, as George’s father; Maria Meaker was a witness.
[S2216] Marriage Record: Richard Meaker and Fanny Lloyd (1850), 5 Dec 1850, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 40, no. 80, D\P\Ham.H/2/1/8. (Reliability: 3).
Names George Meaker, butcher, as Richard’s father.

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