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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mark Meecham b.1810 d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Joseph Meecham b.1832 Mariansleigh, England d.1899 Crediton Registration Dist | Ann Elsworthy b.1809 Molland, Devon, England d. | |||||
![]() | Thomas Frederick Meecham b.1866 Woolfardisworth, England d. | ![]() | Thomas Sharland b.1800 Stockleigh Engli, England d.1878 Puddington, England | |||||
| Gertrude Mary Meecham b.1895 Thelbridge, England d.1984 Mid Devon Registration D | ![]() | Elizabeth Sharland b.1828 Puddington, England d.1908 Crediton Registration Dist | Mary Skinner b.1804 Puddington, England d.1890 | |||||
| Arthur Thomas Meecham b.1896 Thelbridge, England d.1917, Greece | ![]() | |||||||
| Sidney Redvers Meecham b.1900 Thelbridge, England d. | ![]() | Samuel Pike b.1823 West Worlingto, England d. | ||||||
![]() | Elizabeth Pike b.1873 Poughill, Devon, England d. | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Way b.1829 Poughill, Devon, England d. | ||||||
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