The Eason Family of Merriott
Wansey, als Eason.
The earliest Merriott records show the Eason family as WANSEY als (alias) EASON.
BAPTISMS (and burials where indicated)
Hugh Wansey als Eason (no wife’s name given) | 28 February 1668 An 7 August 1670 Susana (buried 1 September 1672) 12 May 1672 Mary |
John Wansey als Eason (no wife’s name given) | 22 May 1666 Robert 12 May 1669 John (buried 17 May 1669) |
Joseph Wansey als Eason (no wife’s name given) | 27 March 1666 Elizabeth 22 December 1667 Catharine 11 December 1670 Anstice (daughter) 4 February 1677 William |
Joseph & Catherine Wansey als Eason | 9 April 1684 Elizabeth 9 April 1684 Mary Burial in Woollen 18 April 1684 Mary Wansey Twin Burial in Woollen 18 April 1684 Elizabeth Wansey Twin 13 May 1681 William |
Mary Wansey | 4 February 1685 Mary * |
Catherine Eason Spelt Katharine | 19 April 1700 Giles |
The Somerset Archives holds the following:
Q/SR/162/10: Bastardy Examination. Evidence of Mary Easton of Merriott. Putative father John Taylor of Taunton, musician. JP: Henry Walrond. Dated 5 May 1685.
MARRIAGES
7 July 1696 John Eason m Elizabeth Webb or Wills (unclear)
13 July 1695 Anstice Eason m Robert Lawrence
BURIALS – 17th Century
MALES | FEMALES |
Burial in Woollen October. 1679 William Wansey Burial in Woollen 30 April 1683 William Wansey Burial in Woollen 25 January 1684 Hugh Wansey Burial in Woollen 7 September 1694 John Eason Burial 7 September 1697 John Eason Burial 22 April 1701 Joseph Eason Burial 18 October 1702 Giles Eason |
Burial 22 July 1667 Francis Wansey Wyfe of John Wansey, als Eason Burial 21 July 1676 Mary Wansey Wid Burial in Woollen 8 April 1683 Elizabeth Wansey Burial in Woollen 28 December 1684 Anstice Wansey Burial in Woollen 10 June 1689 Mary Eason Burial in Woollen 17 November 1689 Anne Eason Burial in Woollen 29 June 1690 Susanna Eason Burial 11 August 1706 Elizabeth Eason Spelled Esson Burial 10 June 1711 Mary Easn |
Wansey becomes Eason in the 18th Century
The earliest families who called themselves EASON in Merriott, were those of Robert & Elizabeth Eason, and of John & Elizabeth Eason. Robert Eason was also known as Robert Wansey or Robert Wansey Eason. Eventually the WANSEY was dropped, leaving EASON. After an initial small family group, the Easons grew to a significant proportion of the population of Merriott, with Eason being the 8th most frequent surname in the 19th century censuses for Merriott. See Easons in Merriott Censuses
The following table shows families baptising children in the late 17th/early 18th century:
Robert & Elizabeth Eason | 14 May 1690 Agnes 27 December 1691 Anthony |
24 November 1695 Robert 13 September 1699 John |
John & Elizabeth Eason | 9 May 1697 William 26 February 1698 Robert |
8 February 1701 Joseph 2 April 1705 Elizabeth |
MARRIAGES – 18th Century
MALES – 11 | FEMALES – 5 |
6 December 1721 William Eason m Joan Young 11 February 1759 Gideon Eason m Joan Pattemore 7 July 1728 Robert Eason m Mary French 26 December 1759 Robert Eason m Ann Sweet 6 December 1721 William Eason m Joan Young 8 October 1756 William Eason m Susanna Osborne 27 December 1790 Gideon Eason m Sarah Pattemore 4 February 1788 Jethro Eason m Susanna Mitchell 4 January 1781 John Eason m Mary Raison (Montacute) 31 May 1770 William Eason m Elizabeth Harris 24 May 1781 William Eason m Martha Parker |
January? 1713 Ann Eason John Bailey (spelt Bayle) 31 July 1757 Elizabeth Eason m John Trask 23 October 1759 Elizabeth Eason Joseph Pattemore 13 December 1744 Mary Eason m Thos Dimont 12 April 1784 Mary Eason m Matthew Lawrence (Haselbury) |
BAPTISMS – 18th Century:
John & Joan Eason | 17 November 1701 Thomas | |
William & Jane/Joan/Jeane (nee Young) Eason |
17 May 1722 William (Burial 24 June 1722) 28 May 1723 Mary 18 July 1728 Eliz 28 April 1731 William |
4 April 1734 John 13 June 1736 Joseph (buried 2 September 1737) 11 September 1740 Eliz |
Robert & Mary (nee French) Eason | 27 July 1729 Robert 17 February 1730 John 2 November 1732 Abram 29 November 1733 Eliz |
30 November 1735 Gideon 21 February 1737 Ann 6 April 1740 Margot (buried 13 April 1740) 31 March 1741 Joseph |
John (?Thos) & Susanah Eason (very difficult to read) |
11 January 1737 Robert | |
William & Susanna (nee Osborne) Eason | 13 April 1761 Susannah (buried 20 Jan 1772) |
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Robert & Ann (nee Sweet) Eason | 1 August 1762 Margaret | 20 January 1765 Jethro |
Ann Eason | 17 March 1765 James (buried 28 April 1765) |
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William & Elizabeth (nee Harris) Eason | 5 January 1771 Sampson | 16 February 1774 Joseph Burial: 5 December 1779 Robert |
Jethro & Susanna (nee Mitchell) Eason | 25 December 1788 Robert 5 April 1790 Ann 6 March 1791 Jethro 30 August 1795 Joseph |
5 May 1799 Gideon 7 February 1802 John 5 April 1807 Mary |
William & Martha (nee Parker) Eason | 16 August 1781 Susanna 7 September 1783 Jane 4 May 1788 John |
9 January 1791 Joseph 3 September 1797 Sampson |
John & Mary (nee Raison, of Montacute) Eason |
2 June 1783 Elizabeth | |
Sampson & Jane Eason | 6 May 1799 William 7 June 1801 Mary 7 April 1803 Sampson |
25 December 1806 Joseph 4 June 1810 Elizabeth |
Martha Eason | 5 October 1800 Robert, BC |
BURIALS – 18th Century
Alphabetical order by Christian Name
MALES | FEMALES |
8 November 1732 Abraham Eason 18 October 1702 Giles Eason 7 October 1711 John Eason Spelt Easton 26 February 1720 John Eason 22 May 1720 John Eason? Difficult to read 22 April 1701 Joseph Eason 3 August 1794 Joseph Eason 22 September 1796 Joseph Eason 22 October 1797 Joseph Eason 10 August 1736 Robert Eason 17 November 1741 Robert Eason 3 May 1772 Robert Eason 10 November 1745 William Eason 23 March 1798 William Eason |
17 April 1783 Ann Eason 9 March 1739 Anslos Eason 5 March 1720 Cathrine Eason 9 September 1733 Catherine Eason 11 August 1706 Elizabeth Eason 19 April 1713 Elizabeth Eason 21 May 1724 Eliz Eason 8 February 1747 Elizabeth Eason 19 August 1795 Elizabeth Eason 27 May 1766 Jane Eason 22 February 1787 Joan Eason 10 June 1711 Mary Eason 30 May 1731 Mary Eason 20 December 1767 Mary Eason 3 July 1795 Sarah Eason 25 July 1765 Susanna Eason |
Easons in 19th Century Merriott Records
By the 19th Century, EASON was the 8th most common surname in Merriott at the time of the censuses. This is quite an achievement considering there were only two EASON males heading families at the beginning of the 18th Century.
MENTIONS IN THE POOR BOOK FOR MERRIOTT – Disbursements to the Second Poor of Merriott
Courtesy of Pauline Phillips.
1810 |
Gideon |
Eason |
0. 3. 0d |
|
1811 |
Gideon |
Eason |
0. 3. 0d |
|
1812 |
Gideon |
Eason |
0. 3. 0d |
|
1813 |
Gideon |
Eason |
0. 3. 0d |
|
1873 |
Gid/Loadamina |
Eason |
0. 1. 6d |
|
1873 |
Elizabeth |
Eason |
Widow of John |
0. 1. 6d |
MALES – 6 | FEMALES – 3 |
10 November 1811 William Eason m Susanna Trask 29 October 1818 Joseph Eason m Ann Hooper 23 May 1819 Robert Eason m Susanna Lawrence 10 October 1819 Sampson Eason m Mary Shutler 28 March 1824 Sampson Eason m Mary Mitchell 13 July 1834 John Eason m Eliza Raindell |
19 April 1812 Susanna Eason m Henry Osborne 28 May 1820 Ann Eason m Roger Trask 19 January 1826 Mary Eason m Joseph Mitchell |
MARRIAGES – post 1837 (extra detail)
Date |
Year |
Forename |
Surname |
Spouse |
Age |
Condition |
Signed? |
Abode |
Occupation |
Father |
Father’s Occ |
Witness |
25-Mar |
1839 |
Joseph |
Eason |
Jane Grinter |
21 |
Bachelor |
No |
Town’s End |
Nursery Lab. |
Joseph Eason |
Mill Lab. |
Frederic Higgins |
25-Mar |
1839 |
Jane |
Grinter |
Joseph Eason |
21 |
Spinster |
No |
Town’s End |
Factory Lab. |
John Grinter |
Gardener |
Susan Osborne |
29-Mar |
1842 |
Robert |
Eason |
Elizth Pitcher |
23 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Knap in Merriott |
Baker |
Robert Eason |
Yeoman |
Susan Eason |
29-Mar |
1842 |
Elizth |
Pitcher |
Robert Eason |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Lower St |
not given |
not given |
not given |
Robt Norton |
14-Sep |
1849 |
George |
Eason |
Louisa Lawrence |
23 |
Bachelor |
No |
Lower St |
Traunter |
Sampson Eason |
Traunter |
Reginald Trask |
14-Sep |
1849 |
Louisa |
Lawrence |
George Eason |
20 |
Spinster |
No |
Broadway |
Traunter |
Luke Lawrence |
Traunter |
Ellen Gibb |
20-Mar |
1851 |
Mary Ann |
Eason |
Charles Hooper |
21 |
Spinster |
No |
Lower St |
Servant |
Sampson Eason |
Fruiterer |
Ann Shutler |
20-Mar |
1851 |
Charles |
Hooper |
Mary Ann Eason |
21 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Lower St |
Traunter |
Joseph Hooper |
Collier |
Alfred Paul |
14-Feb |
1852 |
Eleanor |
Eason |
George Higgins |
29 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Lower St |
Glove Sewer |
Sampson Eason |
Gardener |
Samuel Rousell |
14-Feb |
1852 |
George |
Higgins |
Eleanor Eason |
32 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Lower St |
Waterpipe manuf. |
John Higgins |
Thatcher |
Henry Osborne |
23-Feb |
1854 |
Christiana |
Eason |
Abel Norton |
19 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Church St |
not given |
Robert Eason |
Gardener |
Christiana Lawrence |
23-Feb |
1854 |
Abel |
Norton |
Christiana Eason |
22 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Beadon’s Lane |
Butcher |
Robert Norton |
Butcher |
Francis Norton |
28-Apr |
1855 |
Anna |
Dawe |
Robert Eason |
23 |
Spinster |
No |
Town’s End |
not given |
Joseph Dawe |
Labourer |
Anna Sweet |
28-Apr |
1855 |
Robert |
Eason |
Anna Dawe |
27 |
Bachelor |
No |
Broadway |
Labourer |
Joseph Eason |
Labourer |
William Osborne |
25-Dec |
1858 |
Susan |
Eason |
Henry Robins |
26 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
William Eason |
Labourer |
Elizabeth Brooks |
|
25-Dec |
1858 |
Henry |
Robins |
Susan Eason |
21 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Shepherd |
John Robins |
Labourer |
Simon Whitherall |
19-Mar |
1861 |
Mary |
Eason |
William Parker |
30 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
William Eason |
Labourer |
Ann Parker |
|
19-Mar |
1861 |
William |
Parker |
Mary Eason |
34 |
Bachelor |
No |
Crewkerne |
Trantor |
Robert Parker |
Gardener |
Edward Sweet |
25-Dec |
1865 |
John |
Lawrence |
Elizabeth Eason |
22 |
Bachelor |
No |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Amos Lawrence |
Labourer |
Gideon Eason |
25-Dec |
1865 |
Elizabeth |
Eason |
John Lawrence |
24 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
Joseph Eason |
Labourer |
Elizabeth Eason |
|
20-Nov |
1866 |
Elizabeth |
Paul |
John Eason |
37 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
Joseph Paul |
Carpenter |
Louisa Paul |
|
20-Nov |
1866 |
John |
Eason |
Elizabeth Paul |
30 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Sansom Eason |
Gardener |
Henry Paul |
15-Mar |
1869 |
Sampson |
Sweet |
Ann Eason |
22 |
Bachelor |
No |
Merriott |
Labourer |
John Sweet |
Labourer |
John Lacey |
15-Mar |
1869 |
Ann |
Eason |
Sampson Sweet |
20 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
Martha Eason |
Single Woman |
Rose Pattemore |
|
10-Aug |
1869 |
Emma |
Eason |
Sampson Osborne |
18 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
George Eason |
Tranter |
Anne Osborne |
|
10-Aug |
1869 |
Sampson |
Osborne |
Emma Eason |
19 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Tranter |
William Osborne |
Tranter |
Josias Osborne |
5-Sep |
1871 |
Sampson |
Osborne |
Jane Brooks Eason |
21 |
Bachelor |
No |
Guernsey #2 |
Worker of stone |
John Osborne |
Worker of stone |
James Lawrence |
5-Sep |
1871 |
Jane Brooks |
Eason |
Sampson Osborne |
20 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Susan Eason |
Mother |
Ellen Eason |
|
21-Oct |
1871 |
John |
Eason |
Emma Dawe |
37 |
Bachelor |
No |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Joseph Eason |
Labourer |
Joseph Greenham |
21-Oct |
1871 |
Emma |
Dawe |
John Eason |
26 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
Robert Dawe |
Labourer |
Dorcas Sweet |
|
23-Dec |
1871 |
Gideon |
Eason |
Laodamia Osborne |
25 |
Bachelor |
No |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Joseph Eason |
Labourer |
John Lawrence |
23-Dec |
1871 |
Laodamia |
Osborne |
Gideon Eason |
27 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
James Osborne |
Tranter |
C? Pattemore |
|
17-Nov |
1872 |
Ellen |
Eason |
James Lawrence |
22 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
Eliza Eason |
not given |
Sarah Lawrence |
|
17-Nov |
1872 |
James |
Lawrence |
Ellen Eason |
21 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Engine Driver |
Josias Lawrence |
Labourer |
Robert Sweet |
12-Aug |
1873 |
Jane |
Eason |
Joseph Farr |
21 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
George Eason |
Tranter |
Ann Osborne |
|
12-Aug |
1873 |
Joseph |
Farr |
Jane Eason |
19 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Labourer |
James Farr |
Gardener |
George Eason |
1-Jan |
1874 |
Abraham |
Brake |
Susan Ann Eason |
32 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Stanford |
Schoolmaster |
Abraham Brake |
Thatcher |
Robert Eason |
1-Jan |
1874 |
Susan Ann |
Eason |
Abraham Brake |
29 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Robert Eason |
Farmer |
Sarah Brake |
|
6-May |
1875 |
Reuben |
Eason |
Ann Osborne |
21 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Tranter |
George Eason |
Tranter |
Josias Osborne |
6-May |
1875 |
Ann |
Osborne |
Reuben Eason |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Josias Osborne |
Tranter |
Ann Osborne |
|
29-Sep |
1877 |
Samuel |
Osborne |
Sarah Eason |
19 |
Bachelor |
No |
Broadway |
Tranter |
Josias Osborne |
Tranter |
Josias Osborne |
29-Sep |
1877 |
Sarah |
Eason |
Samuel Osborne |
20 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Broadway |
George Eason |
Tranter |
Ann Osborne |
|
20-Aug |
1878 |
James Albert |
Chapman |
Mary Susan Eason Norton |
37 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Braxton, Surrey |
Accountant |
Edward Chapman |
Engineer |
Benjamin Norton |
20-Aug |
1878 |
Mary Susan Eason |
Norton |
James Albert Chapman |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Abel Norton |
Butcher |
Ann Norton |
|
5-Nov |
1881 |
William |
Pattemore |
Emma Eason |
38 |
Widower |
No |
Boozer Pit |
Labourer |
Samuel Pattemore |
Labourer |
Albert Eason |
5-Nov |
1881 |
Emma |
Eason |
William Pattemore |
27 |
Spinster |
No |
Boozer Pit |
Robert Eason |
Labourer |
Albert Adams |
|
12-Aug |
1882 |
Eliza |
Eason |
Frank Hewlett |
20 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
not given |
not given |
Ellen Lawrence |
|
12-Aug |
1882 |
Frank |
Hewlett |
Eliza Eason |
27 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Master Gardener |
James Hewlett |
Mill Wright |
James Lawrence |
25-Dec |
1882 |
Mary |
Eason |
Frank Osborne |
22 |
Spinster |
No |
Broadway |
George Eason |
Tranter |
Ellen Osborne |
|
25-Dec |
1882 |
Frank |
Osborne |
Mary Eason |
24 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Boozer Pit |
Market Gardener |
John Osborne |
Market Gardener |
Samuel Osborne |
29-Oct |
1887 |
Robert |
Eason |
Mary Ann Gibbs |
24 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Robert Eason |
Farmer |
John Young |
29-Oct |
1887 |
Mary Ann |
Gibbs |
Robert Eason |
22 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
not given |
Elizabeth Gibb |
||
19-Mar |
1891 |
Francis |
Pattemore |
Christiana Eason |
29 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Market Gardener |
Samuel Pattemore (dec) |
Market Gardener |
Sarah Osborne |
19-Mar |
1891 |
Christiana |
Eason |
Francis Pattemore |
27 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
George Eason |
Market Gardener |
Samuel Osborne |
|
31-Jul |
1897 |
Charles |
Barrett |
Susan Ann Eason |
22 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Crewkerne |
Weaver |
Henry Barrett |
Weaver |
Gideon Eason |
31-Jul |
1897 |
Susan Ann |
Eason |
Charles Barrett |
21 |
Spinster |
Yes |
Merriott |
Gideon Eason |
Labourer |
Rose Barrett |
|
8-Apr |
1899 |
Samuel |
Dawe |
Bessie Eason |
27 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Merriott |
Labourer |
Edward Dawe |
Labourer |
William Eason |
8-Apr |
1899 |
Bessie |
Eason |
Samuel Dawe |
23 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
Robert Eason (deceased) |
Labourer |
Annie Eliza Lawrence |
BAPTISMS (to early 1876, the limit of records)
William & Susanna (nee Trask) Eason | 9 May 1812 John | ||
Joseph (a Baker/Labourer) & Elizabeth (nee Clapp) Eason |
26 October 1813 William 7 May 1815 Joseph 18 May 1817 Joseph 3 May 1818 Sampson |
4 June 1821 Mary 14 March 1824 John 14 March 1824 Robert 31 December 1826 Elizabeth |
31 August 1828 Sarah 25 December 1831 George 26 March 1837 Susan |
Joseph (a Labourer) & Ann (nee Hooper) Eason | 15 May 1820 Mary Ann 20 May 1822 Elizabeth 22 February 1824 Mary 24 December 1826 Robert |
26 October 1828 Susan 17 July 1831 Jethro 13 April 1834 John 11 September 1836 |
5 January 1840 Elizabeth 1 January 1843 William 17 July 1845 Gideon |
Robert (a Gardener) & Susanna (nee Lawrence) Eason | 15 May 1820 Robert 4 January 1825 Susanna 4 January 1825 William |
16 May 1826 Mary 25 December 1829 Joseph |
2 October 1831 Reubin 8 March 1835 Christiana |
Sampson (a Gardener/ Labourer/ Fruiterer/Tranter) & Mary (nee Mitchell) Eason | 5 September 1824 John 19 October 1828 Elizabeth 3 July 1831 Mary Ann |
13 November 1836 Jane 24 February 1839 Emma |
2 May 1841 William 25 March 1844 Susan |
Sampson (a Gardener) & Mary (nee Shutler) Eason |
1 January 1826 Ann 1 January 1826 Eleanor 1 January 1826 Martha |
31 May 1829 Sampson 10 January 1830 Jane 22 April 1832 John 21 September 1834 Mary |
14 June 1835 Joseph 22 January 1837 William 5 July 1840 Robert |
John (a Labourer, later a convict) & Eliza (nee Raindle) Eason |
13 July 1834 Robert | 5 March 1837 Thamar | |
Joseph (a Labourer) Jane (nee Grinter) Eason | 16 June 1839 William | 18 February 1846 Mary Elizabeth | |
Eliza Eason (nee Raindle, wife of John Eason who was transported to Australia in 1837) | 6 December 1843 Sarah Ann | 1 February 1852 William, B.B | |
Robert (a Baker/ Gardener) & Elizabeth Ellen (nee Pitcher) Eason | 7 March 1843 Edward 1 December 1844 Susan Ann |
3 September 1848 William 6 July 1851 Mary Ellen |
12 June 1859 Joseph 8 February 1863 Robert |
Elizabeth Eason (a Glove Sewer/Spinster) | 19 January 1847 Elizabeth, B. B. | 18 May 1850 John, B. B. | |
Ann Eason (a Spinster) | 2 September 1849 Joseph Edwin, B.B | ||
Martha (a Field Labourer /Spinster) Eason | 1 July 1849 Ann, B. B. | 9 March 1862 Ann Eliza | |
George (a Tranter) & Louisa (nee Lawrence) Eason |
6 October 1850 Emma 5 September 1852 Jane 6 August 1854 Ruben 6 April 1856 George (emigrated to Australia) 12 December 1858 Sarah |
12 August 1860 Susan 9 March 1862 Mary 13 September 1863 Christiana 12 March 1865 Samuel 9 September 1866 Bessey |
8 March 1868 Samuel 8 August 1869 John Samuel 11 September 1870 Louisa 9 February 1873 Minnie |
Eliza Eason (a Labourer) | 24 September 1851 Ellen, BB | ||
Susan (a Labourer/ Spinster) Eason | 1 February 1852 Jane Brooks, BB | ||
Reuben (a Baker) & Susan Eason | 6 March 1853 Joseph | ||
Robert (a Labourer) & Anna / Hannah (nee Daw) Eason |
9 September 1855 Emma 18 September 1857 Joseph 14 March 1858 Joseph |
17 October 1869 Mary 17 October 1869 Susan |
28 June 1872 Alfred 8 August 1875 Bessie |
Jethro (a Labourer) & Mary Ann (nee Hutchings) Eason |
6 July 1856 Louisa | 11 July 1858 Maria | |
Mary (a Single Woman) Eason | 8 January 1860 John | 8 January 1860 Emma | |
William (a Labourer) & Elizabeth Eason | 1 November 1866 Ann 14 March 1869 Hannah |
14 May 1871 Ellen 13 April 1876 Bessie |
|
John (a Labourer), & Elizabeth (nee Paull) Eason |
8 December 1867 Jane Emma | ||
Ann Eason (a Single Woman) | 11 October 1868 Samuel | ||
Gideon (a Labourer) & Laodamia (nee Osborne) Eason | 10 March 1872 James Albert 12 October 1873 Albert James |
14 November 1875 Benjamin | |
John (a Labourer) & Emma (nee Daw) Eason | 12 December 1872 Joseph | 10 October 1875 Albert | |
Reuben (a Tranter) & Ann (nee Osborne) Eason | 9 April 1876 Susan Ann |
MALES | FEMALES |
6 November 1875 Albert Eason 1 7 February 1878 Alfred Eason 5 1 July 1880 Benjamin Eason 5 25 January 1894 Edward Eason 27 19 December 1903 George Eason 78 12 April 1822 Gideon Eason 78 14 December 1889 James Eason 11 3 August 1872 James Albert Eason 5 m 17 March 1845 Jethro Eason 79 13 October 1818 John Eason 30 10 November 1822 John Eason 2 d 24 August 1848 John Eason 25 28 July 1857 John Eason 7 30 May 1868 John Eason 36 14 January 1893 John Eason 56 8 October 1869 John Samuel Eason 4mo 6 June 1822 Joseph Eason 2w 1 February 1824 Joseph Eason 1 15 November 1845 Joseph Eason 50 5 April 1851 Joseph Eason 23 3 May 1853 Joseph Eason 3 mo 21 June 1856 Joseph Eason 49 14 September 1882 Joseph Eason 5 w 29 July 1891 Joseph Eason 55 2 June 1897 Joseph Eason 39 26 December 1899 Joseph Eason 40 3 January 1854 Reuben Eason 22 6 February 1849 Robert Eason 62 8 March 1881 Robert Eason 61 9 February 1892 Robert Eason 64 13 September 1856 Ruben Eason 7 24 February 1843 Sampson Eason 24 23 August 1849 Sampson Eason 79 4 December 1875 Sampson Eason 81 8 March 1901 Samson Eason 74 13 July 1865 Samuel Eason 6 mo 6 August 1869 Samuel Eason 1y 7mo 14 March 1885 Walter George Eason 2 y 7 mo 1 July 1804 William Eason 12 May 1805 William Eason 15 March 1822 William Eason 91 4 April 1840 William Eason 41 7 March 1843 William Eason 19 23 June 1859 William Eason 48 12 January 1861 William Eason 77 |
8 June 1810 Ann Eason 27 February 1874 Ann Eason 79 30 January 1891 Betsy Eason 82 25 January 1881 Dinah Eason 4 19 August 1886 Eliza Eason 57 26 January 1847 Elizabeth Eason 2.5 w 4 July 1848 Elizabeth Eason 56 24 April 1883 Elizabeth Eason 53 19 March 1904 Elizabeth Eason 65 2 July 1843 Emily Eason 39 21 June 1884 Emma Eason 38 14 November 1834 Jane Eason 2 4 May 1846 Jane Eason 77 19 November 1861 Jane Eason 32 1 March 1902 Jane Eason 19 27 February 1871 Louisa Eason 6 mo 21 September 1905 Louisa Eason 69 1 December 1816 Martha Eason 61 11 April 1818 Martha Eason 3 13 November 1808 Mary Eason 9 February 1850 Mary Eason 24 29 July 1864 Mary Eason 63 20 February 1886 Mary Eason 90 9 June 1873 Minnie Eason 6 mo 9 October 1876 Sarah Ann Eason 6 mo 20 July 1835 Susan Eason 7 10 January 1843 Susan Eason 21 25 April 1844 Susan Eason 7 w 27 January 1858 Susan Eason 22 21 November 1872 Susan Eason 85 25 January 1875 Susan Eason 77 5 December 1891 Susan Eason 23 2 January 1829 Susanna Eason 4 mo 8 March 1838 Susanna Eason 70 |
Eason Estate Duty Wills at the Somerset Record Office
Noted from lists on the website of the Somerset Record Office. May be of interest to people researching these particular names.
EASON Robert 1817 Merriott (can’t find a burial to match)
EASON William 1822 Merriott
EASON Robert 1849 Merriott.
1873 Returns of Owners of Land of more than one acre
EASON, Susan of Merriott – over 17 acres of land.
EASON, Sampson of Crewkerne – over 3 acres of land.
Easons in the Censuses
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Easons in the 20th Century
The surname EASON was still in evidence in the early part of the 20th Century.
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Easons to Australia
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