The Myers Family History

Generation No. 1

1. REV CHARLES JOHN MYERS was born August 11, 1800, and died November 14, 1870. His parents were  DAVID THOMPSON MYERS (executed for sodomy in 1812) and PHOEBE CROW. He married MARY CAROLINE WARD February 19, 1835 in St Marys Church Sheffield, daughter of SAMUEL WARD and GRACE MARTINDALE. She was born January 27, 1812, and died November 28, 1871 in Thwaites.

Children of CHARLES MYERS and MARY WARD are:

1. MARY CAROLINE MYERS, b. November 30, 1835; d. October 11, 1852.

2. LOUSIA MYERS, b. June 07, 1837; d. August 31, 1853.

3. ELLEN MYERS, b. June 25, 1838; d. April 05, 1923, Newark.

4. FANNY MYERS, b. November 07, 1839; d. January 21, 1919, Belhevie Churchyard; m. HARRY BURNETT LUMSDEN, September 05, 1866; b. November 12, 1821; d. August 12, 1896.

5. MARGARET MYERS, b. December 10, 1840; d. February 06, 1914.

6. ELIZA MYERS, b. February 28, 1842; d. December 28, 1872, 53 Porchester Tce, Hyde Park, London.

7. CHARLES JOHN MYERS, b. October 16, 1843, Flintham, Notts; d. September 04, 1910, Thwaites; m. CLARA BELASYSE MANSON, September 09, 1875, Thoroton, Nottingham; b. January 01, 1855, Spynie, Elgin Scotland; d. April 13, 1944, Dunningwell.

8. JEMIMA MYERS, b. February 07, 1845; d. July 11, 1920. Jemima spent most of her life in lunatic asylums: Admitted 23 May 1860 to Broom House, Mansfield, Notts; 1 Aug 1863, 14 Dec 1867, 2 Jul 1888, 3 May 1889-93 to Grove House, Church Stretton, Shropshire.                       Census information: 1861 with family; 1871 _ JM patient at Church Stretton, born 1845 Flintham, Clergyman's daughter; 1881 boarder with Steel family, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk; 1891 J M patient at Church Stretton, born 1846; 1901 Jemima Mayers, visitor at Church Stretton, Hannah McLintock (head) and daughter Frances R McLintock; 1911 Boarder in The Grove, private lunatic asylum, Old Catton, Norwich, Norfolk. Licensee is Mary Harriet McLintock (born in Church Stretton) Matron is Frances Eliza Rackham.

9. ARTHUR MYERS, b. April 03, 1846, Flintham, Notts; d. March 19, 1916, Nottingham.

10. FREDERIC MYERS, b. August 13, 1847; d. December 04, 1871, Mentone, France.

11. GERTRUDE MYERS, b. February 15, 1849; d. January 19, 1894.

12. HENRY MYERS, b. July 12, 1850; d. August 14, 1853

Generation No. 2

3. ELLEN MYERS was born June 25, 1838, and died April 05, 1923 in Newark. She married HENRY NEWBALD July 11, 1871. He was born February 19, 1815, and died October 16, 1888 in Newark.

Child of ELLEN MYERS and HENRY NEWBALD is:

i. CHARLES HENRY NEWBALD, b. August 24, 1872; d. March 19, 1953, Newark.

9. ARTHUR MYERS was born April 03, 1846 in Flintham, Notts, and died March 19, 1916 in Nottingham. He married EDITH PAULINA PICKERING October 05, 1871 in New Brighton, daughter of CHARLES PICKERING and ELIZABETH WALKER. She was born April 28, 1852, and died February 26, 1953 in Aberdeen.

Children of ARTHUR MYERS and EDITH PICKERING are:

1. MARY ETHEL MYERS, b. September 21, 1872; d. 1943; m. WILLIAM SINGLETON; b. 1871; d. March 16, 1947.

2. FREDERICK PICKERING MYERS, b. September 03, 1874, Ruskington; d. May 11, 1955, Feilding,NZ; m. ALICE ETHEL MACARTHUR, November 19, 1902, St John's Church, Feilding; b. 1876, Feilding,NZ; d. September 23, 1918, Feilding,NZ.

3. CHARLES AUDREY MYERS, b. January 15, 1876; m. FLORENCE GWENDOLINE BURTON, 1918.

4. HUGH MARTINDALE MYERS, b. December 23, 1880; d. March 13, 1883, Montebello, New Brighton.

5. FREIDA ELIZABETH MYERS, b. October 15, 1884; d. January 22, 1975, Bedford; m. GEORGE BRUCE.

11. GERTRUDE MYERS was born February 15, 1849, and died January 19, 1894. She married JOHN MACKENZIE BACON April 11, 1871, son of JOHN BACON and MARY LOUSADA. He was born June 19, 1846 in Woodlands, St Mary Berkshire, and died December 25, 1904 in Coldash.

Children of GERTRUDE MYERS and JOHN BACON are:

1. FRANCIS BACON, b. January 23, 1872; d. July 08, 1873.

2. GERTRUDE BACON, b. April 19, 1874; d. December 22, 1949; m. THOMAS FOGGITT, 1929; d. 1934.

3. FREDERIC BACON, b. December 28, 1880; d. August 23, 1943; m. July 12, 1911.