Elizabeth Marchant died on this day, 20th November in 1926 in Medway, Kent, England.
She was the daughter of Thomas Marchant (1820-1899) and Elizabeth Tippet (1825-1895), and was born on 3 Jan 1848 in Brightling, Sussex, England. She was baptised in Brightling in 1848. She married Thomas David Relf in Dallington, Sussex, England on 23 Aug 1873.
Elizabeth Marchant was my 4th cousin 4 times removed; my 5th cousin 3 times removed; my 6th cousin 4 times and my 7th cousin 3 times removed .
How So?
Way back in the 1700s just one line of my tree went 4 different ways and it was through these different relationships that I am linked to my great genealogy buddy and a best friend of mine. She lives within 15 miles of me and so is someone I have met many times for research.
I love that, on two of these relationships, I have a furthest back ancestor of Richard Christmas, born abt 1628. His son, John, had a daughter Mary Christmas.
When I was a small child I thought my name was Mary Christmas as my middle name is Mary and I kept hearing people say to Merry Christmas to me and I thought they were saying Mary Christmas!!