Daniel Meer / Mears

1774 -

• Name	Daniel Meer / Mears
  Christened	28 Jun 1774	Hempnall, Norfolk
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Glovemaker
  .	'Daniel Mears was a glovemaker in Hempnall. He was a friend of my great great grandfather - to whom he lent this dictionary - and it was not returned - MS'. [A note by Marjorie Simpson, descendant of William Lynn, found in the dictionary]
  Person ID	I566	Simpson & Elder
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Daniel Meers / Mears,   b. Circa 1750,   bur. 15 Mar 1823, Hempnall, Norfolk  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Frances Neale / Neele,   b. 1752,   bur. 24 Feb 1829, Hempnall, Norfolk  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1772	Hempnall, Norfolk
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Inside front cover of 'A New General English Dictionary' by Dyche. Inscribed 'Daniel Mear., June 24 1787' Note also the signature of Thomas Dix, shoemaker.
  		Inside back cover of 'A New General English Dictionary' by Dyche. Inscribed: 'Daniel Mears is my Name England is my Nation. Hempnall Is my Dwelling Place And Christ is My Salvation. When I Be dead and in My Grave My Bones Will Soon Be Rotten. When This you See Remember Me When I be Quit forgotten'. Daniel could never have known that 230 years later, he would indeed be remembered - and his handwritten poem visible to the whole world.
  		A page from 'A New General English Dictionary' by Dyche. This page features the signature of Maria Mears.