Demise of Isaiah Meek (General)

by jimashton , Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 14:26 (5338 days ago) @ Jean Herbert

Interesting, but I have Moses Meek 1828 as marrying Lucy Meek 1827, daughter of John Meek & Ann Roberts. In the 1871 Census Lucy was with her brother George, together with her parents :

1841 Census
MEEK John 37 1804 Drybrook
MEEK Ann 35 1806 Drybrook
MEEK Jeremiah 34 1807 Drybrook
MEEK Hannah 25 1816 Drybrook
MEEK Isaiah 15 1826 Drybrook
MEEK Lucy 13 1828 Drybrook
MEEK Moses 11 1830 Drybrook
MEEK Jeremiah 7 1834 Drybrook
MEEK Ann 3 1838 Drybrook
MEEK George 6mths 1840 Drybrook

1851 Census
MEEKS John 46 Coal Miner Ruardean
Ann 45 Dean Forest
Lucy 23 Dean Forest
Moses 20 Coal Miner Dean Forest
Jeremiah 16 Coal Miner Dean Forest
Ann 13 Dean Forest
George 10 Scholar Dean Forest

1861 Census East Dean
John Meek 55 Iron Miner Ruardean
Ann 54 East Dean
Jeremiah 26 Iron Miner East Dean
George 20 Iron Miner East Dean
John Roberts nephew 28 Iron Miner East Dean

1871 Census East Dean
George Meek 30 Iron Miner East Dean
Elizabeth 29 Weston U P
John Meek father 68 Iron Miner East Dean
Ann mother 65 East Dean
Lucy 42 sister 42 East Dean
John 2 son East Dean

I cannot find Moses Meek 1828 on the 1871 Census - his wife being with her brother at this time, but he was on other census and they had a child in 1872 :

1861 Census on Ruardean Hill
Moses Meck abt 1830 East Dean, Head East Dean,
Lucy Meck abt 1829 East Dean, Wife
Mary A Meck abt 1852 East Dean, Daughter
Giles Meck abt 1854 East Dean, Son
Lucy Meck abt 1856 East Dean, Daughter
Lydia O Meck abt 1858 East Dean, Daughter
Jane Meck abt 1860 East Dean, Daughter

1881 Census
Dwelling: Ruardean Rd
Census Place: (Westbury On Severn) East Dean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341608 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2521 Folio 116 Page 14
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Moses MEEK M 52 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Coal Miner
Lucy MEEK M 53 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Wife
Tryphena MEEK U 19 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Dau
Moses MEEK U 17 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Coal Miner
Rhoda MEEK U 15 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Dau
Bessie MEEK 13 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Thomas MEEK 10 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Emily Jane MEEK 9 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar

1891 Census Newnham
Moses 62 CM Morse
Tryphena dtr Morse
Thomas 20 Morse
Emily 18 Morse

Lucy Meek nee Parson's sister Harriett as you say married James Roberts, their son Aaron James Roberts baptised 6 Feb 1853 Drybrook married Bertha Marfell 1853 at Drybrook 27 Oct 1873, I have the certificate for this marriage but not that of her second marriage to William Webb in 12 Oct 1885 Cinderford, I do however have both birth certificates for her illegitimate son Fred Marfell 30 Jan 1870, the real one (showing no father)and the forged one he used to enter the USA showing his grandfather Levi Marfell as his father. Fred married twice having 12 children and hundreds of descendants in America.

Parents of Harriett Parsons husband James Roberts were Aaron Roberts and Phoebe Harris, in 1861 James & Harriett's children Aaron & Elizabeth were staying with their grandmother :

1861 Census Hope Mansell
Phebe Roberts 60 Labourers Widow East Dean
James Aaron Roberts grandson 8 East Dean
Elizabeth Ann Roberts grand dtr 5 East Dean

Aaron James Roberts was buried Drybrook 11 Apr 1884, his sister Elizabeth Anne was baptised 28 Oct 1855 also buried 13 May 1875, both at Drybrook.

Jim Ashton