Demise of Isaiah MEEK (General)

by Jean Herbert , Leeds Yorkshire, Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 16:26 (5338 days ago) @ slowhands

What a can of worms I have opened up. My reason for supposing that Lucy Meek widow of Isaiah Meek (who died in Feb 1851) is the wife of Moses Meek (They married in 1854) is:

1861 Census East DeanRG9 piece 1754 folio 115 page 14
Address: Ruardean Hill
Moses Meek Head occ: Miner age 31 born abt 1830 East Dean
Lucy Meek Wife age 32 born abt 1829 East Dean
Mary A Meek Dau age 11 born abt 1852 East Dean
(Mary is possibly the child of Lucy Meeks first marriage to Isaiah Meek)
Giles Meek Son age 7 born abt 1854 East Dean
Lucy Meek Dau age 5 born abt 1856 East Dean
Lydia O Meek Dau age 3 born abt 1858 East Dean
Jane Meek Dau age 1 born abt 1860 East Dean

1871 Census East DeanRG10 piece 2597 folio 40 page 11
Address: Morse Road
Moses Meek Head occ: Collier age 41 born abt 1830 East Dean
Lucy Meek Wife age 42 born abt 1829 East Dean
Giles Meek Son age 16 born abt 1855 East Dean
Lydia Meek Dau age 3 born abt 1868 East Dean
Jane Meek Dau age 4 born abt 1867 East Dean
Tripheona Meek Dau age 8 born abt 1863 East Dean
Moses Meek Son age 6 born abt 1865 East Dean
Rhoda Meek Dau age 5 born abt 1866 East Dean
Elizabeth Meek Dau age 3 born abt 1868 East Dean
Tom Meek Son 11 months born abt 1870 East Dean

Tracing the children of the marriage of Moses and Lucy is a nightmare as some of them were not baptised until they were aged abt 17 and others baptised in a job lot.
Regards Jean Herbert