George William MEEK b 1860 Ruardean (General)

by jimashton , Sunday, August 30, 2009, 16:14 (5638 days ago) @ r meek

Normally you cannot add anything useful, if you are lucky enough to receive responses from Slowhands and Bertha, but you might find this interesting :

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Record_ID: 40222
Entry_Number: 84
Year: 1885
Month: Jul
Day: 12
Grooms_Surname: MEEK
Grooms_Forenames: George William
Grooms_Age: 23
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Miner
Grooms_Residence: Bishopswood
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Meek
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: George
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Brides_Surname: JORDAN
Brides_Forenames: Mary Ann
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Bishopswood
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Jordan
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Charles
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: John Whitethorne
Witness_2: Elizabeth Mary Bennett
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: R.W.J. Smart
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: Minister's full name Robert William John Smart
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_Number: 42
Parish_Chapel: Bishopswood
Soundex_Groom: M200
Soundex_Bride: J635

My interest here is that George William Meek's father George Meek was the illegitimate son of Amelia Jane Meek, who went on to marry Richard Goode, they in turn had a daughter Amelia Goode who went on to marry George Read. Their daughter Gertrude Helen Read married William Ernest Marfell.

Jim Ashton