MEEK of Ruardeen & Drybrook (General)

by jimashton , Saturday, February 16, 2008, 04:20 (6131 days ago) @ djones

Hi David

I admit to being a bit confused myself !!

I received information about the Alice (daughter of Richard Meek) marriage to Edward H Jayne from someone with the surname Jayne. She has a family tree on Tribal pages and I have just had a peek, to see that she has Alice married to Edward H Jayne and James Williams. I found the marriage you mentioned on the Parish Records and she was shown as a spinster, but I haven't got the detail of the marriage to Edward Jayne. As it happens I had an email from the person in question today. I will email back and see if she has any more information. I have shown below the Census details I have :

1861 Census Ruardean
Richard Meek 43 Coal Miner Ruardean
Ann 42 East Dean
James 16 Coal Miner Ruardean
Mary Ann 14 Ruardean
Elizabeth 11 Ruardean
Charlotte 8 Ruardean
Alice 6 Ruardean
Richard 4 Ruardean
Eliza 1 Ruardean

In 1881 Alice's father Richard was with his son William and Alice's brother Richard - this latter Richard being the most important one to me as he married Elizabeth Ann Marfell. As you see Alice was not there :

1881 Census
Dwelling: Ruardean Hill
Census Place: (Westbury On Severn) East Dean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341608 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2521 Folio 113 Page 8
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William Jnr MEEK M 38 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Mar (Head)
Occ: Coal Miner
Jane MEEK M 34 F Ireland
Rel: Wife
Jane Ann MEEK 11 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Clara MEEK 9 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Elizabeth MEEK O 7 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Richard MEEK U 23 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Brother
Occ: Coal Miner
Richard MEEK W 63 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Father
Occ: Laborer
Mary Ann DAVIS W 58 F Ireland
Rel: Mother in Law
Occ: Income Derived from House

1891 Census RG 12/2056/117
Edward H Jayne 31 Coal Miner Gloucstershire
Alice 34 Gloucstershire
Florence 8 Gloucstershire
Thomas 6 Mon
Alfred 4 Gloucstershire
Edward D 8 Gloucstershire
William 10 Herefordshire
Richard 9 Herefordshire
Ann Powle 76 widow lodger

1901 Census Walford
Edward H Jayne 40 CM Ruardean
Alice 45 Laundress Cinderford
Alfred 14 page boy Ruardean
Edward H 12 Cinderford
Stephen 8 Bishopswood Heref

Jim Ashton