Forest of Dean FHT Forum - 2 John Meeks born 1682

2 John Meeks born 1682 (reply)

winky — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:16:15 +0000

I have the surname of Alice as Vnole (could be Uncle?) or Mole.

Regards
Carol

BT 's (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:42:29 +0000

BT - means in this context the Bishops Transcripts ( a sort of parallel summary of the old parish registers)

From 1598 an annual return was made to the Bishop of a copy of all entries from the Parish Register for that year to about Easter or Lady Day. Some are less good than the originals and some more so. It is recommended that these are checked against the Registers. As they are sometimes copied by a Church Warden they can include more details that the Registers, useful for the family historian.

2 John Meeks born 1682 (reply)

Trudy Johnson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:38:07 +0000

Do you think UNCLES is an error?
What does it mean on the marriage record under notes where it says UNCLE in BT?

2 John Meeks born 1682 (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:47:45 +0000

re the Alice UNCLES / John MEEK marriage

I wonder if the surname is WINTLE ?

John MEEKES (reply)

Trudy Johnson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:30:45 +0000

Hello slowhands... yes I had found that and thought it was wonderful... until I found Jeremy born 2 years before the wedding! Not unheard of, but not very common I suppose? It seems too much of a coincidence otherwise.
And I was not sure how far away Thornbury is.

John MEEKES (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:21:54 +0000

LDS / IGI has :-

JOHN MEEKES
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Marriages:
Spouse: ELIANOR THURSTON
Marriage: 04 JUL 1681 Thornbury, Gloucester, England

Its a long shot and just over the river Severn.............

and then there is an older sibling to consider

Year 1679
Month Aug
Day 17
Parents Surname MEEKE
Child Forenames Jeremy
Fathers Forenames John
Mothers Forenames Elinor
Mothers Surname
Residence
Occupation
Officiating Minister [not stated]
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P275 IN 1/1
Page Number 147
Parish Chapel Ruardean

2 John Meeks born 1682

Trudy Johnson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:20:16 +0000

So I got my Joseph's and James' sorted out, now I am not sure how to tell which John Meek married Clare Bridgeman!?

I have:
John Meek baptized 16 Feb 1681, son of John and Elinor
John Meek baptized 26 Aug 1682, son of John and Alice(nee Uncles)married 27 Oct 1681

Does anyone have a marriage date for John and Elinor?

Thank you for any and all bits of information!