Looks like we've been here before Mike.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=3036

And also here, although presumably nothing new for Susan, but it may save other readers revisiting old ground.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=20538

Have also tried searching the forum for "Meek" and "Simmons / Symons" etc but nothing found yet.

Regarding your "birthplace anomalies", I suspect you're like me thinking this is routine stuff and not a deal-breaker, the prior threads all point towards this family being in the north-eastern corner of the Forest (Abenhall, Drybrook, Mitcheldean), perhaps originating from Ross just a few miles further north.