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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Suffolk => Topic started by: granma b on Monday 26 March 07 19:33 BST (UK)
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I'm searching for any info on the MEADOWS family in the Cransford, Tunstall, Southwold and particularly REYDON area of Suffolk. John b.1801 and Francis 1844 are my gt.granpa and granpa and I would be grateful for any details of their families.
The relevant wives were Mary Tye and Mary Ann Elizabeth Cable, brick wall with the latter, b. c.1850 in Benacre or Benhall to James and ? Any help would be much appreciated :)
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Welcome to Rootschat ;D ;D
1851 census
William BALLS - 55 - farm lab.
Sophia BALLS - 55 - wife
Mary Ann MEADOWS - 33 - daughter
David BALLS - 14 - son
Francis Meadows - 6 - grandson
all born Benhall.
HO 107/1802 - Benhall
Folio 631, Page 10
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1841
BALLS
William - 45 - ag lab
Sophia - 45
Henry - 13
Robert - 11 - ag lab
David - 4
Mary Ann MEADOWS - 23 - inmate
Caroline - 10
James - 1
HO 107/1031/2 - Benhall
Folio 8 and 9
Pages 9 and 10
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From the Suffolk Marriage Index
William BALLS
Sophia MEADOWS
30th August,1834
Benhall
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er....what's the Suffolk marriage index ? :-[
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The Suffolk Marriage Index 1813 - 1837, put together by Suffolk Family History Society. Its also online at Family History Online.
Is there anyone you would like looking for, as I have the cd.
:D :D
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none in particular - hundreds in general ::)
thanks for that
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Hi Granma B,
I have a Harriet Meadows, daughter of Francis and Mary Ann Meadows, Harriet married Percy Wood in 1900 in Terling, Essex.
Percy was my Husbands GG Uncle, I am not sure if we have spoken before or not!
Carol
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Thank you Sue - I think the Balls are yet another branch of the Meadows Tree. I know my Grandmother was born to a William Cable and married my granpa Francis Meadows when she was 19, but I can't , at the moment get her birth certificate with both parents and confirmation as to whether it was Benacre or Benhall where she was born.
Hi Carol, yes, we have met before at the beginning of my research, nice to hear of you again.
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Would this be the birth
Mary Ann Elizabeth CABLE
1850
Sep qtr
Plomesgate
Vol 12
Page 40 (23)
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Hi Sue. I too. thought this was a likely candidate - the only M.A.E Cable I could find around that time, but the Lowestoft Register Office said 'No, not the right person' and suggested I try the Stowmarket Office, so that is where I am at present. Isn't it a pain the way women lost their identity on marriage? Thank you so much for your efforts. Yvonne
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H Granma b
Mary Ann Elizabeth Cable
d/o William and Frances Cable
Baptised 5th January 1851 at Benhall
William Cable (B) 21 Dealer
Frances Boast (Sp) 20 Servant
Married 17th October 1849 at Benhall
Both signed X
Fathers: John Cable labourer, William Boast - taylor (sic)
Witnesses: Maria Mayhew, Robert Mayhew
Hope this helps!
Kind regards
Anne
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All taken from Reydon parish register:
Baptisms of children of John and Mary Meadows:
Robert 9 Oct 1825
Elizabeth 28 Dec 1828
William 14 Nov 1830
Mary Ann 15 July 1832
Sarah 10 Jun 1833
James 27 July 1834
Martha 6 Dec 1835
Harriett 8 July 1838
Sophia 26 May 1839
Maria 21 June 1840
Henry 31 Oct 1841
Francis and George, 31 August 1845
Sophia 6 Feb 1848
I could not find the marriage of John and Mary at Reydon.
Kind regards
Anne
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Dear Anne, thank you SO much for all you efforts on my behalf. Do think that the baptism for MAE Cable could be the right one. Great to have her mum's maiden name. May I ask where you got the info from - might be very useful in the future.
Re: John and Mary (Tye) they were married 1825 in Tunstall, where they were born. They spent their married life in Reydon and are buried in St. Margaret's Churchyard. I have Francis's birth cert. and he was b. Dec. 26 1844 so poor Mary must have become pregnant immediately after with George. (He was a witness at Francis and Mary's wedding - must have felt like twins!)
Do you live near Reydon? It was my home until 1950
Again, many thanks. best wishes Yvonne
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Hi Yvonne
The info on MAE Cable came from the Benhall parish baptism register. I looked this up while at the records office.
I see what you mean about Francis and George - as there were no birth dates in the register I did wonder if they were twins, but obviously not! Poor Mary certainly had lots of babies.
I live in Lowestoft, so only up the A12 from Reydon!
Best wishes
Anne
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Hi Yvonne, I wondered if it may have been you, good to hear from you again, I hope that your research goes well.
Carol
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thanks Carol. Have come quite a long way since we were in touch and it looks as if another brick wall has been breached thanks to the help I've had here. still a long way to go!! Hope you are having success with your husband's family. All then best, Yvonne :)
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Hi
I have John Meadows born 1713 died 1789 Cransford married Mary Hayward had 8 children all born Cransford, one being Judith Meadows b1765 which is my line, have quite a bit of info on my Cransford Meadows if you would like it.
regards lynne
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Hi Lynn. This is wonderful - yes, please I would like anything you've got on John and Mary's family. My line is thro Robert 1751. I am going down to Kent to meet my new grandaughter on Wednesday so will leave it to you to decide whether it would be better to leave it till next Wed. to send.
Thank you very much for contacting me. best wishes Yvonne
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Hi Again
John Meadows b1713 (?Cratfield) died 18.7.1789 Cransford married Mary Hayward (bap 22.1.1719 Dennington died 2.5.1798) on 8.6.1743 at Rendham.
Children:
John 1.1.1744 All Bap Cransford
William 23.2.1746 died 14.10.1832 Friston
Mary 15.1.1749
Robert 7.7.1751 died 23.12.1794 Snape
James 22.4.1759
Francis 22.4.1759
Sarah 12.4.1761
Judith 8.11.1765 died 18.5.1854 Cransford
Hope this helps, if there is anything in particular you wanted, if I have it, Ill let you know.
regards lynne ::)
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thanks Lynne. Will study the list when I get home and come back to you. Regards Yvonne
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hi Anne. Taking the liberty to ask for your help again - if you have the time- was hoping to make the journey to my old home in the autumn but things happened and I didn't get there.
My grandfather, Francis Meadows 1844 has in his IGI Family Group Record 2 daughters, Fanny b. 1874 in Earl Soham and Annie b 1886 in South Cove.
Fanny turns up in 1881 census aged 7 but then appears to disappear. Annie married John Christian George Collett on 8th Feb. 1893 in Wangford - her age was given as 21 - Spinster, which puts her birth date near to 1874 rather than the 1886 shown in the IGI record. I am wondering if these two are in fact one and the same and there was a change of name but the two dates 12 yrs apart and the different birthplace, or christening venues are puzzling.
If you have the time - whenever convenient - to show some light here I would be most grateful. best wishes Yvonne