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Title: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: pjyorkie on Sunday 19 June 16 12:19 BST (UK)
Looking for any information on William Meek Believe born Hull England abt 1785 think he marriedAnn hunt B=abt 1791 Reading.  any information regarding this and their parents would be welcome. They may have had a son John Andrew Meek or (Hunt) b= 1810 Reading he may have been born before marriage cannot find anything on the family.
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 19 June 16 12:27 BST (UK)
Possible baptism John Andrew Hunt
Baptism 19 September 1810
St Lawrence Reading Berkshire
Mother Anne Hunt
Rosie
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: Jamjar on Sunday 19 June 16 12:33 BST (UK)
Is this the John Andrew who died 1880 in Ararat, Victoria?

Jamjar
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 19 June 16 12:44 BST (UK)
Is this the John Andrew who died 1880 in Ararat, Victoria?

Jamjar
Was wondering if this was the person there was a John Andrew Meek birth date about 1810 age 27 was pardoned 31/12/1847 Sydney Australia place of origin Reading

This same chap was sentenced to death trial date 1826 ( England and Wales registers ) transported to Australia ?
Rosie
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 19 June 16 12:49 BST (UK)
There is this marriage William Meek  Ann Hunt
2/12/1817 St John The Evangelist Westminster ?
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 19 June 16 13:01 BST (UK)
Possible parents 1841 census Civil Parish St Sepulchre without Newgate Middlesex
William Meck ( transcription error )b 1786
Ann Meck b 1796
George Jefford b 1828

1851 census Middlesex
Wm Meek b 1785 Hull
Ann Meek b 1791 Reading
Occupation Tailor
Rosie
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: Jamjar on Sunday 19 June 16 13:05 BST (UK)
Yes, Rosie that's who I was thinking the John was, also.

Jamjar
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 19 June 16 13:14 BST (UK)
Just found a tree with these parents names as they have the same information for John Andrew Hunt /Meek ..With details of his family in Australia so I would say yes Jamjar just need to wait on Pjyorkie replying
Rosie
Title: Re: tracing Meek and Hunt family
Post by: BethC on Friday 24 June 16 07:54 BST (UK)
I am an Australian descendant of John Andrew Meek and his parents William and Ann, as described by Liz on this site. We are currently trying to research William in Hull and his parents beyond.  Also Ann in Reading.  In what way are you connected to this family tree?  Beth