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Title: Disappearing Mary Meakins, post 1851, Southwark
Post by: RichardK on Friday 11 June 21 13:42 BST (UK)

Hello - I have been looking through the death and marriage records trying to establish what happened to the Mary Meakins who appears in the 1851 census living at 4 Harrow Street in the parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark. (Class HO107; Piece 1564; Folio 5; Page 3.) She was a widow and gave her age as 76 and birthplace as "Marson" in Bedfordshire, which I am reasonably confident refers to Marston Mortaine - I think her maiden name was Mary Simkins; there was a Mary Simkins baptised at Marston Moretaine in 1778 and a Mary Simkins & John Meakins marriage there in 1799. Her daughter, a widow called Mary Berry, was also living at 4 Harrow Street in 1851.

None of the death or burial records I have been able to find after 1851 in the London area seems to match her details, and the only Mary Meakins (or variants) marriages I can find in the area are spinsters. In particular, I have ruled out:
d. Mary MEAKIN, September Quarter 1857, St Olave district - was only aged 33.
d. Mary Ann MEEKING, March Quarter 1859, Poplar district - was widow of Samuel.
d. Mary MEEKING, March Quarter 1863, St Saviour district - was only aged 55.

Mary only had two surviving children (Mary Berry and John Meakins), both of whom stayed in Southwark, so I think the chances of her having gone to live in a completely different area are relatively low (but of course not impossible).

Can anyone spot a matching death or remarriage that I've missed?
Many thanks
Regards

Richard.

Title: Re: Disappearing Mary Meakins, post 1851, Southwark
Post by: AMBLY on Saturday 12 June 21 04:24 BST (UK)

I'd lay bets, that this is your Mary  ;D

NEAKINS, MARY age 85 
June Qtr 1860 St George Southwark
Volume 01D  Page 95

Cheers
AMBLY

Title: Re: Disappearing Mary Meakins, post 1851, Southwark
Post by: RichardK on Saturday 12 June 21 06:46 BST (UK)

Thanks Ambly - yes, that looks very promising indeed. Of all the spelling permutations I'd tried, I hadn't thought to try Neakins! I shall order the death certificate and hopefully that will confirm it.
Many thanks
Richard.

Title: Re: Disappearing Mary Meakins, post 1851, Southwark
Post by: jonwarrn on Saturday 12 June 21 08:26 BST (UK)

Quote from: AMBLY on Saturday 12 June 21 04:24 BST (UK)

NEAKINS, MARY age 85 
June Qtr 1860 St George Southwark

Mary Meakins
Residence Fox Buildings Kent Street
Age 85 years
Buried 4 July 1860, City of London Cemetery
https://col-burialregisters.uk/archive/burial-registers-january-1860-to-december-1869/register-003/1063349

Title: Re: Disappearing Mary Meakins, post 1851, Southwark
Post by: RichardK on Saturday 12 June 21 20:05 BST (UK)

Thanks - I think that burial record pretty much confirms it to be the right person - her son lived at Fox's Buildings off Kent Street in 1860.
Many thanks
Richard.