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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Steptoe's of Ealing (Brentford) England
« on: Saturday 30 April 05 19:57 BST (UK)  »
Hello Brian,
Yes, I am descended from the Meuross' from Windsor.  My father was one of the "six Meuross boys" two of whom were "compulsory" migrants to Australia in the 1920's.  The entry for Meuross in the Sydney telephone book is for my cousin.  The story of the Windsor Meuross family is certainly very poignant.

I will do my best to send you a copy of the marriage certificate.  I feel rather incompetent with my scanner and not always any more efficient with e-mail either so please be patient!
Regards,
Molly

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Steptoe's of Ealing (Brentford) England
« on: Thursday 28 April 05 20:56 BST (UK)  »
Dear Brian,
Thank you so much for your message about Jane Meuross.  I am very interested indeed to know that in the 1851 census she gave her place of birth as Denham - she seems to have stated elsewhere that she was born in Scotland.  Perhaps she was creative with the truth or may be there were two Jane Meuross' - however, the one who interests me is certainly the Jane Meuross who married James Steptoe.  I have a copy of their marriage certificate - if you'd like me to e-mail you a copy.  What most interests me is that your information establishes another Meuross family link with Uxbridge. 

You may be interested to know that Uxbrdige appeared to have lots of "Yards" along the High Street in the 1850's to 1870's.  The one to which you refer may be "Beasley's Yard."  This can still be seen in Uxbridge and is the site of the "Old Meeting" House - a congregationalist church where my great grandfather was married.   

Thank you again for bothering to let me have this information.  If my relative, Thomas Meuross was related to Jane Meuross then I think that could make us distant relatives!

Molly

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Steptoe's of Ealing (Brentford) England
« on: Friday 22 April 05 19:46 BST (UK)  »
Before my marriage my family name was Meuross.  I happened upon your message about the Steptoes of Ealing quite by chance but have to tell you that although I know (or thought I knew) quite a lot about the Meuross family of Uxbridge Henry is a new one to me!  I do have evidence of an entry from the 1851 census for Denham for a Henry Meuross lodging in Harefield.  This Henry gave his age as 23 indicating that he was born about 1828.  The Meuross family in which i have a particular interest were living in Uxbridge at the time of the 1851 Census - Thomas Meuross who was head of the household at this time was born in Edinburgh in 1808.  He married Mary Turner in Denham Parish Church in December 1836. 

A George Mewcross was baptised in August 1797 at St Margaret's Parish Church in Harefield - there are variant spellings of the Meuross name, one being Mewross, so it is not beyond the imagination that Mewcross is a corruption of Mewross or Meuross.  I've thought for some time that there were other Meuross family links with the Uxbridge area besides those of Thomas Meuross and Mary Turner and I think that your request for information may prove this.  There was also another Meuross family living in High Wycombe between 1833 and 1898 and there seems to be some tantalizing connections between them and the Uxbridge family.

I hope this is of interest to you and not too long!  I have a lot more information about the Meuross family in Uxbridge from about 1836 to approximately 1870.

Molly

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