Abel Mead

[andrea_mc]

i am trying to find out more about
Abel parents from census  i have him born in chesham  1807/08

and i think his parents were william mead  and sarah

but i cant seem to find any more about them

i was wondering if they were william and Sarah Butt  married 1803
but i dont know
  andrea

[Maddie]

Hi Andrea

I can only find one William Mead in Chesham on the 1841 of the right age to be Abel's father but he is living with a Lucy Mead, both aged 60, he is a carpenter though, the same as Abel.

HO 107/47/14 p4 Hundridge Hamlet of Chesham.

Strangely enough your Abel is living next door to my Grt Grt Grandparents in the 1851 in Waterside Chesham.

Looks as if there could be a good chance that his parents were William & Sarah Butt as, from the IGI, the first child Sarah was born 1804. I see they were all registered at "The Old Meeting House Baptist" in Chesham.

I'll have another look & see if I can find where Lucy might fit in.

Hope this is of some help.

Maddie

[andrea_mc]

Hi
thank you that would be helpful .

i have just noticed the william
a third child born approx 1814

is on igi with parents willliam and lucy holliman
1816

if this is from census they  could have the wrong mother

igi does not seem to have their marriage

but it might be still be the right william  i  am looking for

andrea

[andrea_mc]

amongst my research i have another mead link

i havea lydia watts channer
married to Benjamin mead   27 feb 1794  chesham
from william channer  ( father of Lydia)

he mentions two grand children

william mead and mary mead

i dont know any more about william  and mary but assume they were born after 1794



andrea

[Maddie]

Hi Andrea

I'm not doing very well here, they are a bit of a muddle aren't they. I found who I think is Lucy on the 1851 (name spelt Meads), HO 107/1717/292 P3, lodging with an Ann King. Her age is given as 73 & born in Wycombe.

No wiser as to who she is though.

Lucy & William are the eldest Mead's in Chesham on the 1841, the other family is a William born 1816 & wife Harriet with children. I wonder if he is the William born to William & Lucy. If you would like there details let me know.

There is also a Sarah Mead supposedly born 1823 but to be honest I'm not sure what her age is on the image. She is lodging with a Dell family.

I found a Lydia Mead buried Chesham St Marys 17th Feb 1814 aged 87, no sign of Benjamin, & a burial for Mary Mead Chesham St Marys 30th May 1817 aged 23. I wonder if she is the granddaughter of William Channer.

There are a few Mead's in Amersham & Chenies who could be related to yours.

I don't know if any of this is helping you but I'm trying. 

Maddie

[49hyva]

Hi Andrea
Only just spotted your post (I'm a new member).
I may be able to help a little. Here's what I have -

Abel Mead (1807-1876), was my great great grandfather. Born in Chesham, and married in 1827 to Eliza Atkins (1805-1868), also born in Chesham.

I have Abel listed as having a brother William (b1812), and a sister Sarah (b1804). Their parents are (I think), William Mead (b1780) and Sarah (b1780). Sarah's maiden name unknown.

Abel & Eliza had 8 children (all born in Chesham), Sarah (b1829) William (1831), Ann (1834), Edwin (1837), Thomas (1840), Eliza (1842), Abel (1846), and Stephen 1851).

Of course there could be other children, and some of these dates might not be 100%, but hopefully this may be of some help to you.

My main sources are Ancestry and historical family information.

kind regards
Rich

[watney]

William Mead married Lucy Holliman nee Rolfe/Roofe 12 August 1832 in Chesham Bois. William is my direct ancestor.

Regards, Brenda

[trish1120]

Hi Andrea,
Back to your original query;

Hate to "throw a spanner in the works"

Children of a WILLIAM/SARAH Christened Chesham, Bucks;
ELIZABETH, 22 March 1801
SARAH, 01 February 1804
ABEL, 09 July 1807
WILLIAM, 29 March 1812

Last 3 are on the IGI, Extracted, and Elizabeth is on Familysearch Pilot also with the others.
Another Possible Marriage;
William MEAD
Sarah ROGERS, 28 September 1799, Chesham, Buckingham, England
( Source IGI Extracted)

Welcome to Rootschat Brenda
So was Lucy Williams 2nd Wife?

You may like to check out FreeREG also as there are several Meads in Chesham and Bucks in general there.
Also a possible Marriage for Sarah Mead to John DELL 1824.
www.freereg.org.uk

Trish

[trish1120]

Hi again Andrea,
I have been looking at Trees for Abel and just wondered if you have his M/C for his 2nd Marriage to Mary DYER?