MEALOR Family Willaston, Cheshire

[K Rees]

Thank you Wilcoxon.

I will see if I can access this newspaper article through the National Library in Canberra.

A word back from the Graceland Cemetery EO confirms that Mary Miller Mealor, nee Rees, died in a single grave, thus not much detail to add. I would need to work more on a possible brother of James' going to Illinois as well, to match the Mealor child buried in the same cemetery.

Birkenhead rings a bell from a previous search, so I will look up 1881 Census details to see if Mary and James Mealor had moved there now that you have supplied details of a court action.

Thanks,

Keith Rees

[wilcoxon]

Will send a PM

[K Rees]

Thank you Wilcoxon.

I am having trouble finding the article on the court case.

A firend did find another article .... I Sarah Mealor, farmer, Neston stating that she was no responsible for any debts of James Mealor; however, I can't enlarge it and having trouble reading the date.

It seems James may have any one or two issues with his family, and then was his wife Mary Miller Rees buried in a single grave in Illinois - meaning no mention of her next of kin - her husband.

Looking forward to what you have found.

Regards,

Keith

[wilcoxon]

You will have to send me a PM with your email adress.

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.103597&lon=-3.081081&z=15.8&r=342&src=msl

Going by the description of the area in 1881, Gwern Hefrig is in Nant Y Frith, Uchymynydd Ucha , which  is  in the Llanfynydd area.
I have tried to locate it, but can`t find it marked.
The link takes you to the village of Llanfynydd, and I think that if you keep panning down till you reach Bwlchgwyn , that the farm was somewere in that area.

[wilcoxon]

The Wrexham Advertiser, and North Wales News Saturday, January 01, 1881
Marriage
December 28th at Llanfynydd Church by the Rev  T R Lloyd rector, James the son of the late Samuel Mealor of  Neston to Mary Millar daughter of the late G M Rees of Fishguard.

[K Rees]

Thank you Annette
Mary Miller Rees, of full age, married James Mealor on the 28th. Dec 1880, at the Parish Church of Llanfyndd, in the County of Flint. The certificate confirms that Mary Miller was the daughter of George Manning Rees, watchmaker. James, who is also of full age, and a farmer, was the son of Samuel Mealor. Both were living in Llanfyndd. The witnesses were David Lee Rees and Emma Lewis. The ceremony was performed by license and signed by Thomas H. Lloyd.

I have just found two Census records for a Sarah Mealor of Ness whi is highly likely to be his mother.
She may have also died 30 May 1875 at Raby as their was a Probate for her. Her exec were her brother Thomas Pyke and a John Evans of Little Neston.

Plenty of other kids.

Keith

[wilcoxon]

She may have also died 30 May 1875 at Raby as their was a Probate for her. Her exec were her brother Thomas Pyke and a John Evans of Little Neston.
Keith

Newspaper report has year as 1878

A firend did find another article .... I Sarah Mealor, farmer, Neston stating that she was no responsible for any debts of James Mealor; however, I can't enlarge it and having trouble reading the date.

The date is 14 May 1878, there is no indication  as to the relationship between Sarah and James.

[K Rees]

A very special expression of thanks to Wilcoxon for her extra help with finding details about the Mealor families (Ness area).

There may be a link with this Mealor topic and a previous one posted, to I will make contact with the other researcher once I sort through Wilcxon's contributions.

Regards,

Keith

[wilcoxon]

I was still trying to locate the farm Gwerneffrig in 1881, and have found a couple of pages  (page 17 ) after James, is what I guess is his brother from the court case .
Hafod Abbey is in the area I linked to.

Hafod Abbey.
William Mealor, 32 Farmer b Raby, Cheshire.
Mary wife  22 b Little Neston, Cheshire.
Samuel son 1 b Birkenhead.
Edith Johnson sister in law 17 visitor b Little Neston.

MODIFIED.
Marriages Mar 1877   
Griffiths  Ann    Birkenhead  8a 628   
JOHNSON  Mary     Birkenhead  8a 628   
Maylor  William     Birkenhead  8a 628   
Wright  John     Birkenhead  8a 628