Jane Frances Mewes / Mienes / Mew COMPLETED

[TommyOnions]

Hard one this because name is spelled variously. She was born in Surrey c 1845/46. Arrived Lyttelton on board Brothers Pride Dec 1853.

She refused to pay her fare claiming she was underage when she signed the note and in any event the contract was in England and not enforceable in NZ; may have gone 'on the town'.

Any one heard of her?  the most likely name I have found in the 1851 UK census is Jane Mews but the ships list has her as Mewes and also appears as Mienes. The letter she wrote to the immigration officials is hard to decipher.

[Janette]

It looks like her birth was registered Dec 1845

Births Dec 1845 
Surname  First name(s)    District  Vol  Page   
Mewes  Jane Frances    Croydon  4 103

The district Croydon spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, Kent and Surrey

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

It appears she arrived in 1863not 1853, aged 18yrs

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11693-142279-81?cc=1609792&wc=MMBP-HDB:1902227274

name: Jane F Mewes 
event: Immigration 
arrival date: 10 Dec 1863 
event place: New Zealand 
gender: Female 
age: 18
marital status: 
origin: Surrey 
occupation: Domestic Servant 
ship: Brothers Pride 
departure date: 25 Jul 1863 
ship's arrival port: Lyttelton 
arrival port: Lyttelton 


Cheers Janette

[Eyesee]

Could this be her.

Lambeth St Mary baptism
1845 Nov 30, Jane Frances, d/o John & Elizabeth MEWES, Croydon Surrey, Gardener

John MEWES married Elizabeth CREW 6 Jan 1841 at Croydon.

There was another child James John MEWES baptised at Lambeth St Mary on 6 Aug 1843.

Not appearing in the census anywhere yet

Ian C

[Eyesee]

The above John and Elizabeth

1851 - HO107/1601/602/34
Gibsons Hill, Croydon
John MEWES, head mar 39, Gardener, born Surrey, Wandsworth
Elizabeth MEWES, wife mar 32, born Middx, Enfield
James John MEWES, son 7, born Surrey, Norwood
Elizabeth Sarah MEWES, dau 3, born ditto
Erodia Emily MEWES, dau 7m, born ditto

Ian C

[Eyesee]

Elizabeth Sarah was baptised at Lambeth St Mary on 6 Nov 1850 as MEWS. She married in 1868, lists father as John MEWES, Gardener.

Elizabeth the mother possibly died 1858.

Ian C

[minniehaha]

Hello,

It might be worth trying to contact those listed in the 'New Zealand White Pages'...........

MEWES (2 listings)

MEWS (3 listings) Just thought I would throw that one in too.

MEW (6 listings).

These are for the whole of New Zealand.

Nothing at all for Mienes.

Minniehaha. 

[TommyOnions]

It appears she arrived in 1863not 1853, aged 18yrs

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11693-142279-81?cc=1609792&wc=MMBP-HDB:1902227274

name: Jane F Mewes 
event: Immigration 
arrival date: 10 Dec 1863 
event place: New Zealand 
gender: Female 
age: 18
marital status: 
origin: Surrey 
occupation: Domestic Servant 
ship: Brothers Pride 
departure date: 25 Jul 1863 
ship's arrival port: Lyttelton 
arrival port: Lyttelton 


Cheers Janette

Yes - thanks, that was a  typo on my part. Aware of all the immigration data.

[Janette]

It might pay to tell us what information you do have to save us doubling up on it

Cheers Janette