Samuel MEADE from Devizes or nearby

[fastfusion]

Hi there

I would be expanding your research to the use of the Wiltshire BMD, which lists some Devizes material for the Meade family,   however in saying that also use Mead as the phonetic variant.

Similiarly I would use the surrounding county OPCs     as well as the freebmduk and familysearch.org site.

As a general note Devizes appears on freebmduk as a registration district encompassing a lot of villages,

However Tisbury appears not only as a registration district encompassing many villages, but, Tisbury appears  as Mere registration district in the freebmduk.

 

[minotauros]

Good evening, Rosie!

I have not digged farther than what was available on Family Search or the Wiltshire Online Census Project, given that Walter Mead & Ann Chapman are still only an hypothesis... which the reference of a Samuel Mead registered at Amesbury in the first quarter of 1853 (as posted just a moment ago in this topic) brings water to the mill... A lookup at the register itself should perhaps answer two questions: is he born on or very near to thespecified date (05.03.1853)? what are his parents names?

Do you know where "his" (presumed) father died? and where and when he married? Could my guess of Amesbury or Devizes find a foundation?

Hoping to hear from you again...

[Ewan]

Hello

There is a Samuel Mead birth registration Plymouth Devon in December 1851, also a Samuel George Meade June 1850 Taunton (spands Devon and Somerset).   Churchstanton was transferred from Devon to Somerset in 1896.

Ewan

[davierj]

Do you have a rough idea as to when Samuel's parents married?   You mentioned Samuel was born in 1853, was he the oldest?    For example freeBMD shows a marriage of Elijah Mead 1849 March quarter to either Ann Laws or Thirza Giddings in Amesbury district which includes the village of Tilshead.   Just a thought.

Dave

[Ewan]

Hi, I see on FreeBDM that a Samuel Mead (not Meade) birth registered Q1/1853 5a/176 at Amesbury, Wiltshire.??
Bonnie

This does look promising, I think.

[rosie99]

Hello

There is a Samuel Mead birth registration Plymouth Devon in December 1851, also a Samuel George Meade June 1850 Taunton (spands Devon and Somerset).   Churchstanton was transferred from Devon to Somerset in 1896.

Ewan

I think that the Plymouth one probably died December qtr 1867 
Mead,  Samuel    age 15    E.Stonehouse    5b   198   

Rosie

[rosie99]

Good evening, Rosie!

Do you know where "his" (presumed) father died? and where and when he married? Could my guess of Amesbury or Devizes find a foundation?

Good afternoon 

This is a possible death registration for his father
March qtr 1868
Mead,  Walter age  41   
Devizes registration district  ref    5a   59

and maybe the marriage   
December qtr 1850
Chapman    Ann       
Mead    Walter
Devizes    8   613   

Walters christening from familysearch
Walter Mead
christening   18 Mar 1827   TILSHEAD,WILTSHIRE
parent   Isaac Mead, Ann


I have to finish for today but if no one else has looked for the siblings of this Samuel I'll look tomorrow.  It will probably be solved by then. 

Rosie 

[minotauros]

Hello to all those who have responded up to now...


As suggested, I am consulting (for the first time it seems to me) FreeBMD, WiltshireBMD... and have found mention of the marriage of Walter Mead and Ann Chapman in the 4th quarter of 1850 at Devizes, but not the birth of Samuel Mead(e) in 1853. (But why was Tisbury suggested?)

As far as Devon is concerned, I wonder if the person providing the "place of birth" on the death funeral record you have been specific enough to mention a town plus a county plus "England"... (but this is speculation!)

I do not know more about Samuel that what I already mentionned: since he was 17 when he migrated, perhaps he came with relatives, but I have not found traces... unless...

Thanks for all your contributions!

[davierj]

You have not mentioned when the oldest child was born - this date will give some idea of the rough date of the parent's marriage.   I must admit I like the idea of the Meads of Tilshead, a small village on Salisbury Plain.   Apropos nothing, I used to drive through the village each day for 6 years, to and from work.

Dave