See also

Family of Frank Meekings and Emma Charlotte Hammond

Husband: Frank Meekings

  • Name:

  • Frank Meekings1,2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dairyman and a bricklayers / builders labourer5,6,7,8

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1871

  • Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England2,5,6,7,9

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Aug 1871 (age 0)

  • Harrow, Middlesex, England3

  •  

  • son of Abraham Meekings (labourer) and Mary Ann of Greenhill

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 9)

  • 10 Goodings Court, Cox Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Abraham and Susannah, brother Owen, and a servant. Born in Harrow on Hill Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 19)

  • 11 Goodings Court, Cox Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a dairyman and living with his parents Abraham and Susannah, and brothers Owen, Edgar and Hansell. Born in Harrow on the Hill Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 29)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a bricklayers labourer and living with his wife Emma, and sons Stanley, Frank and Charles. Born in Harrow Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 39)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a builders labourer and living in five rooms with his wife Emma, and sons Stanley, Frank, Charles and Cyril. Born in Harrow-on-the Hill Middlesex

  • Death:

  • 15 May 1912 (age 40)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England4,8

  •  

  • probate says died 15th May 1913

  • Probate:

  • 10 May 1915

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • a daiyyman of Ipswich died 15th May 1913, administration of effects of £261 (~£15,000 in 2017) to Emma Charlotte Meekings widow

Wife: Emma Charlotte Hammond

  • Name:

  • Emma Charlotte Hammond10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • George William Hammond (1842-1929)

  • Mother:

  • Charlotte Page (1846-1928)

  • Birth:

  • 1 Oct 1869

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,7,10,11,12,13,14,15

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 18 mns)

  • 7 Vernon Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Charlotte, and brothers William and George. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and sharing the same house as a Charles Hammond, his wife Susannah and four children

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 11)

  • Old Wellington Inn, Cox Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Charlotte, brothers William and George, and three lodgers. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 21)

  • 15 Cox Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her parents William and Charlotte, and two boarders. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 31)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Frank, and sons Stanley, Frank and Charles. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 40)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Frank, and sons Stanley, Frank, Charles and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for fifteen years with five children, four of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 51 yrs 8 mns)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • widowed head of the household doing home duties and living in five rooms with her sons Frank, Charles and Cyril, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 69)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • a widowed and unpaid domestic living alone. Born on 1st October 1869

  • Death:

  • Q1 1961 (age 91)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 1: Stanley Abram Meekings

  • Name:

  • Stanley Abram Meekings18,19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Adelaide Elizabeth Dunstan (1890-1967)

  • Birth:

  • 7 Jun 1896

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,7,18,20

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents Frank and Emma, and brothers Frank and Charles. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son working as a barbers boy and living in five rooms with his parents Frank and Emma, and brothers Frank, Charles and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Beginning:

  • 1917 (age 21 yrs 4 mns)

  • Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

  •  

  • as no:8219 in the Australian Army

  • Death:

  • 22 Jan 1976 (age 79)

  • Brighton, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia19,20

  • Interred:

  • 1976

  • Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia20

  •  

  • and he is aslo recorded in the Australian War Graves section, Wall A, Inscription 001

Child 2: Frank William Meekings

  • Name:

  • Frank William Meekings21,22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Daisy Frances Sargent (1897-1985)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • printers porter then stock keeper and warehouseman14,23

  • Birth:

  • 19 Nov 1898

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,7,14,21,22,23

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents Frank and Emma, and brothers Stanley and Charles. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents Frank and Emma, and brothers Stanley, Charles and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 22 yrs 7 mns)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a printers porter for F. G. Garrod Ltd. printers of 14-20 St. Peters Ipswich and living in five rooms with his widowed mother Emma, brothers Charles and Cyril, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 455 Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • a married printers stock keeper and warehouseman living with his wife Daisy, and a closed record. Born on 19th November 1898

  • Death:

  • Q1 1982 (age 83)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

Child 3: Charles Isaac Meekings

  • Name:

  • Charles Isaac Meekings24,25

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Muriel Edith Day (1901-1998)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Beatrice Lilian Carver (1905-1994)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mill hand then a baker14,26

  • Birth:

  • 19 Feb 1901

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,7,14,24,25,26

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2 mns)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents Frank and Emma, and brothers Stanley and Frank. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents Frank and Emma, and brothers Stanley, Frank and Cyril. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 4 mns)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a mill hand for R. W. Paul Ltd. of Eagle Mill Ipswich and living in five rooms with his widowed mother Emma, brothers Frank and Cyril, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 8 Benson Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England26

  •  

  • a married baker living with his wife Beatrice and three closed records. Born on 19th February 1901

  • Death:

  • 23 Feb 1972 (age 71)

  • Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England25,27

  • Probate:

  • 11 Sep 1972

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • of 5 Derby Street Cambridge died 23rd February 1972, probate of £3,450 (~£40,000 in 2017)

Child 4: George Edward Meekings

  • Name:

  • George Edward Meekings28,29

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1903

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England28

  • Death:

  • Q2 1903 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

Child 5: Cyril Owen Meekings

  • Name:

  • Cyril Owen Meekings30,31

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Alice Seager (1911-1994)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • coach trimmer32

  • Birth:

  • 15 Jul 1907

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7,14,30,31,32

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 3)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents Frank and Emma, and brothers Stanley, Frank and Charles. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 13 yrs 11 mns)

  • 271 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • son attending school and living in five rooms with his widowed mother Emma, brothers Frank and Charles, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 32)

  • 269 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England32

  •  

  • a married coach trimmer (motor works) living with his wife Elizabeth, a closed record, Florence Flack and two further closed records. Born on 15th July 1907

  • Death:

  • 14 Dec 1979 (age 72)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England31,33

  • Probate:

  • 18 Jan 1980

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England33

  •  

  • of 269 Sidegate Lane Ipswich died 14th December 1979, probate of £19,327 (~£75,000 in 2017)

Note on Husband: Frank Meekings

Frank is the brother of Edgar Meekings who married Florence May Butcher

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7.

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9.

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12.

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13.

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