Meek Genealogy » John MEEK (1785-1862)

Personal data John MEEK 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4Sources 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
  • He was born on November 6, 1785 in Horsleydown, Bermondsey, Surrey, England.Sources 10, 12
  • Alternative: He was born on November 6, 1785 in Dr Williams Library, London, England.Source 9
  • Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
  • Profession: on April 10, 1848 Was noted as Accountants Clerk on marriage entry for his daughter - Frances in Peckham Fields, London.
  • Resident:
  • He died on January 14, 1862 in Holland Street, Southwark, Surrey, England, he was 76 years old.Sources 8, 13
  • Alternative: He died December 1861 in Middlesex, England, he was 76 years old.
    May have died at the beginning of Jan 1862
  • He is buried on January 20, 1862 in Linden Grove, Nunhead Cemetry, Southwark.
    Not sure this is the right John Meek as this one lived in Holland Street - which I think was the Corn Merchant of the same name
  • A child of John MEEK and Ann KEY

Household of John MEEK

He is married to Mary Ann NORWOOD.

Their notice of marriage was on October 19, 1806 in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England.

They got married on November 20, 1806 at St Mary, St Marylebone Road, Westminster, London, England, he was 21 years old.Sources 6, 7, 11


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Ann MEEK  1811-????
  2. Elizabeth Massett MEEK  1814-???? 
  3. Sarah MEEK  1817-1889 
  4. Charlotte MEEK  1819-????
  5. John MEEK  1820-1901 
  6. Eliza MEEK  1826-1904 
  7. Joseph MEEK  ± 1827-1908 
  8. Frances (Fanny) Meek  1829-1888 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John MEEK

Martin MEEK
1735-????
Isabella Meek
1740-????
Unknown KEY
± 1730-????
John MEEK
1759-????
Ann KEY
????-

John MEEK
1785-1862

1806

Mary Ann NORWOOD
1789-1849

Mary Ann MEEK
1811-????
Elizabeth Massett MEEK
1814-????
Sarah MEEK
1817-1889
Charlotte MEEK
1819-????
John MEEK
1820-1901
Eliza MEEK
1826-1904
Joseph MEEK
± 1827-1908
Frances (Fanny) Meek
1829-1888

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    Sources

    2. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Ancestry.com, Place: Chatham, Kent, England; Collection: ; BTs; Date Range: 1819 - 1822; Film Number: 1469318 / Ancestry.com
    3. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=67901979&pid=508
      / Ancestry.com
    4. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com
    6. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Marylebone, Register of banns of marriage, P89/MRY1, Item 288 / Ancestry.com
    7. Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    8. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    9. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    10. 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: HO107; Piece: 1052; Book: 5; Civil Parish: St Giles Camberwell; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 37; Page: 33; Line: 12; GSU roll: 474651 / Ancestry.com
    11. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    12. 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    13. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
    14. UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday November 6, 1785

    • The temperature on November 6, 1785 was about 10.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1785: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 7 » Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
      • January 20 » Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
      • January 27 » The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
      • November 28 » The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.

    Day of marriage November 20, 1806

    • The temperature on November 20, 1806 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1806: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 8 » Cape Colony in southern Africa becomes a British colony as a result of the Battle of Blaauwberg.
      • January 10 » Two British brigades occupy Cape Town after the Battle of Blaauwberg.
      • January 18 » Jan Willem Janssens surrenders the Dutch Cape Colony to the British.
      • July 15 » Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
      • September 23 » Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
      • October 17 » Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I, is assassinated after an oppressive rule.

    Day of death January 14, 1862

    • The temperature on January 14, 1862 was about 3.8 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
      • July 16 » American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
      • August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
      • September 1 » American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly: Confederate Army troops defeat a group of retreating Union Army troops in Chantilly, Virginia.
      • September 5 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
      • September 18 » The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.

    Day of burial January 20, 1862

    • The temperature on January 20, 1862 was about -5.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
      • June 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
      • July 1 » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, second daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Louis of Hesse, the future Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse.
      • August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
      • August 30 » American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.
      • October 11 » American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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