Jane (Baylis) Meadows (1853 - 1901)

Born 23 Jan 1853 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Meadows — married 14 Apr 1873 in St. Peter’s and St, Paul’s Parish of Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1901 at age 48 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

Jane Baylis was baptized on 23 January 1852 in the parish of St. Mark the city of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, daughter of Samuel Baylis a plasterer and Sarah (Winmill) Baylis a laundress.

Samuel Baylis

1861 the family lived at 55 Brothers Place, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Jane’s father Samuel was a plaster and her mother Sarah was a laundress. Jane had 5 siblings; Amelia (1845), John (1851), James (1857), Francis (1859) Mary (1860).

1871 the family lived at 67 Alvin Street, Glouster, Gloucestershire, Samuel was a plasterer. Jane, William, Mary, Francis (Fanny) and James a labourer still lived at home.

1873 Jane daughter of Samuel Baylis and Sarah (Winmill) Baylis, married Henry Meadows son of Henry Meadows and Mary (Jones) Meadows on 14 April 1873 at St. Peter’s and St.Paul’s church in the parish of Aston, Birmingham, England. Henry’s occupation was a striker. Their marriage was witnessed by James Fogg and Sarah Elizabeth Sorrrel. Jane and Henry were living in Duddeston.

1881 Jane and Henry lived at 12 Columbia Street, Gloucestershire, with their sons Harry (6) born Gloucester, Jesse (5) born Birmingham, Earnest (3) born Derby and Arthur (8m.) born Derbyshire. Henry was still working as a striker at a wagon works. They were living with Janes’ brother James Baylis who was head of the household and his wife Elizabeth with their children William (5), Fanny ( 3) and Elizabeth Alice (1m).

1891 Jane and Henry lived at 35 Brumford Rd., Birmingham with their children, Harry (15), Jesse (14), Arthur (10), Laura (7), Albert Edward (5), Sidney(3) and Jennie (3m). Henry’s occupation was a blacksmith,

1901 Jane and Henry who was a joinery carpenter labourer lived at 40 Campbell Street, Birmingham, with their children; Arthur (20) a wood sawyer born Derbyshire, Laura (18) a French polisher born Swindon, Wiltshire, Albert (15) a wood joiner carpenter, machinist, born Birmingham, Sidney (13) a tin plate worker, born Aston, Warwickshire, Jenny (10) born Oldbury, Staffordshire and Minnie (5) born Aston, Warwickshire.

Research

Error on Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P154/10 IN 1/1 for birth year, if you look at the actual document Jane is born 1852 not 1853.

Henry and James son Alfred Edward immigrated to Ottawa/Hull Canada, source of information ‘Canadian Marriage Affidavit certificate’.

Albert Edward Meadows (1885-)

Duddeston is an inner-city area of the Nechells ward of central Birmingham, England. It was part of the Birmingham Duddeston constituency until that ceased to exist in 1950

Memories

The Jackson family visited with Alfred Edward who was Charles Arthur’s uncle at Hull Quebec.

Sources

• ‘Birth Entry’ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=i80Cb5RTJ0WZ%2FJN79FOkYg&scan=1 Births Sep 1852 Baylis Jane Gloster 6a 212

• ‘MarriageEntry’https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.plcite=yUoWgURYOjYyDCCIIAFp%2Fg&scan=1 BAYLISS Jane Aston 6d355 Marriages Jun 1873

• ” https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-RXVQ : 13 December 2017), Henry Meadows in household of James Baylis, Gloucester St John The Baptist, Gloucestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 45, Piece/Folio 2534/80, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,758.

• ” England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQNQ-FPZ : 22 February 2021), Henry Meadows, Sudbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• ” England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZC-ZQK : 21 May 2019), Henry Meadows, Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Deritend subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• Death Entry’ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=yxx4cQsC0L8tl%2BW06Vrlyw&scan=1 Deaths Sep 1901Meadows Jane 45 Aston 6d 200