Robert Slatford Meads (1836 - 1921)

Born 1836 in Casley, Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Ellen (Harvey) Meads — married 31 Oct 1859 in Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, England

Died 20 Jul 1921 at about age 85 in York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Meads Name Study.

1836 Born: Robert was born around 1836 and Christened on 13 December 1836 in St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. ^{[1] [2]}

1841 census England & Wales:. Residence: Heath, Keresley.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph Meades Male 30 Warwickshire
Susannah Meades Female 25 Warwickshire
Robert Meades Male 4 Warwickshire
John Meades Male 2 Warwickshire
Eliza Meades Female 5m Warwickshire
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1851 Census England & Wales: Mixbury Village streert
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph Meads Head Male 45 Mixbury, Oxfordshire
Susannah Meads Wife Female 40 Casley Near Coventry, Warwickshire
Robert Meads Son Male 14 Casley Near Coventry, Warwickshire
John Meads Son Male 12 Casley Near Coventry, Warwickshire
Harriott Meads Daughter Female 5 Mixbury, Oxfordshire
Edward Meads Son Male 3 Mixbury, Oxfordshire
Isaac Meads Son Male 0 Mixbury, Oxfordshire
Isaac Hands Visitor Male 17 Casley Near Coventry,
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1861 Census England & Wales: Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, England Name Age
Robert Meads 24
Eleanor Meads 23
Mary A Meads 1
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1871 Census England & Wales: Mixbury, Northamptonshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Robert Meads Head Male 33 Coventry, Leicestershire
Elenor Meads Wife Female 32 Tingewick, Buckinghamshire
Mary Ann Meads Daughter Female 11 Tingewick, Buckinghamshire
James Meads Son Male 8 Tingewick, Buckinghamshire
Joseph Meads Son Male 5 Mixbury, Oxfordshire
Hannah Meads Daughter Female 2 Mixbury, Oxfordshire
William Meads Son Male 0 Mixbury, Oxfordshire
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1872 Emigrated to Canada:

1881 Census Ontario Canada: East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Louis C. Powell Male 33 Ontario
Mary J. Powell Female 26 Ontario
Etha V. Powell Female 3 Ontario
Robert Mead Male 43 England
Elinor Mead Male 43 England
Mary A. Mead Male 21 England
James Mead Male 18 England
Joseph Mead Male 14 England
Hannah Mead Female 11 England
Frederick Mead Male 7 Ontario
Emily L. Mead Female 1 m (May) Ontario
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1911 Census Ontario Canada: York North Sub-Districts 14-37, Ontario, Canada
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James Stark Head Male 50 Ontario
Hannah Stark Wife Female 44 England
Esther E Stark Daughter Female 17 Ontario
Elenor Mary Stark Daughter Female 10 Ontario
Graham Lodger Male 25 England
Robert Meads Lodger Male 75 England (Note by Warren Meads Hannah above is his daughter)
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1921 Died: Robert passed away in 1921

Sources

1. ↑ Warwickshire Anglican Registers. Warwick, England Warwickshire County Record Office. Roll: Engl/2/1029 Reference: DRO 90
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NY53-WYD : 19 March 2020), Robert Slatford Meads, 1836.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBB-WGL : 24 May 2019), Robert Meades in household of Joseph Meades, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGTR-9MJ : 12 September 2019), Joseph Meads, Mixbury, Northamptonshire, England; citing Mixbury, Northamptonshire, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ 1861 Census England & Wales The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861 Class: RG 9; Piece: 879; Folio: 14; Page: 22; GSU roll: 542715
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFVZ-35N : 16 November 2020), Robert Meads, 1871.
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF4-PRC : 15 December 2020), Robert Mead in household of Louis C. Powell, East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Louis C. Powell, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
8. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XX-CB5 : 16 March 2018), Robert Meads in entry for James Stark, 1911; citing Census, York North Sub-Districts 14-37, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,536.