Surname: Meakin

The Meakin surname links back through my mother's side as follows:

Judith Yvonne Wain

Sheila Hooley
married
John Stanton Wain
Children:
Judith Yvonne Wain
Sandra Louise Wain

Eric Hooley (1908-1992)
married
Brenda Meakin (1912-1982)
Children:
* Ewart Keith Hooley
* Sheila Hooley
* Gillian Hooley

John Meakin (1880-1917)
married
Clara Ann Hemmings (1878-1967)
Children:
Rex Meakin (1907-1976)
Norman Meakin (1909-1962)
Brenda Meakin (1912-1982)
Grace Meakin (1914-1989)

Thomas Meakin (1835-1888)
married
Sarah Griffiths (1835-1909)
Children:
Frances Eugenia Meakin (1855-1925)
Elizabeth Ellen Meakin (1859-1939)
Thomas Meakin (1864-1935)
Sarah Meakin (1869-????)
James Meakin (1873-1935)
Hannah Meakin (1877-????)
John Meakin (1880-1917)

John Meakin (1801-????)
married
Ellen Millward (1803-????)
Children:
John Meakin (1823-????)
Mary Meakin (1826-????)
Sarah Meakin (1829-????)
Thomas Meakin (1835-1888)
James Meakin (1837-????)
William Meakin (1840-????)

March Birthdays

Here is the list of the birthdays for March. Evenly spread this month and only one "popular" date, which was 8 March, with 2 people sharing this date.

Judith's side

2 March 1842 - Harriet Taylor (1842-1921), 3rd great aunt
3 March 1827 - Martha Goodwin (1827-????), 4th great aunt
9 March 1882 - Percy Hooley (1882-1919), great grandfather
10 March 1815 - John Taylor (1815-1858), 3rd great grandfather
16 March 1830 - Gervase Taylor (1830-????), 4th great uncle
20 March 1890 - Selina Ellen Taylor (1890-1890), 2nd great aunt
28 March 1817 - Sarah Goodwin (1817-????), 4th great aunt

Dermot's side

1 March 1901 - Mary Westhoff (1901-1901), great aunt
8 March 1885 - Catherine Boushell (1885-1960) 2nd great aunt
8 March 1867 - Richard Boushell (1867-1918), great grandfather
17 March 1874 - Patrick Byrne (1874-????), 2nd great uncle
25 March 1877 - Joseph Boushell (1877-1918), 2nd great uncle
27 March 1867 - Edward James Westhoff (1867-1921), great grandfather
30 March 1876 - Esther Byrne (1876-????), 2nd great aunt

Friday Fun: Knocked down by cow

It is Friday again, when I share something that I have found whilst looking for records, that is interesting or adds information to our family tree.

I found the following article in the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette 12 May 1934, page 7.

We do have a Clara Ann Hemmings in the family, but she is not the Clara Hemmings mentioned in this article.

The transcript reads:
KNOCKED DOWN BY COW
Bath Resident's Broken Leg
Mrs Clara Hemmings (78) of Bailbrook Cottages, Bath, was admitted to the Royal United Hospital on May 4 with a fractured right leg, which she sustained when she was knocked down by a cow in the field at the rear of her house.
Her condition on Saturday was stated to be unchanged.

Baptism: William Hassall and Drucilla Hudson

Here is something interesting, which I probably would not have realised except for the fact that I was searching for events which happened in February.

On this day: Sunday 26 February 1809
William Hassall (1809-1879), my 3rd great grandfather and Drucilla Hudson (1809-1892), my 4th great aunt were baptised on the same day and in the same church, St Peter Ad Vincula, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire.

Sorry, the quality is really poor, but the record is over 200 years old and unfortunately, it looks like there may have been some water damage on the right hand side as well.

Drucilla's entry reads:
Hudson Drucilla, daughter of George and Sarah, born 13 February 1809

William's entry reads:
Hassall William, son of William and Maria, born 5 February 1809

This is how they both connect to me:

William Hassall (1809-1879) married Mary Hassall (1809-1850)
their son, William Hassall (1844-1918) married Sarah Ann Alcock (1846-????)
their son, Rupert John Hassall (1878-1942) married Drucilla Hudson (1877-1936)
their daughter, Freda Hassall (1909-1974) married William Wain
their son, John Stanton Wain married Sheila Hooley
their daughter Judith Yvonne Wain

Drucilla's parents were:
George Hudson who married Sarah (--?--)
their son, Felix Hudson (1811-1881) married Eliza Pope (1814-????)
their son John Hudson (1846-1925) married Elizabeth Baddaley (1845-1914)
their daughter Drucilla Hudson (1877-1936) married Rupert John Hassall (1878-1942)
their daughter, Freda Hassall (1909-1974) married William Wain
their son, John Stanton Wain married Sheila Hooley
their daughter Judith Yvonne Wain

James Duffy (abt. 1815-1874)

James Duffy (abt. 1815-1874) is Dermot's 2nd great grandfather. I have very little information about James, this is what we do know.

Dermot is descended through:

* his daughter, Rose Duffy (abt. 1863-1949) who married William Egan (abt. 1861-1905) in 1885
* their daughter, Helen Clare Egan (1899-1986) who married Patrick Boushell (1895-1969) in 1925
* their daughter, Mary Carmel Boushell (1926-1974) who married Gerald Westhoff in 1953
* Dermot Edward Patrick Westhoff

He married Rose (--?--), date unknown (probably 1844/45), the marriage record has not been found.

Family records indicate that James and Rose had 9 children:

• Child 1: Margaret (1845-1941)
• Child 2: Mary (1857-1880)
• Child 3: Rose (1863-1949)
• Child 4: Michael (1865-1957)
• Child 5: Patrick (????-????)
• Child 6: Daniel (????-????)
• Child 7: James (????-????)
• Child 8: John (????-????)
• Child 9: Anne (????-????)

As can be seen from the question marks, there is still some work to be done on 5 of the 9 children.

The marriage records of the children give the following information:

1875 - Mary Duffy married Michael Gavin

This record gives Mary's address as Kilgarvin, Co Westmeath and her father as James, a farmer

1885 - Rose Duffy married William Egan

Rose's address is Kilgarvin, her father is James, a farmer

1897 - Margaret (Duffy) Gavin married Patrick Hynds

Her father's name is James, a farmer

1899 - Michael Duffy married Mary Anne Molloy

His address is given as Kilgarvin, his father is James, a farmer

James died on 3 April 1874 and was buried 2 days later in Clonmacnoise Cemetery, County Offaly, Ireland.

On this day: Henry Westhoff Baptism

Henry Westhoff (1869-1920) is Dermot's 2nd great uncle and he was baptised on this day,
21 February 1869, which was a Sunday in Our Lady of Reconciliation de La Salette, Liverpool.

The record shows that Henry was born on 5 February and baptised on 21 February.

John Jacob and Mary Ann (Mooney) Westhoff were Dermot's 2nd great grandparents and the parents of Henry.

Wordless Wednesday

Ben wearing a bucket, about June 1987