Adam MeadsAge: 85 years1851–1936
- Name
- Adam Meads
- Given names
- Adam
- Surname
- Meads
 Birth | September 22, 1851 48 20 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Leslie Meads yes |
| Birth of a son #2 | Allan Meads yes |
| Birth of a brother | David Meads about 1852 (Age 3 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Nathan Meads May 22, 1854 (Age 2 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Nathan Meads September 30, 1854 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Alfred Meads about 1856 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | William Meads — Caroline Harman — View this family March 9, 1857 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Benjamin Jefferson June 29, 1857 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Francis “Frank” Meads 1861 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alfred Meads November 12, 1861 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Jefferson Meads 1862 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nathaniel Meads March 2, 1863 (Age 11 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Zachariah “Zac” Meads — Marie Irma “Mary” Lazare — View this family June 22, 1865 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | John Jefferson — Elizabeth Meads — View this family November 23, 1865 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Andrew “Mac” Green — Martha Meads — View this family July 12, 1866 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Zachariah “Zac” Meads — Elizabeth Mary Gray — View this family about 1867 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Henrietta Mildred Prince — View this family July 17, 1873 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Nathan Meads — Deborah Green — View this family 1873 (Age 21 years) Source: Parawenui centenary book. |
| Birth of a son #3 | Alfred James Meads March 8, 1874 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Emma Cecelia Jane Meads October 15, 1877 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Francis “Frank” Meads — Louisa Green — View this family June 11, 1878 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Meads January 9, 1880 (Age 28 years) Cause: Enlargement of the abdominal gland. Gangrene Source: BDM New Zealand Citation details: 127 Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Betsy” Jefferson March 1, 1880 (Age 28 years) Cause: Carcinoma of the pancreas |
| Marriage of a sibling | David Meads — Bertha Dopka — View this family about 1881 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Francis Percival Meads May 6, 1884 (Age 32 years) Source: Beverley Ada Meads |
| Marriage of a sibling | Benjamin Jefferson Meads — Mary Voltz — View this family 1887 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Gertrude Meads February 12, 1888 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah “Sary” Gordon September 11, 1889 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Meads August 16, 1890 (Age 38 years) Cause: Cancer of liver |
| Burial of a half-sister | Elizabeth Meads 1890 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Nathan Meads — Elizabeth Taylor — View this family about 1895 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Lousiana Harold “Lewis” Meads 1897 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Meads July 26, 1897 (Age 45 years) Cause: Phthisis Pulmonalis; Haemophsis |
| Burial of a half-brother | William Meads July 1897 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Nathaniel Meads — Lucy Elizabeth “Lues” Cleaver — View this family October 1897 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Doris Emma Beard November 25, 1897 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alfred James Meads — Edith Rachel Pawson — View this family February 2, 1904 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Florence Gertrude Beard September 22, 1904 (Age 53 years) Source: Vivian Hugh Parkinson |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Myrtle Cecilia Meads December 12, 1904 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ruahine Gwendoline “Rene” Beard April 17, 1905 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Lewis John Allan “Jack” Meads August 1, 1908 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Joseph Meads January 15, 1909 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Alfred Henry Meads January 24, 1909 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | Leslie Meads December 23, 1912 (Age 61 years) Cause: Killed on a bridge while trying to stop a runaway horse. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Faith Cecelia Beard June 16, 1913 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Edith Norma Meads July 10, 1914 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Frances Peace Meads October 30, 1918 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha Meads January 26, 1921 (Age 69 years) Cause: Heart failure |
| Burial of a half-sister | Martha Meads January 28, 1921 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Leslie Robert Meads January 1, 1925 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Ona Frances Meads July 21, 1926 (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage of a grandchild | Philip Trevor Liddy — Doris Emma Beard — View this family July 20, 1927 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | George Percival Meads August 26, 1927 (Age 75 years) Source: Beverley Ada Meads |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Montague Raymond “Monty” Meads April 12, 1928 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Jefferson Meads 1928 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Francis James Meads May 5, 1929 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Edwin Camil Meads July 2, 1931 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | David Meads 1936 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathaniel Meads October 25, 1936 (on the date of death) |
 Death | October 25, 1936 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | October 29, 1936 (4 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: January 9, 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Jefferson Birth: November 13, 1830 — Bulman Hill, Sebergham, Cumberland, England Death: March 1, 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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Marriage: December 24, 1850 — Wellington, New Zealand |
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9 months himself |
Adam Meads Birth: September 22, 1851 48 20 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: October 25, 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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15 months younger brother |
David Meads Birth: about 1852 49 21 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 1936 — Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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2 years younger brother |
Nathan Meads Birth: May 22, 1854 51 23 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 1940 — Auckland, New Zealand |
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3 years younger brother |
Alfred Meads Birth: about 1856 53 25 — Leedstown, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: November 12, 1861 — Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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6 years younger brother |
Francis “Frank” Meads Birth: 1861 58 30 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: March 29, 1946 — Hunterville, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years younger brother |
Benjamin Jefferson Meads Birth: 1862 59 31 — Leedstown, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 1928 — Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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14 months younger brother |
Nathaniel Meads Birth: March 2, 1863 60 32 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: October 25, 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Father’s family with Maria Lords |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: January 9, 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| step-mother |
Maria Lords Birth: January 3, 1803 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: April 7, 1842 — Potter Newton, Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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Marriage: December 25, 1823 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England |
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18 months half-brother |
John Meads Birth: June 1825 22 22 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: |
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4 years half-brother |
Joseph Meads Birth: March 23, 1829 26 26 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: January 15, 1909 — Greytown, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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23 months half-brother |
William Meads Birth: February 23, 1831 28 28 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: July 26, 1897 — Todds Bush, Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Father’s family with Ann Coates |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: January 9, 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| step-mother |
Ann Coates Birth: before 1821 — England Death: March 26, 1849 — Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Marriage: July 8, 1842 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England |
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11 months half-brother |
Birth: June 6, 1843 40 22 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: July 20, 1937 — Rata, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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18 months half-sister |
Martha Meads Birth: December 9, 1844 41 23 — New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Death: January 26, 1921 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years half-sister |
Elizabeth Meads Birth: 1846 43 25 — New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Death: August 16, 1890 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Family with Henrietta Mildred Prince |
| himself |
Adam Meads Birth: September 22, 1851 48 20 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: October 25, 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| wife |
Henrietta Mildred Prince Birth: Death: January 8, 1950 — Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
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Marriage: July 17, 1873 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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8 months son |
Alfred James Meads Birth: March 8, 1874 22 — Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: August 13, 1971 — Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand |
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4 years daughter |
Emma Cecelia Jane Meads Birth: October 15, 1877 26 — Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 1968 — Auckland, New Zealand |
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20 years son |
Lousiana Harold “Lewis” Meads Birth: 1897 45 Death: 1953 |
| son |
Leslie Meads Birth: Death: December 23, 1912 — Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand |
| son |
Allan Meads Birth: Death: |
| son |
Francis Percival Meads Birth: May 6, 1884 32 — Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Death: December 19, 1967 — Auckland, New Zealand |
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4 years daughter |
Gertrude Meads Birth: February 12, 1888 36 Death: |
| Note | Buried with his brother Nathaniel Meads
There are various stories about Adam. Some that he left his wife, others that his wife left him depending on which part of the family that you came from. If you are a descendant on the male side of the family he left Alfred to carry on the farm and milking the cows at the age of 14 and took off to the south island or Australia and "went all religious." If you are a descendant of the female line Harriett left one day with the baby and went to town on the train shopping and never came back leaving Emma at the age of 12 to raise the family. For many years it has been a mystery as to what became of Adam. Through descendants of Nathaniel Meads we now know that he did "go religious" and was in Christchurch. He is buried in the Sydenham Cemetery.
Adam had a deformed arm following an accident which could well account for him leaving the farm once Alfred was capable of milking the cows. It must have been quite devastating to Adam to have injured his arm and accept its limitations. This would have been before the days of milking machines.
Adam was listed in the Freeholders of New Zealand in 1882 as a gardener of Palmerston North owning land in the Palmerston North Borough to the value of 45 pounds. |
| Note | Separated |