Adam MeadsAge: 85 years1851–1936
- Name
- Adam Meads
- Given names
- Adam
- Surname
- Meads
 Birth | 22 September 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 22 May 1854 (Age 2 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Nathan Meads 30 September 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 9 March 1857 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Benjamin Jefferson 29 June 1857 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Francis ‘Frank’ Meads 1861 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alfred Meads 12 November 1861 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Jefferson Meads 1862 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nathaniel Meads 2 March 1863 (Age 11 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Zachariah ‘Zac’ Meads — Marie Irma ‘Mary’ Lazare — View this family 22 June 1865 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | John Jefferson — Elizabeth Meads — View this family 23 November 1865 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Andrew ‘Mac’ Green — Martha Meads — View this family 12 July 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 17 July 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 8 March 1874 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Emma Cecelia Jane Meads 15 October 1877 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Francis ‘Frank’ Meads — Louisa Green — View this family 11 June 1878 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Meads 9 January 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 1 March 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 6 May 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 12 February 1888 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah ‘Sary’ Gordon 11 September 1889 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Meads 16 August 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 26 July 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 25 November 1897 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alfred James Meads — Edith Rachel Pawson — View this family 2 February 1904 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Florence Gertrude Beard 22 September 1904 (Age 53 years) Source: Vivian Hugh Parkinson |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Myrtle Cecilia Meads 12 December 1904 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ruahine Gwendoline ‘Rene’ Beard 17 April 1905 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Lewis John Allan ‘Jack’ Meads 1 August 1908 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Joseph Meads 15 January 1909 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Alfred Henry Meads 24 January 1909 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | Leslie Meads 23 December 1912 (Age 61 years) Cause: Killed on a bridge while trying to stop a runaway horse. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Faith Cecelia Beard 16 June 1913 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Edith Norma Meads 10 July 1914 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Frances Peace Meads 30 October 1918 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha Meads 26 January 1921 (Age 69 years) Cause: Heart failure |
| Burial of a half-sister | Martha Meads 28 January 1921 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a grandchild | Philip Trevor Liddy — Doris Emma Beard — View this family 20 July 1927 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Jefferson Meads 1928 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Edwin Camil Meads 2 July 1931 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | David Meads 1936 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathaniel Meads 25 October 1936 (on the date of death) |
 Death | 25 October 1936 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | 29 October 1936 (4 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| mother |
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Jefferson Birth: 13 November 1830 — Bulman Hill, Sebergham, Cumberland, England Death: 1 March 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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Marriage: 24 December 1850 — Wellington, New Zealand |
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9 months himself |
Adam Meads Birth: 22 September 1851 48 20 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 25 October 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: 22 May 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: 12 November 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: 29 March 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: 2 March 1863 60 32 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 25 October 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Father’s family with Maria Lords |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| step-mother |
Maria Lords Birth: 3 January 1803 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: 7 April 1842 — Potter Newton, Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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Marriage: 25 December 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: 23 March 1829 26 26 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: 15 January 1909 — Greytown, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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23 months half-brother |
William Meads Birth: 23 February 1831 28 28 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: 26 July 1897 — Todds Bush, Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Father’s family with Ann Coates |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| step-mother |
Ann Coates Birth: before 1821 — England Death: 26 March 1849 — Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Marriage: 8 July 1842 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England |
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11 months half-brother |
Birth: 6 June 1843 40 22 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 20 July 1937 — Rata, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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18 months half-sister |
Martha Meads Birth: 9 December 1844 41 23 — New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Death: 26 January 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: 16 August 1890 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Family with Henrietta Mildred Prince |
| himself |
Adam Meads Birth: 22 September 1851 48 20 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 25 October 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| wife |
Henrietta Mildred Prince Birth: Death: 8 January 1950 — Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
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Marriage: 17 July 1873 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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8 months son |
Alfred James Meads Birth: 8 March 1874 22 — Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 13 August 1971 — Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand |
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4 years daughter |
Emma Cecelia Jane Meads Birth: 15 October 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: 23 December 1912 — Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand |
| son |
Allan Meads Birth: Death: |
| son |
Francis Percival Meads Birth: 6 May 1884 32 — Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Death: 19 December 1967 — Auckland, New Zealand |
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4 years daughter |
Gertrude Meads Birth: 12 February 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 |