Joseph MeadsAge: 79 years1829–1909
- Name
- Joseph Meads
- Given names
- Joseph
- Surname
- Meads
 Birth | 23 March 1829 26 26 Source: West Yorkshire Archive Service Citation details: WDP5/1/2/4 Text: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D5/17; New Reference Number: WDP5/1/2/4 |
 Christening | 19 April 1829 (Age 27 days) Source: West Yorkshire Archive Service Citation details: WDP5/1/2/4 Text: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D5/17; New Reference Number: WDP5/1/2/4 |
 Birth of a brother | William Meads 23 February 1831 (Age 23 months) |
 Occupation | Farm Manager yes |
| Christening of a brother | William Meads 3 April 1831 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | 6 June 1841 (Age 12 years) Source: Census England 1841 Shared note: 1841 UK Census transcript - Joseph Meads - Household Source: Census England 1841 |
| Death of a mother | Maria Lords 7 April 1842 (Age 13 years) Age: 39 Cause: Consumption Source: BDM England 1837+ Citation details: 401 Date of entry in original source: 9 April 1842 Text: Registry entry 23/207 Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Marriage of a sibling | John Meads — Hannah Cawthorn — View this family 30 May 1842 (Age 13 years) Best man: Joseph Meads — father — father-in-law Bridesmaid: Ann Coates — step-mother — father-in-law’s wife Source: BDM England 1837+ Citation details: 444 Text: I have certified copy of marriage certificate Quality of data: primary evidence Source: FreeBDM (Web site) Citation details: Leeds district V23 page 379 Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph Meads — Ann Coates — View this family Type: Religious marriage 8 July 1842 (Age 13 years)Address: St Mark\'s Church Bridesmaid: Hannah Cawthorn — daughter-in-law — step-son’s wife Best man: Robert Coates — brother-in-law — brother Source: BDM England 1837+ Citation details: 23/308 entry 461 Text: I have copy of certificate.
Robert Coates and Hannah Meads (nee Cawthorn) wife of John which is Joseph\'s son were the witnesses
The hand writing of hannah is the same as on her marriage certificate Quality of data: primary evidence Note: Leeds Registary |
| Birth of a half-brother | Zachariah ‘Zac’ Meads 6 June 1843 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Martha Meads 9 December 1844 (Age 15 years) Source: Internet (PM) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Elizabeth Meads 1846 (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph Meads — Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Jefferson — View this family 24 December 1850 (Age 21 years) Source: BDM New Zealand Citation details: Page 124 Folio 563 1840-50 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Adam Meads 22 September 1851 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | David Meads about 1852 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Nathan Meads 22 May 1854 (Age 25 years) |
| Christening of a half-brother | Nathan Meads 30 September 1854 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Alfred Meads about 1856 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | William Meads — Caroline Harman — View this family 9 March 1857 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Francis ‘Frank’ Meads 1861 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Alfred Meads 12 November 1861 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Benjamin Jefferson Meads 1862 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Nathaniel Meads 2 March 1863 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Zachariah ‘Zac’ Meads — Marie Irma ‘Mary’ Lazare — View this family 22 June 1865 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | John Jefferson — Elizabeth Meads — View this family 23 November 1865 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Andrew ‘Mac’ Green — Martha Meads — View this family 12 July 1866 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Zachariah ‘Zac’ Meads — Elizabeth Mary Gray — View this family about 1867 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Adam Meads — Henrietta Mildred Prince — View this family 17 July 1873 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Nathan Meads — Deborah Green — View this family 1873 (Age 43 years) Source: Parawenui centenary book. |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Francis ‘Frank’ Meads — Louisa Green — View this family 11 June 1878 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Meads 9 January 1880 (Age 50 years) Cause: Enlargement of the abdominal gland. Gangrene Source: BDM New Zealand Citation details: 127 Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | David Meads — Bertha Dopka — View this family about 1881 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Benjamin Jefferson Meads — Mary Voltz — View this family 1887 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth Meads 16 August 1890 (Age 61 years) Cause: Cancer of liver |
| Burial of a half-sister | Elizabeth Meads 1890 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Nathan Meads — Elizabeth Taylor — View this family about 1895 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Meads 26 July 1897 (Age 68 years) Cause: Phthisis Pulmonalis; Haemophsis |
| Burial of a brother | William Meads July 1897 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Nathaniel Meads — Lucy Elizabeth ‘Lues’ Cleaver — View this family October 1897 (Age 68 years) |
 Residence | 1905 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | 15 January 1909 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery: Greytown Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| 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 elder brother |
John Meads Birth: June 1825 22 22 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: |
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4 years himself |
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 younger 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 |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Jefferson |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| step-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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
David Meads Birth: about 1852 49 21 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 1936 — Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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2 years half-brother |
Nathan Meads Birth: 22 May 1854 51 23 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 1940 — Auckland, New Zealand |
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3 years half-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 half-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 half-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 half-brother |
Nathaniel Meads Birth: 2 March 1863 60 32 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 25 October 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Birth | West Yorkshire Archive Service Citation details: WDP5/1/2/4 Text: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D5/17; New Reference Number: WDP5/1/2/4 |
| Christening | West Yorkshire Archive Service Citation details: WDP5/1/2/4 Text: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D5/17; New Reference Number: WDP5/1/2/4 |
| Census | Census England 1841 |
| Census | 1841 UK Census transcript - Joseph Meads - Household
HO 107/1348/7 Chapelton, Leeds, Yorkshire,England
Notes: household 2337. Name spelt Meades | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | 1848 Jury roll Labourer of Te Aro Flat, Wellington
1849 Jury roll labourer River Flat, Wellington
1852 Jury roll labourer River Flat, Wellington
In the 1882 Land ownership records Joseph was listed as a farmer of Greytown,
He owned he owned land in the Greytown Borough to the value of 1,200 pounds.
Cora Meads [ daughter of Zachariah ] stated that the S on Joseph's headstone was around the wrong way. Whether a new headstone has been erected or not is not known but when the headstone was inspected in re times the S was Correct.
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