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Mary COOKE's parents: John COOK (1779- ) and Ledith or LADETH ( - )
Mary COOKE's brother: John COOKE (1795- )

Family of William MEECHAM and Mary Eleanor COOKE

Husband: William MEECHAM (1798-1849)
Wife: Mary Eleanor COOKE (1801-1854)
Children: William MEECHAM (1822-1884)
Robert MEECHAM (1824- )
Emma MEECHAM (1828?- )
Mary Eleanor MEECHAM (1830?- )
Frederick MEECHAM (1834?- )
Alfred MEECHAM (1837-1926)
Susan Emily MEECHAM (1841?- )
Emily MEECHAM (1841- )
Marriage 23 Oct 1821 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.

Husband: William MEECHAM

Name: William MEECHAM
Sex: Male
Father: Henry MEECHAM (1764?-1849)
Mother: Elizabeth RITCHINS (1776-1844)
Birth 1798 Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Death 6 Nov 1849 (age 50-51) Fulcomb, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Census 1841 (age 42-43) Bisley, Gloucestershire.
Residence (1) 1841 (age 42-43) Puck Mill, Bisley, Gloucestershire
Residence (2) 6 Nov 1849 (age 50-51) Fulcomb, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Christening 29 Jul 1798 (age 0) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Burial 14 Nov 1849 (age 50-51) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Cause of Death (Facts Pg) 6 Nov 1849 (age 50-51) Cholera 5 Days

Wife: Mary Eleanor COOKE

Name: Mary Eleanor COOKE
Sex: Female
Father: John COOK (1779- )
Mother: Ledith or LADETH ( - )
Birth (1) 6 Apr 1801 Duntisborne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England.
Birth (2) 1801 Gloucestershire, England
Death 15 Dec 1854 (age 53) Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (1) 1851 (age 49-50) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Residence (2) 1841 (age 39-40) Puck Mill, Bisley, Gloucestershire
Census (1) 1851 (age 49-50) Sapperton, Gloucestershire.
Census (2) 1841 (age 39-40) Bisley, Gloucestershire.
Burial 22 Dec 1854 (age 53) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Cause of Death (Facts Pg) 15 Dec 1854 (age 53) Disease of the heart many years. Anasarca of legs 3 weeks Certifiied.

Child 1: William MEECHAM

Name: William MEECHAM
Sex: Male
Spouse: Eliza ANDREWS (1823?-1905)
Birth (1) 1822 Duntisborne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England.
Birth (2) 1823 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Death 6 Feb 1884 (age 61-62) West Road 7, West Ham, Essex, England.
Residence (1) 1851 (age 28-29) Daneway Cottage, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Residence (2) 1861 (age 38-39) Prospect Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Residence (3) 1871 (age 48-49) Tidy Street 29, Bromley St Leonard, Middlesex, England.
Residence (4) 1881 (age 58-59) West Road 7, West Ham, Essex, England
Census (1) 1871 (age 48-49) Bromley St Leonards, Tower Hamlets.
Census (2) 1851 (age 28-29) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Census (3) 1861 (age 38-39) Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
Census (4) 1881 (age 58-59) West Ham, Essex.
Christening 15 Sep 1822 (age 0) St Peter, Duntisbourne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England.
Cause of Death (Facts Pg) 6 Feb 1884 (age 61-62) Bronchitis Peretonitis Exhaustion

Child 2: Robert MEECHAM

Name: Robert MEECHAM
Sex: Male
Spouse: Ann Mary WHITING (1823-1861)
Birth 1824 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Christening 2 Jan 1825 (age 0-1) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Census (1) 1851 (age 26-27) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Census (2) 1861 (age 36-37) Paddington, Middlesex, England
Residence (1) 1851 (age 26-27) Street name not reorded
Residence (2) 1861 (age 36-37) Chelmsford Terrace 4, Paddington, Middlesex, England

Child 3: Emma MEECHAM

Name: Emma MEECHAM
Sex: Female
Spouse: John Stone COMLEY (1820- )
Birth 1828 (app) Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Death Unresearched or unknown?
Census (1) 1851 (age 22-23) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Census (2) 1841 (age 12-13) Bisley, Gloucestershire.
Census (3) 1861 (age 32-33) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (4) 1871 (age 42-43) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (5) 1901 (age 72-73) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (1) 1851 (age 22-23) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire.
Residence (2) 1841 (age 12-13) Puck Mill, Bisley, Gloucestershire
Residence (3) 1861 (age 32-33) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (4) 1871 (age 42-43) Daneway Mill. Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (5) 1901 (age 72-73) Daneway, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.

Child 4: Mary Eleanor MEECHAM

Name: Mary Eleanor MEECHAM
Sex: Female
Birth 1830 (app) Bisley, Gloucestershire
Death Unresearched or unknown?
Christening 21 Nov 1830 (age 0) All Saints, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (1) 1851 (age 20-21) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Census (2) 1831 (age 0-1) Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (3) 1841 (age 10-11) Bisley, Gloucestershire.
Residence (1) 1851 (age 20-21) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire.
Residence (2) 1841 (age 10-11) Puck Mill, Bisley, Gloucestershire

Child 5: Frederick MEECHAM

Name: Frederick MEECHAM
Sex: Male
Birth 1834 (app) Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Death Unresearched or unknown?
Census (1) 1851 (age 16-17) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Census (2) 19 Jan 1834 (age 0) St Kenelm, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (3) 1841 (age 6-7) Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (1) 1851 (age 16-17) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire.
Residence (2) 1841 (age 6-7) Puck Mill, Bisley, Gloucestershire

Child 6: Alfred MEECHAM

Name: Alfred MEECHAM
Sex: Male
Spouse 1: Mary Anne TOVEY (1838?-1865)
Spouse 2: Mary Anne SIMMONDS (1838-1911)
Birth 28 Feb 1837 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Death 25 Feb 1926 (age 88) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (1) 1851 (age 13-14) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Census (2) 1841 (age 3-4) Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (3) 1861 (age 23-24) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (4) 1871 (age 33-34) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (5) 1881 (age 43-44) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (6) 1891 (age 53-54) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (7) 1901 (age 63-64) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (8) 1911 (age 73-74) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (1) 1851 (age 13-14) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire.
Residence (2) 1841 (age 3-4) Puck Mill, Bisley, Gloucestershire
Residence (3) 1861 (age 23-24) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (4) 1871 (age 33-34) Canal Round House, Sapperton. Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (5) 1881 (age 43-44) No Address other than Sapperton Parish
Residence (6) 1891 (age 53-54) No Address other than Sapperton Parish
Residence (7) 1901 (age 63-64) No Address other than Sapperton Parish
Residence (8) 1911 (age 73-74) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Christening 2 Apr 1837 (age 0) St Kenelm, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.

Child 7: Susan Emily MEECHAM

Name: Susan Emily MEECHAM
Sex: Female
Birth (1) 1841 (app) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Birth (2) 1842 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Death Unresearched or unknown?
Christening 27 Jun 1841 (age 0) Sapperton Gloucestershire
Census 1851 (age 9-10) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England
Residence 1851 (age 9-10) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire.

Child 8: Emily MEECHAM

Name: Emily MEECHAM
Sex: Female
Birth 1841 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (1) 1841 (age 0) Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
Census (2) 1861 (age 19-20) Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.
Residence (1) 1841 (age 0) Puck Mill, Bisley, Gloucestershire
Residence (2) 1861 (age 19-20) Tunnel Mouth, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.

Note on Husband: William MEECHAM - shared note

1841 Census William (40) Living at Puck Mill, Bisley with wife Mary (40) and children Emma (13) Mary (10) Frederick (7) Alfred (4) and Emily (2m)

 

The burial record for William shows his age as 50 years old.

Note on Wife: Mary Eleanor COOKE - shared note

1851 Census has Mary now called Eleanor (50) is a widow living at Tunnel Mouth with her children Emma (23) Eleanor (20) Frederick (17) Alfred (13) and Emily (9) Isaac K(H)ing is also at this address

 

Mary Eleanor died in a lunatic Asylum which most probably was: -

Fairford Retreat (Lunatic Asylum) Fairford --- Messrs Alexander Iles & Sons, proprietors and managers ; Mr James Cornwall, resident surgeon.

Extracted from Slater's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1850. Her death was recorded with the name Eleanor.