Fred Meakin (abt. 1889 - abt. 1970)

Born about 1889 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about 1970 at about age 81 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Fred Meakin was born in Staffordshire, England.

Fred Meakin was born in Leek in 1889, the son of John Thomas (butcher) and Ellen Meakin. He had at least 2 siblings.

By 1891 John Thomas 26 was a butcher in Leek with a wife Ellen 24 and son Fred 2 - Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John Ths Meakin Head Male 26 Staffordshire, England Ellen Meakin Wife Female 24 Staffordshire, England Fred Meakin Son Male 2 Staffordshire, England Alice Birchall Servant Female 13 Leek, Staffordshire, England

By 1901, John Thomas was still a butcher in Leek and had 3 children - Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John T Meakin Head Male 36 Leek, Staffordshire Ellen Meakin Wife Female 34 Leek, Staffordshire Fred Meakin Son Male 12 Leek, Staffordshire Edith Meakin Daughter Female 9 Leek, Staffordshire Harry Meakin Son Male 8 Leek, Staffordshire

This was still his situation in 1911 - John Thomas Meakin Head Male 46 Onecote, Staffordshire Ellen Meakin Wife Female 44 Leek, Staffordshire Fred Meakin Son Male 22 Leek, Staffordshire Edith Meakin Daughter Female 19 Leek, Staffordshire Harry Meakin Son Male 18 Leek, Staffordshire

Aged 22, Fred was assisting his father's butchers business. There are several possibilities of whom Fred may have married in the absence of more information.

It is likely that Fred passed away in Staffordshire in 1970 aged about 80.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XTT-NLM : 1 October 2014), Fred Meakin, 1889; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Leek, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. (accessed 31-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WSJK-13Z : 22 February 2021), Fred Meakin in household of John Ths Meakin, Lowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 31-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7F-97X : 21 May 2019), Fred Meakin in household of John T Meakin, Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Leek subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 31-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW7X-KJK : 30 March 2022), Fred Meakin in household of John Thomas Meakin, Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 31-8-2022)

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCT-MGPL : 1 November 2021), Fred Meakin, 1970. (accessed 31-8-2022)