John Meadows

  Birth Notes:

Identified through DNA by Lindsey Fraser Baldwin who says:
"John P Meadows b1801 would be my x4 gt grandfather. Through his son William I have x4 dna matches. A Deborah Taylor, Hilda Williams ,Max Clothier , Nick and Stephen. Then through William's daughter Margaret Meadows I have x2 dna matches, an Anne Ormesher and a Tiffany Hewson. Then through John P's daughter Jane Meadows; I have EM500. Through Jane's brother Thomas I match with Alexa Kowalski. Next brother Joseph Meadows, I match Helen Holloway. Finally through the last sister Elizabeth J Meadows I match with another x4. First the Parr, Mapstoke line of DM. Through the Parr line again, a William Dawson. Finally a Chris Davies, which is the Meadows, Parr, Davies line . Incredible and such a tangled web!"

Parents according to Ancestry: George Meadows/Margaret Harrison

The name listed on James Sargeant's marriage certificate is "George Sargeant, blacksmith", although James' mother Martha Sargeant was not married when he was born!

  Death Notes:

Ref: West Derby/Sep 1878/8c/130, aged 76

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 13 Sep 1801, Sefton Liverpool Lancs [St. Helen's Church]. ¹⁵

• Occupation: Blacksmith, 1851. ²⁵

• Occupation: Blacksmith, 1859. ¹

John married Elizabeth Moss on 23 Sep 1823 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs [St. Helen's Church].⁵ (Elizabeth Moss was born in 1805 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs ⁵ and died in 1833 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs ².)

  Marriage Notes:

Daughter of John P. and Elizabeth Moss-Margaret Meadows (1827-1901) married John Ormesher (1824-1871) their son John Ormesher (1851-1934) married Ellen Weston (1854-1910), they had daughter, Margaret Ann Ormesher (1884-1952) married Frederick Albert Andrews (no dates), they had son George Andrews (1914-?) married Gwendoline Rose Cannon (?-2002) they had Unknown, who had Zarah Collard (11 CM)

John next married Jane Bond on 18 Sep 1835 in Liverpool Lancs [St. Nicholas].¹⁵ (Jane Bond was born in 1810 in Liverpool Lancs ² and died in 1845 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs ².)

  Marriage Notes:

Son of John P. and Jane Bond-William Meadows (1837-1927) married Bridget Ashcroft (1837-1886) their daughter Elizabeth Meadows (1867-1949) married Richard Brindle (1867-1947) their son William Brindle (1901-1955) married Ethel Florence Ball (1900-1960) their daughter Maureen Brindle (1932-2016) married Robert William Taylor (1930-2017) they had daughter Debra Taylor (11 CM). Another son of William and Ethel was Frederick Brindle (1904-1975) married Ella Mae Sadler (1905-2000) they had Unknown, who had Lorna Fowler (14 CM)

John next married Martha Sargeant, daughter of James Sargeant and Ann Mollineux. (Martha Sargeant was born in Apr 1796 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs ¹⁵ and died on 5 Jan 1865 in Netherton Liverpool Lancs ¹⁵.)

John next married Jane Forshaw on 5 Aug 1849 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs [St. Helen's Church].⁹ (Jane Forshaw was born in 1824 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs ² and died in 1887 in Sefton Liverpool Lancs ².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1851, Sefton Liverpool Lancs. ²⁵

  Marriage Notes:

John Meadows married Jane Rimmer (formerly Forshaw) in West Derby/Sep 1849/20/937

Son of John M and Jane Forshaw-Thomas Meadows (1854-1929) married Alice Bennett (1848-1916) their daughter Mary Jane Meadows (1876-1956) married Maurice James Cook (1873-1954) their daughter Margaret Alice Cook (1910-1964) married Edward John Carter (1902-1991) they had Unknown, who had Jane Lloyd (30 CM) A son of Mary Jane and Maurice was Thomas Henry Cook (1911-1999) married first Edith Margaret Lawler (1910-1941) second married Amy Alexa Brown (1922-1992) had Kristen (Blee) (23 CM) Alexa (Kowalski) (37CM) Stephen (Kowalski) (19 CM)

Son of John M and Jane Forshaw-Joseph Meadows (1857-1921) married Catherine Stacey (1859-1922) their son John Thomas Meadows (1893-1978) married Sarah Jurks (1893-1954) their daughter Joan Marie Meadows (1928-2000) married Albert George Quantrell (1925-1987) they had Alison (32 CM) who had Faye (15 CM) and Helen (32 CM). A son of John and Sarah was Norman Ignatius Meadows (1925-2007) married Norma Betty Townsend (?-2007) who had Unknown, who had Lloyd Meadows (33 CM)

Daughter of John M and Jane Forshaw-Elizabeth Meadows (1859-1917) married Oliver Goldsmith Parr (1856-1922) their daughter Emily Parr (1890-1959) married Joseph James Davies (?-1939) their son James Davies (1920-2006) married Catherine Mary Matthews (1919-2007) they had Chris Davies (12 CM)