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Edwin Charles Meeks 1896–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1896

Birth Location: Fointon, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: March 1960

Death Location: Boston, Lincolnshire

Father: Henry Meeks

Mother: Louisa Russell

Spouse(s): Edith Shores

Children(s): Louisa Meeks

Edwin Charles Meeks was born in 1896 in Fointon, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Henry Meeks And Louisa Russell. In 1911, Edwin Charles Meeks resided in Copping Syke and Langriville, England. In 1939, Edwin Charles Meeks resided in Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland), England. Edwin Charles Meeks married Edith Ann Shores, and had children including Louisa Georgina Meeks. Edwin Charles Meeks passed away in 1960 in Boston, Lincolnshire.

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Biography

  • Edwin Charles Meeks was born in 1896 in Fointon, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Henry Meeks And Louisa Russell.
  • In 1911, Edwin Charles Meeks resided in Copping Syke and Langriville, England.
  • In 1939, Edwin Charles Meeks resided in Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland), England.
  • Edwin Charles Meeks married Edith Ann Shores, and had children including Louisa Georgina Meeks.
  • Edwin Charles Meeks passed away in 1960 in Boston, Lincolnshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin Meeks's Ancestors

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Edwin Meeks
1896–1960
Birth Place: Fointon, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Henry Meeks
1863–1941
Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
Louisa Russell
1867–1944
Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
Grandparents
John Russell
1821–
Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Emma (Emily) Askem
1828–
Potton, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Russell
1788–1851
Sarah Saunders
1790–1844
George Askem
1800–
Martha Hinton
1803–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edwin Meeks's Descendants

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Edwin (Charles) Meeks (abt 1896–March 1960) m. Edith (Ann) Shores (abt 1899–Jan 1972)
  1. 1. Louisa (Georgina) Meeks 1921–2008 m. Rowland ((Ron)) Howlett 1919–2003

Edwin Meeks's Timeline

4 Records

1896
abt 1896
Birth of Edwin Charles Meeks in Fointon, Lincolnshire, England
Fointon, Lincolnshire, England
1911
1911
Age 15
Edwin Charles Meeks resided here in Copping Syke and Langriville, England
Copping Syke and Langriville, England
1939
1939
Age 43
Edwin Charles Meeks resided here in Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland), England
Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland), England
1960
March 1960
Age 64
Death of Edwin Charles Meeks in Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston, Lincolnshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1896
    Event Place: Fointon, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Copping Syke and Langriville, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland), England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1960
    Event Place: Boston, Lincolnshire

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