Joseph Mead1

#2323, (26 March 1877-4 October 1963)
Pedigree
Father*John Mead2 b. 3 Jul 1854, d. Dec 1931
Mother*Mary Ann Cook2 b. Mar 1850, d. 1 Jun 1893
Charts The Meads of Edlesborough
The Peppiatts of Edlesborough
The Sears of Edlesborough
The Stanbridges of Edlesborough
The Birds of Edlesborough
The Burrows of Eaton Bray
The Vaiseys from Somerset
The Cooks of Billington
The Hamps of Buckinghamshire
The Roomes of Buckinghamshire
Birth*26 MAR 1877 Joseph Mead was born on 26 MAR 1877 at Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, EnglandG.3,4 
(Witness) Residence30 MAR 1881 He lived with John Mead and Mary Ann Cook at Church End, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, EnglandG, together with Ciss Mead and Sarah Mead.5 
(Witness) Residence30 MAR 1891 Joseph Mead lived with John Mead and Mary Ann Cook at Edlesborough, BuckinghamshireG, together with Ciss Mead, Isaac Mead, Esther Mead and Mary Mead.2 
Marriage*23 APR 1899 Joseph Mead married Susan Sophia Bird, daughter of George Bird and Elizabeth Veasey, on 23 APR 1899 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, EnglandG.6,7 
Residence1 APR 1901 Joseph Mead and Susan Sophia Bird lived at 49 West Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, EnglandG, together with Elizabeth Veasey.8 
Occupation2 APR 1911 The occupation of Joseph Mead was 'Blacksmith.9' 
Occupation*2 APR 1911 The occupation of Joseph Mead was 'Blacksmith.9' 
Residence*2 APR 1911 He and Susan Sophia Bird lived at Church Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, EnglandG, together with Percy George Mead, Dora Mead, Arthur Vasey Mead, Nellie Mead, William Mead, Elizabeth Veasey and Charley Mead.9 
Residence19 JUN 1921 Joseph Mead and Susan Sophia Bird lived at 12 Queens Terrace, Church Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, EnglandG, together with Percy George Mead, Dora Mead, Charley Mead, Arthur Vasey Mead, Nellie Mead, William Mead, Harry Mead, Winifred Mary Mead and Gladys Muriel Mead.10 
Residence1928 Joseph Mead and Susan Sophia Bird lived at 66 Kirby Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, EnglandG, together with Charley Mead and Arthur Vasey Mead.11 
Occupation29 SEP 1939 The occupation of Joseph Mead was 'Smallholder, retired.12' 
Residence29 SEP 1939 He and Susan Sophia Bird lived at Dunstable, BedfordshireG, together with Nellie Mead, Winifred Mary Mead and Gladys Muriel Mead.13 
Death*4 OCT 1963 Joseph Mead died on 4 OCT 1963 at Dunstable, BedfordshireG, aged 86.14,15 

Family

Susan Sophia Bird b. 3 Oct 1877, d. 10 Nov 1963
Marriage*23 APR 1899 He married Susan Sophia Bird, daughter of George Bird and Elizabeth Veasey, on 23 APR 1899 at Edlesborough, BuckinghamshireG.6,7 
Children
Last Edited9 Jun 2023

Citations

  1. [S29] Email from, from Hilary & Phil Rogers, Aug 2011.
  2. [S46] Extracted from the 1891 census.
  3. [S17] BMD indices, birth, Leighton Buzzard, Beds, Apr-Jun 1877, vol 3b 444.
  4. [S2] Book inscriptions, survey of Mead family 1992.
  5. [S21] Extracted from the 1881 census.
  6. [S17] BMD indices, marriage; Joseph Mead & Susan S Bird, Leighton Buzzard, Beds, Apr-Jun 1899, vol 3b 943.
  7. [S69] England & Wales Marriages 1538-1940, marriage; Joseph Mead & Susan Sophia Bird, Edlesborough, Bucks., fhl.
  8. [S35] Extracted from the 1901 census.
  9. [S68] The England & Wales 1911 census.
  10. [S135] 1921 Census.
  11. [S103] Unknown author, "City Directories", Bedfordshire Electoral Roll, Luton, Dunstable, 1928, p 29.
  12. [S124] 1939 register.
  13. [S124] 1939 register, one blanked line.
  14. [S17] BMD indices, death, age 86, Luton, Beds, Oct-Dec 1963. vol 4a 101.
  15. [S82] Probate, England & Wales, date & place, probate to son Percy George.
  16. [S78] England & Wales Death Index 1916-2005, death, age 64, Dunstable, Beds., vol 9 287.
  17. [S17] BMD indices, birth, Luton, Beds. Oct-Dec 1915, vol 3b 571. mother Bird.