A web log of my family history research
For ninety one years the mystery of the disappearance of Charles Sunter, Lofty’s father, has puzzled the family. Where could he have gone to? How could someone abandon a wife and four small children? Who could ever allow their relatives to ensure the shame, humiliation and stigma of having to throw themselves on the mercy […]
Fred’s poem written aged 12 and published in The Pear Tree – The Magazine of the Stourbridge County High School, Vol 1 No 7, Autumn term, 1935
Oh dear…the maths, the maths.
Mount Pleasant Kingswinford Joseph Merideth, Head, married, 30, Lab, Worcester Hyde Park Ann Merideth, Wife, married, 29, Worcester, Enville Eliza Merideth, Daughter, unmarried, 9, scholar, Worcester, Wollaston Mary Merideth, Daugher, unm, 7, scholar, Worcester Wollaston Joseph Merideth, son, 1,Worcester, Wollaston Interesting to note that the children were listed as being born in Wollaston. Could it […]
By 1881 the Merediths, Joseph and Ann were living at Checkhill – not far from where Ashwood Nurseries are today. The Hills were alive and well and living at Highgrove – between Kinver and the Whitington pub. But tragedy was not far away for the Meredith family. Two young children were to die, whilst there […]
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1891. Jack the ripper claims his last victim. Prime Minister Salisbury rules a country at war with the Boers. Agatha Christie is born. But more important events are at work. On 5th April the sixth full British Census takes place. In the small Staffordshire village of Kinver farm bailiffs and game keepers mind the land […]
Joseph, great grandfather born 6th March 1840 Q1 Stourbridge V18 483
1842 Q3 Badger Ann Wolverhampton 18 296
Stourbridge Q3 6c 243 1876