 Abt 1828 - 1888 (60 years)
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| Name |
MEECH William E |
| Born |
Abt 1828 |
Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1888 |
| Person ID |
I156 |
Baggerman Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
11 Jul 2016 |
| Family 1 |
LONG Elizabeth, b. 1836, Newfoundland , d. 1867, Sydney, Nova Scotia (Age 31 years) |
| Married |
12 Jul 1857 |
| Children |
| | 1. MEECH John Albert, b. 14 Dec 1859, Newfoundland , d. 13 Jun 1931, Brookfield, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia (Age 71 years) |
| | 2. MEECH Michael George, b. 1863, Newfoundland , d. 1918 (Age 55 years) |
| + | 3. MEECH William Henry, b. 27 Mar 1866, d. 1919 (Age 52 years) |
| | 4. MEECH Mary M, b. May 1867, Sydney, Nova Scotia , d. 1871 (Age 3 years) |
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| Last Modified |
4 May 2020 |
| Family ID |
F94 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
SUTHERLAND Amelia, b. 17 Jun 1837, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia , d. 6 Mar 1907, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (Age 69 years) |
| Married |
3 Dec 1868 |
Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Notes |
- William Meech, came to St. John's Newfoundland for a company in his home town of Dorset, England. He was born in Dorset. I had his bank statement and several papers telling about him, but I loaned them to someone and don't have them now. He married in Canada and bought a farm on the Sydney River. He paid $700.00 for the farm, which was a lot in those days. One may see the deed in Sydney. He had three sons—John, William (my father) and Mike. His wife died, and he married Amelia Sutherland of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia. She was a niece of Grandfather Richardson, which is how she met the little Englishman, Meech.
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| Children |
| | 1. MEECH James Sutherland, b. 1869, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia , d. 1883 (Age 14 years) |
| + | 2. MEECH Jane Elizabeth, b. 14 Dec 1871, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia , d. 8 Apr 1953, Truro, Nova Scotia (Age 81 years) |
| | 3. MEECH Samuel Kent, b. 7 Aug 1873, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia , d. 1954, Melrose, Massachusetts (Age 80 years) |
| | 4. MEECH Mary Holland, b. 1877, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia , d. 1939 (Age 62 years) |
| + | 5. MEECH Elizabeth Evangeline, b. 2 May 1879, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia , d. 1 Feb 1946, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (Age 66 years) |
| + | 6. MEECH Winnifred, b. 20 Sep 1882, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia , d. 8 Mar 1945, Sydney, Nova Scotia (Age 62 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Family ID |
F45 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- William Meech (John) was born in 1828 in Bagber, Dorset, England. He died on 15 Apr 1889 in South Bar, Nova Scotia and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, South Bar, Nova Scotia.
William was employed as Fisherman in Harbor Britain, Newfoundland. He was employed as Farmer about 1868 - 1889 in South Bar, Nova Scotia. He signed a will on 12 Jan 1889.
Nothing is yet known of William's life in England. A possible family has been found in parish records but no
definite connections have been made. William's parents were John and Jane Meech (from his 1868 marriage records). A John Meech married a Jane English in St. Mary's Church, Wooton Glanville, Dorset, England in 1804 and had 7 children baptized at the same church, one of them a son William baptized on 25 Feb 1827. The birth date of 1828 determined for William in this file was calculated from his age in various records. The approximated year of birth is close enough to the baptismal record to be a possible match, however nothing has been proven.
William first shows up in 1856 in Gaultois, Newfoundland, where he appears on a list of subscribers to the Newfoundland School Society. He is also mentioned in the "Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfounland Third Session of the Sixth General Assembly St. John's Newfoundland" E.D. Shea, Printer MDCCCLVII. In July of 1856 a Revenue report indicated that the Sub-collector for the Customs House in Gaultois, Newfoundland, required more men to aid in protection of the revenue. At this time he had already appointed William Meech as Constable with a wage of 12 pounds per annum.
The next of record of William is his marriage to Elizabeth Long on 12 July 1857 in Gaultois as seen in his
marriage record. They had four children (3 survived). Sometime around 1867, William and the children came to
Nova Scotia. William purchased 60 acres of land at auction in 1867. This property was located along the shore of Sydney Harbour in South Bar, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The home was in existence until it was destroyed by fire on 19 Dec 1997.
William remarried in 1868 (Amelia Sutherland) and had six more children. According to his marriage records,
William was a widower, his last residence was Harbor Britain (present day Harbor Breton) and he was a fisherman. The fact that he was involved in the fishery and lived both in Gaultois and Harbor Britain leads to the possibility that he was an employee of Newman & Company which operated out of both places. Again nothing has been found to substantiate this.
William left a will. It reads as follows (note there was no punctuation in the original):
"I William Meech of South Bar Sydney Cape Breton Nova Scotia Dominion of Canada Do make my last Will and Testament as follows
To my Son Michael Meech I bequeath all my property real and personal except three acres called the Lime Kiln field My will is that my Wife Amelia Meech as Dowry shall receive a good support from Michael Meech during her natural life also her children Jane.. Mary.. Eliza.. and Winnifred I also require of Michael my son that he provide his mother with two rooms for herself and children, also two cows and two sheep which must be fed and taken care of by Michael my son I also will that if any of the girls marry the [sic] shall have a cow or heifer given them at the time of Marriage by Michael their brother
To my Son William I bequeath that portion of my property called the Lime Kiln field being on the eastern side of the Queen's highway containing three acres more or less be it also understood that I have no wish that you would sell or make over said field called the Lime Kiln field to any person outside the family To my Son John should he ever return? (hard to make out) my will is that he will receive a cow
To my Son Samuel when he is old enough I intend he shall get a good trade he must go to school until he arrives at a proper age
Signed on the 12 January 1889 by William Meech, witnessed by Samuel Richardson, Arthur R. Richardson and John Alfred Richardson.
- William Meech (John) was born in 1828 in Bagber, Dorset, England. He died on 15 Apr 1889 in South Bar, Nova Scotia and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, South Bar, Nova Scotia.
William was employed as Fisherman in Harbor Britain, Newfoundland. He was employed as Farmer about 1868 - 1889 in South Bar, Nova Scotia. He signed a will on 12 Jan 1889.
Nothing is yet known of William's life in England. A possible family has been found in parish records but no
definite connections have been made. William's parents were John and Jane Meech (from his 1868 marriage records). A John Meech married a Jane English in St. Mary's Church, Wooton Glanville, Dorset, England in 1804 and had 7 children baptized at the same church, one of them a son William baptized on 25 Feb 1827. The birth date of 1828 determined for William in this file was calculated from his age in various records. The approximated year of birth is close enough to the baptismal record to be a possible match, however nothing has been proven.
William first shows up in 1856 in Gaultois, Newfoundland, where he appears on a list of subscribers to the Newfoundland School Society. He is also mentioned in the "Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfounland Third Session of the Sixth General Assembly St. John's Newfoundland" E.D. Shea, Printer MDCCCLVII. In July of 1856 a Revenue report indicated that the Sub-collector for the Customs House in Gaultois, Newfoundland, required more men to aid in protection of the revenue. At this time he had already appointed William Meech as Constable with a wage of 12 pounds per annum.
The next of record of William is his marriage to Elizabeth Long on 12 July 1857 in Gaultois as seen in his
marriage record. They had four children (3 survived). Sometime around 1867, William and the children came to
Nova Scotia. William purchased 60 acres of land at auction in 1867. This property was located along the shore of Sydney Harbour in South Bar, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The home was in existence until it was destroyed by fire on 19 Dec 1997.
William remarried in 1868 (Amelia Sutherland) and had six more children. According to his marriage records,
William was a widower, his last residence was Harbor Britain (present day Harbor Breton) and he was a fisherman. The fact that he was involved in the fishery and lived both in Gaultois and Harbor Britain leads to the possibility that he was an employee of Newman a & Company which operated out of both places. Again nothing has been found to substantiate this.
William left a will. It reads as follows (note there was no punctuation in the original):
"I William Meech of South Bar Sydney Cape Breton Nova Scotia Dominion of Canada Do make my last Will and Testament as follows
To my Son Michael Meech I bequeath all my property real and personal except three acres called the Lime Kiln field My will is that my Wife Amelia Meech as Dowry shall receive a good support from Michael Meech during her natural life also her children Jane.. Mary.. Eliza.. and Winnifred I also require of Michael my son that he provide his mother with two rooms for herself and children, also two cows and two sheep which must be fed and taken care of by Michael my son I also will that if any of the girls marry the [sic] shall have a cow or heifer given them at the time of Marriage by Michael their brother
To my Son William I bequeath that portion of my property called the Lime Kiln field being on the eastern side of the Queen's highway containing three acres more or less be it also understood that I have no wish that you would sell or make over said field called the Lime Kiln field to any person outside the family To my Son John should he ever return? (hard to make out) my will is that he will receive a cow
To my Son Samuel when he is old enough I intend he shall get a good trade he must go to school until he arrives at a proper age
Signed on the 12 January 1889 by William Meech, witnessed by Samuel Richardson, Arthur R. Richardson and John Alfred Richardson.
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