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Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« on: Friday 31 August 18 00:31 BST (UK) »
For George Denis Meadows who was born 23rd June 1889 in Wandsworth and died in December 1978 in Connecticut, USA (or Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) we have:
MEADOWS, GEORGE DENIS mother MOLLETT; GRO Reference: 1889 S Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 668
I believe his mother was Etta Mollett - MOLLETT, ETTA mother SMITH; Order GRO Reference: 1864 D Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 517
However, a record in the 1881 census has an Etta Davis with her father Charles Davis and it is an Etta Davis who married John Meadows in Shepherds Bush in April 1883.
In Q Sept 1901, Etta Meadows married Henry Motteram. I believe this is the same Etta in all cases, but ...
I haven't been able to find a death record for Etta anywhere. I don't know what happened to John Meadows or Charles Davis; did Charles adopt Etta?
Any help will be much appreciated.
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Re: Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« Reply #1 on: Friday 31 August 18 01:01 BST (UK) »
Well this seems strange -needs to be looked into further

I haven’t yet found Charles Davis in 1871 but here he is, I would say in 1861

1861 2112/6/6

Charles Davis 40 yrs Game Keeper b Hindlip, Worcestershire
Ann Davis   42 yrs wife
John Meadows 11 yrs Nephew b Pershore, Worcs.

Nephew is written in the ‘occupation’ box and I can’t read what is written for John in the relation to head of family.
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Re: Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« Reply #3 on: Friday 31 August 18 01:12 BST (UK) »
Thanks. I think it also says Nephew for relation to Head in the 1861 Census.
So ... Etta Davis who is said to be the daughter of Charles Davis in 1881 married John Meadows in 1883.
For this to happen, I'm assuming that they are not blood relatives ... or certainly not that close.
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Re: Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« Reply #4 on: Friday 31 August 18 01:30 BST (UK) »
In the FreeBMD index we have Charles Davis and Ann Meadows in the marriage records for Q Dec 1848 in Worcester vol 18 page 130.
I am guessing that they married each other and not someone else on the page.
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I ordered the pdf version of the birth certificate for George Denis Meadows in 1889 to see if it gives us more information about his parents.
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Re: Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« Reply #5 on: Friday 31 August 18 08:45 BST (UK) »
I am not sure how much information you already have but you will have this...

1891 31/121
Boarding in Kensington

Etta Meadows married 30 yrs Teacher of Languages b Brighton, Sussex
George Meadows 21 months b Brixton

George b 1889 mmmn Mollett

School record
21st February 1898
George Denis Meadows birth 23 June 1890 (wrong year) Father John
Address 85 Finboro’ Road

Then ..
1891 126/ 134
5 Chenies Place Pancras

John Meadows m 41 yrs Railway Porter b Pershore
Frank Meadows   7 yrs b St Pancras

Frank Meadows b Pancras mmn Davis
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Re: Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« Reply #6 on: Friday 31 August 18 09:03 BST (UK) »
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For George Denis Meadows who was born 23rd June 1889 in Wandsworth and died in December 1978 in Connecticut, USA (or Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

FreeBMD shows George Denis Meadows born 23 June 1889 died Jan/Mar.1979 Cheltenham district so not sure why you think he could have died in Connecticut  :-\

This is confirmed by Probate record- (1979) George Denis Meadows of Penn House, 18B Tivoli Rd., Cheltenham died 24 Dec,1978. See here to search for full extract-
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« Reply #7 on: Friday 31 August 18 09:05 BST (UK) »
1901 49/149/63
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Henry Motteram   41 yrs
Etta Motteram    36 yrs midwife b St John’s Wood
George D Meadows 11 yrs b Clapham
Irenee Meadows   6 yrs b Clapham
Alice Wright servant 25 yrs
Lucy Upchurch visitor 64
Claude M Macdonald visitor 8 months

Etta has been transcribed as Ellen and George D as George W but they do read as correct names

There are two births
Irene Meadows 1896 Lambeth no mmn
Irene Annie Elizabeth 1894 mmn James

The 2nd one is elsewhere in 1911 so seems to be the Lambeth one.


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Re: Etta Motteram née Mollett aka Davis, mother of G D Meadows
« Reply #8 on: Friday 31 August 18 09:20 BST (UK) »
Frank Meadows is a boarder in Wealdstone in 1901. His occupation supports 1939 entry which supports a date of birth found in baptism of Frank to John and Etta.

Possibility for father John in 1901 157/37 because of occupation  ???
Leavesden Asylum, Hertfordshire

John Meadows married Patient 53 yrs Railway Guard b St Pancras described as a ‘lunatic’.

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