Percy Alfred John Young- who were his parents?

[rachelralph]

following on from finding mabel meekhums, i am having a little bother with her fther henry meekhums. he was born about 1869 in devenport.

i have found a lot out about him, he entered the roal military asylum in 1875 aged about 7. his father was with the 61st regiment of foot. this means his father or mother or both died about 1875, but i cannot find him on the 1871 census.

[Mort29]

seen his BIrth Index entry?

Henry Meekhums
Jul-Aug-Sep 1868
District of Plympton St Mary
Volume - 5b
Page - 228


might be in Ireland - see if you can find out where the 61st Regiment were from 1868-1875

His Pension Papers are online in Ancestry: he joined the Worcester Regiment in Sept 1882 as a 14 year old Drummer Boy - height 4' 6", blue eyes.

Theres a ref to his wife and dau Mabel, and ALSO a sister - Mary Ann Meekhums, Ashley Down School, Bristol.


She seems to have been born c1870/1, Devonport (BMD indicates Stoke Damerel), and in the 1881 census - RG11/Piece: 2488 Folio 104 Page 5 Bristol St James & St Paul - "The New Orphan Houses" Ashley Down she's a 'scholar'. In 1891 she is in Service in the Southampton area.

[rachelralph]

yes i have found mary ann meekhums she was in the  new orphan house in ashley down in 1881 and then in 1891 she is a servant living in hampshire. i cannot find either henry or mary ann in 1871, they could be in ireland with the father.  i think i need to do some more reearch on the ole daddy. all i have to go on though is the surname meekhums, and the regiment.

[Mort29]

Where did you get the info about the 61st Regiment?

[Mort29]

ah - here they are in 1871 - RG10/Piece 2134 Folio 24 Page 44 - Stoke Dameral

Father William is a Pensioner - so left the army by then ?

Married in Devon, but both are from Kent originally - eldest son born CI.

Marriages Sep 1861 

Meekhums  William     Stoke D  5b 532   
WESCOTT  Caroline     Stoke D.  5b 532   


Deaths Jun 1872 

MEEKHUMS  William  43  Stoke D.  5b 221


Marriages Jun 1876 
 
Barnes  John    Stoke Damerel  5b 582   
Brimbecom  William     Stoke D.  5b 582   
Marks  Elizabeth     Stoke D  5b 582   
Meekhums  Caroline     Stoke D.  5b 582   

Caroline died soon after marriage:-

Caroline Barnes
Born c1840
Jul-Aug-Sep 1877

District of Stoke Damerel

Volume - 5b
Page - 206 

[rachelralph]

i found the reference to the 61st regiment of foot, from an entry document of henry meekhums to the military aslylum.

i have just been looking for meekham deaths around 1870-1875 and there really is only one that fits and thats william. then i come on here and you found him for me

so it would seem that henry went to the military school in 1875 when his mother wa still alive. maybe he didnt like the new daddy lol!
i wonder whether mary ann went to the orphanage after her mother died or did her mother drop her off there?

a bit more research needed thank you all xxx

[rachelralph]

sorry im being really dense here but what is CI for sons birth?

i cant find the census for 71 in ancestry either

[rachelralph]

ahhhh ok i found them name transcribed as mukham

and i really should put my brain into gear before i ask a question, CI- derrrrr channel islands lol

[Mort29]

i cant find the census for 71 in ancestry either

you can plug the census refn (PIECE, Folio etc) straight into Ancestry - make sure you have 'Show Advanced Search Options' clicked first, to reveal the boxes you need to populate