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EDWARD CHARLES MENCE MEAD

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Jeremy

Jeremy Report 10 Jul 2012 15:03

Please can someone assist me to locate my grandfather;s birth and marriage records (EDWARD CHARLES MENCE MEAD) , maybe Charles Edward Mence Mead , born 1908 i hear in London to Florence (Adelaide?) Mence.

He went to Kenya in the 1930s or 40's too for tea/coffee production.

Thanks and regards ,
Jeremy

Andrew

Andrew Report 10 Jul 2012 15:15

Maybe

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1905 (>99%)
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Mead Edward Mence C Hendon 3a 308


Andy

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 10 Jul 2012 15:17

Birth Record Name Edward Mence C Mead
Year of Registration 1905
Quarter of Registration Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District Hendon
Registration County Middlesex
Mother's maiden name
Volume Number 3A
Volume Page 308

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 10 Jul 2012 15:17

Birth Record Name Edward Mence C Mead
Year of Registration 1905
Quarter of Registration Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District Hendon
Registration County Middlesex
Mother's maiden name
Volume Number 3A
Volume Page 308

Vera

Vera Report 10 Jul 2012 15:18

passenger transcript details
Name: Edward Mence MEAD
Date of departure: 27 February 1939
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Mombasa, Kenya
Passenger destination: Mombasa, Kenya

Date of Birth: 1906 (calculated from age)
Age: 33
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Passenger recorded on: Page 1 of 3




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Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
USSUKUMA

Schulte
German African Lines
Maputo (Lourenco Marques), Mozambique

4561
12



passenger transcript details
Name: Edward Mence Charles MEAD
Date of departure: 29 January 1954
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Mombasa, Kenya
Passenger destination: Mombasa, Kenya

Date of Birth: 1906 (calculated from age)
Age: 48
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Passenger recorded on: Page 6 of 12




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Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
UGANDA
184658
Captain C R Polkinghorne
P & O Co Ltd
Beira, Mozambique

8034.05
291

Regards Vera

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 10 Jul 2012 15:22

possible

1911 Census Household Record Household information
Address 117 Lansdowne Road Seven Kings Ilford
Parish Ilford
Town Seven Kings Ilford
Type of Building Private House
Number of Rooms 5
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN9889 RG78PN521B RD191 SD2 ED40 SN204
Administrative County Essex
Registration District Romford
Registration Sub District Ilford
Enumeration District 40

Householder 1
Name Charles Mead
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition / Years Married / Years
Gender M
Age 32
Estimated Year of Birth 1879
Occupation Coffee Roaster
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Place of Birth London Whitechapel

Householder 2
Name Florence Mead
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married / 6 Years
Total Children Born Alive 1
Children Still Living 1
Gender F
Age 35
Estimated Year of Birth 1876
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth London Mile End

Householder 3
Name Edward Mead
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 5
Estimated Year of Birth 1906
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth London Cricklewood N W

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Jul 2012 15:23

You could have found the birth and marriage yourself on freebmd

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Put it in your favourites..........for future use

Vera

Vera Report 10 Jul 2012 15:25

???His parents

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Marriages Jun 1904 (>99%)
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Bryon Ellen Hendon 3a 526
Evans Harold Hendon 3a 526
Mead Charles Hendon 3a 526
MENCE Florence Maud Hendon 3a 526



Regards Vera

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Jul 2012 15:25

1911 census


Person: MEAD, Edward Address: 117 Lansdowne Road Seven Kings Ilford
Cost


MEAD, Charles Head Married M 32 1879 Coffee Roaster London Whitechapel VIEW
MEAD, Florence Wife Married6 years F 35 1876 London Mile End VIEW
MEAD, Edward Son M 5 1906 London Cricklewood N W VIEW RG number: RG14 Piece: 9889 Reference: RG14PN9889 RG78PN521B RD191 SD2 ED40 SN204 Registration District: Romford Sub District: Ilford Enumeration District: 40 Parish: Ilford

Andrew

Andrew Report 10 Jul 2012 15:27

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1904 (>99%)
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Mead Charles Hendon 3a 526
MENCE Florence Maud Hendon 3a 526

Andy

Andrew

Andrew Report 10 Jul 2012 15:29

Father Charles 1901

Coffee Roaster

1901 England Census
about Charles Mead
Name: Charles Mead
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles Mead
Mother's name: Emily Mead
Gender: Male
Where born: Whitechapel, London, England

Civil parish: Whitechapel
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Whitechapel
Sub-registration district: Mile End New Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 108
Piece: 301
Folio: 51
Page Number: 15
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Mead 48
Emily Mead 45
>>>>Charles Mead 22
George Mead 20
Rose Lewis 32
Thomas Riley 19




Andy

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Jul 2012 15:32

Name: Edward Mence Charles Mead
Birth Date: abt 1905
Age: 49
Port of Departure: London, England
Arrival Date: 28 Apr 1954
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: London
[Cape Town]
[Port Elizabeth]
[Durban]
[Beira]
[Dar es Salaam]
[Zanzibar]
[Mombasa]
Ship Name: Warwick Castle
Search Ship Database: View the 'Warwick Castle' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 167220

Destination address, 1, Cockspur St., S * 1

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Jul 2012 15:37

Name: Edward Mead
Birth Date: abt 1906
Age: 44
Port of Departure: London, England
Arrival Date: 10 Jun 1950
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: London
[Cape Town]
[Port Elizabeth]
[Durban]
[Beira]
[Zanzibar]
[Dar-es-Salaam]
[Mombasa]
Ship Name: Bloemfontein Castle
Search Ship Database: View the 'Bloemfontein Castle' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 183205

c/o Barclays Bank, Cockspur St

Planter & Farmer

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Jul 2012 15:40

Name: Edward Mead
Birth Date: abt 1907
Age: 24
Port of Departure: Beira, Mozambique
Arrival Date: 28 May 1931
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Cape Town
[Durban]
[Beira]
[Dar-es-Salaam]
[Mombasa]
[Malaga]
Ship Name: Ubena
Search Ship Database: View the 'Ubena' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: German East-Africa Line

To 110 Felbridge Road, Essex........ Coffee roaster - Kenya

Boarded at Mombasa

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Jul 2012 15:43

outgoing...........

MEAD Edward N 1905 M 1927 London Kenya Mombasa

MEAD Edward 1906 M 1932 Southampton Kenya Mombasa

MEAD Edward Mence 1906 M 1939 Southampton Kenya Mombasa

MEAD Edward Mence 1905 M 1955 London Kenya Mombasa

MEAD Edward Mence Charles 1905 M 1947 London Tanzania (Tanganyika) Dar Es Salaam

MEAD Edward Mence Charles 1906 M 1954 London Kenya Mombasa

Marked As Answer Marked as Answered

Jeremy

Jeremy Report 10 Jul 2012 20:57

Thank you so much for everyones really fast help. perhaps this has led me to Dora Marguerite Guggenheim dob 1909 , his Edward Charles Mence Mead's first wife. I haven't been able to find much on her on the BMD barr her DOB and marriage , further help would be much appreciaate there.

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 10 Jul 2012 21:11

Birth Record Name
Dora M Guggenheim
Year of Registration 1909
Quarter of Registration Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Chorlton
Registration County Lancashire
Mother's maiden name
Volume Number 8C
Volume Page 732

Vera

Vera Report 10 Jul 2012 21:12

1911
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born Image
GUGGENHEIM, Armand Head Married M 51 1860 General Shipping Merchant Switzerland VIEW
GUGGENHEIM, Marguerite Bertha Wife Married11 years F 46 1865 London VIEW
GUGGENHEIM, Edward Armand Son M 9 1902 Lancashire Nr Didsbury VIEW
GUGGENHEIM, Oscar Armand Son M 7 1904 Lancashire Nr Didsbury VIEW
>>>>>>GUGGENHEIM, Nora Marguerite Daughter F 1 1910 Lancashire Nr Didsbury...Dora on image

CRAIG, Agnes Servant Single F 35 1876 Cook Kirkcudbright Greenlaw VIEW
AINDOX, Alice Servant Single F 25 1886 Housemaid Lancashire Formby VIEW
KELLY, Isabel Servant Single F 25 1886 Housemaid Isle of Man Eccle VIEW
DEGUIN, Maria Governess Single F 27 1884 Governess France VIEW
RG number: RG14
Piece: 22852
Reference: RG14PN22852 RG78PN1339 RD457 SD5 ED12 SN97
Registration District: Ormskirk
Sub District: Formby
Enumeration District: 12
Parish: Southport
Address: 10 Waterloo Road Birkdale Southport
County: Lancashire



Regards Vera