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Teresa

Teresa Report 4 Sep 2009 23:01

Hello there. I have a document in front of me saying that a lady called Sarah Elizabeth Smith, formerley Meeklenburgh is the mother of a Eliza Charlotte Smith in 1867 (the year of the childs birth). I am looking for ant record of anyone with the same surname as Meeklenburgh. What other forms of this name should I look under??

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Sep 2009 23:07

These are all from the 1901 England Census:-

View Record Name Parent or Spouse Names Birth Year Birthplace Relation Residence

Lydia Meeklenburgh William abt 1830 Hatfield, Essex, England Wife Chelmsford, Essex

William Meeklenburgh Lydia abt 1830 Chelmsford, Essex, England Head Chelmsford, Essex

Charles Meeklenburgh Annie abt 1864 Chelmsford, Essex, England Head Chelmsford, Essex

Annie Meeklenburgh Charles abt 1865 Chelmsford, Essex, England Wife Chelmsford, Essex

Elizabeth Meeklenburgh abt 1886 Chelmsford, Essex, England Visitor Chelmsford, Essex

John Meeklenburgh abt 1888 Chelmsford, Essex, England Visitor Chelmsford, Essex

Edith Meeklenburgh abt 1891 Chelmsford, Essex, England Visitor Chelmsford, Essex

Ellen Meeklenburgh Charles,
Annie abt 1893 Chelmsford, Essex, England Daughter Chelmsford, Essex

Frederick Meeklenburgh Charles,
Annie abt 1896 Chelmsford, Essex, England Son Chelmsford, Essex

Daisy Meeklenburgh Charles,
Annie abt 1898 Chelmsford, Essex, England Daughter Chelmsford, Essex

Lilian Meeklenburgh Charles,
Annie abt 1898 Chelmsford, Essex, England Daughter Chelmsford, Essex

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Sep 2009 23:09

There is this birth on Ancestry (it's the only one between 1837 and 1915):-

Name: Phyllis B Meeklenburgh
Year of Registration: 1914
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Boyden
District: Dartford
County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 1209

Kath. x

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:09

1881

William H. MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 31 Chelmsford, Essex, England Engine Turner
Sarah MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 28 Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
William MECKLENBURGH Son Male 7 Leiston, Suffolk, England Scholar
Cecilia MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 5 Leiston, Suffolk, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling Aldbro Rd
Census Place Leiston, Suffolk, England
Family History Library Film 1341456
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1890 / 88
Page Number 1

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:10

1881

Mathais MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 54 Steeple, Essex, England Fellmonger Labourer
Amelia MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 47 Witham, Essex, England
Sarah MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 8 Witham, Essex, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling Mill Lane Cottage
Census Place Witham, Essex, England
Family History Library Film 1341436
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1809 / 50
Page Number 27

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Sep 2009 23:10

This entry from British Phone Books:-

Name: I En Burgh F W Meeklenburgh
Address: 9 Hillside, White Hill
Exchange: Crowboro
Directory title: Tunbridge Wells Nov
Publication Year: 1982
Directory County: Kent
Page Number: 333

Kath. x

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:10

SARAH MECKLENBURGH Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth: 20 NOV 1823

Christening: 27 APR 1828 Chelmsford, Essex, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: ALFRED MECKLENBURGH Family
Mother: JANE SPENCER

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:11

German then!!!

Sarah MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN Pedigree
Female Family


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Event(s):
Birth: 1568 Wismar, , Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany

Christening:
Death:
Burial:


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Marriages:
Spouse: Thomas Rhys GRIFFITH Family
Marriage: 1590 Trevrane, , Pembroke, Wales



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Messages:
Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available. Ancestral File may list the same family and the submitter.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:12

9. William Mecklenburgh - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 30 SEP 1781 Maidstone, Kent, England

10. WILLIAM MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 26 MAR 1800 Cathedral Saint Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

11. WILLIAM MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 14 OCT 1802 Billingford Near Diss, Norfolk, England

12. WM. PICKESS MECLINGBOURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 09 DEC 1827 Chelmsford, Essex, England

13. WILLIAM CROSBIE MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 26 OCT 1827 Holbrook, Suffolk, England

14. WILLIAM MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 18 OCT 1829 Chelmsford, Essex, England

15. William Mecklenburgh - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: About 1836 Bocking, Essex, England

16. WILLIAM WALTER MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 11 MAY 1856 Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England

17. WILLIAM HENRY MICLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 02 AUG 1856 St John, Moulsham, Essex, England

18. WILLIAM MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 19 JAN 1856 Allhallows London Wall, London, London, England

19. William Mecklenburgh - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 01 AUG 1881 St John Church, Walworth, Surrey, England

20. WILLIAM HENRY MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 19 APR 1893 Colchester, Essex, England

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:13

1881

William MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 26 Westminster, Middlesex, England Vatmakers Laborer (Cooper)
Eliza MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 20 Edmonton, Middlesex, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling 3a Bedford St
Census Place Newington, Surrey, England
Family History Library Film 1341125
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0550 / 30
Page Number 7

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:13

1881 - most seem to come from Essex - the UK ones that is

William MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 45 Witham, Essex, England Carpenter
Emma MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 46 Colchester, Essex, England
William MECKLENBURGH Son U Male 24 Colchester, Essex, England Gen Labourer
Bertha MECKLENBURGH Daur U Female 20 Colchester, Essex, England No Occupation
Edmund MECKLENBURGH Son U Male 15 Colchester, Essex, England Errand Boy
Lydia MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 12 Rotherithe, Surrey, England Scholar
Emma MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 10 Rotherithe, Surrey, England Scholar
Ellen MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 6 Hoxton, Middlesex, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling 8 Tidey St
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film 1341110
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0498 / 127
Page Number 45

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:14

1881

William H. MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 31 Chelmsford, Essex, England Engine Turner
Sarah MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 28 Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
William MECKLENBURGH Son Male 7 Leiston, Suffolk, England Scholar
Cecilia MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 5 Leiston, Suffolk, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling Aldbro Rd
Census Place Leiston, Suffolk, England
Family History Library Film 1341456
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1890 / 88
Page Number 1

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:15

1881

Wm. MICKLENBURGH Head M Male 51 Chelmsford, Essex, England Journeyman Millwright
Lydia MICKLENBURGH Wife M Female 51 Gt Bardfield, Essex, England Journeyman Millwright Wife
Mabel MICKLENBURGH Daur Female 7 Chelmsford, Essex, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling 18 Bridge Row
Census Place Chelmsford, Essex, England
Family History Library Film 1341424
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1763 / 47
Page Number 19

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:16

1881 - deffo German - head of the house here is German

Mary SMITH Head W Female 56 Germany Laundress
William MECKLENBURGH Lodger W Male 44 Ipswich Fisherman
Matthew MECKLENBURGH Son Male 13 Hull, York, England Scholar
Elizabeth MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 8 Hull, York, England Scholar
Robert MECKLENBURGH Son Male 3 Hull, York, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling 49 Pease Street
Census Place Kingston-upon-Hull, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342153
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4775 / 22
Page Number 4

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Sep 2009 23:16

Teresa, don't we already have a thread about this?

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1174820

Hi there. I am at the moment trying to trace this link in the family. Lady callled Eva Ada Casbolt, nee Bartlett born in Wickford in 1903. Her mother was Elizabeth Bartlett, married to a James. Elizabeths maiden name was Smith. Her mother maiden name was Michelinburg, Michleberg, something like this (not sure how it is spelled. I cannot get a grip on where to start. Can anyone throw me a lifeline?


And a lot of work done on it.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:16

stick any forename with Mecklenburg and you'll find some!!!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:17

2. JOHN MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 08 FEB 1799 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

3. JOHN MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 06 JUL 1806 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

4. JOHN MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 20 MAR 1823 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

5. JOHN MICKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 20 MAR 1823 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

6. JOHN MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 11 MAR 1830 Bocking, Essex, England

7. JOHN MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 25 FEB 1830 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

8. JOHN MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 01 FEB 1860 Saint James, Paddington, London, England

9. JOHN WILLIAM MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 24 JUL 1864 Holy Trinity, Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

10. JOHN WILLIAM MECKLENBURGH - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 27 AUG 1865 Holy Trinity, Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Sep 2009 23:18

groan..........................................................!!!!

Teresa

Teresa Report 4 Sep 2009 23:20

Wow thanks. I have been sitting here for ages trying to swap the letters around. If it helps, she was married to a Charles Smith. The birth of her daughter was registered in Maldon in Essex in 1867, so I assume the Chelmsford or Whitham areas are the best bet. Thanks, you are brill.

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Sep 2009 23:21

I believe the idea was that you were going to order the birth certificate of

Name: Eliza Charlotte Smith
Year of Registration: 1867
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Maldon (1837-1972)
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 223

which will give you the name of her mother, the one whose surname was M*burg in some form.

Oh - is that the "document" you have in front of you?

I thought we were waiting for you to bring that info back to the existing thread.