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Olive Violet Fewtrell/Meaden (1912-1993)

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Daniel

Daniel Report 2 Oct 2018 15:29

Hi,

I'm looking for any information regarding Olive Violet Meaden (maiden name Fewtrell)

She was the Biological mother of my Grand Father who never knew her.

My Grand Father was born to Olive at Bovington Camp Hospital in 1944 with no father mentioned on the birth certificate. My Grand Father was later adopted by who we believe to be the mother of my Grand Fathers Biological Father although this may not be accurate.

This being because none of this adopted family would ever speak of his parents even though my Grandfather believed they did know the whole story.

The only information I can find out about Olive is that she was born in 1912 to Elizabeth Preston (unable to find father), lived around the Wareham area in Dorset and passed away there in 1993. She was married to a Charles William Meaden who was born 1911 and passed away in 1954, I do not believe him to be my Grandfathers father however.

As you can appreciate this is an emotional subject to talk about, my Grandfather knowing that his mother may have not known of his whereabouts/wellbeing for all of those years,

Any help would be appreciated,

Dan

Kay????

Kay???? Report 2 Oct 2018 16:02

Daniel hi........ look at the top where you will see an envelope click to open it,,,,,,

I have sent some information that is sensitive and not for open board reading.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 2 Oct 2018 17:04

Also pmed some bits and pieces including a current address for Olive's grandson, and a relatively recent address for the child of Olive's marriage.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 Oct 2018 19:33

Olive's parents in 1911?

1911 Census For England & Wales
4 Prospect Place St Johns Road Newbury, Newbury, Berkshire, England

Solomon Fewtrell Head Married Male 36 1875 House Plasterer Wooday Hampshire
Elizabeth Fewtrell Wife Married Female 30 1881 - Newbury Berkshire
Harold Preston Son - Male 9 1902 - Newbury Berkshire
Edward Fewtrell Son - Male 7 1904 - Newbury Berkshire
Alice Fewtrell Daughter - Female 5 1906 - Newbury Berkshire
Herbert Fewtrell Son - Male 2 1909 - Newbury Berkshire
Clara Fewtrell Daughter - Female 0 1911 - Newbury Berkshire


Births after 1911 for the above couple.

Births Dec 1912 (>99%)
Fewtrell Olive V Preston Newbury 2c 477

Births Sep 1915 (>99%)
Fewtrell Ronald J Preston Newbury 2c 458

Births Jun 1918 (>99%)
Fewtrell Evelyn I M Preston Newbury 2c 438

Births Mar 1921 (>99%)
Fewtrell Ralph B Preston Newbury 2c 510

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 Oct 2018 20:06

Olive's mother's death..her father was in Middlesex in 1939 and single. None of the children with him.

Transcription:
Berkshire Burial Index

First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Fewtrell
Age 46
Birth year 1879
Residence St John's Rd, 4 Prospect Place
Death year 1925
Burial year 1925
Burial date 24 Oct 1925
Church Newtown Rd Cemetery
Place Newbury
County Berkshire
Country England
Record set Berkshire Burial Index
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
Berkshire Family History Society

Transcriptions © Berkshire Family History Society

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 Oct 2018 20:21

2 brother's and 1 sister of Olive's in 1939 living with a relative (sister?) of their Mum.

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Preston Household (6 People)
1 Prospect Place , Newbury M.B., Berkshire, England

Edward T Fewtrell
DOB 14 Apr 1903
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Gardener
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 198
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Kezia R Preston
DOB 03 Oct 1862
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Widowed
SCHEDULE 198
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

Ronald J Fewtrell
DOB23 Aug 1915
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Plumber
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 198
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 3

Clara M Norris
DOB 15 Nov 1910
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 198
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 4

Ernest R Norris
DOB 28 Apr 1909
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Solicitors Cashier
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 198
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 5

Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

Ref: RG101/2055E/019/04 Letter Code:
© Findmypast Ltd


Perhaps if you worked forward from Olive's siblings you may find cousins of your Grandfather that still alive and may have some knowledge of the circumstances.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 Oct 2018 20:30

Harold Preston (now Fewtrell) still living at the same address as the family were in 1911. His wife's name is Naomi on the image not Zaomi.

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Fewtrell Household (5 People)
4 Prospect Place , Newbury M.B., Berkshire, England

Harold P Fewtrell
DOB 22 Sep 1901
SEX Male
OCCUPATION General Labourer
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 201
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

Zaomi R Fewtrell
DOB 05 Feb 1906
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 201
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Raymond J Fewtrell
DOB 25 Dec 1938
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Under School Age
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 201
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 3

Martha Hill
DOB 07 Oct 1872
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 201
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 4

Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

Ref: RG101/2055E/019/18 Letter Code:
© Findmypast Ltd

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 Oct 2018 21:56

Brother Ralph in 1939 with Preston relatives


Preston Household (3 People)
21 , Bristol C.B., Gloucestershire, England

Ralph B Fewtrell (Fruiril)
DOB13 Feb 1921
SEX Male
OCCUPATION General La
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 21
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 3

Herbert G Preston
DOB 25 Dec 1882
SEX Male
OCCUPATION General Labourer
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 21
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

Harriett A Lovegrove (Preston)
DOB 24 Aug 1846 <<<<< 1876 on image
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 21
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2
Ref: RG101/4984F/002/22 Letter Code:
© Findmypast Ltd



Last name FEWTRELL
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1957
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™
RALPH B FEWTRELL married one of these people
Irene F Wicks
Spouse's last name Wicks
District Romsey
District number -
County Hampshire
Country England
Volume 6B
Volume as transcribed 6B
Page number 986
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from Great Britain, England
© brightsolid online publishing




First name(s) RALPH BARRINGTON
Last name FEWTRELL
Gender Male
Birth day 13
Birth month 2
Birth year 1921
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1982
District Southampton
County Hampshire
Volume 20
Page 1144
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
(c) brightsolid online publishing ltd

Kay????

Kay???? Report 2 Oct 2018 22:11

Samuels Household (6 People).

46 Ashmore Road , Reading C.B., Berkshire, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Olive V Meader ? Oct 1912 Unpaid Domestic Duties

Walker J N (We? H J) Samuels 17 Oct 1905 Boot & Shoe Seatsman & Repairer.

Alice E L Samuels 14 Aug 1905 Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.


Olive is with elder sister Alice and husband (Walter) in 1939....the closed records relate to being born on or after 1915..there are actually only two closed records.one other relates to another family listed above.at No 44.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 Oct 2018 22:16

Well done Kay. That's all Solomon and Elizabeth's children accounted for in 1939

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 Oct 2018 22:24

Just out of interest, Kezia R Preston on the 1939 register looks to be the Grandmother not Aunt of the Preston children.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Coffee Tavern Cottage, Derby Road, St Johns, Newbury, Berkshire, England

Allice Preston Head Married Female 62 1829 Char Woman Berkshire, England
George Preston Son Married Male 37 1854 General Labourer -
Kezia R Preston Daughter In Law Married Female 27 1864 Char Woman London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Preston Granddaughter Single Female 11 1880 School Berkshire, England
Herbert Preston Grandson Single Male 8 1883 School Berkshire, England
Clara Preston Granddaughter Single Female 4 1887 - Berkshire, England
Violet Preston Granddaughter Single Female 1 1890 - Berkshire, England


Marriages Mar 1880 (>99%)
Bartlett Kezia Ruth Newbury 2c 362
PRESTON George Newbury 2c 362

Kay????

Kay???? Report 2 Oct 2018 23:21

Keziah Ruth
Last name Bartlett
Birth year -
Baptism year 1875
Baptism date 27 Aug 1875
Residence Ham
Place Ham
County Wiltshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Giles
Father's last name Bartlett
Mother's first name(s) Anne
Record type Bishop's Transcripts
Record set Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain.

Keziah baptism, ?at aged 13,they had 3 others bapt same time,


KEZIA RUTH
Last name BARTLETT
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1880
Registration month -
MarriageFinder ™
KEZIA RUTH BARTLETT married one of these people
William Cook, George Preston
District Newbury
District number -
County Berkshire.

Marriage to George Preston..




Keiza Ruth parents marriage.



Giles
Last name Bartlett
Age Full
Birth year -
Marital status B
Occupation Cabinetmaker
Residence St Pancras, Middlesex
Marriage year 1856
Marriage date 20 Jun 1856
Place Great Bedwin
County Wiltshire
Country England
By licence or by banns L
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Spouse's last name Bushell
Spouse's age Full
Spouse's marital status S
Spouse's residence Wilton, Great Bedwyn
Father's name Giles Bartlett
Father's occupation Japanner
Spouse's father's name Joseph Bushell
Spouse's father's occupation Labourer
Witness 1 William House
Witness 2 Elizabeth House
Record set Wiltshire Marriages Index 1538-1933
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Collections from England, Great Britain

Daniel

Daniel Report 3 Oct 2018 11:50

I would just like to thank you all for your help and guidance.

I now have some people to add to the tree and hopefully I can sort out getting my grandfather into contact with his relatives whom he has been seeking.

Thanks again,

Dan :-)