BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Benjamin Meese

Male Abt 1865 -


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  • Name Benjamin Meese 
    Born Abt Aug 1865  Stourbridge Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I49965  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father John Meese,   b. 1821, Worcester Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 69 years) 
    Mother Hannah Meese,   b. 1826, Worcestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 5 Jul 1846  Old Swinford, nr Stourbridge Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F15909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Holt,   b. 1873, Froghall, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1939  (Age < 65 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1894  St Edward the Confessor, Cheddleton, nr Leek Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Meese,   b. 1896, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Bessie Meese,   b. Abt Feb 1900, Froghall, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Eliza Meese,   b. 1902, Froghall, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. James Meese,   b. 1908, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Harriet Meese,   b. 1915, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F21173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mees in birth record. Birth year given as 1864 in 1939 census.

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    2. [S373166] England Marriages (Familysearch).

    3. [S010069] MC.




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