Edgar Meredith Mears

1885 - 1958  (72 years)

• Name	Edgar Meredith Mears
  Birth	15 Jul 1885	Hednesford, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	16 Aug 1885	Hednesford, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Name: Edgar Meredith Meers Baptism date: 16 Aug 1885 Baptism place: Hednesford, St Peter County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Thomas Mother's name: Mary Ann Abode: Hednesford Quality, Trade, or Profession: Brakesman Archive reference: D3195/2 Page: 88
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Hednesford, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Station Road
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Address: 18 Countess Street, Caldmore
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [5]
  	Assisting surveyor
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  	Address: 18 Countess Street
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Railway porter (Railway company)
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [7]
  	Address: 97 Darlaston Road
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [7]
  	Goods guards clerk (controlling railway good guards) (L and N W Railway)
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Address: 261 West Bromwich Road
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [3]
  	Railway traffic and train controller
  Death	31 Jan 1958	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [8, 9]
  Probate	13 Mar 1958	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England   [9]
  	MEARS Edgar Meredith otherwise Edgar Meridith otherwise Edgar Merideth of 261 West Bromwich Road Walsall Staffordshire died 31 January 1958 at The General Hospital Walsall Probate Birmingham 13 March to Jessie Mears widow. Effects £1441 19s. 8d.
  Person ID	I3074	Gilbert
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Mears,   b. 3 Sep 1859, Kiddemore Green, Staffordshire, England d. 1939, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Lawrence,   b. 1863, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 1920, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1882	Walsall, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Newbold,   b. 30 Mar 1884, Great Barr, Staffordshire, England d. 16 Oct 1977, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1911	West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Joan Elvira Mears,   b. 13 Feb 1920, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 2 Jun 1984, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F5817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jul 1885 - Hednesford, Staffordshire, England Christening - 16 Aug 1885 - Hednesford, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Station Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Hednesford, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 18 Countess Street, Caldmore - 31 Mar 1901 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Marriage - 1911 - West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 18 Countess Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 97 Darlaston Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 261 West Bromwich Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Death - 31 Jan 1958 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Probate - 13 Mar 1958 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Mears, Edgar Meredith; Mother's Maiden Surname: Lawrance; GRO Reference: 1885 S Quarter in CANNOCK Volume 06B Page 490 (accessed 17 Sep 2017). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Edgar M; Birth year: 1886; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Cannock; Parish: Cannock; Town: Hednesford; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2220; Folio: 49; Page: 5 (accessed 9 Jun 2018). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Mears, Edgar M; 15 Jul 1885; Borough: Walsall C.B.; County: Staffordshire (accessed 7 Jan 2018). [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Meers, Edgar Meredith; Baptism year: 1885; Father's name: Thomas; Mother's name: Mary Ann; Baptism place: Hednesford, St Peter (accessed 5 Dec 2020). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Edgar M; Birth year: 1886; Birth town: Hednesford; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Walsall; Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2704; Folio: 114; Page: 46 (accessed 27 Apr 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Edgar Meridith; Birth year: 1886; Birth place: Staffordshire Hednesford; Reg dist: Walsall; Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN17177 RG78PN1057 RD370 SD3 ED20 SN435 (accessed 26 Mar 2018). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Edgar Meridith; Birth year: 1884; Birth place: Hednesford, Staffordshire, England; Reg dist: Walsall; Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG15 PN13207 RD370 RS3 ED39 SN50 (accessed 22 Jan 2023). [S263] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Death index, Mears, Edgar M; 1958; Walsall, Staffordshire; Age: 72; M Quarter; Volume: 9B; Page: 825 (accessed 17 Sep 2017). [S221] Find a Will (Gov.uk), Mears, Edgar Meredith; 1958 (accessed 3 Mar 2018). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Mears, Edgar M - Newbold, Jessie; 1911; West Bromwich, Staffordshire; D Quarter; Volume: 6B; Page: 1509 (accessed 16 Mar 2019).