Martha MeadsAge: 76 years1844–1921
- Name
- Martha Meads
- Given names
- Martha
- Surname
- Meads
- Married name
- Martha Green
 Birth | 9 December 1844 41 23 Source: Internet (PM) |
 Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Meads 1846 (Age 12 months) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Coates 26 March 1849 (Age 4 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph Meads — Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Jefferson — View this family 24 December 1850 (Age 6 years) Source: BDM New Zealand Citation details: Page 124 Folio 563 1840-50 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Adam Meads 22 September 1851 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | David Meads about 1852 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Nathan Meads 22 May 1854 (Age 9 years) |
| Christening of a half-brother | Nathan Meads 30 September 1854 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Alfred Meads about 1856 (Age 11 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | William Meads — Caroline Harman — View this family 9 March 1857 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Francis ‘Frank’ Meads 1861 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Alfred Meads 12 November 1861 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Benjamin Jefferson Meads 1862 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Nathaniel Meads 2 March 1863 (Age 18 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Zachariah ‘Zac’ Meads — Marie Irma ‘Mary’ Lazare — View this family 22 June 1865 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | John Jefferson — Elizabeth Meads — View this family 23 November 1865 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Andrew ‘Mac’ Green — View this family 12 July 1866 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Zachariah ‘Zac’ Meads — Elizabeth Mary Gray — View this family about 1867 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ann Jane Green 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Louisa Green 6 April 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William James Green 26 August 1871 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Adam Meads — Henrietta Mildred Prince — View this family 17 July 1873 (Age 28 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Nathan Meads — Deborah Green — View this family 1873 (Age 28 years) Source: Parawenui centenary book. |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Leticia Green 1 March 1874 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Joseph Alfred Green 12 June 1876 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Francis ‘Frank’ Meads — Louisa Green — View this family 11 June 1878 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Arthur Andrew Green 16 December 1878 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Meads 9 January 1880 (Age 35 years) Cause: Enlargement of the abdominal gland. Gangrene Source: BDM New Zealand Citation details: 127 Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Birth of a son #7 | Alexander Green 12 March 1881 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | David Meads — Bertha Dopka — View this family about 1881 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Ida Martha Green 8 August 1883 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Allan Edgar Green 8 May 1886 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Benjamin Jefferson Meads — Mary Voltz — View this family 1887 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Curran — Louisa Green — View this family 10 April 1889 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ida May Curran 2 May 1890 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Meads 16 August 1890 (Age 45 years) Cause: Cancer of liver |
| Burial of a sister | Elizabeth Meads 1890 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Myrtle Louisa Curran 20 October 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a son | William James Green 26 August 1893 (Age 48 years) |
| Burial of a son | William James Green 28 August 1893 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert McDougall — Leticia Green — View this family 25 February 1894 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Stanley William Curran 10 September 1894 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Alan Egbert McDougall 7 October 1895 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Nathan Meads — Elizabeth Taylor — View this family about 1895 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Kenneth Ancell McDougall 17 July 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Meads 26 July 1897 (Age 52 years) Cause: Phthisis Pulmonalis; Haemophsis |
| Burial of a half-brother | William Meads July 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Nathaniel Meads — Lucy Elizabeth ‘Lues’ Cleaver — View this family October 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ivy Rita Curran 10 March 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Andrew Green — Margaret Laing Younger — View this family 12 March 1902 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ida Martha Green 2 August 1902 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mavis Jane Green 21 September 1902 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Phyllis Irene McDougall 2 July 1903 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | William Andrew Green 6 June 1905 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Elsie Green 10 November 1906 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Ruby May Green 27 May 1907 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Zelma Letitia Curran 23 July 1907 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Gladys Irene Green 14 September 1908 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Joseph Meads 15 January 1909 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Joseph Owen Green 5 July 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Phyllis Martha Green 7 October 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Allan Edgar Green — Mildred Luna Somers — View this family 1 October 1912 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Gordon Alexander Green 23 October 1912 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Kenneth Andrew Green February 1914 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Majorie Rawhiti Green 1 March 1914 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Myrtle June Green 20 December 1915 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a grandchild | William Francis Eade — Myrtle Louisa Curran — View this family 16 March 1916 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a grandchild | Ivan Clifton Funnell — Ida May Curran — View this family 10 July 1919 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | 26 January 1921 (Age 76 years) Cause of death: Heart failure |
 Burial | 28 January 1921 (2 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| mother |
Ann Coates Birth: before 1821 — England Death: 26 March 1849 — Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Marriage: 8 July 1842 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England |
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11 months elder brother |
Birth: 6 June 1843 40 22 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 20 July 1937 — Rata, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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18 months herself |
Martha Meads Birth: 9 December 1844 41 23 — New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Death: 26 January 1921 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Meads Birth: 1846 43 25 — New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Death: 16 August 1890 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Father’s family with Maria Lords |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| step-mother |
Maria Lords Birth: 3 January 1803 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: 7 April 1842 — Potter Newton, Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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Marriage: 25 December 1823 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England |
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18 months half-brother |
John Meads Birth: June 1825 22 22 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: |
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4 years half-brother |
Joseph Meads Birth: 23 March 1829 26 26 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: 15 January 1909 — Greytown, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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23 months half-brother |
William Meads Birth: 23 February 1831 28 28 — Birstall, Yorkshire, England Death: 26 July 1897 — Todds Bush, Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Jefferson |
| father |
Birth: 1803 15 — Yorkshire, England Death: 9 January 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Jefferson Birth: 13 November 1830 — Bulman Hill, Sebergham, Cumberland, England Death: 1 March 1880 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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Marriage: 24 December 1850 — Wellington, New Zealand |
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9 months half-brother |
Adam Meads Birth: 22 September 1851 48 20 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 25 October 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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15 months half-brother |
David Meads Birth: about 1852 49 21 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 1936 — Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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2 years half-brother |
Nathan Meads Birth: 22 May 1854 51 23 — Wellington, New Zealand Death: 1940 — Auckland, New Zealand |
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3 years half-brother |
Alfred Meads Birth: about 1856 53 25 — Leedstown, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 12 November 1861 — Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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6 years half-brother |
Francis ‘Frank’ Meads Birth: 1861 58 30 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 29 March 1946 — Hunterville, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years half-brother |
Benjamin Jefferson Meads Birth: 1862 59 31 — Leedstown, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 1928 — Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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14 months half-brother |
Nathaniel Meads Birth: 2 March 1863 60 32 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 25 October 1936 — Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Family with Andrew ‘Mac’ Green |
| husband |
Andrew ‘Mac’ Green Birth: 1847 23 — Porirua Bay, Wellington, New Zealand Death: 15 November 1939 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| herself |
Martha Meads Birth: 9 December 1844 41 23 — New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Death: 26 January 1921 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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Marriage: 12 July 1866 — Tutaenui, Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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3 years daughter |
Ann Jane Green Birth: 1868 21 23 — Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 10 May 1926 — Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years daughter |
Louisa Green Birth: 6 April 1870 23 25 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 15 August 1952 — Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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17 months son |
William James Green Birth: 26 August 1871 24 26 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 26 August 1893 — Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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3 years daughter |
Leticia Green Birth: 1 March 1874 27 29 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 26 May 1956 — Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years son |
Joseph Alfred Green Birth: 12 June 1876 29 31 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 26 February 1960 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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3 years son |
Arthur Andrew Green Birth: 16 December 1878 31 34 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 21 July 1977 — Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years son |
Alexander Green Birth: 12 March 1881 34 36 — Halcombe, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 6 October 1959 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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2 years daughter |
Ida Martha Green Birth: 8 August 1883 36 38 — Halcombe, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 2 August 1902 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
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3 years son |
Allan Edgar Green Birth: 8 May 1886 39 41 — Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Death: 23 April 1974 — Pahiatua, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Birth | Internet (PM) |
| Note | Extract from Marriage Register
12 July 1866 at the residence of Mrs Meads Upper Rangitikei
Andrew Green, minor farmerbatchelor
Martha Meadsfull agespinster
Signed Andrew Green
her mark xMartha Meads [ Surprising that she could not write]
Witnesses Joseph Meads and Joseph Gordon
Obituary Martha Green [copied from Newspaper dated Jan 26, 1921]
After a long illness, Mrs Green, wife of Andrew Green, of Cinder Hill died this morning at the age of 73 years. Mr and Mrs Green, both of whom were born in the North Island, went to Cinder Hill over 30 years ago and did their full share in develpoing the district. Of their family of 9 seven remain. Mesers Joseph [Waituna] Arthur [Hunterville] Alexander [Makino Road] Edgar [Cheltenham] and daughters Miss Ann [at home] Mrs H Curran [Hawera] Mrs R McDougall [Kiwitea]
Extract from Marriage Register
12 July 1866 at the residence of Mrs Meads Upper Rangitikei
Andrew Green, minor farmer batchelor
Martha Meads full age spinster
Signed Andrew Green
her mark x Martha Meads [ Surprising that she could not write]
Witnesses Joseph Meads and Joseph Gordon |