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The Family History of Glen Upward
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John MEDWAY's brother: James MEDWAY (1827-1876)

Family of John MEDWAY and Ann Isabella STOKES

Husband: John MEDWAY (1824?-1863)
Wife: Ann Isabella STOKES (1823-1880)
Children: Louisa Matilda Ann MEDWAY (1848-1920?)
Mathew Thomas MEDWAY (1850?- )
Isabella Elizabeth MEDWAY (1852?-1922)
John MEDWAY (1855?- )
Evangeline MEDWAY (1857?- )
Adelaine MEDWAY (1861- )
Walter James MEDWAY (1863- )
Marriage 7 Sep 1847 St. Michael's, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset
Census (family) 1861 Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (family) 27 Ham Street
Ship Carpenter

Husband: John MEDWAY

Name: John MEDWAY
Sex: Male
Father: James MEDWAY (1800-1827)
Mother: Harriet MUSSELWHITE (1806?- )
Birth 3 Nov 1824 (est) Hamworthy, Poole
Christening 3 Nov 1824 (age 0) St. James, Poole, Dorset
Census (1) 1841 (age 15 (!))
Occupation (1) 7 Sep 1847 (age 22) Shipwright
Census (2) 1851 (age 26) Hamworthy, Poole
Death 1863 (age 39) Hamworthy, Poole
Burial 28 Feb 1863 St. Michael's, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset
Occupation (2) 4 Jun 1885 (age 60) Parish Clerk

Additional Information

Census (1) Lower Hamworthy
Census (2) 16 Lower Hamworthy
Occupation: Shipwright
Occupation (2) As reported on Eva Medways marriage certificate

Wife: Ann Isabella STOKES

Name: Ann Isabella STOKES
Sex: Female
Father: Thomas Arthur STOKES (b.1803, bur.1875)
Mother: Anne CORBIN (1803?-1858)
Birth 26 Feb 1823 Branksea
Baptism St. James, Poole, Dorset
Christening 26 Feb 1823 (age 0)
Census (1) 1841 (age 18)
Census (2) 1851 (age 28) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (3) 1871 (age 47) Hamworthy, Poole
Death 1880 (age 56) Hamworthy, Poole
Burial 8 Jan 1880 St. Michael's, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset

Additional Information

Census (1) Church Steet
Called Anne
Census (2) 16 Lower Hamworthy
Census (3) 22 Ham Street
School Mistress

Child 1: Louisa Matilda Ann MEDWAY

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      Louisa Matilda Ann MEDWAY, aft 1890    
 
Name: Louisa Matilda Ann MEDWAY
Sex: Female
Spouse: Alfred WOOLF (1851- )
Birth 26 Mar 1848 Hamworthy, Poole
Census (1) 1851 (age 3) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2) 1861 (age 13) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (3) 1881 (age 33) Hamworthy, Poole
Death Mar 1920 (app) (age 71-72)

Additional Information

Birth Laura McMullen was buried in the
her arms . Louisa was interested in the Lucy McMullen's pregnancy...so it seemed fitting as they died at the same time.
Census (1) 16 Lower Hamworthy
Census (2) 27 Ham Street
Census (3) Ham Street Lower Ham
Occupation: Dress Maker

Child 2: Mathew Thomas MEDWAY

Name: Mathew Thomas MEDWAY
Sex: Male
Spouse: Jane Marie SHENTON (1850?- )
Birth 1 Jan 1850 (est) Hamworthy, Poole
Occupation Engineer & M. Employing 3 Men & 1 Boy
Census (1) 1851 (age 1) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2) 1861 (age 11) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (3) 1871 (age 21) Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (1) 16 Lower Hamworthy
Census (2) 27 Ham Street
Census (3) 22 Ham Street
Ship Carpenter

Child 3: Isabella Elizabeth MEDWAY

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      Isabella Elizabeth MEDWAY, 1920, age 68     Spouse: William Harland MCMULLEN, 1920?, age 71    
 
Name: Isabella Elizabeth MEDWAY
Sex: Female
Spouse: William Harland MCMULLEN (1849?-1931)
Birth 1852 (est) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (1) 1861 (age 9) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2) 1871 (age 19) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (3) 1881 (age 29) Hamworthy, Poole
Death 11 Jan 1922 (age 69-70) Harbour Road, Hamworthy, Poole
Burial 11 Jan 1922 St. Michael's, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset

Additional Information

Census (1) 27 Ham Street
Census (2) 22 Ham Street
Domestic Servant
Census (3) Ham Street Lower Ham
Occupation: None

Child 4: John MEDWAY

Name: John MEDWAY
Sex: Male
Birth 1855 (est) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (1) 1861 (age 6) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2) 1871 (age 16) Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (1) 27 Ham Street
Census (2) 22 Ham Street
Ship Carpenter

Child 5: Evangeline MEDWAY

Name: Evangeline MEDWAY
Sex: Female
Spouse: Joseph Ramsay PERRY ( -1919)
Birth 1857 (est)
Occupation Sailor
Census (1) 1861 (age 4) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2) 1871 (age 14) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (3) 1881 (age 24) Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (1) 27 Ham Street
Census (2) 22 Ham Street
Census (3) Ham Street Lower Ham
Occupation: None

Child 6: Adelaine MEDWAY

Name: Adelaine MEDWAY
Sex: Female
Birth 1861 Hamworthy, Poole
Census 1861 (age 6 mns) Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census 27 Ham Street

Child 7: Walter James MEDWAY

Name: Walter James MEDWAY
Sex: Male
Spouse: Mary Jane SCOTT (1865- )
Birth 1863 Hamworthy, Poole
Census (1) 1871 (age 8) Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2) 1881 (age 18) Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (1) 22 Ham Street
Census (2) 44 Ham Street

Note on Husband: John MEDWAY (1)

Possible parish clerk in 1885 (Hamworthy)

Note on Husband: John MEDWAY (2)

Witness on sister-in-law's marriage (Isabella Elizabeth Stokes)

Note on Child 1: Louisa Matilda Ann MEDWAY (1)

Renouned for being a "stern strong woman"

Note on Child 1: Louisa Matilda Ann MEDWAY (2)

Was buried holding Laura McMullen who had died at the same time.

Note on Child 2: Mathew Thomas MEDWAY (1)

Moved to London

Note on Child 2: Mathew Thomas MEDWAY (2)

Referred to by Arthur Mcmullen as "uncle matty" and with great affection

Note on Child 2: Mathew Thomas MEDWAY (3)

Worked as a Lift Engineer.

Note on Child 3: Isabella Elizabeth MEDWAY

Suffered from bronchitis during the winter and was often bed bound.

Note on Child 7: Walter James MEDWAY

Moved to Greenwhich London between 1895 and 1897