Person:Sydney Mead (1)

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Sydney John Foster Mead
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Name Sydney John Foster Mead
Gender Male
Birth[1] 28 Oct 1899 Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Census[2] 31 Mar 1901 Luton, Bedfordshire, England44 Cowper Street
Census[3] 2 Apr 1911 Luton, Bedfordshire, England44 Cowper Street
Marriage 1924 Luton, Bedfordshire, Englandto Elizabeth Cissie Marshall
Census[4] 29 Sep 1939 Luton, Bedfordshire, England34 Rutland Crescent
Death[5][6] 30 Dec 1979 Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Sydney John Foster Mead was born on 28th October 1899 at Luton in Bedfordshire, son of Emily Sarah Mead, formerly White, and her husband Simeon Edward Mead, both of whom worked in the straw hat industry. The 1901 and 1911 censuses both find Sydney at home with his parents and siblings at 44 Cowper Street in Luton.

Sydney and Cis's wedding.
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Sydney and Cis's wedding.
In 1924, aged 24, Sydney married Elizabeth Cissie (Cis) Marshall, who was 22. They had two sons. At the outbreak of the Second World War they were living at 34 Rutland Crescent in Luton and Sydney was working as a heat treatment furnaceman in one of Luton's heavy industries.

Sydney lived at 34 Rutland Crescent for the rest of his life. He died in 1979, aged 80. Cis outlived him by nearly 18 years.

References
  1. Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    b. Sydney John Foster MEAD, December Quarter 1899, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 423, mother's maiden name White

  2. England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG13; Piece 1516; Folio 57; Page 30, 31 Mar 1901.

    Address: 44 Cowper Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
    Five or more rooms occupied
    Simeon E. Mead, head, married, male, 34 [1866/7], Straw plait Buncher, worker, b. Barton, Bedfordshire
    Emily S. Mead, wife, married, female, 28 [1872/3], Straw plait Machinist, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Percy E. Mead, son, single, male, 3 [1897/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Sydney J.F. Mead, son, single, male, 1 [1899/1900], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

  3. England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
    Class RG14; Piece 8996; Schedule 21, 2 Apr 1911.

    Address: 44 Cowper Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
    Four rooms occupied
    Edward Simeon Mead, head, male, 41 [1869/70], married 12 years, 4 children born, 4 children still living, Straw Plait Dyers One, worker, b. Barton, Bedfordshire
    Emily Sarah Mead, wife, female, 39 [1871/2], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Percy Edward Mead, son, male, 12 [1898/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Sydney John Foster Mead, son, male, 11 [1899/1900], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Ada Beatrice Dolly Mead, daughter, female, 4 [1906/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Gwendoline Constance Mead, daughter, female, 1 [1909/10], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Simeon Mead, lodger, male, 70 [1840/1], married, Labourer General, worker, b. Barton, Bedfordshire

  4. General Register Office. 1939 Register
    Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

    Address: 34 Rutland Crescent, Luton, Bedfordshire
    Mead, Sydney J.F. / male / 28 Oct 1899 / married / Heat Treatment Furnaceman Metals Heavy Work
    Mead, Elizabeth C. / female / 6 Jul 1901 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties
    Mead, Ralph / male / 9 Mar 1931 / single / at School
    [one record closed]

  5. Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Sydney John F. MEAD, December Quarter 1979, Luton Registration District, Vol. 9, page 419, b. 28 Oct 1899

  6. England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    1980
    MEAD, Sydney John Foster of 34 Rutland Cres Luton Beds died 30 December 1979 Probate Birmingham 28 February £18850