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I've been trying for many years without success to find details about Dinah's parents. She was born to Job Meigh and 'Sarah' in around 1813 in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, but baptised in 1815 in Bucknall-cum-Bagnall. On her marriage certificate Dinah gives her father's occupation as 'potter'. I'm wondering if there's a connection to the Meighs of Ash Hall, an established pottery manufacturing family in the area, but I've been unable to find any marriage for a Job Meigh and a 'Sarah'.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Sarah :-)

Found this on the net,


""Bucknall is situated about a mile and a half east of Hanley. Eaves was once an adjoining hamlet to the north-east. The area, formerly predominantly rural with scattered early coal-workings, is now a largely residential suburb of Hanley......

The main estate in Eaves was called The Ash and a large house called Ash Hall was built on a site overlooking Bucknall by Job Meigh, a local landowner. It was considered to have ‘every purpose of domestic comfort, very few modern houses will bear comparison’."

Staffordshire Past Track

http://www.thepotteries.org/people/meigh_job2.htm

This is the only Job they list who is around the right age to be Dinah's father, but he married an Elizabeth.

1784 Born, the son of Job Meigh I
1805 Married Elizabeth, daughter of William Mellor of Johnson’s Charles Street Pottery in Hanley

Name: Dinah Meigh
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 04 Jul 1815
Christening Place: Bucknall, Stafford, England
Father's Name: Job Meigh
Mother's Name: Sarah Meigh
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02797-6
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1278889
Reference ID: item 16 p 12

Name: Joseph Meigh
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 04 Jul 1815
Christening Place: Bucknall, Stafford, England
Father's Name: Job Meigh
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02426-3
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1278889

Name: Samuel Meigh
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 04 Jul 1815
Christening Place: BUCKNALL CUM BAGNALL,STAFFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Job Meigh
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01011-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 426501

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Name: Charles Meigh
Christening Date: 14 Jul 1816
Christening Place: Stoke and Woolstanton, Staffordshire
Father's Name: Job Meigh
Mother's Name: Sarah Meigh
Affiliate Publication Number: RG4_2878

Charles Meigh 1816 married Hannah Harding.
Son of Job and Sarah,not Job and Elizabeth of Ash Hall who married 1805.

1851 Charles Meyh 1816
Hannah 1817 Cheadle staffs
Frances 1842 longton
Sarah Ann 1843 Fenton
Letty 1845
Mary Anne 1846
Hannah 1853.

1871 Charles Meigh a potters dipper.
Hannah 53
Frances 29
Hannah 18 a factory girl

Maryb.

The works of John Astbury (d. 1743) is said to have passed to John Baddeley (d. 1772) and are identified with the pottery on the west side of High Street (now Broad Street), Shelton.

From 1750 to 1772 the works were operated by Ralph & John Baddeley -

"Mr R Baddeley first made the Blue printed ware; and which subjected him and his brother to the highest censure for extravagance, in having a manufactory covered with tiles, instead of thatch; and for being the first who erected four hovels behind, instead of only two..."

After John died in 1772 the works were continued by Ralph and then from 1784 to 1806 by John & Edward Baddeley.

From 1806 to 1822 the works were operated by Hicks & Meigh.

Job Meigh II initially worked for his father in the Old Hall Pottery but by 1807 he had left to go into partnership with Richard Hicks, his brother-in-Law
In 1815 they rebuilt the Broad Street works in a typical rectangular courtyard plan with the kilns in a line along the rear.

Broad Street Works, Hanley - Stoke-on-Trent, Pottery and ...
... opened in the early 1700's ... Job Meigh II initially worked for his father in the Old Hall Pottery but ... The Industrial Architecture of the Staffordshire ...
www.thepotteries.org/potworks_wk/?136.htm - Cached

Full text of "Descriptive guide to the collection of old ...
Most of the Staffordshire potters turned them ... Charles Meigh was the grandson of Job Meigh, ... the mark approximating to that of " The Claw " factory about 1700.
www.archive.org/stream/?descriptiveguide00muserich/... - Cached

Text Only Catalogue
Two similar liver and white Staffordshire pottery dogs, 26cm ... and a set of four 1820s Job Meigh & Son 'French China ... A Chinese c.1700 'Imari' porcelain ...
hollowaysauctioneers.co.uk/Catalogues/?cg270312/cg270312.html - Cached

HISTORIC CERAMICS - Delta Archaeology
By 1700-1720, the Staffordshire potters adopted the method of slip-casting in two-part ... Job Meigh established the Old Hall Pottery ay Hanley in 1805 and made his ...
www.deltaarchaeology.us/historic_?ceramics.htm - Cached

Full text of "History of the Staffordshire Potteries; and the ...
Full text of "History of the Staffordshire Potteries; and the Rise and Progress of the Manufacture of Pottery ..."
www.archive.org/stream/?historystafford00shawgoog/history... - Cached

Pottery & Porcelain Marks - Great Britain - Pg. 19 of 38
The firm of Ridgway was started by Job Ridgway in 1794. ... 12 Hicks & Meigh. 1806-1820. Hicks, Meigh, & Johnson. 1820-1836. 13-17 1794-1859. Ridgways.
www.oldandsold.com/pottery/?greatbritain2.shtml - Cached

Job Meigh (55) is on the 1841 census, but no wife with him. He is then on the 1851/61 census with wife Elizabeth - I wonder if Sarah had died and he remarried - there's a possible marriage to Elizabeth Washington in 1848.

If it is the same Job Meigh, his will may be able to give more clues and confirm whether he was the father of Dinah.

Job Meigh
Probate Date:1 Mar 1862
Death Date:30 Jan 1862
Death Place:Staffordshire, England
Registry:Lichfield

He left under £45000. Of Ash Hall, probate granted to son William Mellor Meigh, and John Michae Blagg & Thomas Goddard. There was a will and 2 codicils.

Elizabeth died in 1870, also leaving a will and codicil.

I don't think it is the same Job Meigh,the marriage cert for Dinah would maybe confirm this she married in 1837 to John Plant and Dinah Plant married again in 1850 to Samuel Jenkinson .


There is a death for Job Meigh in 1846 could this be Dinah's dad.
The Job from Ash Hall was son of Job who died 1817 and Job of Ash hall died 1862.

Maryb.

Edit I see the poster has wedding certificate,so what was the address of Dinah on the certificate please.

1841 Ash Hall Buckland Cum Bagnall D12a page 9
Dinah Chetwyn 30 female servant (she is Dinah Chetwynd 1851 )at Ash hall
Ann Lawton female servant plus a male servant.
Job and wife Elizabeth away!

Next door at
1841 Ash house is Job and Elizabeths son William Mellor Meigh
Eliza Meigh age 25 wife
William Mellor Meigh son 1839
Elizabeth charlotte Meigh daughter age 2.

Maryb.

Connection maybe

Job Meigh 1719-1799 married Lydia Bridgewood born 1725
They had George (feltmaker)1753/4 who baptised Job Meigh 12/8/1781 could this be your Job?

Job and Lydia also had
Job 1750-1817 he was the father of Job 1784 who had Ash Hall.


Maryb.

Hello Sarah and welcome to the Community Boards. :-)






I'll send Sarah a message on how to return to her thread. :-)

I guess Sarah can see the board, as I've had this PM

"Thanks for the info about job Meigh, that was something I'd not seen before. I knew the Job Meigh of Ash Hall had married an Elizabeth, and had son Charles. I'll look into the will in more depth now - still some digging to do I think! "

Sarah, if you look at the bottom of your thread you will find a box headed "Add your reply" If you type in the box and click on the "Submit" button your replies will be added to your thread so everyone can see them.

Yes, Sarah has seen the replies and, in her message to me, says she will be back in few days............