Brief Life History of James
When James Mee was born in 1842, in Newhall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Mee, was 34 and his mother, Mary Orgill, was 30. He lived in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Newbold, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died before 1901, and was buried in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (7)
- James Mee in household of Mary Mee, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- James Mee, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Mee, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
Parents and Siblings
1808–1850 Male
1812–1869 Female
Siblings (6)
1835– Male
1836–1897 Male
1840–1842 Female
1842–before 1901 Male
1846– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1843
Age 1
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 12
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 38
Name Meaning
English (mainly East Midlands): occupational name from Middle English mee, meie, mie (Old French mege, mie) ‘physician’. Compare the synonymous Mayer and Myer .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name meaning ‘honorable’. This name was also adopted for various other Irish names, e.g. Meehan , and also in Ulster for McNamee .
French (Mée): habitational name from any of the places called (Le) Mée in Mayenne, Eure-et-Loir, and Seine-et-Marne, derived from Old French me(i)s ‘farmstead’ (from Latin mansus). This surname is rare in France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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