Ephraim MEECH

Bef 1831 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Ephraim MEECH  [1]
  Born	Bef 21 Aug 1831	Bothenhampton, Dorset, England   [2]
  	His Seaman papers state his birth was 11 August 1832.
  Christened	21 Aug 1831	Bothenhampton, Dorset, England   [3]
  	Ephraim, son of Joseph and Elizabeth MEECH, baptised 21 August 1831 at Bothenhampton.
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Another researcher has reported that Ephraim was aboard the brig "Auspicious" which sank on 31 March 1863 in the North Sea. Newspaper reports state: "Loss of a Vessel and All Hands. The brig Auspicious, of South Shields, which sailed from the Tyne for Hamburg on the 28 March, was lost on the Bercum Reef, on the 31st. One of the boats has come ashore at Emden, and Mr. Yeoman, master of the Mora, of Sunderland, which vessel was lost about the same time as the Auspicious, reports that the disaster took place a little before daylight, and that immediately after the vessel struck she broke up. Mr. Yeoman saw a boat which he supposed to belong to the Auspicious, in tow of a fishing craft. But as nothing has been heard of the unfortunate crew of the brig, there is every reason to fear that they have perished." Bucks Herald 18 April 1863 [4, 5]
  Person ID	I5561	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family	Mary BAINBRIDGE,   b. Abt 1836, South Shields, Durham, England ,   d. 1895, Durham, England  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1857	Parish Church of St. Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England   [1, 6]
  	"At South Shields, in St. Hilda's Church, on the 15th inst., Mr. Ephraim MEECH, Mariner, to Miss Mary BAINBRIDGE." Published in the Newcastle Courant 21 August 1857. [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Bainbridge MEECH,   b. 1858, South Shields, Durham, England ,   d. 1859, South Shields, Durham, England  (Age 1 years)   2. Mary Elizabeth MEECH,   b. 18 Dec 1859, South Shields, Durham, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jane Ann MEECH,   b. 1861, South Shields, Durham, England ,   d. 1863, South Shields, Durham, England  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F1455	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents		Admission Papers; 1849. Admission papers of Ephraim Meech.
  		Sinking of brig, Auspicious, 1863. Newspaper report of the sinking of the brig, Auspicious, on which Ephraim Meech might have been aboard.

  
  

• Sources

  [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S1012] Merchant Navy Seamen (1835-1940. [S726] Index: Births and Christenings: England, 1538-1975, (www.familysearch.org). [S217] Newspaper. [S676] Personal communication. [S162] Website.