Family Tree

The descendants of Thomas William Meadows, born in 1720. The direct line, followed through The Generations tab, is shown in bold and opened out. The nine painters are marked Painter; use the + buttons to explore the other branches, and click a name to read that person’s story. There is also an A–Z list of everyone in the tree.

  • Sketch by Edwin Lewis taken from his notebookThomas William Meadows 1720–18142 children
    • Thomas Meadows b. 1748
    • Sketch by Edwin Lewis taken from his notebookWilliam James Meadows 1753–1847m. Margaret Syddle5 children
      • Mary Meadows 1784–1832m. Richard Johnson
      • Ann Meadows 1785–1827m. John Masey Wright 1777–18665 children
        • Mary Wright b. 1815
        • Charlotte Maria Wright b. 1817
        • James Peter Wright b. 1819
        • Thomas Wright b. 1821
        • Frances Wright b. 1823
      • James Meadows (by kind permission of Lesley Hayward)James Meadows 1798–1863 Painterm. (1824) Ann Cross 1801–18747 children
        • William James Meadows 1825–1907 Painterm. Helen Grace b. 1841m. (1850) Lydia Maria Jarvis 1826–1871
        • James Edward Meadows 1826–1893 Painterm. (1854) Eliza Ann Rackcliffe4 children
          • Alice Meadows b. 1851
          • Julia Ann Louisa Meadows 1852–1927
          • Walter William Meadows b. 1856
          • Francis James Meadows 1859–1949
        • Alfred John Meadows 1833–1894 Painterm. (1857) Ellen Leonard d. 18949 children
          • Catherine Eleanor Meadows 1854–1861
          • Jessie Ann Meadows b. 1856
          • Frances Rosetta Meadows 1857–1861
          • Christine Amelia Meadows 1859–1955m. (1887) Thomas Frederick Schloen d. 19316 children
            • Daisy Schloen b. 1888m. (1913) Henry J. Cook
            • Christine Maud Schloen b. 1890
            • Elizabeth Violet Schloen 1892–1947
            • Jessie Edith Schloen 1894–1981
            • Ethel Lilian M. Schloen b. 1896m. (1928) Thomas Board
            • Ruth Eveline Schloen b. 1899m. (1942) Frederick G. Clark
          • Alfred James Meadows 1860–1861
          • Lillian Maud Meadows 1863–1926m. (1887) Richard Small d. 19344 children
            • Edward William Small b. 1894
            • Lillian Jane Small b. 1896
            • Walter Richard Small b. 1900
            • Frederick John Small 1904–1933
          • Sidney Walter Meadows 1865–1929m. (1887) Jane Rebecca Wregg d. 19288 children
            • Christine Emily M. Meadows b. 1888m. (1913) Frederick W. Allwright
            • Alfred Sidney J. Meadows b. 1889
            • Lilian E. Meadows b. 1893
            • Daisy Cornelia Meadows b. 1899m. (1923) Charles Cody
            • Sidney Meadows b. 1902
            • Albert Meadows b. 1904
            • Ivy Rose J. Meadows b. 1906m. (1933) Henry T. Avery
            • Horace George Meadows 1908–1992m. (1934) Norah Jackson
          • Minnie Gertrude Meadows 1868–1871
          • Kate Edith Meadows b. 1869m. (1887) Richard Henry Oddy5 children
            • Emily Lilian Oddy b. 1888
            • Nelly Oddy b. 1889m. (1912) Sidney A. Marsh
            • Richard Henry W. Oddy 1891–1954m. (1926) Lilian Baldry
            • Mary E. Oddy b. 1894
            • William L. Oddy b. 1897
        • Ann Meadows b. 1835m. (1856) Charles Edwards 1834–18784 children
          • Charles Stanley Edwards b. 1858
          • Florence Edwards b. 1860
          • Jessie Ann Edwards b. 1862
          • Sidney James Edwards b. 1865
        • Edwin LewisEdwin Lewis Meadows 1838–1907 Painterm. (1863) Emily Jessie Whittet 1844–19314 children
          • Edith and OrestesOrestes Lewis Meadows 1864–1939m. (1892) Flora Edith Coules 1868–19547 children
            • Dora Meadows 1893–1967m. (1920) William Anderson Baillie b. 18921 child
              • Peter Baillie
            • John Lewis Meadows 1894–1899
            • Jessie Edith Gwendoline Meadows 1896–1948
            • Violet Hilda Meadows 1899–1990m. (1934) James P L Hossack1 child
              • Grant Hossack 1938–2007
            • Stanley Arthur Meadows 1901–1902
            • Margaret Helen Meadows 1903–1907
            • Edwin Henry MeadowsEdwin Henry Meadows 1906–1979m. (1940) Joan Audrey Powell 1919–20192 children
              • Jeff Meadows, studio portraitJeffrey Powell Meadowsm. Anthea Frances Beardmore2 children
                • Tom Jefferson Meadowsm. Lisa Alexandra Gibbs2 children
                  • Molly Hebe Meadows
                  • Joe Powell Meadows
                • Georgia Frances Meadowsm. Keith Leybourne3 children
                  • Jinny Joan Leybourne
                  • Jeff Leybourne
                  • Michael Leybourne
              • Roger Powell Meadowsm. Judith Mary Collins 1947–20092 children
                • Amy Meadowsm. Michael Vincent Riley2 children
                  • Freddy Maximus Riley
                  • Rosy Nell Riley
                • Lucy Meadowsm. Jon Foster Lithgow2 children
                  • Jack Meadows Lithgow
                  • Red Meadows Lithgow
          • Emily Meadows 1866–1887
          • Frederick John Meadows 1868–1950 Painter
          • GraceGrace Meadows 1871–1937 Painter
        • Frances Amelia Meadows b. 1840m. (1860) George Self 1837–18875 children
          • Fanny Emily Self b. 1862
          • Kate Anne Self b. 1866
          • Amy Edith Self b. 1873
          • Jessie Meadows Self b. 1876m. Harold Fritton Page
          • Nellie Hilda Self b. 1878m. (1903) Joseph William Yates-Fish2 children
            • Norman Lawrence Yates-Fish b. 1907m. (1944) Marjorie Ashberry1 child
              • Lesley Frances Yates-Fishm. Ted Haywardm. John Carter4 children
                • John-Marc Carter
                • Julia Frances Carter
                • Joanna Elizabeth Carter
                • James Lawrence Carter
            • Stuart George Yates-Fish
        • Arthur Joseph Meadows 1843–1907 Painterm. (1864) Laura Louise Harrison b. 184410 children
          • Maud Meadows b. 1865
          • Gordon Arthur Meadows 1867–1937 Painterm. (1895) Lucy Eliza H Laverick
          • Ada Laura Meadows b. 1868
          • Nellie Ann Meadows b. 1869
          • Millie Meadows b. 1870
          • Viola Jessie Meadows b. 1871
          • Lawrence Percy Meadows b. 1874
          • Reginald Cross Meadows b. 1876
          • Hebe Mabel Meadows b. 1877
          • Valerie Irene Meadows b. 1878
      • William Meadows
      • Margaret Meadows d. 1809

Names in bold are the direct line. Hover over a name for full dates and places. Living family members are shown by name only. On a phone, swipe sideways to follow the later generations.