I am a descendant from Joseph. From his son (To Maria Lords) John. John had 5 children, one of which is Harry (born 1847 in New Zealand). John and Hannah and children migrated to Australia in 1853. I have managed to trace all the children and descendants - except for Harry's sister. If you are interested let me know.
I have recently contacted a Meads in England (He sent you a reply in 2004), to inform him that there was another lot of Meads. I and my family knew nothing of the other Meads (or the fact that we came from New Zealand) until quite recently.