The Irish Merediths

Meredith families who settled in Ireland and their descendants

Person Page 12

Charity Rice1

F, #276

Parents

FatherStephen Rice b. 1751, d. 1790
MotherMargaret Meredith d. aft. 1795

Biography

She married Walter Bagnel Carroll of Ballimure, Co. Wicklow, eldest son of James Carroll by his wife Bagnel daughter of Beauchamp Bagnel of Dunleckny [sic] Co. Carlow.1

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:4th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:Margaret MeredithF, JoshuaE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
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Citations

  1. [S13] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 217-220, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
Last Edited9 Mar 2020

Maria Nugent

F, #277, b. about 1778, d. 15 October 1813

Parents

Biography

Maria Nugent was born ca. 1778.1 She and Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth were married in Sep 1795.2 She died on 15 Oct 1813, at age ~35, in Cheltenham, EnglandG.3

Family

Children with Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth b. 1 Jun 1771, d. 27 Jul 1850

DaughterBarbara Meredyth d. 14 Feb 1874
DaughterMaria Teresa Meredyth d. 7 Mar 1892
DaughterTheresa Meredyth
DaughterFrances Meredyth b. ca. 1796, d. 19 Nov 1870

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth (4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S103] Annual Register or a view of the History, Politics, and Literature for the year 1813 (London 1823), p. 122, gives age at death as 35
  2. [S145] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 419-423, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
  3. [S103] Annual Register or a view of the History, Politics, and Literature for the year 1813 (London 1823), p. 122
Last Edited5 Dec 2006

Judith Barry1

F, #278, b. after 1699

Parents

FatherJames Barry b. Jan 1661, d. 16 Apr 1725
MotherAnne Meredith

Biography

Judith Barry was born aft. 1699. She and John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham, were married in Jun 1719.2

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:2nd great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:Anne MeredithD, CharlesC, ThomasB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
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Citations

  1. [S57] Maximilian Genealogy Master Database, Url: http://www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk/maximilia/pafg1942.htm
  2. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 140, entry 0092 for James Barry
Last Edited24 Mar 2007

John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham1,2

M, #279

Biography

John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham, and Judith Barry were married in Jun 1719.2
John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham, was an MP in the the Irish Parliament.2

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of Judith Barry (2nd great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S57] Maximilian Genealogy Master Database, Url: http://www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk/maximilia/pafg1942.htm
  2. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 140, entry 0092 for James Barry
Last Edited9 Aug 2010

Sir Charles Burton, 4th Bart.1

M, #280, b. about 1812, d. 17 May 1842

Parents

FatherSir Charles Burton, 3rd Bart. b. 17 May 1779, d. 6 Jan 1830
MotherSusanna Meredith b. ca. 1787

Biography

Sir Charles Burton, 4th Bart., was born ca. 1812. He died on 17 May 1842, at age ~30.1
Sir Charles Burton succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet of Pollerton on 6 Jan 1830.1

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:CharlesG, CharlesF, Margaret MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#1)
Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#2)
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Citations

  1. [S78] Leigh Rayment, Baronetage, Url: http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/baronetsb6.htm
Last Edited9 Aug 2010

Laurence Coyne Nugent1

M, #281

Biography

Laurence Coyne Nugent and Barbara Cheevers were married.
He lived at Finae, Co. Cavan, Ireland.1

Family

Child with Barbara Cheevers

DaughterMaria Nugent b. ca. 1778, d. 15 Oct 1813

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
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Citations

  1. [S145] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 419-423, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
Last Edited20 Oct 2010

Barbara Cheevers1

F, #282

Biography

Barbara Cheevers and Laurence Coyne Nugent were married.

Family

Child with Laurence Coyne Nugent

DaughterMaria Nugent b. ca. 1778, d. 15 Oct 1813

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 419
Last Edited5 Dec 2006

Doligny Edwards1,2

F, #283, b. 1773, d. 25 January 1864

Biography

Doligny Edwards was born in 1773.2 She was baptised in 1773 in St Clement Danes, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2 She and Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth were married on 3 Feb 1822 in Etchingham, Sussex, EnglandG.3 She died on 25 Jan 1864, at age ~91, in London, EnglandG.2
Doligny Edwards was the daughter of Samuel Edwards and Sarah Robinson.2,4

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth (4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
ListLate Deaths aged 90 and above
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
  2. [S159] The Usher Family of Scotland, Url: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~usher/ushersct/index.htm, see entries for Meredyth in surname index
  3. [S385] England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910, index, FamilySearch
  4. [S160] Mail archive message, http://www.mail-archive.com/email address/msg10971.html
Last Edited9 Aug 2010

Frances Meredyth1

F, #284, b. about 1796, d. 19 November 1870

Parents

FatherSir Joshua Colles Meredyth b. 1 Jun 1771, d. 27 Jul 1850
MotherMaria Nugent b. ca. 1778, d. 15 Oct 1813

Biography

Frances Meredyth was born ca. 1796. She was baptised on 15 Jul 1796 in St. John’s Church, Co KilkennyG.2 She and Philip O'Reilly were married on 3 Jan 1817 in St. Michan’s Roman Catholic church, DublinG.3 She died on 19 Nov 1870, at age ~74, in 124 Gloucester Street, Dublin.4
Her baptism record gives her name as “Emilia Francis”.. Her four children were named in two Irish Chancery reports, relating to a deed made in their name in 1834.2,5

Family

Children with Philip O'Reilly d. 6 Aug 1860

SonHenry O'Reilly b. ca. 1818, d. 10 Oct 1838
SonJoshua O'Reilly b. ca. 1819, d. 31 Oct 1855
DaughterMaria Frances O'Reilly b. ca. 1822, d. 12 Dec 1895
SonEyre Coote O'Reilly b. ca. 1829, d. 1880

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:JoshuaG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 419
  2. [S384] Church Baptism Record, www.rootsireland.ie
  3. [S1403] Irish Genealogy church records, online database https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
  4. [S747] Ireland Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858 - 1922; http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie
  5. [S1281] O’Reilly vs. Bowler, Irish Chancery Reports https://goo.gl/4zMegU and https://goo.gl/7E3tBy
Last Edited10 Apr 2017

Barbara Meredyth1,2

F, #285, d. 14 February 1874

Parents

FatherSir Joshua Colles Meredyth b. 1 Jun 1771, d. 27 Jul 1850
MotherMaria Nugent b. ca. 1778, d. 15 Oct 1813

Biography

Barbara Meredyth and Eyre Tilson Coote, 3rd Baron Castlecoote, were married in Jul 1822. She and Joseph Leeson, 4th Earl of Milltown, were married in Jul 1828.2 She died on 14 Feb 1874 in De Vesci Terrace, Kensington, London, England.2

Family

Children with Joseph Leeson, 4th Earl of Milltown, b. 11 Feb 1799, d. 31 Jan 1866

SonJoseph Henry Leeson, 5th Earl of Milltown b. 10 May 1829, d. 8 Apr 1871
DaughterEmily Leeson b. 1830, d. 1830
DaughterBarbara Emily Maria Leeson b. 11 Dec 1831, d. 18 Feb 1919
DaughterCecilia Mary Leeson b. 11 Dec 1831
SonEdward Nugent Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown b. 9 Oct 1835, d. 30 May 1890
SonHenry Leeson, 7th Earl of Milltown b. 22 Jan 1837, d. 24 Mar 1891

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:JoshuaG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 419
  2. [S159] The Usher Family of Scotland, Url: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~usher/ushersct/index.htm, see entries for Meredyth in surname index
Last Edited26 Jan 2008

Maria Teresa Meredyth1,2

F, #286, d. 7 March 1892

Parents

FatherSir Joshua Colles Meredyth b. 1 Jun 1771, d. 27 Jul 1850
MotherMaria Nugent b. ca. 1778, d. 15 Oct 1813

Biography

Maria Teresa Meredyth and William Butler were married on 22 Apr 1834.3 She died on 7 Mar 1892.4

Family

Children with William Butler b. 1804, d. 1848

DaughterMaria Elizabeth Butler d. 24 Nov 1871
SonPiers Mandeville Butler b. ca. 1838, d. 9 Feb 1857

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:JoshuaG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S145] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 419-423, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
  2. [S161] Sylvanus Urban, The Gentleman's Magazine Vol1 New Series 1834 January to July, p. 649. Gives middle name as Teresa
  3. [S161] Sylvanus Urban, The Gentleman's Magazine Vol1 New Series 1834 January to July, p. 649
  4. [S56] Darryl Lundy, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe; www.thepeerage.com
Last Edited27 Jul 2010

Theresa Meredyth1

F, #287

Parents

FatherSir Joshua Colles Meredyth b. 1 Jun 1771, d. 27 Jul 1850
MotherMaria Nugent b. ca. 1778, d. 15 Oct 1813

Biography

Theresa Meredyth and James Macevoy were married on 14 Aug 1824 in St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Dublin.2
In the 1841 census she was living at 14 Norfolk Crescent, Bath, England with her father Joshua and two daughters.3

Family

Children with James Macevoy d. 1835

SonEdward Francis Macevoy b. 5 Sep 1826, d. 10 Feb 1899
DaughterMaria Theresa Macevoy b. ca. 1827
SonJoshua James Macevoy Netterville b. 1829, d. 12 Mar 1921
DaughterBarbara Maria Frances Macevoy b. 1830, d. 1887

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:JoshuaG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S145] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 419-423, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
  2. [S296] Irish Genealogy online database http://www.irishgenealogy.ie
  3. [S148] 1841 England Census. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
Last Edited20 Oct 2010

Letitia Holmes1

F, #288, d. 1837

Parents

Biography

Letitia Holmes and Edward Newenham Meredyth were married on 29 Aug 1819.2,3 She died in 1837.3
Illustrated London News described her as Lucretia Holmes, daughter of Samuel Holmes and granddaughter of Admiral Holmes.

Family

Children with Edward Newenham Meredyth b. 1 May 1776, d. 23 Mar 1865

DaughterElizabeth Ann Louisa Meredyth b. 1827
SonEdward Henry John Meredyth b. 29 May 1828, d. 8 Oct 1904

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of Edward Newenham Meredyth (4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 420
  2. [S129] Alexander Thom & Co, Appendix to the Twenty-Sixth Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and Keeper of the State Papers of Ireland, Copies saved to disk, p.737, by licence. Wife's name given as Lucretia
  3. [S162] Private communication: Sandra Hossack emails May 2006
Last Edited20 Oct 2010

Edward Holmes1

M, #289

Biography

He lived at Co. Armagh, Ireland.1

Family

Child

DaughterLetitia Holmes d. 1837

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 420
Last Edited20 Oct 2010

Elizabeth Creed1

F, #290, b. about 1794, d. 6 July 1868

Parents

FatherJames Creed d. 1844
MotherAnn Norris d. 1803

Biography

Elizabeth Creed was born ca. 1794.2 She and Edward Newenham Meredyth were married on 11 Aug 1838 in St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Dublin.3 She died on 6 Jul 1868, at age ~74, in 22 Pembroke Road, Dublin, IrelandG.4
Elizabeth Creed was living at Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, at the time of her marriage.

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of Edward Newenham Meredyth (4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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  • 1794
    Birth:
    Ca. 1794
  • 1803~9
    Her mother Ann Norris died in 1803 in Maidstone Castle, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1838~44
    11 Aug 1838 | St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Dublin
    Age: 62
    Birth: 1 May 1776
    Death: 23 Mar 1865 | 38 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin, IrelandG
  • 1844~50
    Her father James Creed died in 1844.
  • 1865~71
    Her husband Edward Newenham Meredyth died on 23 Mar 1865 in 38 Baggot Street Upper, Dublin, IrelandG.
  • 1868~74
    Death:
    6 Jul 1868 | 22 Pembroke Road, Dublin, IrelandG


Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 420
  2. [S163] Eliza Meredyth, Name Of Person: Eliza Meredyth, Registration District: Dublin South, Gro Index Ref: Vol12 p515
  3. [S296] Irish Genealogy online database http://www.irishgenealogy.ie
  4. [S163] Eliza Meredyth, Name Of Person: Eliza Meredyth, Registration District: Dublin South, Gro Index Ref: Vol12 p515, aged 74, "widow of a Baronet"
Last Edited26 Nov 2009

James Creed1,2

M, #291, d. 1844

Biography

James Creed and Ann Norris were married in 1786.2 He died in 1844.3
James Creed lived at Uregare near Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

Family

Child with Ann Norris d. 1803

DaughterElizabeth Creed b. ca. 1794, d. 6 Jul 1868

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 420
  2. [S382] Private communication from Jenny Creed
  3. [S383] Sharon Haggerty, Website: Haggerty Ancestors and Related Families, http://winters-online.net/sharon-haggerty-db/
Last Edited16 Nov 2012

Edward Henry John Meredyth1

M, #292, b. 29 May 1828, d. 8 October 1904

Parents

FatherEdward Newenham Meredyth b. 1 May 1776, d. 23 Mar 1865
MotherLetitia Holmes d. 1837

Biography

Edward Henry John Meredyth was born on 29 May 1828.2 He and Agnes Margaret Naylor Drew were married on 15 Aug 1861 in Youghal, IrelandG.3,4,5 He died on 8 Oct 1904, at age 76.2
Edward Henry John Meredyth assumed the title of 10th Baronet of Greenhills on the death of his father in 1865. The family’s claim to the baronetcy was disallowed in 1904, having become extinct on the death of the 1st Baronet, William Meredith in 1664, who had no male heirs.

He was a Captain, 87th Regiment , Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1861.6,4

Family

Children with Agnes Margaret Naylor Drew b. ca. 1843, d. Dec 1923

DaughterAgnes Christina Susan Meredyth b. ca. 1863, d. 7 Dec 1944
DaughterAlice Elizabeth Meredyth b. ca. 1864
SonEdward Paul Meredyth b. 10 Jan 1865, d. ca. 1867
SonBernard Francis Meredyth b. ca. 1880, d. 20 Nov 1892

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:EdwardG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 420
  2. [S95] Leigh Rayment, Baronetage, Url: http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsM2.htm
  3. [S183] Drew Genealogy, Url: http://members.iinet.net.au/nickred/trees/Drew.pdf, viewed 2005 but no longer accessible
  4. [S164] Sylvanus Urban, The Gentleman's Magazine 1861, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: Vol XI of a New Series Jul-Dec incl(London: 1861)
  5. [S331] Marr.certEdward Henry John Meredyth 1861, Name Of Person: Edward Henry John Meredyth, Second Person: Agnes Margaret Naylor Drew, Registration District: Midleton, Cork
  6. [S60] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 815, Miscellaneous search notes, Comments on "The Pedigree of the family of Meredith registered in Vol, XX pp64", copied from the original document
Last Edited20 Oct 2023

Elizabeth Ann Louisa Meredyth1,2

F, #293, b. 1827

Parents

FatherEdward Newenham Meredyth b. 1 May 1776, d. 23 Mar 1865
MotherLetitia Holmes d. 1837

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Louisa Meredyth was born in 1827.3 She and Frederick Percy Lea were married on 25 Jun 1851.4

Family

Children with Frederick Percy Lea b. 1825, d. 1892

DaughterMary Luerelia Lettersdet Lea
SonFrederick Meredyth Maryland Lea b. 10 Feb 1853
SonWilliam Percy Lea b. 30 Sep 1856
SonSamuel Henborn Lea b. 4 May 1857
SonHenry Percy Lea b. 1864

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:EdwardG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 420
  2. [S162] Private communication: Sandra Hossack emails May 2006, cites middle names of Ann Louisa
  3. [S162] Private communication: Sandra Hossack emails May 2006
  4. [S332] Frederick Percy Lea, Manchester Times (Manchester, England), Wednesday, July 2, 1851; Issue 278, Event Type: Marriage, Second Party: Elizabeth Anna Louisa, Url: http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/start.do?prodId=BNCN
Last Edited26 Jan 2008

Moriah (Maria) Jarvis1,2,3

F, #294, b. after 1801, d. 1873

Biography

Moriah (Maria) Jarvis was born aft. 1801 in Norfolk, EnglandG. She and Charles Burton Newham Meredyth were married on 1 Oct 1822 in S Mary's, Lambeth, London, England.3 She and Joseph Dunning were married on 17 Sep 1863 in St. George’s Hanover Square, LondonG.4 She died in 1873.5 She was buried on 19 Apr 1873 in Norwood Cemetery, LondonG.6
An article in The Mercury in 1904 described Moriah as the second wife of Charles Burton Meredyth. The England & Wales census records indicate that Moriah Jarvis was aged 17 or thereabouts when she married Charles Burton Meredyth. She was living with her daughter Juliet in Lambeth in 1841, and 10 years later she was enumerated in the 1851 census as Maria Dunning, the wife of Joseph Dunning in 1851, along with now-married daughter Juliet, even though her husband Charles was still alive. She would later marry Joseph Dunning in 1863, so it would appear that from at least 1851, and probably earlier, she was estranged from her first husband Charles and living with her future second husband Joseph Dunning. She was living at 7 Barkham Terrace, Lambeth Road at the time of her death in 1873. Her father is named as Henry Jervis in Who was Who but as Robert Jervis on the marriage certificate of 1863.4,6,7,8

Family

Children with Charles Burton Newham Meredyth b. ca. 1777, d. 4 Aug 1858

DaughterJuliet Almira Meredyth b. ca. Apr 1827, d. 1881
SonAlexander Barry Meredyth b. 1828, d. 22 Dec 1847
SonAlbert Charles Meredyth b. 7 Apr 1830
SonGeorge Augustus Jarvis Meredyth b. ca. 1832, d. 16 May 1907

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of Charles Burton Newham Meredyth (4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 421
  2. [S165] A&C Black, Who was Who, entry for George Augustus Jrvis Meredith. Cites her first name
  3. [S152] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 . Ancestry.com [database on-line].
  4. [S189] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), Monday 6 April 1931 , p6; Australian Newspapers online database http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
  5. [S166] Private communication: Denise Meredyth
  6. [S167] London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
  7. [S165] A&C Black, Who was Who
  8. [S168] Marriage certificate of Joseph Dunning and Moriah Meredyth, 17 Sep 1863, StGeorge’s Hanover Square ; copy in the possession of the author
Last Edited24 May 2020

Alexander Barry Meredyth1

M, #295, b. 1828, d. 22 December 1847

Parents

FatherCharles Burton Newham Meredyth b. ca. 1777, d. 4 Aug 1858
MotherMoriah (Maria) Jarvis b. aft. 1801, d. 1873

Biography

Alexander Barry Meredyth was born in 1828.2 He died on 22 Dec 1847, at age ~19.3,4

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:CharlesG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
ListEarly Adult Deaths aged under 25
ChartBishop Richard Meredith Box chart
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 421
  2. [S166] Private communication: Denise Meredyth, states full given names as Alexander Barry Colles
  3. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 421, "drowned at sea". This source gives year of death as 1848
  4. [S166] Private communication: Denise Meredyth, "drowned of the Cape of Good Hope", aged 19
Last Edited28 Jan 2007

George Augustus Jarvis Meredyth1,2,3

M, #296, b. about 1832, d. 16 May 1907

Parents

FatherCharles Burton Newham Meredyth b. ca. 1777, d. 4 Aug 1858
MotherMoriah (Maria) Jarvis b. aft. 1801, d. 1873

Biography

George Augustus Jarvis Meredyth was born ca. 1832. He was baptised on 11 Jan 1832 in St. Dunstan Parish, Stepney, LondonG. He and Ellen Lampton were married on 7 Jun 1854.2,4 He and Eliza Hurn were married on 23 Feb 1905 in 33 Queen St., Sandy Bay, TasmaniaG.2,4,5 He died on 16 May 1907, at age ~75.2
He was the subject of many contemporary newspaper articles in England, Ireland and Australia when he claimed the succession of the the baronetcy of Greenhills, as the 11th Baronet, on the death of his cousin Edward Henry John Meredyth, who had assumed the title of 10th Baronet. The claim was rejected by the College of Arms, but he continued to believe he was the rightful 11th Baronet.

A manuscript note in the Genealogical Office of Dublin sets out the reason for rejecting the claim: "the Pedigree of Bishop Meredyth’s descendants registered in Ulster’s Office in April 1808 is most incorrect and was concocted for supporting a claim to the title of Baronet conferred upon Sir William Meredyth, the Bishop’s grandson on 20 Nov 1660 with remainder to the heirs male of his body, but who died without issue in Feb 1664 when his title became extinct. On the strength of this false Pedigree the title was successfully assumed from that date until 8 Oct 1904 when Ulster King of
Arms properly disallowed the assumption."

There were many colourful descriptions of his claim to the baronetcy and his travel to England and Ireland to assert that claim. The following from the Adelaide Advertiser of May 1905 is one example:
“A Titled Cabman.
Among the passengers by the Ortona, which arrived at Tilbury last Monday, was Sir George Augustus Jervis Meredyth, Bart., and his wife. The pair, in spite of their rank, were steerage passengers. It was no mere desire for "experience" that induced them to forego the delights of the first saloon, but the lack of funds. Sir George has come home to claim his ancestral estates in county Kildare. The fortune attached to his title is not a big one, for, all told, the farms and tenancies do not, it seems, produce a net revenue of more than, £400 a year. The baronet is a little old man, with a thin, clean-shaven face, and a nervous manner. His voyage to England on the steamship Ortona was a honeymoon trip, for the day before the boat left Melbourne he married his second wife, who is very much younger than himself. His arrival at St. Paneras was a pathetic sight. He stood on the platform surrounded by a rampart of luggage, and dazed by the busy scene around him, and Lady Meredyth seemed even more nervous than her elderly, husband. Few of the onlookers who saw the little, shabbily-dressed old man, and the sweet-faced woman to whom he clung, sitting all forlorn amid a chaos of luggage, guessed that they were a real baronet and his wife.
To an interviewer Sir George, whose title is recognised in the current issue of Burke's Peerage, said:-"Not a penny have I ever had that I did not earn myself. "I have had nothing from the estate yet which accounts for my wife and myself being steerage passengers. I am going to Ireland now to claim and live- upon my inheritance. My title to it is acknowledged, but there will possibly be some litigation with reference to a portion of the proceeds of the estate."
"My past? Well, I have played many parts in it? Yes"-the old man's eyes twinkled at the recollection-"yes, I did try to blow up a schoolmaster by putting gunpowder in his boots, and then - well, it was the last, school in Ireland for me." For three years he worked as a shoe-maker, and saved enough money to pay his passage to Hobart, where his cousin was a merchant. When he arrived his cousin had gone to California, and George was penniless. He worked his passage back to London in the ship that had brought him over as a passenger. He picked up a precarious living in London for a year, and then worked his passage to Australia, and went to the goldfields. Fortune, however, did not smile on him, and he gathered more experience than money. He went again to Hobart, and after spending 12 years there went to sea again, and served four years before the mast. After that he spent 14 years in the Hobart police force. He saved enough money as a policeman to buy a cab which he drove in the streets of Hobart for some years.
"I have got my living in 20 different ways," concluded the baronet, "but it has always been my work. Now I am going to live without working, and I think I deserve it."

Such articles drew the attention of someone who seemed be aware that the claimed baronetcy had in fact become extinct, as shown by the following letter to the Hobart Mercury:
“THE SO-CALLED MEREDYTH BARONETCY.
To the Editor of "The Mercury."
Sir, - When the Hobart ex-cabman, George Meredyth, was widely 'announced in the press or Australia, as having succeeded to a baronetcy on the death, in November last, of "Sir" Edward H. Meredyth, I ventured to point out in your columns, that, though he was undoubtedly heir-male of the said "Sir" Edward, and succeeded to the little Irish property, there wore very grave doubts if there were any baronetcy for him to succeed to. I gave, briefly, the history of the title, and showed that it had become extinct on the death of the first holder, some 240 years ago. Mr. George Meredyth was surprised and angry, and appealed to the Peerage books, as proof of his being a real, genuine baronet.
The last mail from home brings confirmation of my views. The following is an extract from an English journal:-"The Ulster King-of-Arms does not recognise any Meredyth baronetcy. It is stated that the title died with the first bearer, in 1664, but on a claim being made in 1808; backed up with a plausible genealogical tree and a bundle of affidavits, it was allowed. Later investigations have shown that the claim thus allowed was based on false premises, and although the last wearer was not interfered with, the Meredyth baronetcy is now officially declared to be non-existent." The ghost of this dead baronetcy has now been laid, and it is to be hoped that the sixty-five "bogus" baronets, still flaunting the title, may be similarly dealt with, and officially pronounced to bo no more than plain "misters"
-Your, etc, X.
May 24. [In November last a correspondent called attention to the fact that the title extinct.-Ed. "M."].6,7,8

Family

Children with Ellen Lampton b. ca. 1832, d. 5 Aug 1903

DaughterMaria Meredyth b. 27 Mar 1855
SonCharles George Meredyth b. 14 Jul 1856, d. 5 Apr 1931
DaughterJulia Almira Meredyth b. 1857, d. 1881
SonHenry Jarvis Meredyth b. 3 May 1858, d. 4 Mar 1859
DaughterAnnetta Meredyth b. 7 Nov 1860
SonJoseph Augustus Meredyth b. 3 Aug 1862, d. bef. Nov 1893
DaughterEllen (Nellie) Meredyth b. 23 Jul 1864
SonJohn Burton Meredyth b. 17 Jul 1869, d. 1870

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:CharlesG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
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  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 421, "went to Australia."
  2. [S165] A&C Black, Who was Who
  3. [S169] London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906. Ancestry.com [database on-line].
  4. [S166] Private communication: Denise Meredyth
  5. [S189] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), Monday 6 April 1931 , p6; Australian Newspapers online database http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
  6. [S2010] Genealogical Office of Dublin, Manuscript 815, Miscellaneous Search Notes
  7. [S2011] A Titled Cabman The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889-1931), Thursday 18 May 1905, page 9 ; Australian Newspapers online database http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5047043
  8. [S2012] The So-Called Meredyth Baronetcy; The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860-1954), Monday 29 May 1905, page 6; Australian Newspapers online database http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12304370
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Catherine Swan1,2

F, #297

Biography

Catherine Swan and John Eastwood Meredyth were married in Nov 1807 in Lincoln, EnglandG.3,2

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of John Eastwood Meredyth (4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
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  1. [S145] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 419-423, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, "daughter of Swan of Lincoln."
  2. [S170] The Athenaeum, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: Edition Unknown, "At Lincoln, John Eastwood Meredith, Esq. of Hebron, in Ireland, to Miss Catherine Swan"
  3. [S145] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 419-423, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
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Bridget Dollard1,2

F, #298

Parents

Biography

Bridget Dollard and Barry Colles Meredyth were married.

Family

Child with Barry Colles Meredyth d. 1800

SonJohn Barry Meredyth b. ca. 1800, d. 9 Feb 1875

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:Partner of Barry Colles Meredyth (4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
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Citations

  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 421, gives name as 'Bidel'
  2. [S166] Private communication: Denise Meredyth
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James Dollard1

M, #299

Biography

He lived in Kilkenny, Ireland.1

Family

Child

DaughterBridget Dollard

Connections

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  1. [S37] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187, p. 421
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John Barry Meredyth1

M, #300, b. about 1800, d. 9 February 1875

Parents

Biography

John Barry Meredyth was born ca. 1800. He and Elizabeth Margaret Turner were married on 8 Sep 1836 in Collegiate Church, Manchester, EnglandG.2 He died on 9 Feb 1875, at age ~75.3,4
John Barry Meredyth was an Attorney in 1862. He lived at Athy, Co. Kildare, Ireland and in 1850 at 23 Gloucester Street, North, Dublin, Ireland.5,1,6

Family

Child with Elizabeth Margaret Turner d. 20 Sep 1839

SonJohn Barry Turner Meredyth b. ca. 1837, d. 15 Nov 1862

Connections

Family Line:Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:5th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:BarryG, BarryF, Joshua MeredithE, RichardD, RobertC, RobertB, RichardA
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  1. [S145] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 113, pp. 419-423, Baronets of Ireland, LDS film no. 0100187
  2. [S173] John Barry Meredyth, Preston Chronicle (Preston, England), Saturday, September 17, 1836; Issue 1255, Event Type: Marriage, Second Party: Elizabeth Margaret Turner, Url: http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/start.do?prodId=BNCN
  3. [S171] General Register Office of Ireland, Index of Deaths, Naas 1875 vol 7 p 686
  4. [S747] Ireland Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858 - 1922; http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie
  5. [S172] McMaster University Library, Letters and genealogical records of the Merediths or Meredyths of Greenhills, Kildare ca1862, Url: http://library.mcmaster.ca/archives/findaids/findaids/m/ms.letters.1.htm
  6. [S112] LibraryIreland, Henry Shaw's Dublin City Directory 1850, Url: http://www.libraryireland.com/DublinDirectory1850/
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