The Irish Merediths

Denis James Alexander¹

M, #201, b. 10 November 1920, d. 20 May 1980

Parents

Father	Herbrand Charles Alexander b. 28 Nov 1888, d. 6 May 1965
Mother	Millicent Valla Meredith b. 8 Mar 1898, d. 1 Apr 1979

Biography

Denis James Alexander was born on 10 Nov 1920.¹ He and Ghislaine Dresselhuys were married on 6 Apr 1943.¹ He and Ghislaine Dresselhuys were divorced in 1948.¹ He and Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz were married on 31 Dec 1952.¹ He died on 20 May 1980, at age 59.¹

He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Caledon on 10 Jul 1968.¹

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	9th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:	Millicent Valla Meredith^K, Henry^J, Henry^I, Henry^H, Henry^G, John^F, Thomas^E, Thomas^D, Charles^C, Thomas^B, Richard^A
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1920
Birth:
10 Nov 1920
194322
Marriage: | Ghislaine Dresselhuys
6 Apr 1943
Ghislaine Dresselhuys
Death: 5 Apr 2000 | Spain
1948~28
Divorce | Ghislaine Dresselhuys
1948
195232
Marriage: | Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz
31 Dec 1952
Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz
Death: 20 Jul 1963
196342
His wife Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz died on 20 Jul 1963.
196544
His father Herbrand Charles Alexander died on 6 May 1965.
197958
His mother Millicent Valla Meredith died on 1 Apr 1979 in Co. Tyrone, Ireland.
198059
Death:
20 May 1980
2000
His former wife Ghislaine Dresselhuys died on 5 Apr 2000 in Spain.

Citations

[S119] Descendants of Sir Thomas WENTWORTH, Url: http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/ruvignyplus/001.html

Last Edited

21 Apr 2017

Ghislaine Dresselhuys¹

F, #202, d. 5 April 2000

Family Explorer

Biography

Ghislaine Dresselhuys and Denis James Alexander were married on 6 Apr 1943.¹ She and Denis James Alexander were divorced in 1948.¹ She died on 5 Apr 2000 in Spain.²

She was the daughter of Cornelius William Dresselhuys and Edith Merandon du Plessis.²

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	Partner of Denis James Alexander (9th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1943
Marriage: | Denis James Alexander
6 Apr 1943
Denis James Alexander
Age: 22
Birth: 10 Nov 1920
Death: 20 May 1980
1948
Divorce | Denis James Alexander
1948
1980
Her former husband Denis James Alexander died on 20 May 1980.
2000
Death:
5 Apr 2000 | Spain

Citations

[S119] Descendants of Sir Thomas WENTWORTH, Url: http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/ruvignyplus/001.html
[S56] Darryl Lundy, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe; www.thepeerage.com

Last Edited

21 Apr 2017

Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz¹

F, #203, d. 20 July 1963

Family Explorer

Biography

Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz and Denis James Alexander were married on 31 Dec 1952.¹ She died on 20 Jul 1963.¹

Baroness Anne Louise de Graevenitz was the daughter of Baron Nicholas Werner Alexander de Graevenitz.²

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	Partner of Denis James Alexander (9th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1952
Marriage: | Denis James Alexander
31 Dec 1952
Denis James Alexander
Age: 32
Birth: 10 Nov 1920
Death: 20 May 1980
1963
Death:
20 Jul 1963
1980
Her husband Denis James Alexander died on 20 May 1980.

Citations

[S119] Descendants of Sir Thomas WENTWORTH, Url: http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/ruvignyplus/001.html
[S56] Darryl Lundy, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe; www.thepeerage.com

Last Edited

9 Aug 2010

Rory F. A. Peck¹

M, #211, d. 1993

Biography

Rory F. A. Peck died in 1993.¹

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1993
Death:
1993

Citations

[S119] Descendants of Sir Thomas WENTWORTH, Url: http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/ruvignyplus/001.html

Last Edited

5 Dec 2006

Captain John Fortescue^1,2

M, #218

Family Explorer

Biography

Captain John Fortescue and Margaret Meredith were married in Dec 1804.³

Captain John Fortescue was a Collector who lived at Malahide, Ireland.⁴

Family

Children with Margaret Meredith b. ca. 1785, d. 1 Sep 1855

Son	John Fortescue
Daughter	Alicia Maria Fortescue d. 20 Feb 1858

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	Partner of Margaret Meredith (4th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1804
Marriage: | Margaret Meredith
Dec 1804
Margaret Meredith
Age: ~19
Birth: ca. 1785
Death: 1 Sep 1855
1855
His wife Margaret Meredith died on 1 Sep 1855.

Citations

[S127] Fortescue Family History; http://www.fortescue.org, has a reference to a John Fortescue d. 8 Jun 1821 son of John Fortescue of Malahide marrying a Mary Meredith, with a daughter Alicia Maria. Any connection?
[S117] Ireland Old News Cavan 1855, Url: http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Cavan/1855/SEP.htm
[S105] Henry Farrar, Irish Marriages - an Index to Marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine, p. 306
[S128] Ireland Old News

Last Edited

9 Aug 2010

John Fortescue¹

M, #219

Family Explorer

Parents

Father	Captain John Fortescue
Mother	Margaret Meredith b. ca. 1785, d. 1 Sep 1855

Biography

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	5th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:	Margaret Meredith^G, John^F, Thomas^E, Thomas^D, Charles^C, Thomas^B, Richard^A
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

Citations

[S48] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 112, p89, Baronet's Pedigrees - Brooke, LDS film no.0100187

Last Edited

5 Dec 2006

Sampson Waring^1,2

M, #220, d. 2 May 1819

Family Explorer

Biography

Sampson Waring and Alicia Emily Meredith were married in 1800.³ He died on 2 May 1819 in Trincomalee, Sri LankaG.²

He was a Captain in H.M. 24th Light Dragoons.²

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	Partner of Alicia Emily Meredith (4th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1800
Marriage: | Alicia Emily Meredith
1800
Alicia Emily Meredith
Death: 20 May 1819
1819
Death:
2 May 1819 | Trincomalee, Sri LankaG
1819
His wife Alicia Emily Meredith died on 20 May 1819.

Citations

[S48] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 112, p89, Baronet's Pedigrees - Brooke, LDS film no.0100187
[S115] The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies, Url: http://books.google.co.uk/books, Edition: 1824, p.436
[S639] Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds, http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/dm/index.jsp

Last Edited

20 Oct 2010

Gilbert Plummer^1,2

M, #221, b. about 1774, d. 1831

Family Explorer

Biography

Gilbert Plummer was born ca. 1774.³ He and Letitia Meredith were married on 31 Jul 1805 in St. George’s, DublinG.³ He died in 1831, at age ~57. He was buried on 9 May 1831 in Clontarf, Co. DublinG.³

At the time of his marriage in 1805 he was living at Little Forrest, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland. He was recorded as having 22 acres of land at the same place in the Tithe Applotment Book of 1830.⁴

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	Partner of Letitia Meredith (4th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1774
Birth:
Ca. 1774
1805~31
Marriage: | Letitia Meredith
31 Jul 1805 | St. George’s, DublinG
Letitia Meredith
Death: 1813
1813~39
His wife Letitia Meredith died in 1813.
1831~57
Death:
1831
1831
Burial:
9 May 1831 | Clontarf, Co. DublinG

Citations

[S48] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 112, p89, Baronet's Pedigrees - Brooke, LDS film no.0100187, gives surname only, as Plomer
[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
[S120] Irish Genealogy, online database http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
[S105] Henry Farrar, Irish Marriages - an Index to Marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine, p. 359

Last Edited

26 Mar 2014

John Herbert^1,2

M, #222

Family Explorer

Biography

John Herbert and Catherine Letitia Meredith were married on 22 Nov 1799 in Bengal, IndiaG.^2,3

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	Partner of Catherine Letitia Meredith (4th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith)
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1799
Marriage: | Catherine Letitia Meredith
22 Nov 1799 | Bengal, IndiaG
Catherine Letitia Meredith
Age: ~20
Birth: ca. 1779
Death: 1819
1819
His wife Catherine Letitia Meredith died in 1819.

Citations

[S48] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 112, p89, Baronet's Pedigrees - Brooke, LDS film no.0100187
[S113] Families In British India Society, online datbase http://www.fibis.org/
[S327] The Asiatic annual register or a view of the history of Hindustan ..., Volume 2, Google Books

Last Edited

28 Feb 2007

Thomas Jervis-White¹

M, #223

Family Explorer

Parents

Father	John Jervis Jervis-White d. 12 Jul 1793
Mother	Elizabeth Whitthorne d. 10 Oct 1783

Biography

Thomas Jervis-White and Frances Meredith were married in Feb 1794.²

He lived at Ferns, Co. Wexford, Ireland.³

Family

Children with Frances Meredith b. Jan 1774, d. 28 Aug 1851

Daughter	Helena White
Son	Henry Sampson White d. 1856
Son	John Jervis White b. 1797, d. 1873
Son	Humphrey Jervis-White b. 25 Dec 1797, d. 15 Dec 1849
Son	Rev. Thomas White b. 9 Apr 1801, d. 26 Jul 1881

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	4th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:	John^F, Elizabeth Meredith^E, Thomas^D, Arthur^C, Thomas^B, Richard^A
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart (#1) Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart (#2) Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#1) Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#2)
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1783
His mother Elizabeth Whitthorne died on 10 Oct 1783.
1793
His father John Jervis Jervis-White died on 12 Jul 1793.
1794
Marriage: | Frances Meredith
Feb 1794
Frances Meredith
Age: 20
Birth: Jan 1774
Death: 28 Aug 1851 | Lower Gloucester St
1797
His son John Jervis White was born in 1797 in Ireland.
1797
His son Humphrey Jervis-White was born on 25 Dec 1797.
1801
His son Rev. Thomas White was born on 9 Apr 1801.
1851
His wife Frances Meredith died on 28 Aug 1851 in Lower Gloucester St.

Citations

[S51] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 112, Baronet's Pedigrees - Brooke, LDS film no. 0100187, the word transcribed as 'Jervis' is very unclear in the original
[S105] Henry Farrar, Irish Marriages - an Index to Marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine, p. 467
[S130] Sir Bernard Burke (EdAshworth Burke), A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage, Edition: 66th Edition

Last Edited

20 Oct 2010

Rev. Thomas White^1,2

M, #224, b. 9 April 1801, d. 26 July 1881

Family Explorer

Parents

Father	Thomas Jervis-White
Mother	Frances Meredith b. Jan 1774, d. 28 Aug 1851

Biography

Rev. Thomas White was born on 9 Apr 1801.² He died on 26 Jul 1881, at age 80.²

Rev. Thomas White was the Rector of Middleton, Co. Armagh. He was unmarried. It is unclear whether he took the name Jervis White.²

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	5th great-grandson of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:	Frances Meredith^G, John^F, Thomas^E, Thomas^D, Charles^C, Thomas^B, Richard^A
List	Profession - Clergy
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#1) Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#2)
	Interactive Pedigree

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1801
Birth:
9 Apr 1801
185150
His mother Frances Meredith died on 28 Aug 1851 in Lower Gloucester St.
188180
Death:
26 Jul 1881

Citations

[S51] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 112, Baronet's Pedigrees - Brooke, LDS film no. 0100187
[S130] Sir Bernard Burke (EdAshworth Burke), A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage, Edition: 66th Edition

Last Edited

30 Sep 2024

Helena White^1,2

F, #225

Family Explorer

Parents

Father	Thomas Jervis-White
Mother	Frances Meredith b. Jan 1774, d. 28 Aug 1851

Biography

It is unclear whether she took the name Jervis White. They had children.²

Connections

Family Line:	Bishop Richard Meredith
Relationship:	5th great-granddaughter of Richard (Bishop Of Leighlin) Meredith
Ancestral line:	Frances Meredith^G, John^F, Thomas^E, Thomas^D, Charles^C, Thomas^B, Richard^A
Chart	Bishop Richard Meredith Box chart Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#1) Bishop Richard Meredith indented chart (#2)
	Interactive Pedigree

Citations

[S48] Genealogical Office Manuscript no. 112, p89, Baronet's Pedigrees - Brooke, LDS film no.0100187
[S130] Sir Bernard Burke (EdAshworth Burke), A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage, Edition: 66th Edition

Last Edited

20 Oct 2010

Person Page 9

Denis James Alexander1

Parents

Biography

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Ghislaine Dresselhuys1

Biography

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Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz1

Biography

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Rory F. A. Peck1

Biography

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Captain John Fortescue1,2

Biography

Family

Children with Margaret Meredith b. ca. 1785, d. 1 Sep 1855

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John Fortescue1

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Biography

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Sampson Waring1,2

Biography

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Gilbert Plummer1,2

Biography

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John Herbert1,2

Biography

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Thomas Jervis-White1

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Biography

Family

Children with Frances Meredith b. Jan 1774, d. 28 Aug 1851

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Rev. Thomas White1,2

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Helena White1,2

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Denis James Alexander¹

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Ghislaine Dresselhuys¹

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Baroness Anne Louise De_graevenitz¹

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Rory F. A. Peck¹

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Captain John Fortescue^1,2

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John Fortescue¹

Sampson Waring^1,2

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Gilbert Plummer^1,2

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John Herbert^1,2

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Thomas Jervis-White¹

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Rev. Thomas White^1,2

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Helena White^1,2