The Irish Merediths

Meredith families who settled in Ireland and their descendants

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Edmund FLETCHER

M, #3586, b. 1923, d. 1987
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Biography

Edmund FLETCHER was born in 1923. He and Joan CALNAN were married. He died in 1987, at age ~64.

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:Partner of Joan CALNAN (5th great-granddaughter of Rice MEREDITH)
Partner of Joan CALNAN (6th great-niece of Mathias MEREDITH)
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  • 1923
    Birth
    1923
  • 1987~64
    Death
    1987

Last Edited29 Jul 2009

Joseph HIGGIN1

M, #3587
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Biography

Joseph HIGGIN was born in England.1 He and -?- were married.

Family

Child with -?-

DaughterCamille HIGGIN b. ca. 1859, d. 22 Jul 1929

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
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Citations

  1. [S783] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1938. Ancestry.com [database on-line]., - certificate of Camille Higgin
Last Edited14 Jan 2010

-?-

F, #3588
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Biography

-?- was born in New Orleans, USAG.1 She and Joseph HIGGIN were married.

Family

Child with Joseph HIGGIN

DaughterCamille HIGGIN b. ca. 1859, d. 22 Jul 1929

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
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Citations

  1. [S783] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1938. Ancestry.com [database on-line]., - certificate of Camille Higgin
Last Edited14 Jan 2010

Edith Sarah BENNETT1

F, #3589, b. about 1883, d. 1958
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Biography

Edith Sarah BENNETT was born ca. 1883 in Wales. She and William Eric Lewin MEREDITH were married on 27 Aug 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaG.2 She died in 1958 in Canada.3 She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Milton, Ontario.3
She was the daughter of Edward Bennett and Charlotte Read.

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:Partner of William Eric Lewin MEREDITH (4th great-grandson of Rice MEREDITH)
Partner of William Eric Lewin MEREDITH (5th great-nephew of Mathias MEREDITH)
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Citations

  1. [S878] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
  2. [S1965] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
  3. [S1903] Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
Last Edited7 Feb 2020

Charles Patrick MEREDITH1,2

M, #3590, b. 10 March 1889, d. after 1914
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Parents

FatherCharles William Rice MEREDITH b. ca. 1861, d. 9 Mar 1916
MotherMary Aloysius SINNOTT b. ca. 1857, d. 30 Sep 1895

Biography

Charles Patrick MEREDITH was born on 10 Mar 1889 in 4 Blessington Street, DublinG.3 He died aft. 1914.
He enlisted in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in Dec 1907 aged 18. He was subject to several disciplinary charges for disobedience and being absent with leave. His father attempted to arrange for his discharge in Oct 1909, but he was named as a deserter on his service record at the end of that month. He was admitted to the North Dublin Workhouse in April 1914 but discharged the following day.

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:4th great-grandson of Rice MEREDITH
5th great-nephew of Mathias MEREDITH
Ancestral line:CharlesF, CharlesE, RiceD, RiceC, ThomasB, RiceA
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Citations

  1. [S736] Family Search Pilot Site http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch
  2. [S868] 1901 Census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Arran_Quay/Montpelier_Hill/1338832/
  3. [S1462] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/
Last Edited30 Apr 2023

Mathew Wilson Alphonso MEREDITH

M, #3591, b. 29 July 1894, d. 4 May 1973
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Parents

FatherCharles William Rice MEREDITH b. ca. 1861, d. 9 Mar 1916
MotherMary Aloysius SINNOTT b. ca. 1857, d. 30 Sep 1895

Biography

Mathew Meredith (1894-1973)
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith. Colourised in MyHeritage.com)
Mathew Wilson Alphonso MEREDITH was born on 29 Jul 1894 in 4 Blessington St., Dublin, IrelandG.1 He and Mary Christina O’CONNELL were married on 18 Nov 1918 in RC Church of Terenure, Dublin.1 He died on 4 May 1973, at age 78, in East Cottage, Hoar Cross, Staffordshire.2
He was named simply Matthew Meredith on his civil birth registration in 1894, but may have been given additional names on his baptism. His name was given as Matthew Alphonsus Meredith on the certificate of his marriage to Mary O’Connell in Dublin in 1918.
He was enumerated in the following censuses:
- 1901 Ireland census aged 6 with his widowed father Charles at 13 Montpelier Hill, Dublin.
- 1911 England census at Bedford Lodge Cottage, Newmarket, England, and described as Mathew Alphonso Meredith, aged 16, stableman, born in Dublin.
- 1921 census with his wife Mary and daughter Maureen in the household of a widow Lucy Fowell at Eaton Road, Tarporley, Chester, and described as a Horse Breaker.
- 1939 England & Wales Register at the Riding School, Brackley, and described as a Riding Master, Horse Breaker and Horse Dealer. His name was given as Mathew Meredith, with an annotation of “Wilson Alphonse” after it. His date of birth was given incorrectly as 21 July 1893 (assuming the date on the birth certificate is correct). He was enumerated with Mary, Maureen, Francis M P, and Catherine Meredith.

He was the subject of a half-page article in the Derby Daily Telegraph in 1960 which gave a colourful account of his career as a horseman up to that point (see article citation below).

His obituary appeared in the Horse And Hounds on 3 Aug 1973 as follows:

“OBITUARY
Matthew Meredith brought elegance to horses he rode

The death occurred recently of the fine horse-master Mr. Matthew Meredith, who was in his 8lst year. He made his first show ring appearance at Dublin, his native city, when he was eight-years-old, riding a hunter belonging to his father, who was considered one of the best horsemen in Dublin.
At 12, he was sent as an apprentice to the Hon. George Lambton in Newmarket, for whom he became trial jockey. Growing too tall for hopes of success in the racing world, he began schooling horses.
For many seasons he schooled polo ponies, chiefly for King Alfonso of Spain, and Major Scott Robson. In 1925, he was asked to pilot Baroness Rothschild in the hunting field and to teach her children to ride in Vienna. Also during the 1920s and 1930s he began producing show hacks and had several big successes at Olympia, where Lord Lonsdale once referred to him as "a poem on a horse.”
He continued riding and showing horses until he was 75, but despite failing health still tutored children on the finer points of riding.
He was gifted with a wonderful sense of humour, and much courage. He brought elegance to any horse he chose to ride.
ANON”.3,4
For further information see the citations below.1

Family

Children with Mary Christina O’CONNELL b. 8 Jan 1892, d. 16 Apr 1973

DaughterMary Teresa “Maureen” Frances MEREDITH b. 19 Sep 1919, d. 28 Jun 1991
SonCharles Geoffrey MEREDITH b. 30 Mar 1922, d. 26 Apr 1977
SonFrancis Matthew Peter MEREDITH b. 3 Sep 1923, d. 21 Mar 1978
DaughterCatherine Frances MEREDITH b. 16 Aug 1927, d. 19 Jul 1979

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:4th great-grandson of Rice MEREDITH
5th great-nephew of Mathias MEREDITH
Ancestral line:CharlesF, CharlesE, RiceD, RiceC, ThomasB, RiceA
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Other Photos and Exhibits

Matthew Meredith in Derby Daily Telegraph 1960
Mathew Meredith (1894-1973)
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith. Colourised in MyHeritage.com)
Mathew Meredith (1894-1973)
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith. Colourised in MyHeritage.com. Note: the riding boots should be black with a tan turnover.)

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Citations

  1. [S1462] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/
  2. [S2128] Private communication from Jacky Meredith
  3. [S868] 1901 Census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Arran_Quay/Montpelier_Hill/1338832/
  4. [S2130] “Broth of a Bhoy”, Daily Telegraph 25 March 1960, pg. 7
Last Edited23 Apr 2023

Cecil Wilson HARTE1

M, #3592, b. 23 May 1881, d. 19 August 1952
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Parents

FatherWilliam Robert Herod HARTE b. ca. 1840, d. 15 Apr 1890
MotherCharlotte Alicia MEREDITH b. ca. 1848, d. 10 Jan 1910

Biography

Cecil Wilson HARTE was born on 23 May 1881 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaG.2 He was baptised on 4 Sep 1881 in Natal, South AfricaG. He and Margaret WARREN were married on 1 Nov 1911 in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa.3 He died on 19 Aug 1952, at age 71, in Park Nursing Home, Port Elizabeth.4,5
Cecil W. Harte was a clerk for the Manchester Insurance company in 1901.1

Family

Child with Margaret WARREN b. ca. 1875, d. 20 Jul 1938

SonDesmond Meredith HARTE b. 4 Aug 1912, d. 28 May 1966

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:4th great-grandson of Rice MEREDITH
5th great-nephew of Mathias MEREDITH
Ancestral line:Charlotte Alicia MEREDITHF, CharlesE, RiceD, RiceC, ThomasB, RiceA
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  • 1881
    Birth
    23 May 1881 | Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaG
  • 18908
    His father William Robert Herod HARTE died on 15 Apr 1890 in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa.
  • 191028
    His mother Charlotte Alicia MEREDITH died on 10 Jan 1910 in 32 Northumberland Avenue, Kingstown.
  • 191130
    Marriage | Margaret WARREN
    1 Nov 1911 | Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
    Margaret WARREN
    Birth: ca. 1875 | Dublin, IrelandG
    Death: 20 Jul 1938 | 51 Bird Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • 191231
    His son Desmond Meredith HARTE was born on 4 Aug 1912 in Cape Town, South AfricaG.
  • 193857
    His wife Margaret WARREN died on 20 Jul 1938 in 51 Bird Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
  • 195271
    Death
    19 Aug 1952 | Park Nursing Home, Port Elizabeth

Citations

  1. [S850] 1901 Census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Glasnevin/Cabra_Park_Cabra/1273421/
  2. [S2061] South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004, database with images, FamilySearch
  3. [S2059] South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, database with images, FamilySearch
  4. [S2062] South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989, database with images, FamilySearch
  5. [S2063] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, database with images, FamilySearch
Last Edited2 Mar 2022

James Wilson HARTE1

M, #3593, b. 2 September 1884, d. 8 July 1949
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Parents

FatherWilliam Robert Herod HARTE b. ca. 1840, d. 15 Apr 1890
MotherCharlotte Alicia MEREDITH b. ca. 1848, d. 10 Jan 1910

Biography

James Wilson HARTE was born on 2 Sep 1884 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaG.2 He and Joyce Maud were married. He and Vera HERBERT were married on 11 Jun 1912 in DurbanG. He died on 8 Jul 1949, at age 64, in Crown Mines, Johannesburg.3

Family

Child with Vera HERBERT b. ca. 1890, d. aft. 1953

SonWilson Meredith HARTE b. 17 Mar 1915

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:4th great-grandson of Rice MEREDITH
5th great-nephew of Mathias MEREDITH
Ancestral line:Charlotte Alicia MEREDITHF, CharlesE, RiceD, RiceC, ThomasB, RiceA
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  • 1884
    Birth
    2 Sep 1884 | Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaG
  • 18905
    His father William Robert Herod HARTE died on 15 Apr 1890 in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa.
  • 191025
    His mother Charlotte Alicia MEREDITH died on 10 Jan 1910 in 32 Northumberland Avenue, Kingstown.
  • 191227
    Marriage | Vera HERBERT
    11 Jun 1912 | DurbanG
    Vera HERBERT
    Birth: ca. 1890 | Natal, South AfricaG
    Death: aft. 1953
  • 191530
    His son Wilson Meredith HARTE was born on 17 Mar 1915 in West Rand Central, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • 194863
    His wife Joyce Maud died on 24 Jun 1948 in Johannesburg, South AfricaG.
  • 194964
    Death
    8 Jul 1949 | Crown Mines, Johannesburg
  • 1953
    His wife Vera HERBERT died aft. 1953.

Citations

  1. [S850] 1901 Census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Glasnevin/Cabra_Park_Cabra/1273421/
  2. [S2061] South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004, database with images, FamilySearch
  3. [S2070] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958, database with images, FamilySearch
Last Edited6 Mar 2022

Charles Meredith HARTE1

M, #3594, b. 5 October 1886, d. after 1958
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Parents

FatherWilliam Robert Herod HARTE b. ca. 1840, d. 15 Apr 1890
MotherCharlotte Alicia MEREDITH b. ca. 1848, d. 10 Jan 1910

Biography

Charles Meredith HARTE was born on 5 Oct 1886 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South AfricaG.2 He and Louisa Mary Dawes DRIVER were married on 12 Apr 1932 in Port Elizabeth, South AfricaG.3 He and Gwyneth Mary SMEDLEY-WILLIAMS were married on 12 Jul 1958 in St. Cuthbert's, Port Elizabeth.3 He died aft. 1958.
Charles Meredith Harte was recorded on passenger lists in 1956 and 1957 travelling from South Africa to England; he was described as a retired farmer and single.

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:4th great-grandson of Rice MEREDITH
5th great-nephew of Mathias MEREDITH
Ancestral line:Charlotte Alicia MEREDITHF, CharlesE, RiceD, RiceC, ThomasB, RiceA
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Citations

  1. [S850] 1901 Census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Glasnevin/Cabra_Park_Cabra/1273421/
  2. [S880] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 Record for Charles Meredith Harte, 1956, June, Capetown Castle
  3. [S2068] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch
Last Edited6 Mar 2022

Frederick Charles BIGGER1

M, #3597, b. about 1845, d. 2 April 1920
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Biography

Frederick Charles BIGGER was born ca. 1845 in Co. Longford. He and Caroline Elizabeth MEREDITH were married on 8 Jul 1875 in St Thomas’s Church of Ireland, DublinG, witnesses James Taylor and Rice Meredith.1 He and Harriett Elizabeth KNOWLES were married in 1877 in Rathdown, County DublinG.2 He died on 2 Apr 1920 in 12 Northumberland Avenue. Rathdown.3,4
Frederick Charles Bigger was the son of George L. Bigger, a bank accountant. He was described as a mercantile clerk living at 2 Marino Crescent, Contarf at the time of his marriage in 1875. His surname was spelled as Biggar on his marriage certificate, but as Bigger in other records and newspaper announcements.1

Families

Child with Caroline Elizabeth MEREDITH b. 1848, d. 5 May 1876

SonFrederick Meredith BIGGER b. 27 Apr 1876, d. 9 Aug 1876

Child with Harriett Elizabeth KNOWLES

SonGeorge Goodman BIGGER b. 29 Mar 1878, d. 26 Jun 1922

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:Partner of Caroline Elizabeth MEREDITH (3rd great-granddaughter of Rice MEREDITH)
Partner of Caroline Elizabeth MEREDITH (4th great-niece of Mathias MEREDITH)
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Citations

  1. [S722] Irish Genealogy online database http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/reels/d-80-3-9-069.pdf
  2. [S1605] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958. Ancestry.com [database on-line].
  3. [S736] Family Search Pilot Site http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch
  4. [S1462] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/
Last Edited11 Aug 2019

Frederick Meredith BIGGER

M, #3598, b. 27 April 1876, d. 9 August 1876
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Parents

FatherFrederick Charles BIGGER b. ca. 1845, d. 2 Apr 1920
MotherCaroline Elizabeth MEREDITH b. 1848, d. 5 May 1876

Biography

Frederick Meredith BIGGER was born on 27 Apr 1876.1 He died on 9 Aug 1876, at age 0, in 2 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, IrelandG.2

Connections

Family Line:Rearymore Merediths
Relationship:4th great-grandson of Rice MEREDITH
5th great-nephew of Mathias MEREDITH
Ancestral line:Caroline Elizabeth MEREDITHF, WilliamE, RiceD, RiceC, ThomasB, RiceA
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Citations

  1. [S736] Family Search Pilot Site http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch
  2. [S883] Death announcement: son of Frederick CBigger, The Irish Times, Aug 10, 1876, pg1
Last Edited7 Oct 2010

Harriett Elizabeth KNOWLES1

F, #3599
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Biography

Harriett Elizabeth KNOWLES and Frederick Charles BIGGER were married in 1877 in Rathdown, County DublinG.1

Family

Child with Frederick Charles BIGGER b. ca. 1845, d. 2 Apr 1920

SonGeorge Goodman BIGGER b. 29 Mar 1878, d. 26 Jun 1922

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Citations

  1. [S1605] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958. Ancestry.com [database on-line].
Last Edited19 Jan 2017

George Goodman BIGGER1

M, #3600, b. 29 March 1878, d. 26 June 1922
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Parents

FatherFrederick Charles BIGGER b. ca. 1845, d. 2 Apr 1920
MotherHarriett Elizabeth KNOWLES

Biography

George Goodman BIGGER was born on 29 Mar 1878 in 12 Northumberland Avenue. Rathdown.2 He and Mabel CARTWRIGHT were married on 16 Apr 1910 in Dalkey Church, Ireland.2 He died on 26 Jun 1922, at age 44, in New Brighton, Dalkey.2
He was a Brewery Clerk at the time of his marriage in 1910.

Family

Children with Mabel CARTWRIGHT

SonGeorge Frederick Bruce BIGGER b. 4 Feb 1911, d. 16 Jul 1915
DaughterOlive Margaret Whately BIGGER b. 28 Oct 1914

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Citations

  1. [S736] Family Search Pilot Site http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch
  2. [S1462] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/
Last Edited11 Aug 2019
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