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Year
Age

1927
Birth:
4 Aug 1927 | Nobelton, Ontario
1953~26
His daughter Barbara Marie Banting was born in 1953 in Ontario, Canada.
197446
His father Hermas Roger Banting died on 29 Apr 1974.
1981~54
His mother Mabel Helen Bateman died in 1981.
199971
Death:
21 Feb 1999

Citations

[S2122] Maternal - Banting Family tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/154444417/person/392048826559/facts

Last Edited

10 Apr 2023

Barbara Marie Banting¹

F, #9728, b. 1953, d. 22 February 2018

Parents

Father

Franklin Keith Banting b. 4 Aug 1927, d. 21 Feb 1999

Biography

Barbara Marie Banting was born in 1953 in Ontario, Canada.¹ She died on 22 Feb 2018, at age ~65, in Nobleton, Ontario.¹

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	5th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith 6th great-niece of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Franklin^G, Hermas^F, James^E, Esther (Hester Hettie) Meredith^D, Thomas^C, Early Clonenagh Merediths^B, Rice Meredith^A

Ancestral line

Franklin^F, Hermas^E, James^D, Esther (Hester Hettie) Meredith^C, Thomas^B, Early Clonenagh Merediths^A

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Year
Age

1953
Birth:
1953 | Ontario, Canada
1999~46
Her father Franklin Keith Banting died on 21 Feb 1999.
2018~65
Death:
22 Feb 2018 | Nobleton, Ontario

Citations

[S2122] Maternal - Banting Family tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/154444417/person/392048826559/facts

Last Edited

10 Apr 2023

Barbara Ann Banting, 9cM

F, #9730, b. 1924, d. 5 August 2020

Parents

Father	Albert Greenham Banting b. 23 Jun 1888
Mother	Ida Jane Gladys Freeburne

Biography

Barbara Ann Banting, 9cM, was born in 1924. She died on 5 Aug 2020, at age ~96, in Hamilton, OntarioG.¹

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	4th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith 5th great-niece of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Albert^F, Charles^E, Esther (Hester Hettie) Meredith^D, Thomas^C, Early Clonenagh Merediths^B, Rice Meredith^A

Ancestral line

Albert^E, Charles^D, Esther (Hester Hettie) Meredith^C, Thomas^B, Early Clonenagh Merediths^A

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Year
Age

1924
Birth:
1924
2020~96
Death:
5 Aug 2020 | Hamilton, OntarioG

Citations

[S2123] Martin Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/172156966/person/162234101804/facts

Last Edited

8 Jan 2024

Walter Banting Rogers¹

M, #9732, b. 10 March 1891, d. 1981

Parents

Father	Walter Scott Rogers b. 28 Jun 1841, d. 7 Jan 1915
Mother	Susan Jane Banting b. 9 Apr 1848, d. 10 Jan 1910

Biography

Walter Banting Rogers was born on 10 Mar 1891 in Simcoe County, Ontario, CanadaG. He and Sarah Verna Smith were married. He died in 1981, at age ~90, in Miami, Manitoba.¹

Family

Child with Sarah Verna Smith b. 1895, d. 1988

Daughter

Eva Helen Rogers b. 4 Apr 1922, d. 24 Jul 2011

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	3rd great-grandson of Rice Meredith 4th great-nephew of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Susan Jane Banting^E, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^D, Thomas^C, Early Clonenagh Merediths^B, Rice Meredith^A

Ancestral line

Susan Jane Banting^D, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^C, Thomas^B, Early Clonenagh Merediths^A

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Year
Age

1891
Birth:
10 Mar 1891 | Simcoe County, Ontario, CanadaG
191018
His mother Susan Jane Banting died on 10 Jan 1910 in Riverside, ManitobaG.
191523
His father Walter Scott Rogers died on 7 Jan 1915 in Brenda, ManitobaG.
192231
His daughter Eva Helen Rogers was born on 4 Apr 1922 in Manitoba, Canada.
1981~90
Death:
1981 | Miami, Manitoba
1988
His wife Sarah Verna Smith died in 1988.

Citations

[S2124] Nixon/Rogers Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/38616540/person/19308048543/facts

Last Edited

10 Apr 2023

Ida Jane Gladys Freeburne¹

F, #9733

Biography

Ida Jane Gladys Freeburne and Albert Greenham Banting were married.

For further information see the citations below.²

Family

Children with Albert Greenham Banting b. 23 Jun 1888

1.	Daughter	Barbara Ann Banting, 9cM b. 1924, d. 5 Aug 2020
2.	Daughter	Marian Elizabeth Banting b. 31 Jan 1926, d. 9 Nov 2008

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	Partner of Albert Greenham Banting (3rd great-grandson of Rice Meredith) Partner of Albert Greenham Banting (4th great-nephew of Mathias Meredith)

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Citations

[S2126] Mendham Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/157056564/person/342066574844/facts
[S2123] Martin Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/172156966/person/162234101804/facts

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10 Apr 2023

Sarah Verna Smith¹

F, #9734, b. 1895, d. 1988

Biography

Sarah Verna Smith was born in 1895. She and Walter Banting Rogers were married. She died in 1988, at age ~93.

Family

Child with Walter Banting Rogers b. 10 Mar 1891, d. 1981

Daughter

Eva Helen Rogers b. 4 Apr 1922, d. 24 Jul 2011

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	Partner of Walter Banting Rogers (3rd great-grandson of Rice Meredith) Partner of Walter Banting Rogers (4th great-nephew of Mathias Meredith)

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Year
Age

1895
Birth:
1895
1922~27
Her daughter Eva Helen Rogers was born on 4 Apr 1922 in Manitoba, Canada.
1981~86
Her husband Walter Banting Rogers died in 1981 in Miami, Manitoba.
1988~93
Death:
1988

Citations

[S2124] Nixon/Rogers Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/38616540/person/19308048543/facts

Last Edited

10 Apr 2023

Eva Helen Rogers¹

F, #9735, b. 4 April 1922, d. 24 July 2011

Parents

Father	Walter Banting Rogers b. 10 Mar 1891, d. 1981
Mother	Sarah Verna Smith b. 1895, d. 1988

Biography

Eva Helen Rogers was born on 4 Apr 1922 in Manitoba, Canada.¹ She and Howard Nelson Nixon were married. She died on 24 Jul 2011, at age 89, in Brandon, ManitobaG.¹

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	4th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith 5th great-niece of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Walter^F, Susan Jane Banting^E, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^D, Thomas^C, Early Clonenagh Merediths^B, Rice Meredith^A

Ancestral line

Walter^E, Susan Jane Banting^D, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^C, Thomas^B, Early Clonenagh Merediths^A

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Year
Age

1922
Birth:
4 Apr 1922 | Manitoba, Canada
1981~59
Her father Walter Banting Rogers died in 1981 in Miami, Manitoba.
1988~66
Her mother Sarah Verna Smith died in 1988.
201189
Death:
24 Jul 2011 | Brandon, ManitobaG
2017
Her husband Howard Nelson Nixon died in 2017.

Citations

[S2124] Nixon/Rogers Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/38616540/person/19308048543/facts

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10 Apr 2023

Howard Nelson Nixon¹

M, #9736, b. 1917, d. 2017

Biography

Howard Nelson Nixon was born in 1917.¹ He and Eva Helen Rogers were married. He died in 2017, at age ~100.¹

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	Partner of Eva Helen Rogers (4th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith) Partner of Eva Helen Rogers (5th great-niece of Mathias Meredith)

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Year
Age

1917
Birth:
1917
2011~94
His wife Eva Helen Rogers died on 24 Jul 2011 in Brandon, ManitobaG.
2017~100
Death:
2017

Citations

[S2124] Nixon/Rogers Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/38616540/person/19308048543/facts

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10 Apr 2023

Sara Emma Jane Rogers¹

F, #9738, b. 10 October 1872, d. 6 September 1965

Parents

Father	Isaac Wells Rogers b. 19 Jan 1848, d. 30 May 1928
Mother	Harriett Maria Banting b. 21 May 1850, d. 29 Mar 1937

Biography

Sara Emma Jane Rogers was born on 10 Oct 1872.¹ She and William Wyres Bertrand were married. She died on 6 Sep 1965, at age 92, in Methven, Manitoba, CanadaG.¹

Family

Child with William Wyres Bertrand b. 1859, d. 1941

Daughter

Pearl Montelena Bertrand b. 13 May 1905, d. 7 Dec 2000

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	3rd great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith 4th great-niece of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Harriett Maria Banting^E, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^D, Thomas^C, Early Clonenagh Merediths^B, Rice Meredith^A

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Harriett Maria Banting^D, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^C, Thomas^B, Early Clonenagh Merediths^A

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Year
Age

1872
Birth:
10 Oct 1872
190532
Her daughter Pearl Montelena Bertrand was born on 13 May 1905 in Oakland, Mantoba.
192855
Her father Isaac Wells Rogers died on 30 May 1928 in Brandon, ManitobaG.
193764
Her mother Harriett Maria Banting died on 29 Mar 1937 in Brandon, ManitobaG.
1941~69
Her husband William Wyres Bertrand died in 1941.
196592
Death:
6 Sep 1965 | Methven, Manitoba, CanadaG

Citations

[S2125] Hurley Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/112985400/person/100108615168/facts

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10 Apr 2023

William Wyres Bertrand¹

M, #9739, b. 1859, d. 1941

Biography

William Wyres Bertrand was born in 1859.¹ He and Sara Emma Jane Rogers were married. He died in 1941, at age ~82.¹

Family

Child with Sara Emma Jane Rogers b. 10 Oct 1872, d. 6 Sep 1965

Daughter

Pearl Montelena Bertrand b. 13 May 1905, d. 7 Dec 2000

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	Partner of Sara Emma Jane Rogers (3rd great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith) Partner of Sara Emma Jane Rogers (4th great-niece of Mathias Meredith)

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1859
Birth:
1859
1905~46
His daughter Pearl Montelena Bertrand was born on 13 May 1905 in Oakland, Mantoba.
1941~82
Death:
1941
1965
His wife Sara Emma Jane Rogers died on 6 Sep 1965 in Methven, Manitoba, CanadaG.

Citations

[S2125] Hurley Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/112985400/person/100108615168/facts

Last Edited

10 Apr 2023

Pearl Montelena Bertrand¹

F, #9740, b. 13 May 1905, d. 7 December 2000

Parents

Father	William Wyres Bertrand b. 1859, d. 1941
Mother	Sara Emma Jane Rogers b. 10 Oct 1872, d. 6 Sep 1965

Biography

Pearl Montelena Bertrand was born on 13 May 1905 in Oakland, Mantoba.¹ She and Clarence Albert Hurley were married. She died on 7 Dec 2000, at age 95, in Creston, British Columbia.¹

Family

Child with Clarence Albert Hurley b. 1900, d. 1986

Son

Gordon Bertrand Hurley b. 16 Sep 1932, d. 13 Oct 1994

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	4th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith 5th great-niece of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Sara Emma Jane Rogers^F, Harriett Maria Banting^E, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^D, Thomas^C, Early Clonenagh Merediths^B, Rice Meredith^A

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Sara Emma Jane Rogers^E, Harriett Maria Banting^D, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^C, Thomas^B, Early Clonenagh Merediths^A

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Year
Age

1905
Birth:
13 May 1905 | Oakland, Mantoba
193227
Her son Gordon Bertrand Hurley was born on 16 Sep 1932 in Brandon, ManitobaG.
1941~36
Her father William Wyres Bertrand died in 1941.
196560
Her mother Sara Emma Jane Rogers died on 6 Sep 1965 in Methven, Manitoba, CanadaG.
1986~81
Her husband Clarence Albert Hurley died in 1986.
199489
Her son Gordon Bertrand Hurley died on 13 Oct 1994 in Brandon, ManitobaG.
200095
Death:
7 Dec 2000 | Creston, British Columbia

Citations

[S2125] Hurley Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/112985400/person/100108615168/facts

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10 Apr 2023

Clarence Albert Hurley¹

M, #9741, b. 1900, d. 1986

Biography

Clarence Albert Hurley was born in 1900.¹ He and Pearl Montelena Bertrand were married. He died in 1986, at age ~86.¹

Family

Child with Pearl Montelena Bertrand b. 13 May 1905, d. 7 Dec 2000

Son

Gordon Bertrand Hurley b. 16 Sep 1932, d. 13 Oct 1994

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	Partner of Pearl Montelena Bertrand (4th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith) Partner of Pearl Montelena Bertrand (5th great-niece of Mathias Meredith)

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Year
Age

1900
Birth:
1900
1932~32
His son Gordon Bertrand Hurley was born on 16 Sep 1932 in Brandon, ManitobaG.
1986~86
Death:
1986
2000
His wife Pearl Montelena Bertrand died on 7 Dec 2000 in Creston, British Columbia.

Citations

[S2125] Hurley Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/112985400/person/100108615168/facts

Last Edited

10 Apr 2023

Gordon Bertrand Hurley¹

M, #9742, b. 16 September 1932, d. 13 October 1994

Parents

Father	Clarence Albert Hurley b. 1900, d. 1986
Mother	Pearl Montelena Bertrand b. 13 May 1905, d. 7 Dec 2000

Biography

Gordon Bertrand Hurley was born on 16 Sep 1932 in Brandon, ManitobaG.¹ He died on 13 Oct 1994, at age 62, in Brandon, ManitobaG.¹

Connections

Family Line	Clonenagh Merediths
Relationship	5th great-grandson of Rice Meredith 6th great-nephew of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Pearl Montelena Bertrand^G, Sara Emma Jane Rogers^F, Harriett Maria Banting^E, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^D, Thomas^C, Early Clonenagh Merediths^B, Rice Meredith^A

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Pearl Montelena Bertrand^F, Sara Emma Jane Rogers^E, Harriett Maria Banting^D, Sarah (Sally) Meredith^C, Thomas^B, Early Clonenagh Merediths^A

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Year
Age

1932
Birth:
16 Sep 1932 | Brandon, ManitobaG
1986~54
His father Clarence Albert Hurley died in 1986.
199462
Death:
13 Oct 1994 | Brandon, ManitobaG
2000
His mother Pearl Montelena Bertrand died on 7 Dec 2000 in Creston, British Columbia.

Citations

[S2125] Hurley Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/112985400/person/100108615168/facts

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10 Apr 2023

William Mendham¹

M, #9744, b. 1924, d. 1988

Biography

William Mendham was born in 1924.¹ He and Marian Elizabeth Banting were married. He died in 1988, at age ~64.¹

Connections

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Relationship	Partner of Marian Elizabeth Banting (4th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith) Partner of Marian Elizabeth Banting (5th great-niece of Mathias Meredith)

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Year
Age

1924
Birth:
1924
1988~64
Death:
1988
2008
His wife Marian Elizabeth Banting died on 9 Nov 2008 in New HampshireG.

Citations

[S2126] Mendham Family Tree; https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/157056564/person/342066574844/facts

Last Edited

10 Apr 2023

Charles Geoffrey Meredith¹

M, #9746, b. 30 March 1922, d. 26 April 1977

Notable People - Military
Rearymore Merediths

Parents

Father	Mathew Wilson Alphonso Meredith b. 29 Jul 1894, d. 4 May 1973
Mother	Mary Christina O’Connell b. 8 Jan 1892, d. 16 Apr 1973

Biography

Charles Geoffrey Meredith on his Wedding Day 1 Mar 1949
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith. Colourised in MyHeritage.com)

Charles Geoffrey Meredith was born on 30 Mar 1922 in Tyddyn Cottages, Mold, Flintshire.¹ He and Audrey Jean Carter were married on 1 Mar 1949 in St. Joseph’s RC Church, Castleford.¹ He died on 26 Apr 1977, at age 55, in Banbury, Oxfordshire.¹

He served in WW2 as a Lance Corporal in the 10th Royal Hussars with service number 7896832. He was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry for his actions during the advance in Sept. 1944 in Italy.

The recommendation made by his commanding officer was as follows:

“On the 23rd September 1944 L/C Meredith was in command of a Stuart Tank which was part of a patrol commanded by 7916686 APLS Lindsay L.V. attached to ”A” Sqn 10th Royal Hussars (PWO). The Sqn was supporting the 2/8 Ghurka Rifles in their attack over the River Marecchia on to the S. Arcangelo feature. The infantry captured their objective and were subjected to the most intense shelling and mortar fire, causing very heavy casualties.
The Runneys were being used to carry ammn forward to the infantry as they were unable to get their own supporting arms forward. The CC 3 Lt.Fd Amb saw that the Stuarts were able to get up to the infantry and asked L/Cp1. to volunteer to go and fetch wounded back. This he did without hesitation and was responsible, with his Patrol Leader Sgt. Lindsay, for evacuating throughout that day, and the night 23rd/24th Sep. some 50 or 60 wounded Ghurkas. In addition he collected two casualties from a F.C.O’s tank belonging to 90/100 Fd Bty RA which had been knocked out and the crew wounded inside. This was under direct shellfire.
There is no doubt that L/Cpl. Meredith’s courage was responsible for helping to save a large number of British and Ghurka lives. His Stuart was under continual and observed fire both whilst picking up the wounded and whilst effecting their evacuation over the river bed.
L/Cpl. Meredith's coolness and efficiency and bravery in the face of the enemy was an example to all.
This NCO has continued to show Gallantry and Great Initiative on numerous occasions during the period in question.

(Signed) D.R.B. Kaye [signature] Lieut.Col.
CMF Commanding 10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
Date received by Brigade:12 Jan 45”

A newspaper report of his award described how he preferred to stay in the ranks rather than take a commission, and that at El Alamein, he was one of two to survive out of his troop.

After the war, he ran a horse-box business before managing the Red Lion pub in Bloxham and then worked at Wrenches Garage, (now Hartwells of Banbury).²

Family

Children with Audrey Jean Carter b. 11 Apr 1924, d. 27 May 2005

1.	Daughter	Rosamund Jane Meredith b. 8 Dec 1949, d. 6 May 1988
2.	Daughter	Marie-Louise Meredith b. 8 Dec 1952, d. 7 May 2005

Connections

Family Line	Rearymore Merediths
Relationship	5th great-grandson of Rice Meredith 6th great-nephew of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Mathew^G, Charles^F, Charles^E, Rice^D, Rice^C, Thomas^B, Rice^A

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Charles Geoffrey Meredith (1922-1977) in Rome 1944
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith)

Charles Geoffrey Meredith (1922-1977)
news 1945

Charles Geoffrey Meredith (1922-1977) Military Medal
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith)

Charles Geoffrey Meredith (1922-1977) Letter from Sec of State
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith)

Charles Geoffrey Meredith (1922-1977) Letter from Buckingham Palace
(Courtesy of Jacky Meredith)

TIMELINE:
Year
Age

1922
Birth:
30 Mar 1922 | Tyddyn Cottages, Mold, Flintshire
194926
Marriage: | Audrey Jean Carter
1 Mar 1949 | St. Joseph’s RC Church, Castleford
Audrey Jean Carter
Age: 24
Birth: on 11 Apr 1924 | Clutton Registration District
Death: on 27 May 2005 | Banbury, Oxfordshire
194927
His daughter Rosamund Jane Meredith was born on 8 Dec 1949 in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
195230
His daughter Marie-Louise Meredith was born on 8 Dec 1952 in Brackley Cottage Hospital, Northamptonshire.
197351
His mother Mary Christina O’Connell died on 16 Apr 1973 in 136 Bath Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire.
197351
His father Mathew Wilson Alphonso Meredith died on 4 May 1973 in East Cottage, Hoar Cross, Staffordshire.
197755
Death:
26 Apr 1977 | Banbury, Oxfordshire
2005
His wife Audrey Jean Carter died on 27 May 2005 in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Citations

[S2128] Private communication from Jacky Meredith
[S2158] Recommendation for Award for Meredith, Charles Geoffrey; The National Archives, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7354359

Last Edited

10 May 2024

Francis Matthew Peter Meredith

M, #9747, b. 3 September 1923, d. 21 March 1978

Notable People - Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Rearymore Merediths

Parents

Father	Mathew Wilson Alphonso Meredith b. 29 Jul 1894, d. 4 May 1973
Mother	Mary Christina O’Connell b. 8 Jan 1892, d. 16 Apr 1973

Biography

Francis Matthew Peter Meredith (1923-1978)
(Courtesy of Maureen & Gill Meredith)

Francis Matthew Peter Meredith was born on 3 Sep 1923 in Holywell Registration District, Flintshire.¹ He and Priscilla Joyce Taylor were married on 16 Dec 1947 in Banbury, Oxfordshire. He died on 21 Mar 1978, at age 54, in Banbury, Oxfordshire.²

He was a research chemist at Aluminium Laboratories in Banbury, working in his early career in the Oils and Lacquers Section led by Roman Guminski.

He was co-author with R. Guminski of two papers published in the Transactions and Communications of the Journal of The Oil & Colour Chemists' Association, both in 1961:
- ‘Lacquer Coating of Aluminium/Magnesium Alloys’, and
- ‘Methods of Testing Certain Mechanical Properties of Lacquer Films’

They also co-authored two papers in the Transactions of the International Journal of Surface Engineering and Coatings:
- ‘The Performance of Clear Lacquers on Aluminium Surfaces’ (1963), and
- ‘Performance of Leafing Aluminium Paints with Various Pretreatments and Undercoats on Aluminium Alloys’ (1966).

He specialised in surface coatings and did much work with non-stick frying pans and paints. He worked on the recycling of aluminium in his final year when he was dying of cancer, resulting in a patent filed posthumously in his name in 1980, titled ‘Recovery of coated aluminium scrap’.

Aluminium Laboratories Ltd. was a subsidiary of Aluminium Ltd., itself part of the Alcan group. It was formed in 1936 to carry out research, development and exploration for the Aluminium Ltd. group of companies. The Banbury Laboratories of the company were built in 1938, with the responsibility for research on the problems of fabrication and utilization of aluminium. The laboratories were taken over by the Ministry of Aircraft Production during the Second World War. Work at Banbury restarted in 1946, and the premises needed to be extended as a result of the expansion of the aluminium industry during the War.³

Connections

Family Line	Rearymore Merediths
Relationship	5th great-grandson of Rice Meredith 6th great-nephew of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Mathew^G, Charles^F, Charles^E, Rice^D, Rice^C, Thomas^B, Rice^A

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Year
Age

1923
Birth:
3 Sep 1923 | Holywell Registration District, Flintshire
194724
Marriage: | Priscilla Joyce Taylor
16 Dec 1947 | Banbury, Oxfordshire
Priscilla Joyce Taylor
Age: 21
Birth: on 30 Mar 1926
Death: in 1991
197349
His mother Mary Christina O’Connell died on 16 Apr 1973 in 136 Bath Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire.
197349
His father Mathew Wilson Alphonso Meredith died on 4 May 1973 in East Cottage, Hoar Cross, Staffordshire.
197854
Death:
21 Mar 1978 | Banbury, Oxfordshire
1991
His wife Priscilla Joyce Taylor died in 1991.

Citations

[S779] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
[S571] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 Record for Georgina Ranalow, 1931 R Ra 11
[S2147] Research and Development in Aluminium: Banbury Laboratories of Aluminium Laboratories Ltd. Nature 174, 254–255 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174254a0-

Last Edited

28 Apr 2024

Catherine Frances Meredith

F, #9748, b. 16 August 1926, d. 19 July 1979

Parents

Father	Mathew Wilson Alphonso Meredith b. 29 Jul 1894, d. 4 May 1973
Mother	Mary Christina O’Connell b. 8 Jan 1892, d. 16 Apr 1973

Biography

Catherine Frances Meredith was born on 16 Aug 1926 in Chester Registration District, England.^1,2,3 She and Matthew Williamson were married on 15 May 1950.⁴ She died on 19 Jul 1979, at age 52, in Liss, Hampshire.⁵ She was buried in West Liss Cemetery.

In 1954 she was running a Women’s Institute at Kuala Gris in Malaya, as reported in the Banbury Guardian on 6 May.

Connections

Family Line	Rearymore Merediths
Relationship	5th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith 6th great-niece of Mathias Meredith

Ancestral line

Mathew^G, Charles^F, Charles^E, Rice^D, Rice^C, Thomas^B, Rice^A

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Rearymore Merediths

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Year
Age

1926
Birth:
16 Aug 1926 | Chester Registration District, England
195023
Marriage: | Matthew Williamson
15 May 1950
Matthew Williamson
Age: ~47
Birth: ca. 1903
Death: on 24 Oct 1966 | Woodlands, Hill Brow, Liss, Hampshire
196640
Her husband Matthew Williamson died on 24 Oct 1966 in Woodlands, Hill Brow, Liss, Hampshire.
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Her mother Mary Christina O’Connell died on 16 Apr 1973 in 136 Bath Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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Her father Mathew Wilson Alphonso Meredith died on 4 May 1973 in East Cottage, Hoar Cross, Staffordshire.
197952
Death:
19 Jul 1979 | Liss, Hampshire

Citations

[S816] England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
[S1483] 1939 Register of England and Wales; www.findmypast.com, - gives the year of birth as 1927, incorrectly
[S2239] England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2022, Ancestry.com [database online]
[S1483] 1939 Register of England and Wales; www.findmypast.com
[S571] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 Record for Georgina Ranalow, 1931 R Ra 11

Last Edited

28 Apr 2024

Matthew Williamson

M, #9749, b. about 1903, d. 24 October 1966

Biography

Matthew Williamson was born ca. 1903. He and Catherine Frances Meredith were married on 15 May 1950.¹ He died on 24 Oct 1966, at age ~63, in Woodlands, Hill Brow, Liss, Hampshire.² He was buried in West Liss Cemetery.

He was a manager of a rubber estate in Malaysia.

Connections

Family Line	Rearymore Merediths
Relationship	Partner of Catherine Frances Meredith (5th great-granddaughter of Rice Meredith) Partner of Catherine Frances Meredith (6th great-niece of Mathias Meredith)

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Year
Age

1903
Birth:
Ca. 1903
1950~47
Marriage: | Catherine Frances Meredith
15 May 1950
Catherine Frances Meredith
Age: 23
Birth: on 16 Aug 1926 | Chester Registration District, England
Death: on 19 Jul 1979 | Liss, Hampshire
1966~63
Death:
24 Oct 1966 | Woodlands, Hill Brow, Liss, Hampshire
1979
His wife Catherine Frances Meredith died on 19 Jul 1979 in Liss, Hampshire.

Citations

[S1483] 1939 Register of England and Wales; www.findmypast.com
[S2129] findagrave.com

Last Edited

26 Jul 2023

Norman Dupre Lance

M, #9750, b. 17 June 1912, d. 7 March 1986