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     Mary Elizabeth BATES was born in 1892. She married James Armstrong MEREDITH, son of Thomas MEREDITH and Rebecca STRONG, on 26 August 1916 in Mountrath, Co. Laois, Ireland.
     
Mary Elizabeth Bates was living at 2 Coote Terrace, Mountrath, Co. Laois, Ireland at the time of her marriage in 1916.

     James Ellwood MEREDITH was born in 1919. He died on 6 June 1958 in Dublin.¹ He was buried on 8 June 1958 in St Michael’s Cemetery, Athy.¹

     Andrew WINTERS was born on 8 April 1829 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He married Mary JENKINS, daughter of Robert JENKINS, on 24 January 1856 in Church of St Peter & St Paul (Church of Ireland), Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.³ He married Rachael MAHONEY, daughter of Thomas MAHONEY and Margaret NAYLOR, on 18 February 1879 in Kilflyn Church of Ireland, Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland.⁴ He died on 27 November 1917 in Upper Sunville at age 88.⁵ He was buried in Kilfinane Church of Ireland cemetery, Co. Limerick.
     
Andrew Winters was a Farmer. He was resident between 1856 and 1858 in Ballyheen, Upper Sunville, Limerick, Ireland. The Valuation Lists show that he took over a farm of just over 28 acres at Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick in 1860, leased from Lord Ashtown. The lessor of the farm changed in 1894 to the Hon. Wm. Cosby Tench. He bought the farm in 1906 under the provisions of the Irish Land Purchase Act. The ownership of the farm at Upper Sunville passed to his son Joseph on his death in 1917.

He was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Andrew Winters, head of family, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 71, a farmer, married, born in Co Limerick. He was enumerated with his wife Rachel (aged 42), son Joseph (aged 20), daughter Margaret (aged 19), son Edward (aged13), son Francis (aged 11), Rose Winters (a boarder, aged 16), Thomas Winters (a visitor, aged 38, a boarding house keeper), and sister Elizabeth Dowling (aged 78). The house was no. 23 and described as 2nd class, with walls of stone,brick or concrete, roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material, with 5 or 6 rooms, 5 windows in front, and 5 rooms occupied by 9 people. It had 2 outbuildings. Andrew Winters was the landholder.

He was recorded on the census of 1911 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Andrew Winters, head of family, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 82, a farmer, married, born in Co Limerick. He was enumerated with his wife Rachel (aged 52), son Joseph (aged 30), and daughter Margaret (aged 29). The house was no. 21 and described as 2nd class, with walls of stone, brick or concrete, roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material, with 2, 3 or 4 rooms, 5 windows in front, and 3 rooms occupied by 4 people. It had 3 outbuildings. Andrew Winters was the landholder.

Andrew left a will dated 17 September 1917 in which he left £80 each to his daughters Margaret and Georgina Jane; £50 each to his sons Frederick George, Edward Thomas and Francis William; £40 to the children of his then-deceased son Thomas Henry; £50 to be paid by his son Joseph to his son John and £50 to the 2 children of his then deceased son Robert Edward residing in Perth, in the event that his son Joseph should marry; £40 to his wife Rachel. He left £40 to have a plain headstone erected 'one on the old churchyard and one on the new churchyard', with any money remaining to be added to his wife Rachel's portion. Revd. W R Keillor, Rector of Kilfinane Parish, was appointed Executor. The witnesses were William Young and William Reid Keillor Clk M.A. The Will makes no mention of sons William Andrew and Andrew Philip and daughter Susan.^6,7,8,9

     Rachael MAHONEY was born on 31 May 1858 in probably Allenwood, Co. Kildare, Ireland.^1,2 She married Andrew WINTERS, son of Thomas WINTERS and Jane CHAPMAN, on 18 February 1879 in Kilflyn Church of Ireland, Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland.³ She died on 8 March 1946 in Upper Sunville at age 87.⁴ She was buried on 10 March 1946 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.⁵
     
Rachael Mahoney place of residence in Feb 1879 was Castle Oliver, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

She was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Rachel Winters, wife, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 42, housekeeper, married, born in Co Kildare.

She was recorded on the census of 1911 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Rachel Winters, wife, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 52, a farmer, born in Co Limerick, married for 32 years with 7 children born alive and 6 still living.^6,7,8

     Joseph WINTERS was born on 29 September 1880 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He died on 14 January 1968 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 87. He was buried on 15 January 1968 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
Joseph Winters was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Joseph Winters, son, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 20, a farm worker, not married, born in Co Limerick.

He was recorded on the census of 1911 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Joseph Winters, son, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 30, a farmer's son, single, born in Co Limerick.

He was the informant of the death of his father Andrew Winters on 27 November 1917 in Upper Sunville, and of his mother Rachael Mahoney on 8 March 1946 in Upper Sunville.

Joseph Winters was unmarried.

     Margaret WINTERS was born on 9 February 1882 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She died on 30 August 1969 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 87. She was buried on 31 August 1969 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
Margaret Winters was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Margaret Winters, daughter, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 19, a farm worker, not married, born in Co Limerick.

She was recorded on the census of 1911 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Margaret Winters, daughter, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 29, single, born in Co Limerick.

     Frederick George WINTERS was born on 25 July 1883 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Elizabeth Jane SCHUMACHER, daughter of William SCHUMACHER and Dorothea CARSON, on 23 June 1910 in St. George's, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland; witnesses Charles Naughton and Dorothea Naughton.¹ He died on 3 August 1970 in Toronto, Canada, at age 87.
     
Frederick George Winters was a Grocer's Assistant living at 12 Hartstonge St., Limerick, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1910.

He was recorded in the 1911 census at Hartstonge Street Lower, Limerick City, and described as Frederick George Winters, head of family, Church of Ireland, can read & write, aged 27, a Grocer’s Assistant, married, born in Co. Limerick. He was enumerated with Elizabeth Winters (wife), William Shummacher (father in law), Dorothea Shummacher (mother in law), and Margaret Shummacher (sister in law).

Frederick George and Elizabeth Jane emigrated to Canada on 13 April 1912. They sailed from Liverpool aboard the White Star Dominion Laurentic bound for Portland USA and disembarked at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

He was resident circa 1970 in Rosebank Nursing Home, 534 Rodd Avenue, West Hill, Ontario, Canada, (in 2006 the name and address was Rosebank Villa Retirement Residence, 534 Rodd Avenue, Pickering, Ontario).^1,2,3,4

     Georgina Jane WINTERS was born on 24 January 1885 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She married George Francis HENDERSON on 11 February 1918. She died on 15 December 1961 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 76. She was buried on 16 December 1961 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
Georgina Jane Winters was enumerated in the 1911 Ireland census in the household of Arthur William Mordaunt Richards of Parknacross, Ardamine, Co. Wexford. She was described as a Domestic Servant, single, aged 26.³

     Edward WINTERS was born on 30 January 1886 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Jane Ormston present at birth.¹ He died on 13 July 1887 in Upper Sunville at age 1; cause of death: mesenteric disease some months, pneumonia 7 days certified.² He was buried on 11 July 1887 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.³

     Francis William WINTERS was born on 27 May 1889 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Sarah PURSER on 2 November 1921 in St. James's Church, Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London, England.¹ He died on 15 June 1966 in 25 Marshfield Road, Alcombe, Minehead, Somerset, England, at age 77.¹
     
Francis William Winters was a Gardener. He appeared on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which he was described as Francis Winters, son, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 11, a scholar, not married, born in Co Limerick.2 He began military service in 1914 with the Royal Field Artillery. He was awarded the Military Medal during the 1914-18 war.

He met his future wife Sarah while working on the estate of the Marquis of Waterford at Curraghmore, where her family were also employed. During WWII he served in the Civil Defence and was in charge of the grounds of Lord Southwood of Fernhurst at Marley Heights. He was resident after 1954 in Alcombe, Minehead, Somerset.

Frank and Sarah had no children.^2,1

     Mary JENKINS was born in 1831. She married Andrew WINTERS, son of Thomas WINTERS and Jane CHAPMAN, on 24 January 1856 in Church of St Peter & St Paul (Church of Ireland), Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.¹ She died on 21 March 1877 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.² She was buried on 23 March 1877 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; described as being of Fanningstown although she was at Upper Sunville at the time.³
     
Mary Jenkins was a servant at Woodlawn at the time of her marriage in 1856.¹

     Thomas Henry WINTERS was born on 22 December 1856 in Ballyheen, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He died on 21 July 1951 in New York at age 94.

     John WINTERS was born on 3 December 1858 in Ballyheen, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He was christened on 25 December 1858. He married Grace Ellen CATCHPOLE, daughter of Elizabeth (-), on 14 February 1888 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 27 November 1947 in Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at age 88.^1,2
     
John Winters emigrated from Ireland circa 1880 to England, and then to New Zealand at some time between 1880 and 1888. By 1888 he had moved again to Australia.¹