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     Samuel Meredith was born circa 1804.¹ He married Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Edward Wilkinson and Elizabeth (-), on 31 January 1826 in Coolbanagher, Co. Laois, Ireland.² He died on 29 February 1896 in Mountbrook, Ballylinan, Co. Laois, Ireland.³ He was buried on 2 March 1896 in St Peter's Church, Maryborough, Co. Laois.⁴
     Samuel Meredith is first recorded in January 1826 as residing in Clonegown, Clonenagh Parish, Co. Laois, Ireland, at the time of his marriage.⁵ He was a Farmer. He is believed to have lived in Ballyduff, Moyanna Parish, Co. Laois, Ireland, between 1830 and 1877. ⁶ He was recorded in the Tithe Applotment Book of 1830 in Ballyduff where he was the landholder of 47 acres, plantation measure (approximately 76 English acres), which had a tithe set at £1-1-9.^7,8 In the Tithe records of 1830, Samuel Meredith was named as J. Saml. Meredith.⁷ He was recorded in a valuation survey of 1842 in Ballyduff with a landholding of just over 80 acres.⁹ He was mentioned again in a valuation survey of 1844 in Ballyduff.¹⁰ He witnessed the marriage of his daughter Anne Meredith and James Wilkinson on 25 May 1848 in Stradbally Church.¹¹ He was recorded in the Griffith's Valuation of 1850 in Ballyduff where he had a house, offices and land of just over 77 acres leased from the Earl of Portarlington with a net annual value of £44.¹² He was also recorded in the Griffith's Valuation of 1850 in Kilmurry, Kilteale Parish, where he leased 15 acres from the Earl of Portarlington having a net annual value of £11.¹³ He witnessed the marriage of his daughter Eliza Meredith and Edward Wilkinson on 20 November 1854 in Stradbally Church.¹⁴ He was present at the death of his wife Elizabeth on 13 July 1873 in Ballyduff.¹⁵ He moved away from Ballyduff in 1877, the lease of Ballyduff farm passing to his son Henry Meredith. At that time it comprised two plots of just over 77 acres and 6 acres, with a rateable annual valuation of £42-10s.¹⁶
     Research Note (October 2006): Children's baptisms between 1826 and 1836 were recorded in either Parish Registers of Ballyfin (Thomas, Henry, Eliza, George, Joseph) or Maryborough (Anne, Maria) at the time Samuel believed to have been at Ballyduff. Any significance?

     Sarah Frances Meredith, daughter of Thomas Meredith and Rebecca Strong, was born on 6 May 1885 in Coolbanagher, Co. Laois, Ireland.¹ She married Edward Thomas Winters, son of Andrew Winters and Rachael Mahoney, on 22 April 1914 in Parish Church of St Michael (Church of Ireland), Athy.² She died on 19 August 1957 in West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, London, England, at age 72.³
     Sarah Frances Meredith appeared on the census of 13 April 1901 in the household of Thomas Meredith in Ballyduff in which she was described as Sarah F. Meredith, daughter, Irish Church, read & write, aged 15, a farmer's daughter, not married, born in Queen's Co.⁴ She was living in Ballycullane, Athy, Co. Kildare, Ireland, at the time. She was resident in 1957 at 52 Berkeley Waye, Heston, London, England.

     Sarah Frances Meredith, daughter of George Frederick Meredith and Mary Kennedy, was born on 12 December 1926. She married Robert W. Pierce on 12 September 1947 in Coxsackie, New York State, USA. She died on 10 July 1980 in New York State, USA, at age 53.

     Sarah Louise Meredith, daughter of Joseph Meredith and Charlotte George, was born circa 1870.² She married Armstrong Bond, son of Richard Bond and Maria Meredith, on 15 October 1890 in Church of Ireland, Ballintubber, Ballyadams Parish, Co. Laois, Ireland, witnesses James Brereton and Joseph Meredith. The bride and groom's fathers are named as Richard Bond, farmer, and Joseph Meredith, farmer. Sarah's age is given as 20 and Armstrong is of full age.³ She died in 1938 in Burwood, New South Wales, Australia.
     Sarah Louise Meredith was resident in 1890 in Southfield, Ballintubber, Co. Laois, Ireland.⁴

     Sidney William Meredith, son of Joseph Meredith and Charlotte George, was born on 9 June 1879 in Southfield, Co. Laois, Ireland.

     Thomas Meredith, son of Samuel Meredith and Elizabeth Wilkinson, was born in 1828 in Cappagh, Co. Laois, Ireland. He was baptized on 3 August 1828 in Ballyfin, Clonenagh Parish, Co. Laois.¹ He married Rebecca Strong, daughter of William Strong and Margaret (-), on 14 July 1859 in Rosenallis Church, Rosenallis, Co. Laois, Ireland.² He died on 29 June 1915 in Ballycullane, Athy, Co. Kildare, Ireland.³ He was buried on 1 July 1915 in Athy Parish, Co.Kildare, Ireland.⁴ His estate was probated on 23 August 1915 in Dublin (an unknown value).⁵
     Thomas Meredith was living Ballyduff, Moyanna Parish, Co. Laois, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1859. However, from 1860 to 1862 he may have been living in Cappagh, Co. Laois, as that was where his first two children were recorded as having been born. He moved to Coolbanagher, Co. Laois, in 1864, where he took over a farm from a Patrick Whelan. It was leased from the Earl of Portarlington, and comprised a house, offices & land in 64 acres 1 rood 39 perch. The net annual value of the land was £22 0s 0d and buildings £2 5s 0d. He was resident between 1864 and 1892 in Coolbanagher, Co. Laois, Ireland.⁶ He farmed at Coolbanagher until 1892, when he moved to Ballyduff and took over the family farm from his younger brother Henry Meredith (who had himself taken over the farm from their father Samuel Meredith in 1877). It was leased from the Earl of Portarlington and comprised two plots: a house, offices & land on plot 1a in 77 acres 0 rood 28 perch, with a net annual value for the land of £34 15s 0d, and buildings of £3 15s 0d. Plot 1b was in 6 acres 1 rood 30 perch, with a net annual value of £4 0s 0d for the land. The total net annual value was £42 10s 0d. A Thomas Hutchinson (a neighbour) took over the lease of the Coolbanagher farm.⁷ The three youngest daughters were confirmed in St. Paul's Church, Portarlington, during the perod when the family lived at Ballyduff.
     Thomas Meredith appeared on the census of 13 April 1901 in Ballyduff in which he was described as Thomas Meredith, head of family, Irish Church, able to read & write, aged 72, a farmer, married, born in Queen's Co. He was enumerated with his wife Rebecca (aged 59), son William (aged 26), daughter Emily E. (aged 19), daughter Sarah F. (aged 15), son James (aged 12), and a farm labourer Thomas Nolan (aged 27). The house was listed as no. 2 and described as 2nd class, having walls of stone, brick or concrete, a roof of slate, iron or tiles, with 5 or 6 rooms, and 5 windows in front. 6 rooms were occupied. It had 7 outbuildings, comprising a stable, coach house, cow house, calf house, piggery, barn, and shed. Thomas Meredith was named as the landholder for both this property and that listed as no. 1 , occupied by John Barry.⁸ He was resident from 1905 to 1915 in Ballycullane, Co. Kildare, Ireland, and the lease of the Ballyduff farm passed to his son Samuel Meredith. He was resident in Ballycullane, Co. Laois, Ireland, The Valuation Office records show that he took over the farm at Ballycullane in 1905 from a William Yeates. It was leased from the Duke of Leinster and comprised a house, offices & land on plot 3a in 118 acres 2 rood 5 perch, with a net annual value for the land of £48 5s 0d, and buildings of £12 10s 0d.⁹
     Thomas Meredith appeared on the census of 1 May 1911 in Ballycullane, Co. Kildare, in which he was described as Thomas Meredith, head of family, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 83, a farmer, born in Queen's Co, married for 50 years, with 14 children born and 13 still living. He was enumerated with his wife Rebecca (aged 68), daughter Emily (aged 26), son James (aged 22), and a farm servant Michael Price (aged 21). The house was listed as no. 4 and described as 2nd class, having walls of stone, brick or concrete, a roof of slate, iron or tiles, with 7, 8 or 9 rooms, and 5 windows in front. 8 rooms were occupied. It had 17 outbuildings, comprising a stable, coach house, 2 cow houses, a calf house, dairy, piggery, fowl house, boiling house, barn, turf house, potato house, and 5 sheds. Thomas Meredith was the landholder.¹⁰

     Thomas Meredith, son of Thomas Meredith and Rebecca Strong, was born circa November 1876 in Coolbanagher, Co. Laois, Ireland.¹ He was baptized on 19 November 1876 in Coolbanagher Church of Ireland, Ireland.¹ He died in Johannesburg, South Africa.

     Weldon Harold Deverell Meredith, son of Harold Deverell Meredith, was born on 12 November 1944.¹ He was baptized on 30 December 1944; parents noted as resident at Derrylough.¹ He died on 23 November 1945 at age 1.

     William Meredith was born circa 1800. He married Esther (-). He died in 1887.
     This is William Meredith of Rossnagad who had 11 children. He was buried 14 Jun 1887 aged 87.

     William Henry Meredith, son of Thomas Meredith and Rebecca Strong, was born on 31 May 1874 in Coolbanagher, Co. Laois, Ireland.¹ He was baptized on 5 July 1874 in Coolbanagher Church of Ireland, Ireland.¹ He married Agnes Griffith Meek on 29 October 1913 in Athy, Co. Kildare, Ireland. He died in Wicklow.
     William Henry Meredith appeared on the census of 13 April 1901 in the household of Thomas Meredith in Ballyduff in which he was described as William Meredith, son, Irish Church, read & write, 26, a farmer's son, not married, born in Queen's Co.²

     William Henry Meredith, son of William Henry Meredith and Agnes Griffith Meek, was born in 1916. He died in 1994.

     William Henry Meredith, son of William Henry Meredith, was born in 1947. He died in 1950.

     William Henry Meredith, son of Henry Meredith and Elizabeth Metcalfe, was born on 3 February 1881 in Ballyduff, Co. Laois.¹

     Anna Maria Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born in 1852.¹

     Catherine May Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 24 May 1848.¹

     Christiana Auguile Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 1 August 1838.³

     Edward Metcalfe, son of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 21 July 1843.¹

     Elizabeth Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 21 December 1835.¹ She married Henry Meredith, son of Samuel Meredith and Elizabeth Wilkinson, on 10 December 1873 in Kylemore House, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland; under the authority of a special licence granted by Joseph McKay. Married according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Witnesses Jonathan Luttrell and Emily Metcalfe.² She died on 5 November 1910 in Ballylinan, Co. Laois, Ireland, at age 74.³
     Elizabeth Metcalfe was living Ballycarroll House, Maryborough, Co. Laois, Ireland at the time of her marriage in 1873.² She appeared on the census of 16 April 1901 in the household of Henry Meredith in Ballylinan, Co. Laois, Ireland, in which she was described as Elizabeth Meredith, wife, Methodist, can read & write, aged 62, a farmer's wife, married, born in Queen's Co.⁴

     Emily Jane Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 11 June 1850.¹

     Harriet Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 2 November 1846.¹

     Ismena Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 11 September 1844.¹

     Jane Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 15 February 1841.¹

     Robert Metcalfe married Jane Alice Langford.¹
     Robert Metcalfe was a Farmer.²

     Robert Metcalfe, son of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 22 November 1849.¹

     Wilhelmina Metcalfe, daughter of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born in November 1842.^2,3 She married George Peter Burrows Vanston, son of James Maurice Vanston and Sarah Elizabeth Turpin, circa 1863.¹ She died on 8 September 1896 at age 53.^1,4

     William Metcalfe, son of Robert Metcalfe and Jane Alice Langford, was born on 15 February 1837.¹

     Dorothea Miller, daughter of Jacob Miller and Dorothy Lodowick, was born on 16 July 1820 in Killiheen, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She married Michael Modler on 21 January 1840 in Kilscannel, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹
     Dorothea Miller was also known as Dora.¹

     Jacob Miller married Ellen Barrer, daughter of George Barrer and Eliza Mee, on 8 July 1890 in Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland; witnesses: James Barrer, John Barrer.
     Jacob Miller was a Farmer. He was living Ballycahane, Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1890.

     Jacob Miller married an unknown person.
     Jacob Miller was a Farmer.

     Jacob Miller was born in July 1782.¹ He was baptized on 14 July 1782 in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He married Dorothy Lodowick, daughter of Solomon Lodowick and Ann Eve Shire, on 26 February 1805 in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹