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William Henry Meredith 1863–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1863

Birth Location: Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: 1946

Death Location: Neath, Glamorgan, Wales

Father: Philip Meredith

Mother: Hannah Jones

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wathan

Children(s): Mary Meredith, Harriet Meredith, David Meredith, William Meredith, Samuel Meredith, Doris Meredith, Blodwen Meredith, Thomas Meredith, John Meredith, Bertha Meredith, Ivor (osp)

William Henry Meredith was born in 1863 in Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of Philip Meredith And Hannah Jones. In 1871, William Henry Meredith resided in Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales. William Henry Meredith married Elizabeth Wathan, and had children including Bertha Meredith, Blodwen Meredith, David Philip Meredith, Doris Meredith, Harriet Meredith, Ivor Meredith Osp, John Wathan Meredith, Mary Hannah Meredith, Samuel Meredith, Thomas Meredith, William Henry Meredith. William Henry Meredith passed away in 1946 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales.

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Biography

  • William Henry Meredith was born in 1863 in Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of Philip Meredith And Hannah Jones.
  • In 1871, William Henry Meredith resided in Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales.
  • William Henry Meredith married Elizabeth Wathan, and had children including Bertha Meredith, Blodwen Meredith, David Philip Meredith, Doris Meredith, Harriet Meredith, Ivor Meredith Osp, John Wathan Meredith, Mary Hannah Meredith, Samuel Meredith, Thomas Meredith, William Henry Meredith.
  • William Henry Meredith passed away in 1946 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Meredith
1833–1882
Birth Location: Neath Abbey, Dyffryn Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales
PM
Hannah Jones
1834–1907
Birth Location: Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales
HJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wathan
1866–1939
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Neath, Glamorgan
EW

Children(s)

Mary Meredith
1900–1986
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Neath, Glamorganshire
MM
Harriet Meredith
1896–1910
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
HM
David Meredith
1890–1936
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
DM
William Meredith
1893–1961
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
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Samuel Meredith
1894–1960
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
SM
Doris Meredith
1902–1916
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
DM
Blodwen Meredith
1906–1919
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
BM
Thomas Meredith
1891–1892
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Neath, Glamorgan
TM
John Meredith
1898–1898
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
JM
Bertha Meredith
1907–1907
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Neath, Glamorgan
BM
Ivor (osp)
1903–1905
Birth Location: Cadoxton, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
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William Meredith's Ancestors

Self
William Meredith
1863–1946
Birth Place: Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents
Philip Meredith
1833–1882
Neath Abbey, Dyffryn Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales
Hannah Jones
1834–1907
Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales
Grandparents
John Meredith
1800–1879
Neath, Glamorganshire
Ann Jenkins
1802–1872
Cadoxton; Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Thos. Jones
1800–1849
Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Margaret Edwards
1802–1875
Morriston, Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire
Great-Grandparents
David Meredith
1768–1833
Elizabeth David
1761–1849
Philip Jenkins
1776–1845
Elizabeth Jones
1772–1845
Henry best-mine???
1770–1839
Mary Important
1771–1846
JOHN EDWARD
1766–1838
MARY JONES
1768–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meredith
1745–
Griffith Jones
1745–
Anne Williams
1740–
William Jones
1740–
John Lewis
1740–1786
Rebecka Morley
1741–
JOHN EDWARD
1740–
CATHERINE JOHN
1742–
Owen *
1740–
Elizabeth *
1745–

William Meredith's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Meredith (19 Dec 1863–1946) m. Elizabeth Wathan (1866–Abt Jun 1939)
  1. 1. Mary (Hannah) Meredith 1900–1986 m. Arthur (John) Mellin 1896–1965
    1. 1. Blodwen Mellin 1920–2006
      1. 1. Violet (B) Jones 1939–2020
    2. 2. Trevor (Allan) Mellin 1928–1991
    3. 3. Glyn (H) Mellin 1925–1959 m. Valerie Walters 1928–2012
    4. 4. Violet Mellin 1918–2008 m. William (Godfrey) Wright 1913–1993 m. Mieczyslaw (S) Wiatr 1925–2012
    5. 5. Sidney (Meredith) Mellin 1922–1978 m. Barbara (Dorcus) Mundy 1924–2012
      1. 1. Maureen Mellin 1951–2013 m. David (Counsell) Davies 1951–2005
      2. 2. Lynda Mellin 1949–2024 m. Thomas (John) carsley 1940–2022
  2. 2. Harriet Meredith 1896–1910
  3. 3. David (Philip) Meredith 1890–1936
  4. 4. William (Henry) Meredith 1893–1961
  5. 5. Samuel Meredith 1894–1960
  6. 6. Doris Meredith 1902–1916
  7. 7. Blodwen Meredith 1906–1919
  8. 8. Thomas Meredith 1891–1892
  9. 9. John (Wathan) Meredith 1898–1898
  10. 10. Bertha Meredith 1907–1907
  11. 11. Ivor (Meredith) (osp) 1903–1905

William Meredith's Timeline

10 Records

1863
19 Dec 1863
Birth of William Henry Meredith in Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
1864
12 Apr 1864
Age 1
William Henry Meredith was baptized in Sgiwen, Glamorgan, Wales
Sgiwen, Glamorgan, Wales
1871
1871
Age 8
William Henry Meredith resided here in Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
1881
1881
Age 18
William Henry Meredith resided here in Dyffryn Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales
Dyffryn Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales
1891
1891
Age 28
William Henry Meredith resided here in Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
1901
1901
Age 38
William Henry Meredith resided here in Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 48
William Henry Meredith resided here in Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
1921
1921
Age 58
William Henry Meredith resided here in Blaenhonddan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Blaenhonddan, Glamorganshire, Wales
1939
1939
Age 76
William Henry Meredith resided here in Glamorganshire, Wales
Glamorganshire, Wales
1946
1946
Age 83
Death of William Henry Meredith in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1863
    Event Place: Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32671; Schedule Number: 20
    [2] 1891 Wales Census
    [3] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 11a; Page: 839
    [4] 1871 Wales Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5437; Folio: 77; Page: 13; GSU roll: 848045
    [5] 1901 Wales Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 5062; Folio: 47; Page: 13
    [6] 1881 Wales Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5344; Folio: 97; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1342287
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [8] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1017402D
    [9] 1921 Wales Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1527059, ED 10, Sch 146; Book: 27059

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Sgiwen, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: Wales, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1871 Wales Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5437; Folio: 77; Page: 13; GSU roll: 848045

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dyffryn Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1881 Wales Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5344; Folio: 97; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1342287

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1891 Wales Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1901 Wales Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 5062; Folio: 47; Page: 13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Blaenhonddan, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32671; Schedule Number: 20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Blaenhonddan, Glamorganshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1921 Wales Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1527059, ED 10, Sch 146; Book: 27059

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Glamorganshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1017402D

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 11a; Page: 839
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