George Meredith (1828 - 1909)

Born 12 Feb 1828 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ellen (Peacock) Meredith — married 9 Aug 1849 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Maria Vulliamy — married 20 Sep 1864 in Mickleham, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 18 May 1909 at age 81 in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George Meredith is Notable.

George Meredith, son of Augustus Armstrong and Jane Eliza, was born in 1828 and baptised on 9 April 1828 in Portsmouth St Thomas, Hampshire, England.^[1]

George (full age), son of Augustus Meredith, married Mary Ellen Nicolls on 9 August 1849 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.^[2]

George, son of Augustus Meredith, married Mary Vulliamy on 20 September 1864 in St Michael and All Angels, Surrey, England.^[3]

In the 1881 census Geo (age 53), Writer Of Light Literature, was the married head of household in Flint Cottage, Mickleham, Surrey, England.^[4]

He passed away in 1909. George Meredith's death (age 81) was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1909 in the Dorking district.^[5]

Research Notes

His father was a tailor in Cape Town, South Africa. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Hampshire Baptisms", database
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 April 2023)
   George Meredith baptism on 9 Apr 1828 (born 1828), son of Augustus Armstrong & Jane Eliza, in Portsmouth St Thomas, Hampshire, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/7/37
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61867 #865552 (accessed 2 January 2024)
   George Meredith (full age) marriage to Mary Ellen Nicolls on 9 Aug 1849 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
   Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Mic/2/3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4779 #2863792 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   George Meredith marriage to Mary Vulliamy on 20 Sep 1864 in St Michael and All Angels, Surrey, England.
4. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 796; Folio: 139; Page: 13; GSU roll: 1341187; ED, institution, or vessel: 16
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #21429031 (accessed 3 January 2024)
   Geo Meredith (53), married, Writer Of Light Literature, head of household in Flint Cottage, Mickleham in Dorking registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Southsea, Hampshire, England.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
   GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 8 April 2023)
   Meredith, George (Age at death: 81).
   GRO Reference: 1909 Apr-May-Jun in Dorking Volume 02A Page 127.
6. ↑ "New Correspondence of Mary Ellen Meredith" by Nicholas A. Joukovsky in "Studies in Philology", vol 106 no 4, Fall 2009 pp. 483-522

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meredith

• https://www.wikiwand.com/en/George_Meredith

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