Merediths listed in Alumni Dublinenses ( people–no women- who attended Trinity College, Dublin)

     

Key: First name (surname if an alternate spelling); Status; Date of entry to TCD, Age at entry; Father’s name, occupation; Place of birth; Degrees awarded and dates. [any additional information provided]

 

Status: P = Pensioner, which meant they were fee paying; SC = had lots of money and paid higher fees in return for certain privileges, including being able to graduate in 3 years, rather than 4; Siz = subsidized and had to work for their education

 

Father’s “professions” key:

 

Agricola – Farmer                  Colonus - Farmer                   Mercator - Merchant

Armiger – Esquire                   Clericus – Clergyman             Chirugus - Surgeon

Equus – Knight                       Medicus – Physician               Pharmocopola - Druggist

Generosus – Gentleman         Pragmaticus – Solicitor         

Defunctus – this term is not defined; my guess is it meant deceased?

 

Note–some fields incomplete for some students; also, although my source listed the records alphabetically, I have arranged them chronologically–hopefully to facilitate making connections. Also, there is a proviso that being born in Dublin didn’t necessarily mean that the family was from Dublin, as these aristocratic families often came to Dublin to have their children because of the superior medical care available there.

 

Information in square brackets below was in the source, but was information that had been added by the authors to supplement the records from Trinity.

 

MEREDITH

 

Robert; 1^st  son of Richard, Bishop of Leighlin; Fell.Com. 1609. [Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ireland; Knighted 1633. M.P.: Augher, 1634; Athy, 1639; and Jamestown, 1661]

 

Thomas, 2^nd son of Richard, Bishop of Leighlin; Fell.Com. 1609.

 

William (Meridith); Siz; 15 Oct 1687, 16; Richard de Dublinio Pileo; Dublin; BA 1692

 

William; P; 29 Feb 1748; [died May 1749]

 

Thomas; P; 2 May 1791, 16; Ralph, Pragmaticus (solicitor); Dublin; Sch 1793, BA 1795, Fellow 1805, MA est 1805, BD 1811, DD est 1812. [died 27 Apr 1819]

 

William; P; 14 Mar 1794, 12; Ralph, Pragmaticus; Dublin; Sch 1798; BA 1800.

 

Joseph; P; 5 Nov 1810, 17; Richard, Pharmacopola (pharmacist); Dublin; BA 1816.

 

Joseph; SC; 4 Nov 1811, 16; Joseph, Generosus (gentleman); Dublin.

 

George; SC; 6 Jul 1818, 17; Thomas, Generosus; Sligo; BA est 1823.

 

Richard (Merydith); P; 4 Nov 1822, 18; William, Generosus; County Kerry

 

John Cooke; P; 7 Nov 1825, 15; John, Pragmaticus; Dublin; BA 1830.

 

Richard; P; 2 Jan 1826, 15; Henry, defunctus (no translation given, but my guess is that it means the father was deceased–note that the word is not capitalized as were the occupations listed for other fathers?); Dublin; BA 1831.

 

Richard Graves; P; 3 Jul 1826; Thomas, Olim. Socii, defunctus; Dublin; Sch 1829, BA 1831.

 

James; P; 4 Jun 1827, 28; Thomas, Agricola (farmer); Cardiganshire; BA 1832.

 

William Rice; P; 2 Nov 1829, 15; John, Pragmaticus; Dublin.

 

Robert Day; P; 21 Oct 1833, 18; William, Armiger (esquire); County Kerry; BA 1838, MA 1841.

 

Edmund Allen; P; 21 Oct 1833, 16; Thomas, Clericus (clergyman) quondam Socius TCD; County Tyrone; Sch 1836, BA 1838, LLB 1841.

 

Joseph; P; 2 Mar 1836, 18; Rice, Generosus; King’s County; BA 1841.

 

Thomas; P; 8 Oct 1855, 17; Boyle, in the Army; Dublin.

 

Ralph Richard Albert; P; 1 Jul 1857, 16; Boyle, Officer in the Army; BA 1862, MA 1871.

 

James Creed; P; 1 Jul 1859, 16; Richard Martin, Major in the Army; Kent; BA & LLB 1863, LLD 1868. [Knighted 1899]

 

Lewis Lloyd; P; 25 Jan 1860, 21; Lewis, Merchant; Shrewsbury.

 

MEREDYTH

 

Bingley; P; 18 Feb 1679/80, 17; Arthur, b County  Meath; BA 1685.

 

Thomas (Meredith); P; 26 Sep 1681, 16; Arthur; County Louth [Lieut.-General]

 

Richard; SC; 5 Jun 1685, 18; Robert, Armiger de Shrowland in County Kildare; Shrowland; [MP Athy, 1703]

 

Charles (Merydith); SC; 7 Aug 1723, 16; Thomas, Armiger; Dublin; BA 1727, MA 1730 [Dean of Ardfert]

 

John; P; 12 Nov 1728, 17; Thomas, Generosus; Dublin; BA est 1733, MA est 1737.

 

Charles (Merydith); P; [grad of Eton College] 6 Apr 1752-3, 16; Thomas, Mercator (merchant); County Dublin; Sch 1755, BA 1757.

 

Thomas (Merydith); P; 20 Dec 1754; Thomas, Mercator.

 

Thomas (Meredith); SC; 16 Jul 1785, 15; John, Eques Auratus (knight); County Meath; BA est 1789. [2^nd Bart]

 

Henry (Meredith); SC; 17 Jan 1791, 16; John, Baronattus; County Meath; BA est 1794, LLB & LLD est 1804. [Irish Bar 1797, 3^rd Bart; Judge of the Admiralty Court, Ireland]

 

John; P; 15 Oct 1821, 15; Charles, Pragmaticus; Dublin; BA 1826, MA 1832.

 

William Francis; P; 5 Nov 1839, 19; Charles, Pragmaticus; Dublin; BA est 1844, MA 1854.

 

Thomas James; SC; 16 Oct 1840, 17; Joseph, Generosus; Cheshire; BA est 1844.

 

Richard; P; 2 Jul 1860, 16; Richard, Officer in the Army; Dublin.