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170840
Surname: Meredith
First Name: John
Ship: Bengal Merchant 1835.....
Date: 23 March 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Gaol Entrance Books. State Archives NSW; Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 Ancestry
Details: Lawrence Brennan, William Fossett (Fawcett?) and John Meredith admitted to Newcastle gaol for robbery. Remanded


117607
Surname: Meredith
First Name: John
Ship: Bengal Merchant 1835......
Date: 1839 10 April
Place: Upper Williams River
Source: GG 1839
Details: Apprehended after absconding from service of Henry Holmes


119546
Surname: Meredith
First Name: John
Ship: Bengal Merchant 1835......
Date: 1839 25 September
Place: Paterson
Source: GG
Details: Wheelwright aged 29 from Shropshire. 5' 9 1/2"; sallow complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes, nose a little cocked, various scars. Absconded from Thomas Holmes 8th Septembe


119594
Surname: Meredith
First Name: John
Ship: Bengal Merchant 1835......
Date: 1839 10 October
Place: Paterson
Source: GG
Details: Apprehended after absconding from Henry Holmes


43013
Surname: Meredith
First Name: John
Ship: Java 1833
Date: 1838 24 March
Place: Maitland
Source: SG
Details: Obtained Ticket of Leave


127768
Surname: Meredith
First Name: John
Ship: Java 1833
Date: 1837
Place: Maitland
Source: GRC
Details: Age 37. Assigned to George Wyndham


162421
Surname: Meredith
First Name: John
Ship: Java 1833
Date: 18 November 1833
Place: -
Source: AO NSW Convict Indent Fiche No. 688
Details: Age 33. Reads and writes. Farm servant from Kings Co., Tried 6 March 1833 and sentenced to transportation for 7 years for malicious assault


127769
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Robert
Ship: Java 1833
Date: 1837
Place: Merton
Source: GRC
Details: Age 25. Assigned to George Wyndham


162420
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Robert
Ship: Java 1833
Date: 18 November 1833
Place: -
Source: AO NSW Convict Indent Fiche No. 688
Details: Age 25. Reads and writes. Farm servant from Kings Co., Tried 6 March 1833 and sentenced to transportation for 7 years for malicious assault.


203492
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Thomas
Ship: -
Date: 4 February 1863
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Thomas Meredith, in custody, was charged with maliciously destroying property belonging to John Crocker, landlord of the Bank Hotel after a scuffle broke out and property was destroyed.


180667
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah
Ship: -
Date: 6 November 1835
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions, Bench Books, 1833-1836 (Ancestry)
Details: William Brown per Exmouth, assigned to the A.A. Company, charged with theft. John Crawley assigned to the AA. Company testified....Last Wednesday night I baked two cakes, one of the cakes we had for supper and the other was put by . In the morning when I arose it was gone. I had nothing to eat before I went down the pit. I found the cake in the prisoners berth. Robert Nightingale assigned to the A.A. Company testified....that the prisoner told him that he had baked the bread. Nightingale was cook and did not see Brown baking the bread. Zachariah Meredith testified....Last Wednesday I was in the hut when the prisoner came into the hut. He asked me if I was asleep. I told him no he took a panickan and drank out of it. I did not see him bake any cakes. Prisoner remanded


105115
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah
Ship: Camden 1833
Date: 1836 October
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. Burials p.22
Details: Assigned to A.A. Company. Died aged 24. Burial


105116
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah
Ship: Camden 1833
Date: 1833 4 April
Place: Port Stephens
Source: SG
Details: Miner. Assigned to A.A. Company


166428
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah
Ship: Camden 1833
Date: 1833
Place: -
Source: Convict Indents (Ancestry)
Details: Age 20. Reads.. Single. Miner from Shropshire. Tried on 1st August 1832 at Shropshire and sentenced to transportation for life for highway robbery. Ruddy freckled complexion, sandy hair, grey eyes. Marks of a severe burn on both jaws and chin, blue scar outer corner of left eye, lost part of top of fore finger of right hand, scar inside left wrist. Simon Simcox, also a miner from Stafford was tried at the same time for highway robbery


180654
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah
Ship: Camden 1833
Date: 2 November 1835
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions, Bench Books, 1833-1836 (Ancestry)
Details: Zachariah Meredith per Camden, assigned to the A.A. company, charged with disorderly conduct......James Rawson, Overseer to the A.A. Company testified...The prisoner about eight oclock on Saturday night last came to my hut and wanted to come in. When I would not let him in he went to the next hut and made a row. I went to him for the purpose of putting him in his barracks when he struck me several times. I went to report it to Mr. Steele, when he followed me along the road and struck me again..Guilty of assaulting his overseer. Sentenced to 50 lashes


180656
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah
Ship: Camden 1833
Date: 2 November 1835
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions, Bench Books, 1833-1836 (Ancestry)
Details: Zachariah Meredith charged with drunkenness as a second crime to his earlier assault conviction...James Rawson testified....When I went out of my hut on Saturday night about eight oclock to put the prisoner to his barracks I found him drunk and naked....Guilty. Sentenced to receive fifty lashes


82178
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah (Jack)
Ship: -
Date: 1836 25 October
Place: Newcastle
Source: Australian
Details: Died after being knocked from a skip while going down into the mine. Fell 120 ft


52207
Surname: Meredith
First Name: Zachariah (Jack)
Ship: Camden 1833
Date: 1835 29 December
Place: Newcastle
Source: BB
Details: Assigned to Australian Agricultural Company. Charged with drunkenness with Robert Bond and John Dunivan. Sentencedto 28 days in thecells


100741
Surname: Meredith (Rotton)
First Name: Jane
Ship: -
Date: 1827 July
Place: -
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle p.5
Details: Marriage of Walter Rotton to Jane Meredith of Patrick Plains


91886
Surname: Mereweather
First Name: E.C
Ship: -
Date: 1863
Place: Newcastle Office
Source: Australian Almanac
Details: General Superintendent. Australian Agricultural company