Agency:
George Meredith and Family
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1821
Description:
George Meredith (1777-1856) arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1821, aboard with Emerald. Meredith was a former marine and farmer. He arrived with his second wife and five children and they settled on the East Coast of Tasmania at Great Swanport. A further 3 children were born in the colony. Meredith was involved in farming, whaling, sealing, and shipbuilding and was active in colonial life. He built the homestead 'Cambria'.;;Several of the Meredith family became prominent in the life of the colony. George's second son, Charles, was appointed colonial treasurer of Van Diemen's Land in 1857 and continued in public service for twenty years. He married his cousin Louisa Ann Twamley, artist and author. Their children Owen and George Campbell became explorers and prospectors and Owen's son, David, was general manager of the Electrolytic Zinc Works from 1926 until 1942. George Meredith's fourth son, John, was appointed a magistrate at Swansea in 1855 and the fifth son, Edwin, emigrated to New Zealand as a pioneer colonist in 1851. George's daughter Clara, married Richard Dry, the first Tasmanian-born premier.;;
Information Sources:
Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, The Companion to Tasmanian History; David Hodgson, 'Meredith, George (1777-1856)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
Functions Performed:
Family archives
Series Created By Agency:
NS123 Correspondence and associated Papers of George Meredith and Family | 01 Jan 1800 | 01 Jan 1950 |
NS6478 School Copy Book Belonging to Owen Meredith | 01 Jan 1857 | 31 Dec 1857 |
NS1570 Plan of Cambria and Riversdale Estates - John Meredith Property of John Meredith | 01 Jan 1870 |
NS6475 Photos collected by Owen Meredith | 01 Jan 1870 | 31 Dec 1929 |
NS615 Diaries, Photograph Albums and associated Records relating to Jessie, Fanny and John Meredith | 01 Dec 1874 | 31 Dec 1906 |
NS718 Journals and Other Records relating to the Mining Activities of George Campbell Meredith | 19 Nov 1876 | 01 Jan 1931 |
NS115 Two Documents Written by Louisa Anne Meredith re the Bell She Donated to St Annes Church at Triabunna | 01 Sep 1888 | 30 Oct 1888 |
NS3257 Mining Documents Regarding George and Owen Meredith | 01 Jan 1890 | 13 Jul 1910 |
NS6473 Diaries of Owen Meredith | 01 Jan 1894 | 31 Dec 1897 |
LMSS91 Reminiscences of Edwin Meredith | 01 Jan 1896 | 31 Dec 1896 |
NS6474 General Correspondence of Owen Meredith | 01 Oct 1903 | 03 Aug 1928 |