There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Meredyth, both in the

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. Both are extinct. The Meredyth Baronetcy, of Greenhills in

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, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 20 November 1660 for William Meredyth, son of Sir Robert Meredyth,

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. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth Baronet in 1933. The Meredyth Baronetcy, of Carlandstown in

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, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 26 July 1795 for John Meredyth, son of Thomas Meredyth and Alicia Tisdall, daughter of

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and his wife Mary Singleton. He was

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for 1783 and knighted the same year. The fourth baronet was High Sheriff of Meath in 1836. The fifth Baronet was

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for 1888; the title became extinct on his death in 1923.

Meredyth baronets, of Greenhills, Co Kildare (1660)

* Sir William Meredyth, 1st Baronet ( – 14 February 1665) * Sir Richard Meredyth, 2nd Baronet (1657 – 8 October 1743) * Sir Robert Meredyth, 3rd Baronet ( – 18 February 1747) * Sir Richard Meredyth, 4th Baronet (January 1733 – 1777) * Sir Paul Meredyth, 5th Baronet (–1783) * Sir Moore Meredyth, 6th Baronet ( – 8 November 1789) * Sir Barry Colles Meredyth, 7th Baronet ( – 14 October 1813) * Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth, 8th Baronet (1 June 1771 – 27 July 1850) * Sir Edward Newenham Meredyth, 9th Baronet (1 May 1776 – 23 March 1865) * Sir Edward Henry John Meredyth, 10th Baronet (29 May 1828 – 8 October 1904) * Sir George Augustus Jervis Meredyth, 11th Baronet (11 Dec 1832 – 16 May 1907) * Sir Charles George, 12th Baronet (4 July 1856 – 1933).

Meredyth baronets, of Carlandstown, County Meath (1795)

* Sir John Meredyth, 1st Baronet (late 1740 – 27 October 1799) * Sir Thomas Meredyth, 2nd Baronet (July 1770 – ) * Sir Henry Meredyth, 3rd Baronet (June 1775 – 2 May 1859) * Sir Henry Meredyth, 4th Baronet (1802 – 4 August 1889) * Sir Henry Bayly Meredyth, 5th Baronet (14 January 1863 – 30 September 1923) baronetcy extinct on his death. **Millicent Valla (b. 1898) first married in 1919 Major the Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander, D.S.O, formerly 5th Lancers, who obtained a divorce in 1927. She later married Richard Allan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meredyth Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland *

Meredyth baronets, of Greenhills, Co Kildare (1660)

Meredyth baronets, of Carlandstown, County Meath (1795)

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