MEREWETHER, SIR WILLIAM LOCKYER, brother of Edward Christopher Merewether (qv); b. 6 Feb 1825; adm. from King’s Coll. Sch. 30 Sep 1834; QS 1838; left 1840; Cadet, EICS Bombay 1841; Ensign, 21st Native Infantry 26 Sep 1841; Lieut., 4 Apr 1843; attached Scinde Irregular Horse 1 Mar 1846; served Scinde campaign 1843, Sikh war 1848-9; Lieut., 3rd Bombay European Regt., 15 Nov 1853; Capt., 23 Nov 1856; Brevet Maj., 28 Nov 1856; Col. commandant, Scinde Irregular Horse 22 Feb 1859; CB 18 May 1860; Maj., Bombay Staff Corps 18 Mar 1861; Military Secretary, Government of Bombay 1861; Political Resident, Aden 1865; commanded reconnoitring force in Abyssinian campaign 1867; Chief Commissioner, Scinde Jun 1867; KCSI 24 Aug 1868; returned to England 1876; member, Council of India, from 1 Nov 1877; m. 15 Sep 1853 Harriet, youngest dau. of John Dale, Coleshill, Warwicks.; d. 4 Oct 1880. DNB.
MEREWETHER, ALWORTH, brother of Edward Christopher Merewether (qv); b. 1 Oct 1826; adm. 10 Jul 1837; QS 1841; cox in races against Eton 26 Jul 1842, 1 Aug 1843; left Easter 1845; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1845; Ensign, 61st Native Infantry 8 Mar 1846; Lieut., 18 May 1853; Brevet Capt., 16 Jun 1860; d. at Mussoorie, Upper Bengal 9 May 1861.
MEREDYTH, THOMAS, son of Thomas Meredyth, Dublin, merchant; b.; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1747/8; KS 1750; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1754, adm. pens. 12 Jun 1754, aged 17, but did not matr.; migr. to Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. pens. 20 Dec 1754; d. 1756.
MEREDYTH, ---; b.; adm.; QS 1568-9 (Chapter Muniments 54017-8, 54020). [Probably Daniel Meredyth, third son of Meredith Thomas, Bailiff of Brecon; a letter from his father to his eldest son Thomas, Secretary to Dean Goodman 1563-76, states that he would like Daniel “to be of the number of the scollers at Westmr” (Chapter Muniments)]
MEREDITH, RICHARD, son of Edward Meredith, Stanton (perhaps Stansty, parish of Wrexham), Denbighshire; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1612, adm. scholar 1613, matr. Mich. 1612; BA 1616/7; MA 1620; BD 1627; DD 1634; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1618 – ejected 8 Apr 1644, Senior Bursar 1638-42, Senior Dean 1642-4; ordained; Rector of Farthingstone, Northants 9 Nov 1627-9; Rector of Wappenham, Northants 28 Jul 1632 -–res 1639/40; Rector of Fakenham, Norfolk, from 1640; Rector of Hellesdon, Norfolk, from 1650; d. 5 Dec 1655.
MEREDITH, EDWARD, son of Rev. Edward Meredith, Rector of Landulph, Cornwall, and Alice, fourth dau., of William Kekewich, Catchfrench, Cornwall; b. 1648; adm.; KS ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1665, matr. 14 Jul 1665, aged 17, Westminster Student 19 Dec 1665 – void 1675; BA (Christ Church Act Book) 1669; MA (same) 1672; Secretary to Sir William Godolphin (qv) during his Embassy to Spain; a Roman Catholic convert; present at the conference between Tenison and Andrew Pulton 29 Sep 1687; went abroad after Revolution of 1688; living in Italy after 1700; joined Jesuit community in Rome, but prevented by ill-health from taking final vows; controversialist; author, Some Remarques upon a late popular piece of nonsense called Julian the Apostate, etc. 1682, and other works; d. in Italy c. 1715. DNB.
MERCER, FRANCIS; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1618, adm. scholar 1619, matr. Lent 1618/9; BA 1622/3; MA 1626; subscribed for priest’s orders (Bristol) 21 Dec 1628; Rector of Godmanstone, Dorset, from 21 Nov 1628; m. 1st, 29 May 1630 Bridget, second dau. of Sir Robert Browne, Kt, Godmanstone, Dorset; m. 2nd, Katharine, widow of Robert Browne, Godmanstone, Dorset, and dau. of Richard Savage, Sydling, Dorset; buried Godmanstone 29 Dec 1668.
MELLERISSHE, THOMAS; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1543 (Chapter Muniments).
MEETKERKE, EDWARD, only son of Sir Adolphus van Meetkerke, Brussels, Ambassador to England from the States-General, and his second wife Margaret, dau. of John Lichtervelde, Flanders; bapt. 29 Sep 1590; adm.; QS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 16 Jan 1606/7, aged 16, Westminster Student to 1626, Tutor; BA 1610; MA 1613 (incorp. Cambridge 1617); BD 1620; MA 1625; ordained by 1620; Regius Professor of Hebrew, Oxford Univ. 8 Nov 1620-6; Rector of Easton, Hampshire, from 1625; Prebendary of Winchester 9 Jan 1631; m. Barbara, dau. of Rev. Robert Moore DD, Prebendary of Winchester; d. 10 Aug 1657. DNB.
MEDLEY, EDWARD, son of John Medley, St. John’s, Westminster, and Mary Fretwell (IGI); b. 9 Aug 1744; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1760; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1764, adm. pens. 20 Jun 1764, aged 19, scholar 3 May 1765, matr. 1765; of New Peter Street, Westminster; m. 2 Nov 1789 Maria Hyde, Newington; d. 29 Dec 1808. Buried South Cloister, Westminster Abbey.