More about the Meredith Family of Aldbury and New Zealand

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Richard has provided more information about Michael Meredith, and where his family fortune went - which explains why someone with a well-connected background ended up working at Tring railway station. Richard also provided details of the family journey to New Zealand - where Michael was killed by the Maoris.

See MEREDITH, Tring Station, Aldbury, mid-19th century for the full story.

Tring Railway Station and the Maori Wars

One of the railway workers at Tring Station. Aldbury in 1851, was Michael Meredith who later emigrated to New Zealand - and whose murder appears to have occurred at the start of one of the Maori wars.  Two years ago I answered a question from Carlene about his Hertfordshire family but failed to link the answer to the indexes, etc., on this web site. This fault has now been corrected.

In connection with this query it is interesting to revisit the pages on railway workers associated with Tring Railway Station and with the village of Aldbury  (see pages based on the 1851 and 1881 census) and the information they contain throws light on the role of the railways in moving their employees around the country.