Rountree's from Armagh in Northern Ireland

[mare]

thanks lucy and janette. Its all fitting into place so far. its awesome!!!

Jan

Isn't it amazing progress from that little question yesterday  Well done!

Lu I don't know how you get your head around everyone elses trees when they tick along this fast ... and you work on so many... perhaps you are surrounded by quick pencil drawings of trees  . I have to read and reread just to keep up on one thread a lot of the time!

 That book sounds like it covers the family well Janette ...

  mare

[Janettekaye]

Hi Janette

Thanks so much.  I would love to get a copy of that book.  I live in Whangarei so must find out.  Please thank the person for the info I am so grateful.

jan

[Janettekaye]

Hi Mare.

I know I am shocked.  It was a little question and I got huge answers.  I am so square eyed from spending today on the net so am in absolute admiration of Lucy and janette for their expertise.

jan

[Lucy2]

I have Jones Rountree born county armagh 1781 married alice mulladry born 1780 .  They had 5 children, meredith, charles, Jones alice and john. 

I have meredith born 1815 in county armagh as the father of william james.

 meredith rountree is buried on the family land in Magapai northland , he died 1870. 

So are you saying that jones - born 1820... is the father of william?
 

Hi Jan

I know you said that you were just beginning your family history, and so I guess you are working from "notes" perhaps provided by a family member ?      And that's fine.      

However, most of us who have begun compiling family trees based solely on  family information, have soon or later, found out that "the information" doesnt always "stack up" !   If you think about "stories being passed down through the generations", then there's always scope for them to get "distorted" somewhere along way.   Even dates / events,  in a family's history which have been written down, are often only based on people's memories.   So, if we take our family history seriously, then it is important to seek out official records,-  births, deaths, marriages - and to work backwards from "ourselves, then our  parents,  our grand-parents and so on".
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In the info you have queried above, it seems that you have left out a generation ?

Meredith ROUNTREE (b. 1815) and wife Margaret Ann, appear to be the parents of Jones ROUNTREE born about 1848 in Co. Armagh.    You should be able to verify this, by obtaining a copy the (NZ) death record for Jones ROUNTREE.   ("Printouts" of records are the preferred choice for family history).

See what I posted earlier :

The NZ Birth Index shows that Jones ROUNTREE is the father of a child named "William James ROUNTREE"  whose birth was registered in 1876.

NO ... I have NOT suggested anywhere, that "a Jones ROUNTREE born 1820 is the father of William" !!

Lu

[Lucy2]

My Family decends from William.

I dont know who he married.

He and his wife ? are the parents to Ivo, Mervyn and Dorothy.

My grandafather was Ivo.

I think I am on the right track. Im sure William is the son of Meredith Rountree and Anne Gilbert.

Hi Janettekaye

No, sorry  ... you're not on the right track.   

William - (who is the father of your grandfather Ivo), is in fact, the grandson of Meredith ROUNTREE (b. 1815) and Margaret Ann (nee GILBERT).

Meredith ROUNTREE (b. 1815) you remember, died in 1870.

William (William James) ROUNTREE, (the father of Mervyn, Dorothy and Ivo) .... was not born until 1876.! 

[Jones ROUNTREE (b.c. 1848) ... the father of William James ... did though, have a brother named Meredith.   And this Meredith is the one who is buried with his mother, Margaret Ann.]

Lu

[Lucy2]

My Family decends from William.

William built brigdes and constructed roads in the area with his father.

There is an article in the following newspaper, which speaks of roading contracts being granted to Jones ROUNTREE.

"Northern Advocate" - 27 July 1889 - Whangarei County Council

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/


Lu

[Janette]

Hi Jan,
The book by J T Stephens,is sold from the Waiotira Primary School,I believe it is about $16.I think you would find it very good reading and it should help greatly in putting the family together.Waiotira is near Waikiekie and Ruarangi.It has a list of all the Rountree's buried in the Waikiekie cemetery.This is such a lovely little cemetery my husband's sister and her husband have bought a plot for when they leave this mortal coil.

Cheers Janette

[Janettekaye]

Hi Lucy.

Yes I realised all that yesterday when I got your email.  I did a lot of swearing.  But now I have it all in the correct order.

Thanks

Jan

[fizzyross]

Hi there. I am so interested in the Rountrees from armagh as I too am a descendant. I also have the family Bible with a list of the births and deaths of Margaret Anne and Meridith Rountree's children. They had 7 children ,one of whom was Emma Rountree who was my great great Grandmother. The others were Jones,Annie Alicia, Meridith, Stephen Gilbert,Margaretta (looks as if she died at birth,)and Joseph who died at age 12yrs. All the dates tie in with the information in the Bibleso I was pretty excited. Margaret and Meridith were married in 1826. They also moved to Birkenhead in Auckland at some stage ...probably in the 1870s. I have some photographs too-not very many though.