Rountree's from Armagh in Northern Ireland

[Janettekaye]

Meredith and his wife margaret came from county armagh in Ireland and settled in Oakley (Mangapai).  They are the parents of Meredith, Joseph (who is burried in the grave at mangapai with his father Meredith)George, William, Christoher and Gilbert.

My Family decends from William.  William built brigdes and constructed roads in the area with his father.  I dont know who he married.  He and his wife ? are the parents to Ivo, Mervyn and Dorothy.  (Mervyn and dorothy both joined the Brethern faith in their adult life).  My grandafather was Ivo.

I would like to know more about William.  Who he married? Also the dates of birth and death of his brothers?

[Janette]

Margaret is buried in the same plot as Meredith,

Janette

Cemetery burial details

ROUNTREE, Margaret Ann

Surname: ROUNTREE
Forename(s): Margaret Ann
Age: 84 Years
Gender: Female
Date of death: 17 Jan 1903
Date of burial: 19 Jan 1903
Funeral director: No Director -
Cemetery: Pompallier Cemetery
Glenfield Road, Glenfield
Location: Anglican Cemetery Block A Plot 13
 

[Janette]

This appears to be the marriage for William,his wife's maiden name,Berridge,is a family from Waikiekie which is a short distance from Mangapai,there is a little cemetery in Waikiekie with this family in it.

1902/1196 Florence Annie  Berridge ,married, William James  Rountree 

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

the births for Ivo and Mervyn


1905/8118 Rountree  Mervyn Sinclair, to,  Florence Annie and William James -
1904/6663 Rountree  Maurice Ivo,      to,   Florence Annie and William James -

maybe Dorothy was the youngest and is not avaiable on BDM's,

Cheers Janette

[Janettekaye]

so it seems...Margaret Rountree born 1844 - died 1903.. is buried with her son Meredith Rountree.born 1857 - died 1926.  Margarets husband Meredith...born 1815 - died 1870.. must be buried on the family farm with his 9 year old son Joseph died 1867. This genelology stuff is mind bending isnt it 

I am so gratefu for everything you are doing to help me!!

[Janettekaye]

Dorothy never married.

I have Jones Rountree born 1781 - County Armagh Ireland
                              Married
Alice ? - Born 1780 - died 1866 in County Armagh.
                           Child
Meredith Rountree - Born 1815 Mulladry County Armagh.

Can I find out if Jones and Alice had more children and when and where?

[Lucy2]

Mmm ... just spotted a death in NZ of a "Jones ROUNTREE" ??

Will check it out ?   Maybe another son of Margaret and Meredith ?

Lu

[Janettekaye]

Could that be joseph? I have the article about his death...he was 9 years old .. he is burried on the family land in Mangapai because the roads were so bad that they could not take him to a cemetry. Maybe his name was Jones and not Joseph. 

[Lucy2]

Hi to both Janettes   

Just adding a cautionary note here (especially as there is a lot of info being posted with haste).   

Seems there might be TWO families named ROUNTREE - some of whose names are similar ?    Difficult to know without further checking, whether they are connected?

I'll take a look back over what has been posted so far and try and sort it all out.   

Lu