http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=16100#p16106

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James Meridith abt 1819 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head Leeds, Yorkshire
Sarah Meridith abt 1829 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Leeds, Yorkshire
Alburt Meridith abt 1856 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Leeds, Yorkshire
Alfred Meredith abt 1867 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Leeds, Yorkshire
Edith Meredith abt 1861 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Leeds, Yorkshire
Emma Meredith abt 1863 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Leeds, Yorkshire
Ester Meredith abt 1858 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Leeds, Yorkshire
Johnathan Meridith abt 1856 Son Leeds, Yorkshire
Ruben Meridith abt 1852 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Leeds, Yorkshire

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Name: Alfred Yearsley
Year of Registration: 1865
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 207

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Is this in fact Alfred Yearsley - mother was Sarah Yearsley and father (presumed, as he lived with her and the family!) was James Meredith? No marriage has yet been found of Sarah and James - do you perhaps have details? I have Alfred married to Emma Butterworth in 1886, and four children:
Sarah Elizabeth 1887 who married Herbert Hepworth
Joseph 1890 m Helen Russell and Alice Whittaker
Edith 1896 m Arthur Smith
Alfred m Clarice Grant

Alfred Yearsley/Meredith was a 2nd cousin of mine via Mary Ann Meredith.

Here's a candidate for his father:

Record_ID: 31849
Entry_Number: 213
Year: 1819
Month: May
Day: 2
Parents_Surname: MEREDITH
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Matilda
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Hundred of St Briavells
Occupation: Coal Miner
Officiating_Minister: J Turner Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 27
Parish_Chapel: Littledean

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Record_ID: 62317
Entry_Number: 313
Year: 1806
Month: Dec
Day: 26
Grooms_Surname: MEREDITH
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Hundred of St Briavels
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: COOPER
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Hundred of St Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark
Witness_1: Thomas Guittod [?]
Witness_2: Thos Bond
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Tay[lo]r Matt[he]w Procter vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/10
Page_Number: 105
Parish_Chapel: Newland
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Matilda is on the bapt record of son James 1819 but no Matilda can be found. The most likely candidate is Sarah Cooper. A James who married a Margaret Lewis in 1815 appears to have lived in Herefordshire.

Hello Phillip,
This is my second try at sending this to you. I'm sure it didn't work the first time!
My husband CLIVE BENTLEY is the grandson of JOSEPH MEREDITH and EMMA BUTTERWORTH so shares a grandfather with you.
We have been researching the family for some time, and have quite a lot of information, although it is not straightforward by any means.
We have tried to solve the Meredith/Yearsley mystery, but I think have only managed to confuse ourselves even more.
It would seem that James and Sarah lived together for ever, but whether they were ever married or not is anybody's guess. It seemed to us that the lynch pin so to speak was REUBEN, as he was their firstborn Well! We think he was!and was registered as MEREDITH. We didn't think that ELIZABETH was James' daughter, but of course we could be wrong on that. Anyway we sent for REUBEN's b.c. and - Great! It said Father JAMES MEREDITH - Mother SARAH MEREDITH formerly YEARSLEY. That sounded to us like a marriage had taken place, (although we could find no record). We then sent for ALFRED's b.c. and lo and behold, no mention of JAMES at all and he was registered as YEARSLEY, as are all the offspring in between.
By the time of the 1881 census the family have moved to Morley, and are living at Balaclave Terrace, and all styling themselves as MEREDITH.
I have no doubt we have the right family, and have purchased several b.c and d.c., including those of EMMA CARR, if you would like us to forward copies of these to you(jpg files) it would be no trouble.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Best regards
Ann