Meldon family genealogy

Of Meath

Arms: Same as “Muldoon” (No. 1), p. 596, Vol. I.

Maoldun (“Maol-Dubhan;” Irish, the devoted of St. Dubhan), who is No. 100 on the “Muldoon” pedigree, was the member of that family, a quo the sirname O’Maoldubhain, one of the anglicised forms of which is Meldon. A lineal descendant of that Maoldun was Andrew Muldoon, whose Will was dated 5th December, 1747, and from whom the following is the pedigree:

1. Andrew Muldoon, married, and had:

2. Nicholas Muldoon, of Fore, co. Westmeath, who m. and had:

3. James Muldoon, of Fore (died 1792), who m. Eleanor McCormick, and had:

4. Anthony Dillon Muldoon, of Fore, who m. and had:

5. James Dillon Meldon, of Fore; afterwards of Casino, Miltown, co. Dublin; of Merrion-square, in the city of Dublin; and of Coolarn, in the co. Galway. He m. Bedelia Ingham, and had seven sons and nine daughters:

1. John-James Meldon, who m. Katherine, daughter of James Blackney, Esq., and had issue:
2. James-Felix.
3. Charles-Henry, Q.C., J.P., and lately M.P. for the county Kildare: m., in 1868, Ada, dau. of William Hodgens, Esq., of Newtown House, Blackrock, county Dublin, and had issue.
4. Austin, who was twice m.: first, to Margaret, daughter of Patrick Ryan, of Tralee, county Kerry, and by her had issue; secondly, to Katherine, dau. of Augustus Welby Pugin, and by her also had issue.
5. Albert, who m. daughter of Bernard Dogherty, Esq., of Londonderry, and had issue.
6. Lewis.
7. Joseph.

The daughters of James Dillon Meldon were:

1. Mary-Susan, d. unm. in 1850.
2. Susan-Elizabeth, died unm. in 1853.
3. Bedelia, d. unm. in 1858.
4. Juliana-Louisa, d. unm.
5. Bedelia-Frances, died unm. in 1860.
6. Josephine-Mary.
7. Mary-Teresa, married.
8. Agnes.
9. Mary, d. unm. in 1861.