George Meredith was the head of the Meredith family who, with the Amos family, were the first settlers on the east coast of Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

. Meredith arrived in Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

 in 1821 and farmed near Swansea

Swansea, Tasmania

-Demographics:According to the 1996 census, the town's population was 495. Of the population, 25.1% were above the age of 65 - making it the Tasmanian town with the largest percentage of over-65-year-olds.-References:...

. Meredith's daughter Clara married Richard Dry

Richard Dry

Sir Richard Dry, KCMG was an Australian politician, who was Premier of Tasmania from 24 November 1866 until 1 August 1869 when he died in office...

, Tasmanian Premier and the first Australian to receive a knighthood. Meredith's son was the politician, Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith was a Canadian banker, President of the Montreal Stock Exchange, and the builder of Charles Meredith House, now part of McGill University, Montreal-Family:...

 and Charles' wife was the artist and author, Louisa Anne Meredith

Louisa Anne Meredith

Louisa Anne Meredith , also known as Louisa Anne Twamley, was an Anglo/Australian writer and illustrator.-Biography:...

. Meredith's grandson, Duncan Boyes won the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

 at Shimonoseki, Japan in 1865. A memorial to George Meredith can be found in All Saints churchyard, Swansea.