Engineer and town surveyor of Newry, Co. Down. Joseph Leycester Devenish Meares, the third son of John Devenish Meares of Meares Court, Co. Westmeath, by his wife, Maria, daughter of Charles Kelly, of Charleville, Co. Westmeath, was born on 14 March 1838. He studied engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, receiving the Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1859. From 1872 to 1875, hes was resident engineer on the Newry & Armagh Railway and by 1883 he had been appointed town surveyor of Newry, Co. Down, a post which he held until at least 1902 but in which he had been succeeded by CHARLES BLANEY CHARLES BLANEY by 1907. His pupils and assitants included JOHN HARRIS HAZLETT SWINEY. JOHN HARRIS HAZLETT SWINEY.
Meares, who was a JP for Cos. Down and Armagh, married on 19 October 1864 Francis Georgina, daughter of Basil George Brooke, JP, of Dungannon, by whom he had five sons and five daughters.
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References
All information in this entry not otherwise accounted for is from Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland (1904), 402, from Thom's directories and Jones's transcripts therefrom.
IB 43, 3 Jul 1902, 1310.
7 work entries listed in chronological order for MEARES, JOSEPH LEYCESTER DEVENISH
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CO. DOWN, NEWRY, MARKETS |
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1879 |
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Improvements to be made to covered markets, for Town Commissioners, by 'D.C. Meares'. |
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IB 21, 15 Feb 1879, 63
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CO. TYRONE, COOKSTOWN, WATERWORKS |
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1881 |
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Submits scheme in competition for water supply scheme for Cookstown. For Cookstown Union. |
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IB 23, 15 Apr 1881, ?
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CO. TYRONE, DUNGANNON, SEWER |
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1895 |
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For Dungannon Sanitary Authority. Contractor: J.McKee. Estimated cost: £295.16s. |
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IB 37, 1 Jul 1895, 167
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CO. TYRONE, FIVEMILETOWN, WATER SUPPLY |
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1896-97 |
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For Clogher Union Board of Guardians. Contractor: J. McKee & Son, Dungannon. |
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IB 38, 15 Aug 1896, 177; 39, 1 Jan 1897, 9
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CO. DONEGAL, DONEGAL, UNION WORKHOUSE |
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1897 |
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Works in connection with water supply, for Guardians of Donegal Union. Tender of Blackburn for £2,276.12s.2d accepted. |
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IB 39, 15 Jun 1897, 115.
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CO. MONAGHAN, MONAGHAN, WATER SUPPLY |
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1901-02 |
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Storage reservoir & water supply for Monaghan UDC, in association with J.H.M. Wilson, Monaghan. |
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IB 42, 26 Sep 1901, 875; 43, 19 Jun,3,17 Jul 1902, 1294,1310,1330
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