William Colles (1648-1719)

Surgeon, of St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, & Kilcollen, Co. Kilkenny

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Spouses
Mary Pierce (d.1694)
Hannah Cutler (b.c.1670)
Christiana Murray (b.c.1680)
Children
Susan (Colles) Clenahan (b.1695)
Barry Colles (1697-1785)
William Colles (1702-1770)
Richard Colles (1709-1750)
Isabella (Colles) Morris (1719-1791)
He studied medicine in London and after a time at Sheffield settled in Kilkenny as a physician and surgeon. He acquired considerable landed property in County Kilkenny which he left to his son eldest son (Barry) whose only daughter and sole heiress, Susanna, married Joshua Paul Meredyth, and they were the parents of Sir Barry Colles Meredyth 7th Bt. William Colles had three wives and his son (William) by his second marriage (1695) was the owner of the Kilkenny Marble Works.
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 05/05/2021 and last updated on 12/07/2023.