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Elizabeth Merry 1731 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Nov 1731

Birth Location: Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: Bef. 1778

Death Location: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Merry

Mother: Elizabeth Shardelow

Spouse(s): Kitson Kidman

Children(s): Merry Kidman

The story of Elizabeth Merry began in 1731 in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England. Elizabeth Merry married Kitson Kidman, and had children including Merry Kidman. Elizabeth Merry passed away in 1778 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Merry began in 1731 in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Elizabeth Merry married Kitson Kidman, and had children including Merry Kidman.
  • Elizabeth Merry passed away in 1778 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Merry
1694 – 1742
Birth Location: Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Shardelow
1691 – 1778
Birth Location: Antingham, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Kitson Kidman
1724 – 1794
Birth Location: Comberton, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Merry Kidman
1751 – 1855
Birth Location: Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Merry's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Merry
1731 – 1778
Birth Place: Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Merry
1694 – 1742
Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Shardelow
1691 – 1778
Antingham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Merry's Descendants

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Elizabeth Merry (07 Nov 1731 – Bef. 1778) m. Kitson Kidman (Bef. 5 Apr 1724 – 1794)
  1. 1. Merry Kidman (24 Feb 1751 – Jan 1855) m. Mabel (Ann Ricaut or) Ricket (Bef. 29 Dec 1751 – Oct 1852)
    1. 1. Samuel Kidman (16 Feb 1777 – Apr 1836) m. Anne Ellard (Abt. 1778 – Bef. 25 Jul 1810)
      1. 1. Sarah Kidman (Abt. 1797 – 11 Apr 1868)
      2. 2. Henry (Samuel) Kidman (1802 – 3 May 1865) m. Ann Cook (31 Oct 1810 – 8 Dec 1887)
        1. 1. Samuel (Henry) Kidman (2 Nov 1828 – )
        2. 2. Jane Kidman (Abt. 1830 – Bef. 1841)
        3. 3. Mary (Ann Eliza) Kidman (22 Aug 1830 – 7 Jan 1915) m. Thomas Hutley (7 Mar 1830 – 1905)
        4. 4. Mary (Ann Eliza) Kidman (22 Aug 1830 – 7 Jan 1915)
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Kidman (May 1832 – 19 Feb 1923)
        6. 6. Mabel Kidman (1834 – Jan 1901)
        7. 7. Benjamin Kidman (3 Apr 1836 – 17 Aug 1920)
        8. 8. Robert (Joseph) Kidman (Abt. 1838 – 4 Jan 1888)
        9. 9. Emma Kidman (19 Sep 1840 – 31 Jul 1843)
        10. 10. Thomas Kidman (07 Jun 1843 – 07 Feb 1930) m. Eliza Gray (1843 – Apr 1878)
        11. 11. Daniel Kidman (Oct 1845 – 15 Nov 1846)
        12. 12. Henrietta Kidman (8 Jan 1848 – 17 Aug 1892)
        13. 13. Annie Kidman (8 Sep 1850 – )
        14. 14. Louisa Kidman (24 Nov 1854 – Bef. 28 Apr 1930)

Elizabeth Merry's Timeline

2 Records

1731
07 Nov 1731
Birth of Elizabeth Merry in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
1778
Bef. 1778
Age 47
Death of Elizabeth Merry in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1731
    Event Place: Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1778
    Event Place: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
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