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John Merritt 1824 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: Woodmancott, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 24 Jun 1891

Death Location: Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Merritt

Mother: Patience Wigg

Spouse(s): Mary Taylor

Children(s): John Merritt

John Merritt English was born in 1824 in Woodmancott, Hampshire, England, the child of William Merritt and Patience Letissine Wigg. John Merritt English married Mary Taylor, and had children including John May Merritt. John Merritt English passed away in 1891 in Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Merritt English was born in 1824 in Woodmancott, Hampshire, England, the child of William Merritt and Patience Letissine Wigg.
  • John Merritt English married Mary Taylor, and had children including John May Merritt.
  • John Merritt English passed away in 1891 in Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.

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John Merritt's Ancestors

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John Merritt
1824 – 1891
Birth Place: Woodmancott, Hampshire, England
Parents
William Merritt
1772 – 1840
Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,
Patience (Letissine) Wigg
1781 – 1867
Woodmancote, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Merritt
1736 – 1811
Old Alresford, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Ladbourne
1745 – 1829
Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Wooldridge
1712 – 1791
Sarah Wallis
1721 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wallis
1682 – 1781
Mary Sommers
1694 – 1765

John Merritt's Descendants

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John Merritt (1824 – 24 Jun 1891) m. Mary Taylor (1826 – 1858)
  1. 1. John (May) Merritt (1853 – 1946) m. Kathleen (May Kitty May) Hanley (1843 – 11 Feb 1917)
    1. 1. William (May) Merritt (1886 – 1959) m. Emily (Ann) Elems (1891 – 1974)
      1. 1. Kathleen Merritt (1912 – 1984)
        1. 1. William Newam (1934 – 2006)

John Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1824
1824
Birth of John Merritt English in Woodmancott, Hampshire, England
Woodmancott, Hampshire, England
1847
21 Jun 1847
Age 23
John Merritt English was married in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1891
24 Jun 1891
Age 67
Death of John Merritt English in Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Woodmancott, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia

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