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Marjorie Joyce Merritt 1914–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1914

Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2000

Death Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Edward Merritt

Mother: Phillis Ellingworth

Spouse(s): Alfred Pte

Children(s): Clive Gardiner, Ralph Gardiner, Marjorie Gardiner

The story of Marjorie Joyce Merritt began in 1914 in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Marjorie Joyce Merritt married Alfred Thomas Gardiner Pte, and had children including Clive A C Gardiner, Marjorie A E Gardiner, Ralph Thomas Edward Gardiner. Marjorie Joyce Merritt passed away in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Marjorie Joyce Merritt began in 1914 in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
  • Marjorie Joyce Merritt married Alfred Thomas Gardiner Pte, and had children including Clive A C Gardiner, Marjorie A E Gardiner, Ralph Thomas Edward Gardiner.
  • Marjorie Joyce Merritt passed away in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marjorie Merritt's Ancestors

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Marjorie Merritt
1914–2000
Birth Place: Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Charles Merritt
1883–1953
Pimlico, Middlesex, England
Phillis (Marjory E) Ellingworth
1894–1976
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Grandparents
David Merritt
1847–
Durley, Hampshire, England
Martha Merritt
1846–
Fondser, Norfolk, England
Charles Ellingworth
1857–1914
Oakham, Rutland, England
Bella Ball
1865–1945
Walton Somerset England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Ellingworth
1821–1890
Phoebe Ellingworth
1824–
Thomas Ball
1828–1908
Mary Ball
1826–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ellingworth
1789–1837
James Ball
1797–1873
Ruth Norris
1801–1865
John Edwards
1797–1883
Elizabeth Matthews
1804–1863

Marjorie Merritt's Descendants

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Marjorie (Joyce) Merritt (29 Oct 1914–2000) m. Alfred (Thomas Gardiner) Pte (1890–1960)
  1. 1. Clive (A C) Gardiner 1941–1989
  2. 2. Ralph (Thomas Edward) Gardiner 1943–2010 m. Lesley (H M) McLeod 1941–1979
  3. 3. Marjorie (A E) Gardiner 1951–2008

Marjorie Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1914
29 Oct 1914
Birth of Marjorie Joyce Merritt in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
1940
25 Jun 1940
Age 26
Marjorie Joyce Merritt was married in Rhyl, Wales
Rhyl, Wales
2000
2000
Age 86
Death of Marjorie Joyce Merritt in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1940
    Event Place: Rhyl, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2000
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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