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Matthew Merritt 1911–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1911

Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham

Death Date: Mar 1978

Death Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: Thos Merritt

Mother: Florence Richardson

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The story of Matthew Merritt began in 1911 in Sunderland, Durham. Matthew Merritt passed away in 1978 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Merritt began in 1911 in Sunderland, Durham.
  • Matthew Merritt passed away in 1978 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Matthew Merritt's Ancestors

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Matthew Merritt
1911–1978
Birth Place: Sunderland, Durham
Parents
Thos Jas Merritt
1878–1928
Sunderland, Durham, England
Florence Richardson
1882–1950
Sunderland
Grandparents
john merritt
1846–
Portsea, Hampshire, England
Isabella Rackstraw
1860–1905
Durham, Sunderland, England
Robert (T) Richardson
1859–
Morpeth, Northumberland, England
Sarah (E) Richardson
1860–
South Shields, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Merritt
1811–1861
emily bolson
1811–1855
William Rackstraw
1811–
Ann
1824–
Thomas Richardson
1836–1906
Ann Proudlock
1834–
William Viney
1823–1891
Emma Sedgebear
1831–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
john Merritt
1782–
elizabeth
1787–
John Rackstraw
1785–1870
Jane Farrow
1786–1815
Joseph Corking
1793–1861
Mary Brotherhood
1796–1853
Robert Richardson
1806–1875
Elisabeth lumley
1805–1881
Robert Proudlock
1794–1853
Ann Davidson
1793–1863
William Viney
1796–1847
Charlotte Viney
1794–1872
Thomas Sedgbeer
1803–
Sarah Gould
1804–

Matthew Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1911
January 1911
Birth of Matthew Merritt in Sunderland, Durham
Sunderland, Durham
1978
Mar 1978
Age 67
Death of Matthew Merritt in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1911
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1978
    Event Place: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

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