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Richard Henry Merrill 1893–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1893

Birth Location: St Helens, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1947

Death Location: Providence Hospital, St. Helens, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Merrill

Mother: Sarah Ashton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Price

Children(s): Marie Merrill, Joan Merrill, Patricia Merrill, Agatha Merrill

In 1893, Richard Henry Merrill entered the world in St Helens, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas Ralph Merrill And Sarah Hannah Ashton. Richard Henry Merrill married Elizabeth Price, and had children including Agatha Merrill, Joan Merrill, Marie Merrill, Patricia Merrill. Richard Henry Merrill passed away in 1947 in Providence Hospital, St. Helens, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Richard Henry Merrill entered the world in St Helens, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas Ralph Merrill And Sarah Hannah Ashton.
  • Richard Henry Merrill married Elizabeth Price, and had children including Agatha Merrill, Joan Merrill, Marie Merrill, Patricia Merrill.
  • Richard Henry Merrill passed away in 1947 in Providence Hospital, St. Helens, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Merrill's Ancestors

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Richard Merrill
1893–1947
Birth Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Ralph Merrill
1864–1943
Baddiley Nr Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Sarah (Hannah) Ashton
1865–1915
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Jabez Merrill
1843–1899
Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
Jane Greenwood
1843–1915
Barrowford, Lancashire, England
George Ashton
1840–1867
Lancashire, England
Mary Parkes
1836–1900
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ashton
1807–1885
Elizabeth Twist
1804–1881
William (Parks)
1805–1877
Hannah Hewitt
1811–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ashton
1769–1827
Sarah Cundley
1770–1844
William Twist
1761–1811
Ellen Fairclough
1756–1806
John Parks
1764–1843
Mary Blower
1770–

Richard Merrill's Descendants

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Richard (Henry) Merrill (14 Mar 1893–10 Feb 1947) m. Elizabeth Price (4 Apr 1899–Aug 11 1966)
  1. 1. Marie Merrill 1921–1990 m. Albert (Henry) Taylor 1914–1988
  2. 2. Joan Merrill 1923–2000
  3. 3. Patricia Merrill 1935–1988
  4. 4. Agatha Merrill 1926–2016

Richard Merrill's Timeline

3 Records

1893
14 Mar 1893
Birth of Richard Henry Merrill in St Helens, Lancashire, England
St Helens, Lancashire, England
1947
10 Feb 1947
Age 54
Death of Richard Henry Merrill in Providence Hospital, St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Providence Hospital, St. Helens, Lancashire, England
1947
11 Mar 1947
Age 54
Richard Henry Merrill - Probate in Liverpool, England
Liverpool, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1893
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Providence Hospital, St. Helens, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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