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Richard Sincock Merritt 1842–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JAN 1842

Birth Location: Illogan, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1 FEB 1898

Death Location: Waterhouses, Durham, England

Father: Thomas Merrit

Mother: Mary Sincock

Spouse(s): Harriet Allen

Children(s): Richard Merritt

Richard Sincock Merritt was born in 1842 in Illogan, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Merrit And Mary A Sincock. Richard Sincock Merritt married Harriet Allen, and had children including Richard Merritt. Richard Sincock Merritt passed away in 1898 in Waterhouses, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Sincock Merritt was born in 1842 in Illogan, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Merrit And Mary A Sincock.
  • Richard Sincock Merritt married Harriet Allen, and had children including Richard Merritt.
  • Richard Sincock Merritt passed away in 1898 in Waterhouses, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Merrit
1810–1876
Birth Location: Illogan, Cornwall, England
TM
Mary Sincock
1813–1904
Birth Location: Cambonne, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Allen
1844–1917
Birth Location: Illogan, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Richard Merritt
1866–1940
Birth Location: Illogan, Cornwall, England
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Richard Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Richard Merritt
1842–1898
Birth Place: Illogan, Cornwall, England
Parents
Thomas Merrit
1810–1876
Illogan, Cornwall, England
Mary (A) Sincock
1813–1904
Cambonne, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Merritt's Descendants

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Richard (Sincock) Merritt (4 JAN 1842–1 FEB 1898) m. Harriet Allen (17 MAR 1844–4 APR 1917)
  1. 1. Richard Merritt 1866–1940 m. Jane (Anne) Tolson 1869–1934
    1. 1. Harriet Merritt 1895–1957 m. James Potts 1888–1953
      1. 1. Jane (A M) Potts 1921–2018 m. George (John) Henderson 1917–2006
      2. 2. John (Henry) Potts 1914–1963 m. Selina ((Jean)) Stewart 1910–2015
        1. 1. Joe Potts 1943–2018
        2. 2. John Potts 1941–1944
      3. 3. (Rhoda) (Pauline) Potts 1926–1994 m. Herbert ((Harvey)) Wilce 1921–1962
      4. 4. Marjorie (English) Potts 1924–1978 m. Richard Lane 1922–1977
      5. 5. Sheila Potts 1937–1991
      6. 6. Leslie Potts 1916–1967 m. Marion (Dixon) Duncan 1916–1978
        1. 1. Lesley Potts 1938–1991
      7. 7. Richard (Merritt) Potts 1929–1982 m. Evelyn Moody 1930–2004
      8. 8. Alan Potts 1930–1999 m. Dorothy Cowings 1930–2004
      9. 9. James Potts 1920–1943
      10. 10. Reginald (L) Potts 1934–2011
    2. 2. Richard Merritt 1888–1892
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Merritt 1891–
    4. 4. Florence Merritt 1893–
    5. 5. Martha Merritt 1897–
    6. 6. Gertrude Merritt 1900–1957
    7. 7. Emily Merritt 1903–
    8. 8. Isabella Merritt 1904–1904
    9. 9. Hilda Merritt 1905–2001
    10. 10. William (James) Merritt 1886–1915
    11. 11. James (William) Merritt 1886–1916

Richard Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1842
4 JAN 1842
Birth of Richard Sincock Merritt in Illogan, Cornwall, England
Illogan, Cornwall, England
1898
1 FEB 1898
Age 56
Death of Richard Sincock Merritt in Waterhouses, Durham, England
Waterhouses, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1842
    Event Place: Illogan, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1898
    Event Place: Waterhouses, Durham, England
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