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William Merritt 1772 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,

Death Date: 7 Nov 1840

Death Location: Woodmancott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Father: Thomas Merritt

Mother: Mary Ladbourne

Spouse(s): Patience Wigg

Children(s): John Merritt

William Merritt was born in 1772 in Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,, the child of Thomas Merritt and Mary Ladbourne. William Merritt married Patience Letissine Wigg, and had children including John Merritt. William Merritt passed away in 1840 in Woodmancott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Merritt was born in 1772 in Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,, the child of Thomas Merritt and Mary Ladbourne.
  • William Merritt married Patience Letissine Wigg, and had children including John Merritt.
  • William Merritt passed away in 1840 in Woodmancott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Merritt's Ancestors

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William Merritt
1772 – 1840
Birth Place: Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,
Parents
Thomas Merritt
1736 – 1811
Old Alresford, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Ladbourne
1745 – 1829
Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Albert) Wooldridge
1712 – 1791
Bishopstoke Hampshire
Sarah Wallis
1721 – 1764
North Stoneham, Hampshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Wallis
1682 – 1781
Mary Sommers
1694 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wallis
1648 – 1705
Ann Wallis
1658 – 1703

William Merritt's Descendants

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William Merritt (1772 – 7 Nov 1840) m. Patience (Letissine) Wigg (17 Jun 1781 – 13 Jan 1867)
  1. 1. 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)

William Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1772
1772
Birth of William Merritt in Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,
Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,
1805
14 Apr 1805
Age 33
William Merritt was married in Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, England
Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, England
1840
7 Nov 1840
Age 68
Death of William Merritt in Woodmancott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Woodmancott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Woodmancott, Hampshire, England,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1805
    Event Place: Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1840
    Event Place: Woodmancott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

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