HOMEPAGE

Created May 2007

Merritt Families

Durham

Living Thru the Census

 

 

Contents

 

Part 1: William Merrit and Elizabeth

 

Part 2:  Charles Merritt bn 1872 Dummon Essex &  Martha Merritt bn abt 1873 Barrow in Furness Lancashire

Part 3: James Merritt b 1878 Wenlestone Durham & Sarah J  bn 1879 Binchester Hub, Durham

Part 4: BMD Entries

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 1901 Census:RG13; Piece: 4648; Folio: 76; Page: 47.

Living at Bolvar Terrace, Coundon, St James, Bishop Auckland

 

William Merritt 33  head bn abt 1868  Bulk Cray Ferryhill, Durham occ coal miner hewer

Elizabeth Merritt 30  wife bn abt 1871  Etherley Hene, Durham,

Mary E Merritt 20  dau bn abt 1881  Toronto, Durham

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1891 Census RG12; Piece: 4096; Folio 41; Page 26

South Terrace, Eth Colliery,  Brandon, Brandon & Byshottles, Durham St Oswald

 

Richard Merritt 51  bn 1840 Redruth cornwall head occ coal miner

Harriet Merritt 49 wife bn 1842 Cornwall, Redruth

James Hy Merritt 7  son bn 1884 Crook

Jane Merritt 14  dau bn 1877 Bishop auckland

Joseph Merritt 24 son b 1867 Redruth, cornwall occ coal miner

Mary Merritt 19 dau b 1872 lofthouse Durham occ assists at home

Samuel Merritt 9  son b 1882 Crook

Thomas Merritt 20  son b 1871 Langley moor occ coal miner

William Merritt 17  son b 1874 Ferryhill Durham occ colliery fitter

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1881 census

RG11; Piece: 4918; Folio: 8; Page: 10

Living Eldon, old pitt houses

 

Richard Merritt 41  head bn 1840 cornwall occ shaftman at colliery

Harriet Merritt 38  wife bn 1843 cornwall

Benjamin Merritt 1 son b 1880 Durham

Jane Merritt 3   dau bn 1878 durham

Joseph Merritt 14  son bn 1867 cornwall occ driver at colliery

Mary Merritt 7  dau bn 1874 durham

Richard Merritt 16  son b 1865 cornwall occ driver at colliery----

Thomas Merritt 9  son b 1872 durham

William Merritt 5  son b 1876 durham

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1861 Census

RG9; Piece: 1582; Folio: 98; Page: 13

Living Illogan Downs, Illogan, Redruth Cornwall

 

Thomas Merrit 46  head b1815 llogan, Cornwall occ miner

Mary Merrit 45  wife b 1816 llogan, Cornwall miners wife

Richard Merrit 20  son b 1841llogan, Cornwall occ miner

Joseph Merrit 17  son b 1844llogan, Cornwall occ miner

Benjamin Merrit 15  son bn 1846 Illogan, Cornwall occ miner

 

Next Door is son of Thomas 1811-1876:

 

Thomas Merrit age 24 b 1837 llogan, Cornwall occ miner

Mary Merrit age 22 b 1839 Illogan, Cornwall miners wife 

Mary Merrit dau age 9 months bn Illogan, Cornwall

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1851 Census

HO107; Piece: 1915; Folio: 490; Page: 6

Living High Way Illogan, Redruth Cornwall

 

Thomas Merrit 40 head  bn 1811 Illogan, Cornwall occ copper miner

Mary Merrit 40  wife bn 1811 Illogan, Cornwall

Benjamin Merrit 5 son bn 1846 Illogan, Cornwall

Joseph Merrit 7  son b 1844Illogan, Cornwall

Richard S Merrit son 10  b 1841 Illogan, Cornwall

Thomas Merrit 13 son b1838 Illogan, Cornwall occ Tin Dresser

William Merrit 12 son b1839 Illogan, Cornwall occ copper miner

 

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1841 Census

HO107; Piece 142; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Illogan; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 10; Page: 13

Living Illogan Highway, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall

 

Mary Merrit 30  bn 1811 Cornwall

Thomas Merrit 30  bn 1811 Cornwall occ miner

Thomas Merrit 5  b 1836 Cornwall

William Merrit 3  b 1838 Cornwall

Caroline Roberts 14  b 1827 Cornwall

John Roberts 20  b 1821 Cornwall occ miner

William Sincock 25  bn 1816 Cornwall occ ore cleaner

 

 

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In 1841 there is a Thomas Merrit b 1791 in Redruth :

HO107; Piece 142; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Illogan; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 12; Page: 16

Living Broad Lane,  Illogan Redruth Cornwall

 

Thomas Merrit 50  abt 1791 Cornwall occ miner

Biddy Merrit 50  abt 1791 Cornwall

Jenefer Merrit 12  abt 1829 Cornwall

John Merrit 17  abt 1824 Cornwall occ ag lbr

 

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Richard Merritt the son of Richard Merrit b 1840 Cornwall moves to Durham by 1891:

 

1901 Census: living Byers Green, Durham

 

Richard Merritt 34  b 1867 Durham Head/ transcriber error -came from Redruth cornwall!

Jane Merritt 32  b 1869 Durham Wife

Florence Merritt 8  b 1893 Durham

Gertrude Merritt 1  b 1900 Durham

Harriett Merritt 6  bn 1895 Durham

Martha Merritt 4  Barn 1897 Durham

Mary Merritt 10  b 1891 Durham

Wm J Merritt 15  b 1886 Durham

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1891 Census:RG12; Piece: 4074; Folio 18; Page 38;

Living 38 Chape Street, Helmington Row, Sunnybrow, Auckland

 

Richard Merritt 26 bn abt 1865 Redruth Cornwall Head occ Coalminer

Jane A Merritt 22 bn abt 1869 Firtree, Durham wife

James W Merritt 5 son bn abt 1886 Howdon-Le-Wear Durham son

Richard Merritt 2 son  bn abt 1889

Part 2:

Charles Merrit bn 1872

 

1901 Census RG13; Piece: 4670; Folio: 161; Page: 21. Living Tin Mill Place, Consett, Lanchester, Durham

Charles Merritt 29  Head bn 1872 Dummon Essex occ hair dresser

Martha Merritt 28  abt 1873 Barrow in Furness Lancashire Wife

Hilda Merritt 9 Mo  abt 1900 Blackhill Durham dau

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In 1891 RG12; Piece: 3468; Folio 16; Page 25

Living 6 Francis ?Passage, Lanchester:

Charles: the son of:

 Robert Merritt age 68 bn 1823 Islington London head occ hairdresser

Maria Merritt age 55 bn 1836 Deptford Kent wife

Ada M Merritt age 15 b 1876 Dunmow Essex dau

*Charles E Merritt b 1873 Dunmow Essex Son occ hairdresser's assistant

 

 

1861 Census RG9; Piece: 144; Folio: 79; Page: 66;

Living  Islington East

 

Robert Merritt 38  b 1823 lee kent Head occ: Hair dresser

Mary A Merritt 34  b 1827 middx wife

Emily A Merritt 10  b 1851 Egham Surrey

Frederick C Merritt 1  b 1860 Edmonton

Henry R Merritt 6  b 1855 Egham

Louisa Alice Merritt 4  b 1857 hoxton, middx

Mary A E Merritt 12  bn 1849 hackney dau

Robert Merritt 8  bn 1853 Egham son

 

 

 

Part 3

James Merritt b 1878

 

 

1901 Census:

James Merritt 23  Head b 1878 Wenlestone Durha

Sarah J Merritt bn 1879 Binchester Hub, Durham

 

Part 4: BMD Entries

 

Merritt Births

Circa 1900

Auckland, Durham

 

Martha Merritt b 1897 Jul-Aug-Sep    Auckland

William Merritt  Birth:  Dec 1905 - Auckland, Durham

Walton Merritt Birth:  Mar 1904 - Auckland, Durham

John Merritt Birth:  Jun 1904 - Auckland, Durham

Eva Merritt Birth:  Sep 1904 - Auckland, Durham

Ethel Merritt Birth:  Jun 1902 - Auckland, Durham

James Merritt 1900 Oct-Nov-Dec    Auckland  Durham

Gertrude Merritt Birth:  Mar 1900 - Auckland, Durham

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Mary Merritt bn dec qtr 1879  Weardale  10a 256

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Sincock Christenings

Redruth Cornwall

 

William Sincock chr 23 SEP 1818   Redruth, Cornwall, 

Parents:  WILLIAM SINCOCK  &  JOYCE 

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Marriages:

 

William Merritt Marriage to Elizabeth Ann Kirby:

Year of Registration: 1894  Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun  DISTRICT: Auckland 

County: Durham  Volume: 10a  Page: 247

 

Thomas Merrit ( bn 1811/1813 d.1876) weds Mary Sincock on 19 DEC 1835 in   Illogan, Cornwall,

 

Thomas Merrit (bn 1837) weds Mary Buddle : 1859 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 

DISTRICT: Redruth  County: Cornwall  Volume: 5c Page: 446

 

 

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Deaths:

 

Thomas Merrit bn abt 1813 died 1876  Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 63

DISTRICT: Redruth County: Cornwall Volume: 5c Page: 194

 

Robert Merritt bn abt 1823 died sept 1904 Lanchester