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Hi,
trying to locate Merry which seem to be around Abenhall, Plump Hill, Drybrook....
So far i have to Joseoph Merry Born 1812, Died 1884 (married to Charlotte Blewett), This is as far as i have in official info from the website. from the forum possibly parents John (& Mary (andrews)) and his parents John & Hannah Higgins.... ? Struggling to find records of these people or match up anything before that.
Any help - very much appreciated.
thank you.

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Are these any good?

Record_ID: 36099
Entry_Number: 535
Year: 1836
Month: Feb
Day: 21
Parents_Surname: MERRY
Child_Forenames: Mary
Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Mothers_Forenames: Charlotte
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Longhope
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: Cha[le]s Day Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 67
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: M600

Record_ID: 317
Entry_Number: 315
Year: 1839
Month: Oct
Day: 20
Parents_Surname: MERRY
Child_Forenames: John
Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Mothers_Forenames: Charlotte
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Forest of Dean
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: J. Davies
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P1 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 40
Parish_Chapel: Abenhall
Soundex: M600

Record_ID: 36341
Entry_Number: 776
Year: 1846
Month: Sep
Day: 6
Parents_Surname: MERRY
Child_Forenames: Joseph
Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Mothers_Forenames: Charlotte
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Longhope
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: R N Raikes Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 97
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: M600

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Possibly these marriages?

Record_ID: 9582
Entry_Number: 105
Year: 1854
Month: Sep
Day: 24
Grooms_Surname: KEYSE
Grooms_Forenames: Charles
Grooms_Age: 25
Groom_Condition: n/s
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer
Grooms_Residence: Longhope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Keyse [?]
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Johnathan
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Blacksmith
Brides_Surname: MERRY
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age: 19
Brides_Condition: n/s
Brides_Occupation: Servant
Brides_Residence: Longhope
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Merrey
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: They both mark
Witness_1: Mark of Joseph Keyes [?]
Witness_2: Mark of Mary Powell
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Vernon G.Guise M.A. VICAR
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 53
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex_Groom: K200
Soundex_Bride: M600

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Record_ID: 9622
Entry_Number: 145
Year: 1862
Month: Nov
Day: 9
Grooms_Surname: MERRY
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age: of Full Age
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer
Grooms_Residence: Longhope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Merry
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: BICKE
Brides_Forenames: Harriett
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: n/s
Brides_Residence: Longhope
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Bicke
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Samuel
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Signature_or_Mark: They both mark
Witness_1: Charles Keyse
Witness_2: Mark of Eliza Jones
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: F C Guise Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 73
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex_Groom: M600
Soundex_Bride: B200

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Record_ID: 2920
Entry_Number: 56
Year: 1869
Month: Sep
Day: 6
Grooms_Surname: MERRY
Grooms_Forenames: Joseph
Grooms_Age: 23
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Miner
Grooms_Residence: East Dean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Merry
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: PORTER
Brides_Forenames: Ann
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: East Dean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Porter
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He marks; she signs
Witness_1: Henry Williams
Witness_2: Mark of Agustia [sic] Sophia Williams
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Newton Codner Bennett
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 28
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Johns
Soundex_Groom: M600
Soundex_Bride: P636

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Record_ID: 4518
Entry_Number: 483
Year: 1869
Month: Sept
Day: 6
Grooms_Surname: YEMM
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: 24
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer
Grooms_Residence: The Pump
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Yemm
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Sarah
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Widow
Brides_Surname: MERRY
Brides_Forenames: Eliza
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: The Plump
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Merry
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns

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Hi Joannie, are you related too these Merry's?
regards John Lumb

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Hi John,
Yes i believe so..... i havent got the information with me at the moment but i will send you a message with the links down to me when i get home.
are you also related to these Merry's?
best regards
joanne

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Hi Joannie,my mothers maiden name was Merry.John Merry & Harriets( Bicke )
sons Tom,Joe.& Jack ( John )moved up to Castleford to work in the pits,
it's Tom who was mothers g dad.
regards John.

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Hi

Sorry for the late replied. John's brother - joesph (married Anne porter), had children - Martha sophia, albert, arthur, Saeletha (and sydney?).
Albert had 4 children - arthur, edith, sydney, Helen & Albert. Sydney then had 4 children - one of which is my Grandma (Avis).
we are now in Derby, as i believb Sydney moved up here for work on the train lines.
John & Josephs parents are Joesph and Charlotte and Joesph's parents John and Hannah (Higgins)? I am stuggling to branch off from my main line and find anything further back than that.
I am only tracing the Merry line at the moment....
How have you gotten on?
We visited Abenhall / cinderford / Drybrook area recently too.

look forward to hearing from you.
Joanne.

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Hi Joannie
Where there any Merry gravestones still in tact i've
thought about visiting the area myself but not got round
too it yet.It seems we seperate with John & His brother Joseph?
I'm from the john & Harriet line & you from John's brother so i
suppose its John & Charlotte that we have in common.
Regards John.

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Hi,
Yes thats correct – I think we separate at John & Joseph
The only info I have before that is Parents John & Charlotte and then apparently his parents John & Hannah – but I cant find much more on this. Do you have anything? Else or more than this? I would like to try and go back as far as possible.
We went to St John’s at Cinderford in the hope to find some graves – but didn’t find anything – though there was a note on the church door saying they were doing a clean up project and a record of all the graves – so I will contact them in a few months to see how they are getting on.
we also went to Drybrook (I think) but nothing there either but there was so many and alot of the older ones had broken and were stacked up.
In Cinderford we saw St Annal’s road where Saeletha lived at St Annals farm – but he is more of my side.
I have my info all printed off and then a typical family tree actually written out on A3 – which I am going to transfer to an excel spreadsheet as soon as I can – so if you are interested I can email you this so you see how the Merry name expanded from other brothers etc... !
Best regards
Joanne.

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Hi
Yes i would be interested in the tree.
Theres quite a few Merry's here in castleford from
the 3 brothers who came up here to work who would have
been your josephs nephews?
I'm on Ancestry.com but can't go back any further than you!
you say John & Josephs father was also a John but i have him
down to be a Joseph who's wife was charlotte Blewett have i got
it wrong.I did'nt know about his father.
There's a photo on somewhere on these pages of John & Harriet Merry
at their daughters wedding have you seen it? i wonder
if it's our Merry's
keep in touch. Regards john

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Hi,

Maybe i have got confused with all the Joesph & John's!!
I will put everything into a spreadsheet and send it up to you (Send me you personal email address). Its difficult to go back any further and i was just guessing at dates on the parish records.
My Grandma is 83 and she is the oldest relative - so would like to get as much info for her as possible and then maybe when they have sorted the graves out at St John's at Cinderford go back. Its a lovely area for a walk round the forest too.
Definately keep in touch. Best regards Joanne.

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Hi
Is it Joannie or Joanne? anyway thanks, my email address is
[Deleted] or [Deleted] My oldest
Merry is my uncle Alan who's 90 now and can still tell me
tales his dad told him of the 3 brothers coming to Cas and
promising to send money back to remaining sisters to help look
after their parents ( John & Harriet ). These three were likely
lads and nomoney was sent back so the sisters hopped up to Cas
and gave them telling off.I still dont think any money made its
way back.anyway look forward to hearing from you
regards John.

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Ok sorry
any ideas about geting email to
said person without breaking rules?
regards J Lumb

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any ideas about geting email to said person without breaking rules?

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Hi David
Thanks for your help, i'm a bit of
a novice.
regards John.

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Hi John Lumb

How far back have you from John and Harriet Merry in finding descendants.
Allen Merry Was my Great Grandfather. He was the youngest son of John and Harriet.
Any info would be appreciated. I'll will begin digging aaround from there and offer up anything I find.

John Merry

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Allen MERRY 1880
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=9712

to John / Harriet

to Joseph (1814 ish Arlingham) / Charlotte

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