Merritt/ett family (Parish Records)

by MPGriffiths , Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 08:16 (3908 days ago) @ Valeriem

No MERRETT/BENFIELD marriages on Gloucestershire Marriage CD 1800 to 1837 . There are only 23 Benfield marriages listed.

As Thomas, father of William was a basket maker - this might be a travelling family who were normally, Hawkers, Basket Makers, Tinsmiths and Tinkers. In which case the marriage could have taken place under their own system.

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From the Gloucestershire Baptism Index CD (this is the only Thomas & Sarah MERRETT - around that time) - earlier couple in Berkeley.

Baptisms at Glos St Mary de Crypt - parents Thomas & Sarah

Thomas William - 22 September 1824 - residence (Owens) - gardener
David - 21 April 1822 - residence -(Littleworth) - gardener
Charles John - 23 April 1828 - (labourer)
Mary Ann - 17 September 1830 - residence: South Hamlet
William - 11 August 1833 - residence South Hamlet
John - 11 August 1833 - residence South Hamlet - (labourer)
James - 18 September 1836 - residence South Hamlet - (labourer)

? are any of these family names

… the 1841 census you mention at , New Town Glos St Mary De Lobe is this the above children and parents

MERRETT

Thomas - 45
Sarah - 45
Thomas - 15
Charles - 15
Mary - 10
William - 5
John - 5
James - 4
George - 1

This is the family 1851 Census at Barton St Mary, Gloucestershire

MERRETT

Sarah - 52, unmarried labourer, born Glos. Tredington
David - 29 - Gardener, born Glos St Mary
Charles - 23 - Stone Mason - born ditto
John - 17 - Gardener, labourer
William - 17 - labourer for Kipe? maker - born ditto
James - 14
George - 10 (GlosBDM, George Henry - 1840 South Hamlet, mother's maiden name: CLARK)

Thomas MERRETT of Littleworth married Sarah CLARK by banns - 25 November 1821 Littleworth