Born in New Fishbourne, Chichester, Sussex, England
Daughter of James Merritt Sr
and Elizabeth (Newell) Flavell
Sister of
William Barnard [half], Elizabeth (Barnard) Howard [half], Richard Barnet Barnard [half], Ann Barnard [half], Jane (Barnard) Turner [half], Eliza (Merritt) Butler and James Merritt Jr
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 80
in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 May 2016
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Contents |
Biography
She was baptised on 22 October 1826 at New Fishbourne. With her family she emigrated to Australia.
Marriage and family
On 8 May 1847 in Australia she married George Patrick Barry.
Death
She died in 1907.
Sources
The Merritt Family, compiled by Lance Merritt (2019).
Passenger List, the Eden, 1838.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
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~1.56%
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