Seth Merritt (1840 - 1893)

Born 24 Nov 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Atkinson) Merritt — married 12 Oct 1861 in St. Peter's Church, Leeds, Yorkshire

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1893 at age 52 in 10 Clovelly Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

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Biography

Seth was baptised on 25 December 1843 at St. Peter's Church in Bramley, Yorkshire. He passed away on April 14, 1893 in Hunslet and is buried in the Woodhouse Hill Cemetery in Leeds, West Yorkshhire, England.^[1][2][3]

He lived on Town Street in Leeds, with his parents, John and Mercy when the census was taken in 1841.^[4] In 1851 Seth was living with his brother John at his grandmother Sarah's home on Broad Lane in Bramley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.^[5] When the census was taken during 1861 he is listed as the son of widow, Mercy Merritt. He was a 20 year old forgemen and they lived on Mulberry Terrace in Hunslet, Yorkshire (West Riding),England.^[6] In 1871 was living at 7 Laura Street in Wortley, Yorkshire, working as a forgeman. In 1881 he lived at 21 Higgins Building in Holbeck, Yorkshire, working as a forgeman. In 1891 was living at 19 Camberley Street in Hunslet, Yorkshire, working as a mechanic fitter. In 1891 he lived with his family on Camberley Street in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JKY-TVK : 31 December 2014), Seth Merritt, 1893; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211683067/seth-merritt: accessed 9 November 2023), memorial page for Seth Merritt (1841–14 Apr 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 211683067, citing Hunslet Cemetery, Hunslet, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England; Maintained by leedspyeman (contributor 47407284).
3. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLND-3PPH : 30 August 2017), Seth Merritt, died 14 Apr 1893; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Woodhouse Hill Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ52-HQ2 : 23 May 2019), Seth Merritt in household of John Merritt, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP9C-SHD : 12 September 2019), Seth Merritt in household of Sarah Merritt, Bramley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing Bramley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 22, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7XX-RD7 : 3 March 2021), Seth Merritt in household of Mercy Merritt, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7K7N-7ZM : 23 February 2021), Seth Merritt, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• West Yorkshire Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, Ancestry.UK from parish records
• 1851 England Census Ancestry.com Class: HO107; Piece: 2315; Folio: 205; Page: 23; GSU roll: 87534-87535
• 1861 England Census Ancestry.com Class: RG 9; Piece: 3365; Folio: 71; Page: 31; GSU roll: 543120
• West Yorkshire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935, Ancestry.UK from parish records
• 1871 England Census for Wortley, Ancestry.UK
• 1881 England Census for Holbeck, Ancestry.UK
• 1891 England Census for Hunslet, Ancestry.UK

GEDCOM imported by David Snyder on 24 February 2020 from Jane Payne Family History from Ancestry.UK