I'm wondering if we could or should honor Joseph Merrick " the elephant man" 1862-1890 with a profile on wikitree.

Question

He was the son of Joseph Rockley Merrick c1838-1897...gr.son of Barnabas Merrick 1791-1856 and his spouse Mary Jane Potterton.

Comments

Can you please make the profile, thank you.

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Colleen, there's no reason you shouldn't make the profile since no one else has done it.  Have fun!

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Hi Colleen,

Yes, maybe now is the time. I was tied up with the Orphan Trail before, but have finished now.

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Too late.  Here he is.  I don't plan to do any further work on him, so you are welcome to adopt him.

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Hi Herbert,

Thanks. I have been checking and may as well add his parents. What do you think ?

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Yes David, absolutely, otherwise he will remain Unconnected indefinitely.  He also had siblings who died young.  You posted while I was making the profile.  I'll orphan him for you.

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I have searched through Wikitree for his parents and grandparents and can't seem to find any of Joseph's ancestors either.

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If they were here, you would have found them.  Go for it! 

Answer 1

Absolutely and I think he is a Notable.

Comments

My thoughts exactly. I happened to read an article on facebook, (so I checked to see if Joseph Merrick (John) in the movie, and yes, sad to say, I'm old enough to have seen the original movie) had a profile, and neither do his recent ancestors..and yes, I checked...lol.

Answer 2

I'm friends with one of his relatives. I could ask him.

https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/joe-merrick.html

I've actually worked with Joe on his website.

Info on Joe: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Serebii_(person)

If you want to contact him, e-mail him at serebii.net.

Answer 3

Update: I have spoken to Joe (Serebii) Merrick about Joseph Carey Merrick. He said that since it's for historical purposes, it's perfectly fine. I may link it to him once it's completed.

The ball's in your court, Wikitreers. =)