Marriage: Charles marries Mary Sutherland in Elgin, Moray, Scotland on 18 Jul 1835.[2]
Census 1851: Charles aged 46 lives with his wife and children in 265 High St, Moray, Scotland. Charles works as a Printer, employing two men. (It appears that a mistake was made on the census recording regarding Charles' name and age.)
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Census 1861: Charles aged 53, lives with his wife and children in 9 Telford St, Inverness, Scotland. Charles works as a Painter and Publisher (I think there is probably a mistake here too - I think it should read as Printer and Publisher).
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Census 1871: Charles aged 62, lives with his wife and children at 30 High St, Portobello, Edinburgh. Charles works as a Printer and Publisher.
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Death: Charles passes away on 11 Nov 1885 in Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland.
Name: Charles Merrilees
Estimated birth year: abt 1806
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1885
Death Age: 79
Registration district: Dublin South
Volume: 2
Page: 469
FHL Film Number: 101593
Newspaper memorial:Deaths – At Rathfarnham, Dublin, on the 11th inst., Charles Merrilees, late publisher, Portobello, Midlothian – deeply regretted.
Newspaper Courier 13 November 1885[6]
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