John
Merrill
Born in Gt Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Richard Merrill
and Ruth (Chandler) Merrill
Brother of
William Merrill and George Merrill
Husband of
Mary Ann (Ford) Merrill
— married
Nov 1868 in Gt Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Ann Merrill, John George Merrill, Elizabeth Ann (Merrill) Burns, Benjamin Merrill, Kate (Merrill) Thurlow, Ernest Merrill, Ernest Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Ada (Merrill) Searle and William Merrill
Died
at about age 60
in Gt Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2018
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Biography
John was born in Apr 1842, and baptised on 2 Oct 1842 at Gt Gransden, Huntingdonshire, age 5 months, the son of John Merrill and Ruth Chandler. [1]
He married Mary Ann Ford at Gt Gransden, Huntingdonshire in Nov 1868 - banns were published 8-15-22 Nov 1868.[2]
In the 1871 census they were living in Gt Gransden - John Merrill head married 28 ag lab; Mary A Merrill wife 21; John G Merrill son 3 mths[3]
In Gt Gransden in 1881 - John Merrill h m 38 Agricultural labourer b Gt Gransden; Mary A. Merrill wife 32 b Gt Gransden; George Merrill son 10 scholar b Gt Gransden; Elizabeth Merrill dau 8 scholar b Gt Gransden; Benjamin Merrill son 6 scholar b Gt Gransden; Kate Merrill dau 4 b Gt Gransden, Ernest Merrill son 1 b Gt Gransden; Francis Hardwick, boarder shoemaker 28 unmarried born Cirencester[4]
In 1891 in Gt Gransden - John Merrill h m 48 Ag lab b Gt Gransden; Mary A Merrill wife 42 b Gt Gransden; Benjamin Merrill son 16 Ag lab b Gt Gransden;; Kate Merrill dau 14 b Gt Gransden; Ernest Merrill son 11 Ag lab b Gt Gransden; Ada Merrill dau 6 scholar b Gt Gransden; William Merrill son 6 mths b Gt Gransden[5]
And in 1901 in Gt Gransden - John 59 Agricultural labourer; Mary A. 52; Benjamin 26 shepherd; Ernest 22 agricultural labourer; William 10. All b Gt Gransden [6]
He passed away in 1903 in Gt Gransden, Huntingdonshire age 61. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Gt Gransden parish register
- ↑ Great Gransden parish register
- ↑ 1871 census of England and Wales
- ↑ 1881 census of England and Wales
- ↑ 1891 census of England and Wales
- ↑ 1901 census of England and Wales
- ↑ England and Wales death registration index. GRO Reference: 1903 D Quarter in CAXTON Volume 03B Page 262 age 61
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
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