Ernest
Merrill
Born in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Merrill
and Mary Ann (Ford) Merrill
Brother of
Elizabeth Ann Merrill, John George Merrill, Elizabeth Ann (Merrill) Burns, Benjamin Merrill, Kate (Merrill) Thurlow, Ernest Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Ada (Merrill) Searle and William Merrill
Husband of
Ada (Rowney) Merrill
— married
Feb 1916 (to 1955) in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Father of
William Sidney Merrill, Ernest Walter Merrill, Eric John Merrill and Laura Viola (Merrill) Beckwith
Died
at about age 76
in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Apr 2019
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Biography
Ernest was born in the Dec quarter 1879 at Gt Gransden, Huntingdonshire, the son of John Merrill and Mary Ann Ford.[1]
In the 1901 census he was living in Gt Gransden with his parents, single, 22, agricultural labourer, born Gt Gransden.[2]
He moved to Canada for a while, sailing from Liverpool to Halifax St John on 15 April 1910, but returned to Gt Gransden before 1916 when he married Ada Rowney.[3]
They had four children, William 1916, Ernest 1918, Eric 1921 and Laura 1924, all born in Gt Gransden.
He died on 17 Nov 1955 and is buried in Gt Gransden cemetery. [4]
Sources
- ↑ England and Wales birth registration index. GRO Reference: 1879 D Quarter in CAXTON Volume 03B Page 442 mmn Ford
- ↑ 1901 census of England and Wales
- ↑ England and Wales marriage registration index. GRO ref Mar 1916 Caxton vol 3b page 863
- ↑ Headstone in Gt Gransden cemetery
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