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Ann Alice (Merritt) Bruce (abt. 1859 - 1918)

Ann Alice (Annie) Bruce formerly Merritt aka Merrett
Born about in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Wife of — married 1879 in Headington, Oxfordshire, Englandmap
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Died at about age 59 in Kingston, Surrey, Englandmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Wheatley, Oxfordshire One Place Study.

Ann Merritt was born in about 1859 at Wheatley in Oxfordshire. She was the daughter of William Merritt and his wife Emma, born Emma Bull. [1] [2]

In 1871 Anne Merrett was living at Wheatley with her parents William and Emma and their other children. Her age was given as 12, implying a birth date in 1858 or 1859. Her birthplace was given as Wheatley, Oxfordshire. [2]

Annie married William Bruce (a shoe maker) on 7 September 1879 in Cowley, St James, Oxfordshire, England.[3]

Annie and William settled in Thame. In the 1891 they were living there with 5 children and William was still working as a shoe maker.[4]

She passed away in 1918.

Sources

  1. General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 2 December 2020: MERRITT, ANN; GRO Reference: 1859 Jan-Mar Quarter in HEADINGTON registration district; Volume 03A Page 545; mother's maiden name: BULL
  2. 2.0 2.1 England and Wales 1871 census (Wheatley, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 10/1433; folio 25v: Ancestry Record uki1871 #6434274
  3. Marriage: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930"
    Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD75_b_4
    Ancestry uk Record 61058 #900077417 (accessed 12 February 2022)
    Annie Alice Merritt (21) marriage to William Bruce on 7 Sep 1879 in Cowley, St James, Oxfordshire, England.
  4. 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1161; Folio: 154; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6096271
    Ancestry uk Record 6598 #15715950 (accessed 12 February 2022)
    Annie Bruce (30), wife, in household of William Bruce (31) in Thame registration district. Born in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England.




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