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.
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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.
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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
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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
↑ 2.02.1
England and Wales 1871 census (Wheatley, Oxfordshire):
The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 10/1433; folio 25v:
Ancestry Record uki1871 #6434274
↑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.
↑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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