James was baptised at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough, Oxfordshire on 27th July 1828.[1] He was the son of James Merry and Hannah Berry. His father stated on the register that they were living in Eynsham and that he was a labourer.
↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R2/1 Image
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), Class: HO107; Piece: 890; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Handborough; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 5; Page: 2; Line: 24; GSU roll: 474576 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry and Sharing Link to second census image on Ancestry
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