Person:Charles Merrick (3)

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Charles John Merrick
  • HCharles John Merrick1831 - 1868
  • WAnn Neal1835 - 1859
m. 21 May 1855
  1. Charles John Merrick1855 -
  2. William Edward Merrick1858 - 1858
Facts and Events
Name Charles John Merrick
Gender Male
Christening[1] 16 Jan 1831 Stanwell, Middlesex, England
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Stanwell, Middlesex, EnglandStanwell Moor
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 London, Middlesex, England35 Aldersgate Street
Marriage 21 May 1855 St. Pancras, Middlesex, EnglandSt Pancras, Euston Road
to Ann Neal
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 St. Pancras, Middlesex, England52 Albany Street
Death[5] 1868 St. Pancras, London, England

Charles John Merrick was baptised on 16th January 1831, at Stanwell in Middlesex, son of a yeoman farmer called William Merrick and his wife Susanna. The family lived at Stanwell Moor, and Charles appears in the 1841 census living there with his parents and siblings.

By 1851, Charles was living in London with his grandmother and working as a furrier. He later joined the police.

On 21st May 1855, aged 24, Charles married Ann Neal or Neil. They had two sons together in 1855 and 1858, although the younger son died as a baby. Ann then died in 1859, aged 23.

The 1861 census finds Charles living with several other policemen in a house near Regents Park which appears to have also been used for holding prisoners. His surviving son was living back in Stanwell with Charles's father and brother.

Charles died in 1868, aged 37.

References
  1. Baptisms register, in Stanwell, Middlesex, England. Parish Records (London Metropolitan Archives, London / ancestry.co.uk).

    BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Stanwell in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1831
    No. 569
    When Baptized: Jan[uar]y 16
    Child's Christian Name: Charles John
    Parents Name - Christian: William & Susanna
    Parents Name - Surname: Merrick
    Abode: Stanwell Moor
    Quality, Trade, or Profession: Yeoman
    By whom the Ceremony was performed: T. Williams

  2. England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 718; Book 14; Folio 30; Page 12, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Stanwell Moor, Stanwell, Middlesex
    William Merrick, male, 59 [1781/2], Farmer, born in county
    Susanah Merrick, female, 39 [1801/2], born in county
    Palaria[?] Merrick, female, 18 [1822/3], born in county
    Elizabeth Merrick, female, 16 [1824/5], born in county
    Lionel Merrick, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county
    Charles Merrick, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
    John Merrick, male, 69 [1771/2], born in county

  3. England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 1525; Folio 457; Page 61, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: 35 Aldersgate Street, London (St Botolph Aldersgate)
    Sarah Mence, head, widow, female, 78 [1772/3], Upholstress, b. London
    Eliza Merrick, granddaughter, married, female, 39 [1811/12], Seaman's Wife, b. Bermondsey
    Charles Merrick, grandson, married [sic], 28 [1822/3], Furrier, b. Stanwell, Middlesex

  4. England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG9; Piece 96; Folio 30; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

    Address: 52 Albany Street, St Pancras, Middlesex
    Charles John Merrick, lodger, widower, male, 30 [1830/1], Police Constable, b. Stanwell, Middlesex
    James Widingale[?], lodger, unmarried, male, 34 [1826/7], Police Constable, b. Maldon, Essex
    William Beatty, lodger, unarried, male, 22 [1838/9], Police Constable, b. Marylebone, Middlesex
    Edward Cleal, lodger, unmarried, male, 28 [1832/3], Police Constable, b. Ilminster, Somerset
    William Capons[?], lodger, unmarried, male, 24 [1836/7], Police Sergeant, b. Wimbledon, Surrey
    Margaret Russell, prisoner, unmarried, female, 35 [1825/6], Dress Maker, b. Paddington, Middlesex
    Ann Hodge[?], prisoner, widow, female, 22 [1838/9], Prostitute, b. Eastbourne, Sussex
    John Cantiss[?], prisoner, married, male, 25 [1835/6], Laborer, b. Lambeth, Surrey
    Margaret Mead, prisoner, unmarried, female, 28 [1832/3], Prostitute, b. St Pancras, Middlesex
    Adam Burkinshaw, prisoner, married, male, 35 [1825/6], Plasterer, b. St Pancras, Middlesex

  5. Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Charles John MERRICK, March Quarter 1868, Pancras Registration District, Volume 1b, page 5, aged 39 [1828/9]