Lists Of Merry's


John MERRYWEATHER was born in 1601 in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England.

He had the following children:

  F i Maria MERRYWEATHER was born on 8 Jun 1622 in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England.

Thomas ROBINSON was born in 1820 in pos Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England. He married Letitia MERRYWEATHER on 17 May 1841 in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England.

Letitia MERRYWEATHER was born in 1820 in pos Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England. She married Thomas ROBINSON on 17 May 1841 in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England.

St Cath's Mar Ref V14 P1025 Jun 1841 Spalding


Robert ROSCOW was born in 1791 in pos Bath, Somerset, England. He married Elizabeth MERRYWEATHER on 8 Feb 1812 in Abbey or Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, Somerset, England.

Elizabeth MERRYWEATHER was born in 1791 in pos Bath, Somerset, England. She married Robert ROSCOW on 8 Feb 1812 in Abbey or Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, Somerset, England.


Henry Alworth MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born on 23 Apr 1812 in pos Calne, Wiltshire, England. He died on 29 Aug 1877 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. He married ? in Dec 1838 in Marylebone, London, England.

Other marriages:
FELLOWS, Maria

Merewether, Henry Alworth, 1st son of Henry Alworth of Combe Hay,Somerset, Armorial, Wadam College, matric 30 June 1827 age 15; migrated to Trinity College, Cambridge, bar-at-law, Inner Temple, 1837 Q.C. and a bencher 1853, Recorder of Devizes 1842, until his death 29 Aug 1877.source= Alumni Oxonienses by J Foster 1968.
1st St Cath's Mar Ref V1 P226 Dec 1838
2nd St Cath's Mar Ref V7 P157 Sep 1840 Kingsclere
St Cath's Death Ref V5a P30 Sep 1877 Chipping Norton, age 65.
VCH Vol V pp232-233 Henry Alworth M (Jun) Gove of Quarter Sessions. Chairman at Devizes and Marlbourgh from 1866-1875.
page 293-294 Chairman of Quarter Sessions Devizes 1862, 1867-1869,1871-1875, Also Chairman Marlbourgh 1866-1874.

? was born in 1812. She married Henry Alworth MERRYWEATHER in Dec 1838 in Marylebone, London, England.


George Alfred MERRYWEATHER was born in 1881 in pos Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England. He married Alice ?.

Occ Labourer of 11 Fairfax St

Alice ? was born in 1881 in pos Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England. She married George Alfred MERRYWEATHER.

They had the following children:

  M i George Edward MERRYWEATHER was born on 10 Nov 1902 in Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 12 Nov 1903 in Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England. He was buried on 12 Nov 1903 in Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England.

the only St Cath's Birth Ref V7a P500 Dec 1903 Lincoln, one of these maybe in error.
St Cath's Death Ref V7a P308 Dec 1903 Lincoln age 0

Joseph MERRYWEATHER was born in 1811 in pos Yarm, Yorkshire, England. He married Elizabeth ?.

Elizabeth ? was born in 1811 in pos Yarm, Yorkshire, England. She married Joseph MERRYWEATHER.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph MERRYWEATHER was born on 13 May 1832 in pos Yarm, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 13 May 1832 in Yarm, Yorkshire, England.

John Winsor Collins MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born on 10 Feb 1822 in Mere Park, Mere, Wiltshire, England. He was christened on 12 Mar 1822 in Mere Park Farm, Mere, Wiltshire, England. He died on 18 Dec 1891 in Chiswick, London, England. He married Mary Ann HENLY on 4 Nov 1848 in All Souls, St Marylebone, London, England.

John Collins Broadway M was Baptised Privately at Mere Park in 1823, A later Curate had the following to say.
A Note in the Baptismal Transcript 1831 "I never enter private Baptisms, they ought to be discouraged" Signed J.H.C(asson.
Full Title Mr John Winsor Collins Merewether MRCS. Member of Royal College of Surgeons. Hon Med Officer Cooma Asylum New South Wales and Sydney Australia and London.
Will proved PPR 7 Jan 1892.
Source=Alan Merryweather. 60 Trafalgar Rd, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
1881 census shows age 59 living at 11 the Crescent, St Giles in the Fields, London, Occ Surgeon and General Practitioner Retired.
at the time of the census the house had 4 Lodgers a Curate, a Medical Student, a book keeper, and a Clerk.
St Cath's Mar Ref V1 P168 Dec 1848 Marylebone
St Cath's Death Ref V3a P73 Dec 1891 Brentford, age 69.
Another source puts the Mar Date as 3 Nov 1848 not the 4th

Mary Ann HENLY [Parents] was born in 1831 in Lee, Essex, England. She died on 4 Jan 1901 in Kensington, London, England. She married John Winsor Collins MERRYWEATHER on 4 Nov 1848 in All Souls, St Marylebone, London, England.

Will proved PPR 25 Jan 1901. Estate of Pounds 2389.10.6. no children
Source=Alan Merryweather. 60 Trafalgar Rd, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
1881 census shows age 50 living at 11 the Crescent, St Giles in the Fields, London,


Henry BROADWAY [Parents] was born in 1741 in pos Motcombe, Dorsetshire, England. He married Mary CARPENTER.

Other marriages:
GEORGE, Keturah

Henry was a stalwart of the Church of England until a row over a pew caused him to storm out. He joined the fledging Methodist Church instead, buying a property in St Martyn’s Street Gillingham, which he registered as Wesleyan Chapel. This was large enough to seat 400-500 people. It still stands today, converted into three private houses. He also founded the Methodist Church in Motcombe and was influential in Shaftesbury.William Moor (perhaps related to Mary Moor, wife of William Broadway Jn,Stephen Smith, Yeoman (husband of Elizabeth Broadway) and his brother James, and John Merryweather, Yeoman of Mere Park (who married Grace Broadway) were amongst the other 6 trustees of the Motcombe Chapel

Mary CARPENTER was born in 1741 in pos Motcombe, Dorsetshire, England. She married Henry BROADWAY.


Henry BROADWAY [Parents] was born in 1741 in pos Motcombe, Dorsetshire, England. He married Keturah GEORGE.

Other marriages:
CARPENTER, Mary

Henry was a stalwart of the Church of England until a row over a pew caused him to storm out. He joined the fledging Methodist Church instead, buying a property in St Martyn’s Street Gillingham, which he registered as Wesleyan Chapel. This was large enough to seat 400-500 people. It still stands today, converted into three private houses. He also founded the Methodist Church in Motcombe and was influential in Shaftesbury.William Moor (perhaps related to Mary Moor, wife of William Broadway Jn,Stephen Smith, Yeoman (husband of Elizabeth Broadway) and his brother James, and John Merryweather, Yeoman of Mere Park (who married Grace Broadway) were amongst the other 6 trustees of the Motcombe Chapel

Keturah GEORGE was born in 1741 in pos Motcombe, Dorsetshire, England. She married Henry BROADWAY.


?. married Patience MERRYWEATHER in Jun 1864 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.

Patience MERRYWEATHER was born in Mar 1838 in Shipton, Yorkshire, England. She married ? in Jun 1864 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.

St Cath's Birth Ref V23 P534 Mar 1838 Shipton or Skipton both are in V23Reg area if Skipton then pos St Cath's Mar Ref V9a P268 Jun 1864 Keighley

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