Lists Of Merry's


Richard MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born on 27 Nov 1703 in Beddale, Yorkshire, England.

He had the following children:

  F i Susannah MERRYWEATHER was born on 15 Mar 1732/1733 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  M ii Thomas MERRYWEATHER was born on 14 Jul 1736.
  F iii Ann MERRYWEATHER was born on 4 Oct 1738.
  F iv Elizabeth MERRYWEATHER was born on 12 Feb 1739/1740 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

Frank SUCKLING Major was born in 1899 in pos Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. He married Marjorie Emily MERRYWEATHER in 1920 in Southwell Minster, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

Military service Bet. 1914 - 1918 Warwickshire Yeomanry
At the outbreak of the 1914-1918 War against Germany, Frank Suckling was in the Warwickshire Yeomanry; he went with them to Egypt, Gallipoli, where he was wounded. Returning to England he took a Commission in the Westminster Dragoons, and going out to France, was soon in the fighting, with the Cavalry Machine Gun Corps. He was in that memorable struggle at Boulon Wood, where our men held out against great masses of Germans. It was there that he was seriously wounded.

Marjorie Emily MERRYWEATHER was born in 1899 in pos Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. She married Frank SUCKLING Major in 1920 in Southwell Minster, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

They had the following children:

  M i Michael Frank SUCKLING was born in 1920 in pos Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. He died on 21 Jul 1941 in Killed in action as Aerial Photographer.

Michael Suckling joined the R.A.F. in the 1939-1945 war, and was shot down while taking photographs.
MICHAEL FRANK SUCKLING Flying Officer 42907
Photographic Reconnaissance Unit., Royal Air Force
who died on Monday, 21st July 1941. Age 21.
Commemorative Information
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Panel 30.
Location: This Memorial overlooks the River Thames on Cooper's Hill at Englefield Green between Windsor and Egham on the A308, 4 miles from Windsor.

Thomas MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born on 30 Sep 1739 in Hornby by Beasdale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 30 Sep 1739 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He married Ann CUMIN on 29 Jun 1761 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

Shown as Thomas MERRIWEATHER

Ann CUMIN was born in 1740 in pos Hornby , Yorkshire, England. She married Thomas MERRYWEATHER on 29 Jun 1761 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

They had the following children:

  M i William MERRYWEATHER was born on 19 Jun 1763 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 19 Jun 1763 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

Shown as William MERRIWEATHER
  M ii John MERRYWEATHER was born on 22 Jun 1767 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  M iii Henry MERRYWEATHER was born on 9 Apr 1769 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 9 Apr 1769 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

Shown as Henry MERRIWEATHER
  M iv Joseph MERRYWEATHER was born on 24 Mar 1771 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 24 Mar 1771 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  M v George MERRYWEATHER was born on 15 Jan 1775.
  F vi Ann MERRYWEATHER was born on 29 Dec 1776 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. She was christened on 29 Dec 1776 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  F vii Mary MERRYWEATHER was born on 31 Jan 1779 in pos Hornby, Yorkshire, England. She was christened on 31 Jan 1779 in Hornby, Yorkshire, England.
  F viii Hannah MERRYWEATHER was born on 7 Jan 1781 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. She was christened on 7 Jan 1781 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

Richard MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born on 6 Jan 1691/1692 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 6 Jan 1691/1692 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He married Mary JOHNSON on 10 Nov 1738 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

Shown as Richard MERIWETHER
Shown as Richard MERRIWEATHER

Mary JOHNSON was born in 1717 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. She married Richard MERRYWEATHER on 10 Nov 1738 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

They had the following children:

  M i Thomas MERRYWEATHER was born on 30 Sep 1739.
  M ii William MERRYWEATHER was born on 30 Nov 1740 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 30 Nov 1740 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He died in Sep 1743 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  M iii William MERRYWEATHER was born on 21 Sep 1743 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 21 Sep 1743 in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  M iv Richard MERRYWEATHER was born on 3 Dec 1745 in pos Bedale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 3 Dec 1745 in Hornby By Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

Shown as Richard MERRIWEATHER

John MUSTON was born in 1745 in pos London, England. He married Mary MERRYWEATHER on 17 Nov 1766 in St Georges, Hanover Square, London, England.

Mary MERRYWEATHER was born in 1745 in pos London, England. She married John MUSTON on 17 Nov 1766 in St Georges, Hanover Square, London, England.

Shown as Mary Merywether
A spinster Mar By Licence


Jacques RNOUX was born in 1659 in Pos France. He married Ester Elin ?.

Militia Ensign.
Source=Alan Merryweather. 60 Trafalgar Rd, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Ester Elin ? was born in 1659 in Pos France. She married Jacques RNOUX.

Source=Alan Merryweather. 60 Trafalgar Rd, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

They had the following children:

  F i Marie RNOUX was born in 1680.

James MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born in Sep 1861 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. He died in Dec 1938 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England. He married Fanny OWEN on 30 May 1881 in Langford, Bedfordshire, England.

St Cath's Birth Ref V3b P326 Sep 1860 shown as Male Merryweathers
1881 census shows age 20 living with parents at Back Lane, Langford, Bedfordshire, Occ Labourer
St Cath's Mar Ref V3b P606 Jun 1881 Biggleswade
St Cath's Death Ref V3b P352 Dec 1938 Biggleswade, age 78.

Fanny OWEN was born in 1864 in pos Langford, Bedfordshire, England. She died in 1944 in See Notes. She married James MERRYWEATHER on 30 May 1881 in Langford, Bedfordshire, England.

pos St Cath's Death Ref V3b P364 Sep 1944 Biggleswade, age 80.

They had the following children:

  M i John MERRYWEATHER was born in 1888 in pos Langford, Bedfordshire, England. He died on 12 Oct 1916 in Somme, France. on active service. He was buried in 1916 in CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France.

Private 20502 2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment
who died on Thursday, 12th October 1916. Age 28.
Additional Information: Son of James Merryweather, of Station Rd.,Langford, Biggleswade, Beds.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: XXV. B. 5.
Location: Longueval is a village approximately 13 kilometres east of Albert and 10 kilometres south of Bapaume. Caterpillar Valley Cemetery lies a short distance west of Longueval on the south side of the road to Contalmaison. Within the cemetery is Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, which commemorates those officers and men of the New Zealand Division who fell in the Battles of the Somme, 1916, and whose graves are not known. Historical Information: Caterpillar Valley was the name given by the Army to the long valley which rises Eastwards, past "Caterpillar Wood", to the high ground at Guillemont. The ground was captured, after very fierce fighting, in the latter part of July, 1916. It was lost in March,1918, and recovered by the 38th (Welsh) Division on the 28th August,1918; and then a little cemetery was made (now Plot 1 of this cemetery) containing 25 graves of the 38th Division and the 6th Dragoon Guards. But after the Armistice, 31 plots were added, containing the graves of 5,511officers and men buried in other small cemeteries, or found on the battlefields of the Somme. The great majority of these soldiers fell in the autumn of 1916, and almost all the rest in August or September, 1918.The cemetery covers an area of 14,832 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall. Near the East side of the cemetery is the Memorial to those New Zealand soldiers who fell in the Battles of the Somme, 1916, and whose graves are not known. There are over 5,500, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Graves were taken to Caterpillar Valley Cemetery from the following burial grounds:- CLARK'S DUMP CEMETERY,BAZENTIN, was a little West of High Wood, on the road from Bazentin-le-Petit to Flers. It contained the graves of 26 soldiers from the United Kingdom, and two from South Africa, who fell in August-December, 1916. GINCHY GERMAN CEMETERY (457 metres North of the village, between the Flers and Lesboeufs roads), in which two unknown British soldiers were buried. McCORMICK'S POST CEMETERY, FLERS, nearly a1.6 km s West of Flers village. Here were buried 19 soldiers from the United Kingdom, nine from Australia and nine from New Zealand, who fell in September-November, 1916. MARTINPUICH ROAD CEMETERY, BAZENTIN, contained the graves of 41 soldiers from the United Kingdom who fell inJuly and August, 1916. SNOWDON CEMETERY, BAZENTIN, in Bazentin-Le-Grandvillage, containing the graves of 24 soldiers of the 38th (Welsh)Division who fell in August and September, 1918. WELSH CEMETERY,LONGUEVAL, between Flers village and High Wood, in which were buried 17soldiers of the 38th (Welsh) Division who fell in August and September,1918.
  M ii Frances MERRYWEATHER was born in 1891 in pos Langford, Bedfordshire, England. He died on 11 Dec 1917 in Ramla (formerly Ramleh) Nr Jaffa, Israel . on active service.

Private 201287 1st/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment
who died on Tuesday, 11th December 1917. Age 26.
Additional Information: Son of James Merryweather, of Langford,Biggleswade, Beds.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel
Grave Reference/Panel Number: D. 58.
Location: Ramla (formerly Ramleh) is a small town 12 kilometres south-east of Jaffa. From Tel-Aviv, proceed along Route One (Ayalon) towards Jerusalem. Pass the exit to Ben Gurion airport and take the next exit sign posted Petah Tiqwa, Ramla, Lod Route 40. Proceed along Route 40to the T junction with Route 44, sign posted Bet Shemesh, Lod. Turn rightand follow Route 44 towards Lod until the first set of traffic lights.Turn right towards Ramla (Ramleh) Prison. Before you reach the prison,Ramleh War Cemetery is sign posted right along a minor road/track. Turn right and follow the minor road/track for about 200 metres and the cemetery is to be found on the right.
Historical Information: The war cemetery dates from the 1914-1918 War, when Ramleh was occupied by the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade on the1st November, 1917. Field Ambulances, and later casualty clearing stations, were posted at Ramleh and Lydda from December, 1917 onwards, and the cemetery was begun by the medical units. The cemetery retains the name by which it was originally known, although the name of the town itself is now Ramla to distinguish it from Ramleh in Egypt. The 1914-1918War burials include graves brought in from the battlefields and from Latron, Sarona and Wilhema Military and Indian Cemeteries. During the1939-1945 War this cemetery was used by the Ramla Royal Air Force Stationand by various British General Hospitals posted in turn to the area for varying periods. There are now over 3,500, 1914-18 and 1,000, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over 1,000 from the1914-18 War are unidentified. From the 1939-45 War, a special memorial commemorates a member of the W.A.A.F. buried at Jerusalem (VaadHakehilla) Cemetery whose grave is now lost, and bears the quotation"Their glory shall not be blotted out". The cemetery covers an area of23,895 square metres and the Commonwealth section is enclosed by a stonewall.
  M iii Arthur MERRYWEATHER was born in Mar 1899 in Langford, Bedfordshire, England. He died on 20 Mar 1918 in Somme, France. on active service. He was buried in 1918 in THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.

St Cath's Birth Ref V3b P361 Mar 1899 Biggleswade
Private G/69630 17th Bn., Royal Fusiliers (pos 69636)
who died on Wednesday, 20th March 1918. Age 20.
Additional Information: Son of James Merryweather, of Station Rd.,Langford, Beds.
Commemorative Information
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
Grave Reference/Panel Number: Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A
Location: The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929).
War Deaths 1.82.173

William OVENS was born in 1774 in pos East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England.

He had the following children:

  F i Mary OVENS was born on 18 Jan 1795.

John MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born on 9 Apr 1778 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. He died on 29 May 1840 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. He was buried in Family Vault of Grove Sn, Wesleyan Chapel, East Retford. He married Elizabeth SCHOLFIELD on 13 Feb 1804 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.

It appears that John married his cousin of the same name as his mother.
Occ Tailor
Deacon to Wesleyan Chapel, East Retford

Elizabeth SCHOLFIELD [Parents] was born on 9 Nov 1781 in Beeston, Nr Leeds, England. She died on 9 Jul 1836. She married John MERRYWEATHER on 13 Feb 1804 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.

They had the following children:

  F i Sarah MERRYWEATHER was born on 13 Dec 1804 in Retford, Nottingham, England. She was christened on 20 Feb 1805 in Wesleyan Methodist, East Retford, Nottingham, England. She died on 28 Apr 1831 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.

From Wesleyan Methodist Church Records, Born 13 Dec 1804 Christened 20Feb 1805 Sarah d of John Merryweather and Elizabeth Ser No 00021-3
Occ Artist
  M ii John MERRYWEATHER was born on 31 Mar 1807. He died in Dec 1885.
  F iii Sarah MERRYWEATHER was born on 17 May 1807 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. She was christened on 17 May 1807 in East Retford, Nottingham, England. She died on 28 Apr 1831 in pos East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.

Occ Artist
Alternative Baptism=Retford
  M iv Thomas MERRYWEATHER was born on 13 Jul 1812 in Retford, Nottingham, England. He was christened on 13 Jul 1812 in East Retford, Nottingham, England. He died on 16 Nov 1830.

Sue Brewer gives birthplace of Thomas as Southwell
  M v Charles MERRYWEATHER was born on 2 Mar 1816. He died on 24 Apr 1888.

Mark MERRYWEATHER [Parents] was born in 1953 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. He married Marilyn Jean TURNER.

Mark and Jane are twins.
As of April 2000 Mark is a Teacher-Librarian for the Halton District School Board in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Marilyn Jean TURNER was born in 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She married Mark MERRYWEATHER.

They had the following children:

  M i Sean MERRYWEATHER was born in 1992.
  M ii Erin MERRYWEATHER was born in 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario, Cananda.

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