Merrick/Merricks of Staffordshire

[ankerdine]

My great grandmother was an Eliza Merrick born Coppenhall, Staffordshire c1856. On her Marriage Certificate her father is named as a Benjamin Merrick. Can anyone find out anything about him for me please? I do intend to request her birth certificate, if possible, after the Postal Strikes are settled but in the interim.........?

I have done a little searching on Family Search but have not come to any satisfactory result.

Judy

[CaroleW]

1861 for Mitton - Penkridge - shown as Merricks - all b Dunston Heath unless shown otherwise

Benjaman Merricks 43 carter b Bradley Staffs
Elizabeth  38
William  12
Eliza 4
Henry  2 b Mitton
RG9 Piece 1979 Folio 82 Page 10

[CaroleW]

1871 for The Hattons Cottage Brewood.  All shown as b Penkridge except Bejamin snr

Benjamin Merricks 52 b Bradley - wagoner - farm
Elizabeth  48
Eliza  13
Henry 12
Benjamin   9
RG10 Piece 2922 Folio 59 Page 6;

[ankerdine]

Hi Carole

My that was quick. Thank you so much.

Do you have any idea of the maiden name of his wife Elizabeth please?

Judy

[CaroleW]

You need to lookup this entry at the records office or buy a copy of the cert as Benjamin is shown with 2 surnames

www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk

Staffordshire Marriage indexes for  1841
 
Elizabeth SLIN *  Benjamin  MASON at Penkridge, St Michael registers at South Staffordshire C14/1/44
Elizabeth SLIN *  Benjamin MERRICKS 

[CaroleW]

From the IGI

ELIZABETH SLIN    Spouse:  BENJAMIN MERRICKS    Marriage:  25 JAN 1841   Penkridge, Stafford

[ankerdine]

Thanks for that. My grandmother was Mary Elizabeth so that fits in with the general picture. I will do what you advise, as I said before, when the Postal Strike sorts itself out. Then I want to find out if he had any siblings too. Trouble is, I want to run before I can walk.

Thanks again, Carole. Dont work any longer tonight on my account.

I am off to bed. OH is reprimanding me again!

Night night.

Judy

[CaroleW]

1841 for Penkridge

Benjamin Merrick 22
Elizabeth  18

Living adjacent to them were Richard Slinn 38 and wife Sarah 39 plus children
Ann 20   William 12  Lucy 8   Elizabeth 6  Henry 4  John 1

HO107 Piece 973/17 Folio 4 Page 4 

[ankerdine]

Would they have been her parents? Surely they wouldnt have 2 children named Elizabeth?

I must ....must...go to bed now. Thanks.

Judy