Mereweather/Merryweather's from Sedgehill

[bob14trinity]

Hi
Segehill           Mereweathers/Merryweathers
I have a pretty good tree for my ancestors going back to John Meryweather (various spellings) (1773-1824) /George Mereweather (1795-1868)/Lot Merryweather(1824-1905)/Paul Merryweather(1851-1943)/William G Mereweather (1883-1973) who was my maternal grandfather.
Beyond William details are a bit sketchy, yes I have all the dates etc but little info on their lives.
I just wondered if any one might have any detail on any of them.
Lot's brother Mark had a son Frank who went to America and had a number of children, I am pretty sure there was an Australian link as well but haven't come across it yet.
Grateful for any help.
Bob

[warncoort]

Surnames interest board will be the place to start.

[Comberton]

Putting Lot Merryweather into the Newspaper search on FindMyPast brought up some possibles
Western Gazette 7-2-1873
As President of the Band Of Hope & Temperance Society
Western Gazette 30-1-1874
Temperance Society meeting (as L Merryweather)
Western Gazette 9-10-1891
Long service awards 48 years employed by John Lush
Salisbury Times 11-11-1898
Bearer at funeral of Mr William Pike aged 79

[markheal]

Bob,
I have some of your family but spelling variations make things tricky.
This chap is a puzzle:

John Merryweather ALIAS KING
1773–1824
Birth BEF 16 FEB 1773 OR 1769 • Semly, Wiltshire, England
Death BEF 11 APR 1824 OR 28 JUN 1830 OR 1828??? • Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England

[bob14trinity]

Thanks for responses, I'll certainly post as suggested.
I'll have another trawl through the newspapers.
Regards
Bob

[DorsetHelen]

Is it just the Mereweather line you are interested in as I have a huge amount of information about the Broadway family (Ruth Broadway married Paul Mereweather so I assume she was your great Grandmother)

[bob14trinity]

Thanks for response. As you say Ruth was my great grandmother. It is the Mereweather line that is my main interest, I would be interested if you have anything relating to Ruth from the time she married.
I know that they lived in Newbury, Gillingham and I have looked at the census, electoral and Kelly’s records so have all the basic stuff but nothing much else.
Thanks again for interest.
Bob

[DorsetHelen]

Hi Bob, no my information is more about the Broadway family rather than Ruth after her marriage. I am tracing every descendant of William & Frances Broadway of Motcombe, Dorset who married in Salisbury in 1731. One of their daughters, Grace, married John Mereweather of Sedgehill in 1780. Ruth was the great granddaughter of Grace’s sister Christian Broadway (married name Green) and the great grand daughter of Grace’s brother William Broadway jnr . Ruth’s mother, Arabella Green was Christian’s grand daughter and she married William Broadway, William Broadway Jnrs son. It gets very complicated.

[markheal]

Greetings Helen
I have Ann GREEN married to a John MERRYWEATHER.

But I have just notice this death with the same death date.

Ann Merryweather
Death Date:   2 Dec 1844
Cemetery:   St Andrew Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place:   South Otterington, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Spouse:   John Merryweather
SOURCE: www.findagrave.com/mem...

A long way from home!
Mark