Brief Life History of William
When William Merriman was born about 1791, in Shepshed, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Merriman, was 26 and his mother, Martha Mills, was 23. He married Susannah Badcock about 12 June 1828, in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died about March 1847, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 57.
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Sources (8)
- William Merriman, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- William Merriman in entry for Jane Merriman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Merriman - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: about March 1847; Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Spouse and Children
about 1791–1847 Male
1802–1868 Female
Children (6)
1829–1894 Male
1836– Female
1836–1917 Female
1838– Female
about 1841–1848 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1766– Male
1770– Female
Siblings (11)
1790–1866 Male
about 1791–1847 Male
1792– Female
1794– Female
1796–1859 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 10
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 17
1815
Age 24
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English mirie, merie, murie ‘merry, pleasant’ + man ‘man’. Compare Merry 1. This surname is established in Ireland (perhaps as an Anglicized form of an unidentified Gaelic name; compare Marmion ) as well as England.
there has probably been some confusion with Marriman, probably an occupational name meaning ‘servant of Mary’, from the female personal name Mary (see Marie ) + Middle English man in the sense ‘servant’, or perhaps a pet form of Mary using the hypocoristic suffix -man. The surname Marriman is now vanishingly rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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