Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Merriman was born in 1794, in Maisemore, Gloucestershire, England, his father, Anthony Merriman, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Biscoe, was 25. He married Maria Bick on 17 November 1817, in Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died before 5 April 1877, in Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (12)
- Samuel Merryman, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Samuel Merriman, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Samuel Merriman in entry for Caroline Merriman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1794–1877 Male
1793–1834 Female
Children (6)
about 1819–1895 Male
1826–1849 Female
1827– Female
1828–1828 Male
1829–1829 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1757–1797 Male
1770– Female
Siblings (3)
1794–1877 Male
1795–1857 Male
1797– Female
World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 7
1815
Age 21
1823
Age 29
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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