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Ann MERRIDON

Ann MERRIDON

Female 1853 - 1896  (42 years)

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  • Name Ann MERRIDON 
    Birth 12 May 1853  Bovingdon, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Baptism 21 May 1856  Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Female 
    1861 Census A Cottage, Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    At 1861 Census, she is 7, occ "?straw plaiter?" 
    1871 Census Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    At 1871 Census, she is 18, occ "straw plaiter" 
    1881 Census Blackbird Cottages, Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    At 1881 Census, she is 27, occ "Straw Plaiter" 
    1891 Census 39, Puller Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    At 1891 Census, she is 37 
    Individual Note Possible death Mar 1896 qtr, Hemel Hempstead, aged 42 
    Death 1896  39, Puller Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • aged 42
    Burial 6 Jan 1896  Heath Lane Cemetery, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I19  Webb
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2025 

    Father William MEREDEN,   b. 4 Dec 1811, Latimer, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Fanny FREEMAN,   b. 12 Nov 1814, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1893, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1831  Bovingdon, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Notes 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frank MERRINGTON,   b. 1832   d. 1889 (Age 57 years) 
    Children 
     1. Emma MERRINGTON,   b. 2 Apr 1873, Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1926, 6, Etherdon Street, Newington, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Kate MERRINGTON,   b. 19 Aug 1876, Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1945, West Hertfordshire Hospital, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2025 

    Family 2 George GARNER,   b. Abt 1856, Tring, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1933, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 18 May 1878  St John, Station Road, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Lizzie GARNER,   b. 6 Aug 1878, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Rose GARNER,   b. 3 Jan 1881, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. William GARNER,   b. 8 Apr 1883, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. George GARNER,   b. Abt 1885, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1917, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Clara GARNER,   b. 1887, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Daisy GARNER,   b. Abt 1888, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Lily GARNER,   b. 12 Apr 1891, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1967, 39, Cowper Road, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 May 1853 - Bovingdon, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 21 May 1856 - Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - At 1871 Census, she is 18, occ "straw plaiter" - - Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1891 Census - At 1891 Census, she is 37 - - 39, Puller Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 May 1878 - St John, Station Road, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1896 - 39, Puller Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Jan 1896 - Heath Lane Cemetery, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • The information here should be read alongside that of her mother's husband (William Mereden).

      For simplicity William is given as Ann's father, though it seems unlikely that he is, having almost certainly died in Tasmania.

      It is probably also worth noting that Latimer is about 4 miles walking from Bovingdon, so it is entirely reasonable that both places appear in this family.

      The life details for Ann MERRINGTON deduced from the fact of her name for the 2 children and no record of any marriage since then, the fact that the only relevant Ann MERRINGTON in 1881 is the strawplaiter given. My view is that she never married and Fanny, Emma and Kate's g'mother looked after the children.

      For her marriage in 1878, she gives her father as John. Given that at her baptism, only Fanny is mentioned - as a "single woman", and William Meriden had died, "John" is likely to be speculative.... For the 1861 Census, Ann and Fanny are living with Martha MONGER, aged 17 at the time. She was originally written in as "dau", crossed out to "head", as befits a new entry/address. The 1851 Census identifies Martha's parents as David and Jane MONGER - David Monger who Fanny later marries.

      I note that there is an Ann MERIDEN who is baptised in Latimer on 29/5/1853 to Joseph and Ann. I don't believe this is the same person, but it is interesting to note that Latimer is where Fanny's father William was born. The more likely scenario is probably that this person married George BRYANT(?) in 1873, and that her parents were Joseph and Ann (PLISTED) who were married in 1845.

      However there is the question of Ann's father.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] 1861 Census :- A Cottage, Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    2. [S37] Birth Certificate :- Ann Merridon (1853).

    3. [S2599] Baptism register :- Hemel Hempstead (1856).

    4. [S16] 1871 Census :- Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    5. [S19] 1881 Census :- Blackbird Cottages, Crouchfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    6. [S25] 1891 Census :- 39, Puller Rd, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

    7. [S2598] Burial transcript :- Annie Garner (1896).

    8. [S73] Marriage transcript :- William Merriden - Fanny Freeman (1831).

    9. [S2934] Marriage register :- William Merriden - Fanny Freeman (1831).

    10. [S270] Marriage register entry :- George Garner - Ann Merrington (1878).


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