Ellen Whiteley
ID# 1381, b. about 1860
Birth:
Ellen Whiteley was born about 1860 at Manchester, Lancashire, England,
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Ellen Whiteley was the daughter of Joshua Whiteley and Ellen Knott.
William Bullard
ID# 1382, b. about 1640, d. after 1664
Birth:
William Bullard was born about 1640
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Marriage:
William Bullard married Mary (?) about 1661
William's wife 'Mary' is from an unverified source.
Death:
William Bullard died after 1664 at Therfield, Hertfordshire, England,
A William Bullard was buried in the Parish of Buckland 2 Jan 1664.
Child of William Bullard and Mary (?)
- William Bullard+ b. Mar 1663, d. a 1693
Richard Fordham
ID# 1383, b. November 1666, d. after 1682
Birth:
Richard Fordham was born in November 1666 at Hertfordshire, England,
Birth date is an estimate.
Richard Fordham was the son of Richard Fordham and Mary (?)
Richard Fordham was baptised on 4 December 1666 at Therfield, Hertfordshire, England,
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Marriage:
Richard Fordham married Alice (?) about 1680
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Death:
Richard Fordham died after 1682 at Therfield, Hertfordshire, England,
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Child of Richard Fordham and Alice (?)
- Frances Fordham+ b. Jul 1681, d. abt 1756
Edith Grindrod
ID# 1384, b. 24 July 1918
Birth:
Edith Grindrod was born on 24 July 1918 at Rochdale, Lancashire, England,
Indexed as Edith Grindron, mother Dearnley.
Edith Grindrod was the daughter of William Grindrod and Mary Jane Dearnaley.
Marriage:
Edith Grindrod married Harold E Davies about February 1942 at Littleborough R.D., Lancashire, England,
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John Merry
ID# 1386, b. about 1669, d. June 1738
"The Merry family have lived in Orwell since the early 18th century and in 1837 held a total of c. 210 acres. Although they sold one holding including a farm-house to Edward Prime in 1857, they continued to be prominent farmers until the end of the century,"
source:
Victoria History of the Counties of England, A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Vol. V (Oxford University Press 1982), 246.
source:
Victoria History of the Counties of England, A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Vol. V (Oxford University Press 1982), 246.
This line is mostly from unverified web sources and the parents 'Andrew & Mary Merry' is beginning to look questionable.
An Ancestry "Public" tree has: John Merry (1635-1684, the father of the John Merry who married Mary King) is a son of Robert Merry & Margaret Moss.
see Ancestry (may need a subscription)
Another online tree shows this John as the son of John Merry & Ann.
(No sources are given on either of the above)
There is a John Merry baptism 29 Nov 1669 at Sutton Cambridgeshire. (John son of Andrew & Sarah Merry). Sutton is about 17 miles north or Orwell.
All of the above throw a question mark over our data on earlier generations. -MED.
An Ancestry "Public" tree has: John Merry (1635-1684, the father of the John Merry who married Mary King) is a son of Robert Merry & Margaret Moss.
see Ancestry (may need a subscription)
Another online tree shows this John as the son of John Merry & Ann.
(No sources are given on either of the above)
There is a John Merry baptism 29 Nov 1669 at Sutton Cambridgeshire. (John son of Andrew & Sarah Merry). Sutton is about 17 miles north or Orwell.
All of the above throw a question mark over our data on earlier generations. -MED.
John Merry was a Butcher - recorded in John's 1737 will.
Birth:
John Merry was born about 1669
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John Merry was the son of Andrew Merry and Mary (?)
Marriage:
John Merry married Mary King about 1687 at Cambridgeshire, England,
Possibly the 3 Nov 1687 marriage at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.
John Merry left a will on 5 June 1737.
Transcript of the Will of John Merry, butcher.
In the name of God Amen! I John Merry of Orwell in the County of Cambridge Butcher being infirm in body but of sound and perfect memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the uncertain State of this life and being desirous to settle things in order as touching such worldly Goods as the Lord in mercy hath lent me my Mind and will is the same shall be employed and bestowed as is hereinafter in this my Last will and Testament mentioned and expressed First I give and devise to my Son John Merry my freehold land at Barrington late Casbolts to hold to him and his heirs for ever Item I give to my Son William Merry All that my Copyhold Cottage and Tenement situate in Orwell aforesaid late Godfreys, with two acres of arable land thereunto and also one parcel of customary arable land late ?Feazer by estimation five and twenty acres more or less dispersedly lying in the fields and lands of Orwell aforesaid with their appurtenances To hold to him the said William Merry his heirs and assigns for ever Item I give to my said Son William Merry fifteen pounds of current money of this Realm to be paid to him by my Executors three months after my decease Item I give and devise Item I give and devise unto my beLoved Wife Mary and to my Brother William Merry all my Freehold Estate situate in Orwell aforesaid with the appurtenances for and during the term of their two lives and to the longer Liver of them and after both their deceases then to my Son Richard Merry his heirs and assigns for ever Item I give to my said Wife Mary all my household Goods for use during the term of her Life and then to my Son Richard Merry Item I give to my Daughter Margarett the Wife of John Sell all that Customary Cottage late Bartons and ten pounds of Current Money of this Realm To hold to her and her heirs for ever Item I give to my Daughter Ann Swann the new house she now lives in for term of her natural life and then to my two sons John Merry and William Merry their heirs and assigns for ever I likewise give and devise to my said two Sons John and William all those two and twenty acres of Customary arable lands late Fairchilds with a Cottage and Lammas Close thereunto belonging situate in the bounds of Orwell aforesaid To hold to them the said John and William Merry their heirs and assigns for ever Item I give and devise to my son Richard Merry and his heirs forever All those Customary Copyhold arable Lands (late Simon Gregs) containing by estimation eight and twenty acres more or less dispersedly lying in the fields and bounds of Orwell aforesaid with their and every of their appurtenances Lastly all the rest of my Goods and Chattles of whatever nature soever they are I wholly give and bequeath unto my said Son Richard Merry and to my Brother William Merry whom I make constitute and ordain to being whole and sole Executors they paying and receiving all my debts and Legacys and bringing my body decently to the ground to be buried in good Christian like manner and this I do declare to be my very last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other wills and bequests by me made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and thirty seven (John Merry) Signed sealed Published and declared by the Testator in the presence of Myers Titmuss George Hubbert Robert Cowell
July 5th 1738 Proved by all the Executors.
- David Miller
source: orwellshistory.org.uk.
In the name of God Amen! I John Merry of Orwell in the County of Cambridge Butcher being infirm in body but of sound and perfect memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the uncertain State of this life and being desirous to settle things in order as touching such worldly Goods as the Lord in mercy hath lent me my Mind and will is the same shall be employed and bestowed as is hereinafter in this my Last will and Testament mentioned and expressed First I give and devise to my Son John Merry my freehold land at Barrington late Casbolts to hold to him and his heirs for ever Item I give to my Son William Merry All that my Copyhold Cottage and Tenement situate in Orwell aforesaid late Godfreys, with two acres of arable land thereunto and also one parcel of customary arable land late ?Feazer by estimation five and twenty acres more or less dispersedly lying in the fields and lands of Orwell aforesaid with their appurtenances To hold to him the said William Merry his heirs and assigns for ever Item I give to my said Son William Merry fifteen pounds of current money of this Realm to be paid to him by my Executors three months after my decease Item I give and devise Item I give and devise unto my beLoved Wife Mary and to my Brother William Merry all my Freehold Estate situate in Orwell aforesaid with the appurtenances for and during the term of their two lives and to the longer Liver of them and after both their deceases then to my Son Richard Merry his heirs and assigns for ever Item I give to my said Wife Mary all my household Goods for use during the term of her Life and then to my Son Richard Merry Item I give to my Daughter Margarett the Wife of John Sell all that Customary Cottage late Bartons and ten pounds of Current Money of this Realm To hold to her and her heirs for ever Item I give to my Daughter Ann Swann the new house she now lives in for term of her natural life and then to my two sons John Merry and William Merry their heirs and assigns for ever I likewise give and devise to my said two Sons John and William all those two and twenty acres of Customary arable lands late Fairchilds with a Cottage and Lammas Close thereunto belonging situate in the bounds of Orwell aforesaid To hold to them the said John and William Merry their heirs and assigns for ever Item I give and devise to my son Richard Merry and his heirs forever All those Customary Copyhold arable Lands (late Simon Gregs) containing by estimation eight and twenty acres more or less dispersedly lying in the fields and bounds of Orwell aforesaid with their and every of their appurtenances Lastly all the rest of my Goods and Chattles of whatever nature soever they are I wholly give and bequeath unto my said Son Richard Merry and to my Brother William Merry whom I make constitute and ordain to being whole and sole Executors they paying and receiving all my debts and Legacys and bringing my body decently to the ground to be buried in good Christian like manner and this I do declare to be my very last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other wills and bequests by me made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and thirty seven (John Merry) Signed sealed Published and declared by the Testator in the presence of Myers Titmuss George Hubbert Robert Cowell
July 5th 1738 Proved by all the Executors.
- David Miller
source: orwellshistory.org.uk.
Death:
John Merry died in June 1738 at Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England,
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John Merry was buried on 13 June 1738 at Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England,
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Children of John Merry and Mary King
- John Merry b. Jan 1688
- Mary Merry b. Dec 1689
- Sarah Merry b. Apr 1692
- William Merry+ b. Feb 1695, d. abt Feb 1742
- Ann Merry b. 30 Jun 1697
- Thomas Merry b. 19 Apr 1700
- Margaret Merry b. 6 Oct 1702
- Richard Merry+ b. Mar 1706, d. abt Jun 1747
Elizabeth Godfrey
ID# 1387, b. about 1584
- Charts
- Oliver Gatward (c.1550-)
Birth:
Elizabeth Godfrey was born about 1584 at Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England,
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Marriage:
Elizabeth Godfrey married Steven Gatward, son of Oliver Gatward and Johan Hynson, on 10 December 1605 at Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England,
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Children of Elizabeth Godfrey and Steven Gatward
- Elizabeth Gatward b. Mar 1611
- John Gatward+ b. Jun 1613, d. 30 Aug 1647
- Henry Gatward b. Nov 1614