Chandler Merry 1812 - 1864
Chandler Merry , Farmer (1841), yeoman (1845). Farmer in Croydon, Cambs. 1851 census, recorded as a farmer of 600 acres, employing 21 men and 8 boys at Croydon. Of Croydon (1864). Speculum Gregis or An account of all the inhabitants of the Parish of Croydon in the County of Cambridgeshire commencing from 1st Jany 1843 Francis FULFORD Rector "Page 62 Chandler ? MERRY Farmer Churchwarden a man of good private property & a very steady respectable man he has an estate of his own at Orwell holds one of Downing College in which he resides & has just taken a large Farm of Mr GAPEs up on the hill, above the Rectory. His wife is a London Lady they have 2 children they are very civil & friendly. [Chandler Merry (1812-1864) was born in Orwell. In the 1851 census for Croydon-cum-Clopton it was recorded he was 39, a farmer of 600 acres, and employer to 21 men and 8 boys. He married his second wife Ann (Abrahams) in London in 1840 and it is understood they had eight children.] " Also talks about ""Merry" snippets if you are still interested in the family, including Chandler Merry, Croydon tenant farmer and churchwarden (and Orwell landowner) becoming depressed after his first wife died and attempting suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. He just about survived, perked up a bit and married a London Lady."
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| Born: Orwell, Cambs., England 3rd May 1812 | Baptised: Orwell, Cambs., England 24th May 1812
| | Died: 1864 | Buried: Orwell, Cambs., England 15th Sep 1864
| | Family: Merry of Orwell, Cambs. |
Spouses
1. All Souls, St. Marylebone, London, , , England 4th Aug 1840
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Timeline
| 3rd May 1812 | Born (birth) Orwell, Cambs., England | | 24th May 1812 | Baptised (baptism) Orwell, Cambs., England | | 4th Aug 1840 | Married (marriage) London, England | | 31st Mar 1851 | Head of household in 1851 census (census) Croydon cum Clopton, Cambs., England | | 1864 | Died (death) | | 15th Sep 1864 | Buried (burial) Orwell, Cambs., England |
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