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Help needed
Looking for a marriage in Tas.
Did Christina Kerr marry Charles Merion about 1856?
Accam
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Hi accam,
Charles Merion is listed as marrying a Christiana Kerr and having one child......you can find it at the Tasmanian Archives site....just type in Merion
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8
Cheers
Siouxsie
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Hi Siouxsie
I have that but.............@ indicates that the date give for a marriage is derived from the date of the first identified birth of a child to the two people and therefore may not be accurate. In such cases the place is derived in the same way and may not be accurate.
This is what I know .
Christina Kerr ( not Merion) m. John Williams 1858 as a spinster and not a widow or....??
her son b. 1856 was Charles Merion aka Williams
It is the same Christina Kerr as I have found Charles in the Williams family.
So did Christina marry Charles Merion??
Was there a Charles Merion at all.....
I cannot find any other Merions in Tas archives
Thans for your help
Accam
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Hi accam,
I have checked the Pioneer index for Tasmania and can only find a marraige for a Christina Kerr to a John Williams.
5/06/1858 reg number 515/1858 Launceston RDG 37.
I found a birth for a Male child born 20/09/1856 reg number 857/1856 Launceston RDG 33.
Parents were Charles Merion and Christiana Kerr.
There are no other Merion surnames on the Indexes.
Johngirl.
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Woops forgot this bit. :-[
There also is no marraige for a Charles Williams to a Christina/Christiana Kerr.
Johngirl.
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....wonder if his name was Charles Merion Williams??????
Cheers
Siouxsie
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Hi Johngirl and Siouxsie
I dont think there was a Charles Merion Senior......... as you say there is no marriage record or death or any other Merions.
Christina had a son 2 years before she married John Williams he was Charles Merion unnamed Merion in the records he then went by Williams after Christina married .
This Charles Williams m. Carrie How 1888
That maybe as close as I will get on this one
Thanks for your help
cheers
Accam
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Sorry accam next time I will read the post properly and not rush. :-[
Just realised the Charles Merion aka Williams you mentioned was the son of your Christina not a potential husband who was using the name Charles Merion aka Williams as I thought. :-[ :-[
You must have thought I had lost the plot ;D
Johngirl
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Hello. I was justing wondering if you have come up with any futher information on Charles Merion. I am a gt gt gt grand daughter of Charles Merion and Christina Kerr. Their son Charles b 1856 was my gt gt grand father. I have alot of information once Christina married John Williams in 1858 and also prior to her giving birth to Charles, but not a lot inbetween. Anything you can help with would be grately appreciated am I am more than willing to pass on any information that I have.
Kind Regards
Andrea Cox (nee Williams)
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Hi Andrea
Charles Williams and Carrie How were your gg grand parents then.
Charles and Carrie had 7children and it is from a descendant of Kenneth Charles that I have some info .
When you have made 3 posts here I will be able to email you, so we will be able to compare notes then
that maybe the easiest way.
accam
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Thanks for getting back to me. I come through from Norman How Williams (my grand father, Norman Ralph Williams, my father). You are pretty close to Dawn Williams then from both sides. She has contacted me.
Andrea
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Have you been able to come up with any information on Charles Merion.
Andrea
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Hi Andrea
Yes you are spot on there
I have spoken with D. W. not allowed to put names of living people on this site.
I have sent you a pm
accam