Eleanor Augusta
Smithers
Born in Poplar, London, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Smithers
and Margaret Jane Symons
Wife of
Robert Merry
— married
Dec 1889 in West Ham, Essex, England
Mother of
Robert Charles Merry, Florence Eleanor Merry, Arthur Thomas Merry, Horace George Merry and Hilda Lilian Merry
Died
at age 69
in Poplar, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2016
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Biography
Eleanor Augusta Smithers was born in Sep 1868 in Poplar, London, England, daughter of Charles Smithers (1846 - 1896) and Margaret Jane Symons (1846 - ).
Christening: 06 JUN 1886. Southwark All Hallows, England.
Her siblings were:
- Margaret Jane Smithers (1870 - 1960)
- Minnie Smithers (1872 - 1934)
- Charles Austin Smithers (1876 - )
Eleanor Augusta (~21) married Robert Merry (~23) (~1866 - ) in Dec 1889 in West Ham, Essex, England. Their children were:
- Arthur T Merry (1886 - )
- Horace Merry (1890 - )
- Robert Merry (1891 - ).
In the 1891 census Eleanor (age 22) was the wife of Robert Merry in Bromley, London, England.[1]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Robert Merry | Head | Married | M | 26 | Tea Blender | London, England |
| Eleanor A Merry | Wife | Married | F | 22 | London, England | |
| Robert C Merry | Son | M | 0 | London, England |
Eleanor Augusta died in Mar 1938 in Poplar aged ~69.
Sources
- ↑
1891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891"
citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: QH8T-CT2 (accessed 12 January 2023)
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Eleanor A Merry (22), wife, in household of Robert Merry (26) in Bromley in Poplar registration district in London, England. Born in London, England.
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