Merriott Families Genealogy
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Merriott Families Genealogy
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The Eason Family of MerriottWansey, als Eason.The earliest Merriott records show the Eason family as WANSEY als (alias) EASON.
MARRIAGES
BURIALS - 17th Century
Wansey becomes Eason in the 18th CenturyThe earliest families who called themselves EASON in Merriott, were those of Robert & Elizabeth Eason, and of John & Elizabeth Eason. Robert Eason was also known as Robert Wansey or Robert Wansey Eason. Eventually the WANSEY was dropped, leaving EASON. After an initial small family group, the Easons grew to a significant proportion of the population of Merriott, with Eason being the 8th most frequent surname in the 19th century censuses for Merriott. See Easons in Merriott Censuses The following table shows families baptising children in the late 17th/early 18th century:
MARRIAGES - 18th Century
BURIALS - 18th Century
Easons in 19th Century Merriott RecordsBy the 19th Century, EASON was the 8th most common surname in Merriott at the time of the censuses. This is quite an achievement considering there were only two EASON males heading families at the beginning of the 18th Century. MENTIONS IN THE POOR BOOK FOR MERRIOTT - Disbursements to the Second Poor of Merriott Courtesy of Pauline Phillips.
MARRIAGES - post 1837 (extra detail)
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