James Michael MERCHANT

1879 - 1972  (93 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

James MERCHANT

1819 - 1891  (71 years)

Birth	25 Jul 1819	Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Died	1891	Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Family	Mary Ann KENDRICK,   b. Abt 1820, Sowdley, Shropshire, England
Married	22 Sep 1839	Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
Children	+ 1. James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England

Elizabeth BURTON

1832 - 1920  (88 years)

Birth	29 Feb 1832	Ide, Devon, England
Died	19 Nov 1920	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John Watson RUTHERFORD,   b. Abt 1832, North Shields, Northumberland, England
Children	+ 1. Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia + 2. John Thomas RUTHERFORD,   b. 17 Aug 1863, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia + 3. George RUTHERFORD,   b. 22 Aug 1865, Wonnerup, Western Australia, Australia

John MERCHANT

1877 - 1879  (2 years)

Birth	1877	Vasse, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1879	Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

James Michael MERCHANT

1879 - 1972  (93 years)

Birth	1879	Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	30 Mar 1972	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Mona Louise PICKERSGILL,   b. 1879, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1904	Karridale, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Charles Henry MERCHANT,   b. 17 Nov 1904, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Hilda Jessie MERCHANT,   b. 1907, Nannup, Western Australia, Australia

Mona Louise PICKERSGILL

1879 - 1968  (89 years)

Birth	1879	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	12 May 1968	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Thomas PICKERSGILL,   b. 1846, Ossett, Yorkshire, England
Mother	Jessie Maria WOODMAN,   b. 4 Jun 1853, Meerut, Bengal, India
Married	1 Mar 1869	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Family	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. 1879, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1904	Karridale, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Charles Henry MERCHANT,   b. 17 Nov 1904, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Hilda Jessie MERCHANT,   b. 1907, Nannup, Western Australia, Australia

Ivy Beatrice MERCHANT

1892 - 1976  (~ 94 years)

Birth	Between 1882 and 1892	Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	23 May 1976	East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Male MILLER,   b. Abt 1904
Children	+ 1. Living
Family 2	Robert Nelson SMITH,   b. Abt 1881, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1909	Sussex, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Arthur Robert SMITH,   b. 3 Jul 1909, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Ernest Albert George SMITH,   b. 19 Nov 1916, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Fenton Joseph SMITH,   b. 22 May 1919, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Ronald Fredrick SMITH,   b. 14 Jul 1928, Nanga Brook, Western Australia, Australia

Male MILLER

Abt 1904 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1904
Died	DECEASED
Father	Richard Herbert MILLER,   b. 14 Jun 1878, Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Matilda HAWES,   b. 30 Sep 1879, Pleasant Creek, Victoria, Australia
Married	23 May 1903	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Ivy Beatrice MERCHANT,   b. Between 1882 and 1892, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living

Robert Nelson SMITH

Abt 1881 - 1954  (~ 73 years)

Birth	Abt 1881	New South Wales, Australia
Died	1954	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Ivy Beatrice MERCHANT,   b. Between 1882 and 1892, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1909	Sussex, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Arthur Robert SMITH,   b. 3 Jul 1909, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Ernest Albert George SMITH,   b. 19 Nov 1916, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Fenton Joseph SMITH,   b. 22 May 1919, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Ronald Fredrick SMITH,   b. 14 Jul 1928, Nanga Brook, Western Australia, Australia

Joseph MERCHANT

Abt 1883 - 1918  (~ 35 years)

Birth	Abt 1883	Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	8 Aug 1918	France
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Mary Ann Elizabeth MERCHANT

Abt 1885 - 1965  (~ 80 years)

Birth	Abt 1885	Vasse, Western Australia, Australia
Died	30 Oct 1965	Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Roderick MCDONALD,   b. 1878, Buln Buln, Victoria, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Ethel May Theresa MCDONALD,   b. 1905, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Wallace Alex James MCDONALD,   b. 1908, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Bernard Joseph MCDONALD,   b. 16 May 1924, Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia

Roderick MCDONALD

1878 - 1948  (70 years)

Birth	1878	Buln Buln, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 Jul 1948	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Mary Ann Elizabeth MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1885, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Ethel May Theresa MCDONALD,   b. 1905, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Wallace Alex James MCDONALD,   b. 1908, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Bernard Joseph MCDONALD,   b. 16 May 1924, Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia

Charles MERCHANT

1888 - 1889  (1 year)

Birth	1888	Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	12 Jan 1889	Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Emily May MERCHANT

1889 - 1976  (86 years)

Birth	23 Nov 1889	Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 Jan 1976	Blackwood, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Henry BOYD,   b. 5 Sep 1880, Rochford, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Albert Ernest BOYD,   b. 26 May 1906, Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia   2. Joseph Henry BOYD,   b. 31 Jul 1908, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia   3. Jean Margaret BOYD,   b. 1911, Western Australia, Australia   4. Richard Charles BOYD,   b. 14 Jul 1914, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Edith Annabella BOYD,   b. 22 Jan 1921, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia   6. James Vernon BOYD,   b. 16 Jul 1923, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Ruby Emma Shirley BOYD,   b. 24 May 1926, Western Australia, Australia

Henry BOYD

1880 - 1971  (90 years)

Birth	5 Sep 1880	Rochford, Victoria, Australia
Died	11 Jun 1971	Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Emily May MERCHANT,   b. 23 Nov 1889, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Albert Ernest BOYD,   b. 26 May 1906, Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia   2. Joseph Henry BOYD,   b. 31 Jul 1908, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia   3. Jean Margaret BOYD,   b. 1911, Western Australia, Australia   4. Richard Charles BOYD,   b. 14 Jul 1914, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Edith Annabella BOYD,   b. 22 Jan 1921, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia   6. James Vernon BOYD,   b. 16 Jul 1923, Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Ruby Emma Shirley BOYD,   b. 24 May 1926, Western Australia, Australia

Charles Robert MERCHANT

1894 - 1953  (59 years)

Birth	1894	Karridale, Western Australia, Australia
Died	29 Jan 1953	Shenton Park, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

James Michael MERCHANT

Abt 1842 - 1895  (~ 53 years)

Birth	Abt 1842	England
Died	18 Aug 1895	Vasse, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James MERCHANT,   b. 25 Jul 1819, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Mother	Mary Ann KENDRICK,   b. Abt 1820, Sowdley, Shropshire, England
Married	22 Sep 1839	Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
Family	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. John MERCHANT,   b. 1877, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia + 2. James Michael MERCHANT,   b. 1879, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Ivy Beatrice MERCHANT,   b. Between 1882 and 1892, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia   4. Joseph MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1883, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Mary Ann Elizabeth MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1885, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia   6. Charles MERCHANT,   b. 1888, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Emily May MERCHANT,   b. 23 Nov 1889, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia   8. Charles Robert MERCHANT,   b. 1894, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia

Emma Burton RUTHERFORD

1860 - 1932  (72 years)

Birth	26 Jul 1860	Bailup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	31 Oct 1932	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Watson RUTHERFORD,   b. Abt 1832, North Shields, Northumberland, England
Mother	Elizabeth BURTON,   b. 29 Feb 1832, Ide, Devon, England
Family	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England
Married	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. John MERCHANT,   b. 1877, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia + 2. James Michael MERCHANT,   b. 1879, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Ivy Beatrice MERCHANT,   b. Between 1882 and 1892, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia   4. Joseph MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1883, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Mary Ann Elizabeth MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1885, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia   6. Charles MERCHANT,   b. 1888, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Emily May MERCHANT,   b. 23 Nov 1889, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia   8. Charles Robert MERCHANT,   b. 1894, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia

Mona Louise PICKERSGILL

1879 - 1968  (89 years)

Birth	1879	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	12 May 1968	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Thomas PICKERSGILL,   b. 1846, Ossett, Yorkshire, England
Mother	Jessie Maria WOODMAN,   b. 4 Jun 1853, Meerut, Bengal, India
Married	1 Mar 1869	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Family	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. 1879, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1904	Karridale, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Charles Henry MERCHANT,   b. 17 Nov 1904, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Hilda Jessie MERCHANT,   b. 1907, Nannup, Western Australia, Australia

Charles Henry MERCHANT

1904 - 1992  (87 years)

Birth	17 Nov 1904	Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	17 Jun 1992	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. 1879, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mona Louise PICKERSGILL,   b. 1879, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1904	Karridale, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Muriel Elton MORRIS,   b. 7 Sep 1907, Trentham, Victoria, Australia
Married	1926	Wellington, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Beulah Merleen MERCHANT,   b. 21 May 1927, Nannup, Western Australia, Australia

Muriel Elton MORRIS

1907 - 2001  (93 years)

Birth	7 Sep 1907	Trentham, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 Jun 2001	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Charles Henry MERCHANT,   b. 17 Nov 1904, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1926	Wellington, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Beulah Merleen MERCHANT,   b. 21 May 1927, Nannup, Western Australia, Australia

Hilda Jessie MERCHANT

1907 - 2005  (98 years)

Birth	1907	Nannup, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1 Feb 2005	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. 1879, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mona Louise PICKERSGILL,   b. 1879, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1904	Karridale, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Alfred Percival HOWARD,   b. 10 Jun 1904, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Married	27 Dec 1935	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living

Alfred Percival HOWARD

1904 - 1984  (80 years)

Birth	10 Jun 1904	St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Died	22 Dec 1984	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Hilda Jessie MERCHANT,   b. 1907, Nannup, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 Dec 1935	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living

• Name	James Michael MERCHANT
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	1879	Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 1972	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. John MERCHANT,   b. 1877, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia d. 1879, Western Australia, Australia
  2. Ivy Beatrice MERCHANT,   b. Between 1882 and 1892, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia d. 23 May 1976, East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Joseph MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1883, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia d. 8 Aug 1918, France
  4. Mary Ann Elizabeth MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1885, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia d. 30 Oct 1965, Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia
  5. Charles MERCHANT,   b. 1888, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia d. 12 Jan 1889, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia
  6. Emily May MERCHANT,   b. 23 Nov 1889, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia d. 20 Jan 1976, Blackwood, Western Australia, Australia
  7. Charles Robert MERCHANT,   b. 1894, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia d. 29 Jan 1953, Shenton Park, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James MERCHANT,   b. 25 Jul 1819, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England d. 1891, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England  (Age 71 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth BURTON,   b. 29 Feb 1832, Ide, Devon, England d. 19 Nov 1920, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 88 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. John MERCHANT,   b. 1877, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia d. 1879, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 2 years) + 2. James Michael MERCHANT,   b. 1879, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia d. 30 Mar 1972, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 93 years) â–»Mona Louise PICKERSGILL,  m. 1904, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia   + 3. Ivy Beatrice MERCHANT,   b. Between 1882 and 1892, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia d. 23 May 1976, East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 94 years) â–»Male MILLER   â–»Robert Nelson SMITH,  m. 1909, Sussex, Western Australia, Australia     4. Joseph MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1883, Yokanup, Western Australia, Australia d. 8 Aug 1918, France  (Age ~ 35 years) + 5. Mary Ann Elizabeth MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1885, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia d. 30 Oct 1965, Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 80 years) â–»Roderick MCDONALDm. UNKNOWN     6. Charles MERCHANT,   b. 1888, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia d. 12 Jan 1889, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 1 year) + 7. Emily May MERCHANT,   b. 23 Nov 1889, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia d. 20 Jan 1976, Blackwood, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 86 years) â–»Henry BOYD     8. Charles Robert MERCHANT,   b. 1894, Karridale, Western Australia, Australia d. 29 Jan 1953, Shenton Park, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 59 years)
  Person ID	I134613	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	James Michael MERCHANT,   b. Abt 1842, England d. 18 Aug 1895, Vasse, Western Australia, Australia (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Emma Burton RUTHERFORD,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Bailup, Western Australia, Australia d. 31 Oct 1932, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1876	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
  Family ID	F80875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mona Louise PICKERSGILL,   b. 1879, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia d. 12 May 1968, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1904	Karridale, Western Australia, Australia
  Children	+ 1. Charles Henry MERCHANT,   b. 17 Nov 1904, Boranup, Western Australia, Australia d. 17 Jun 1992, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 87 years) â–» Muriel Elton MORRIS  m. 1926 + 2. Hilda Jessie MERCHANT,   b. 1907, Nannup, Western Australia, Australia d. 1 Feb 2005, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 98 years) â–» Alfred Percival HOWARD  m. 27 Dec 1935
  Family ID	F80894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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