Trafford

Born at Totton in Craven, Yorkshire during the March quarter 1889 in the
Keighley R.D. - rtef: 9a/180, the youngest son of 

1891 Census - 3 Gordon Street, Sutton, Keighley, Yorkshire.   Son - aged: 2
- born: Sutton, Yorkshire.   Head of household - Michael Merrall - Married
- aged: 50 - occ: Roller Coverer - born: Keighley.   Also - Mary A. Merrall
- Wife - aged: 47 - born: Chorley, Lancashire.   Plus 5 elder siblings.

1901 Census - 3 Gordon Street, Sutton, Keighley, Yorkshire.   Son - aged:
12 - occ: Doffer Worsted Mill - born: Sutton, Yorkshire.   Head of
household - Michael Merrall - Married - aged: 60 - occ: Wool Packer - born:
Keighley.   Also - Mary A. Merrall - Wife - aged: 57 - born: Chorley,
Lancashire.   Plus 4 elder siblings.

1911 Census - 21 Argyle Street, Keighley, Yorkshire.   Son - aged: 22 -
occ: Grocer's Assistant.   Head of household - Michael Merrall - Married -
aged: 70 - occ: Retired Warehouseman - born: Keighley.   Also - Mary A.
Merrall - Wife - aged: 67 - born: Chorley, Lancashire.   Plus 3 elder
siblings.

Married Ida Woolard during the September quarter 1913 in the Keighley R.D.
- ref: 9a/426.

The 19/04/1918 edition of the Altrincham Guardian reports that he has
received gunshot wounds and that he is in hospital abroad.

M.I. - "A daily thought, a lasting memory".

CWGC - Husband of Ida Merrall of 30 Parson Street, Keighley, Yorkshire.

Only received the BWM and the VM, indicating that he probably didn't go to
France until 1916.

Pension Records - Widow - Ida Merrall, 32 Cromwell Road, Stretford.  
Awarded a £5 grant on the 11th April 1918 and a weekly pension of 13/9d
w.e.f. the 7th October 1918.  This was then upgraded to 33/4d w.e.f the 7th
October 1918.