Peter MERRIFIELD

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military, 1809, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1809 4th Royal Cornwall Local Militia

• Census, 1841, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Helynant
Peter Merrifield 50 tin miner
Margaret 45
Peggy 20
Thomas 15 tin miner
John 15 tin miner
Peter 14 tin miner
Mary 7
Susanna 5

• Criminal Record, 1846, Bodmin, Cornwall. Peter Merrifield 55 miner born about 1791 St Just West
Admitted Bodmin Gaol January 1846 Discharged January 1846 debt

• Census, 1851, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Helynant
Peter Merrifield head married 60 tin miner
Margaret wife 58
Thomas son unmarried 29 miners son
Mary Ann daughter unmarried 18 miners daughter
Susanna daughter unmarried 16 miners daughte
Richard son 6 miners grandson

Peter married Margaret VEAL on 19 Sep 1819 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall.