Henry Merrett Explained

Henry Merrett
Fullname:Henry Frederick Merrett
Birth Date:29 June 1886
Birth Place:Allendale, Victoria
Death Place:Lyndhurst, Victoria
Originalteam:Warburton
Statsend:1911
Years1:1911
Games Goals1:3 (0)

Henry Frederick Merrett (29 June 1886 – 13 February 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Thomas Henry Merrett (1834-1907),[2] and Hannah Maria Merrett (1845-1919), née Polley,[3] Henry Frederick Merrett was born at Allendale, Victoria on 29 June 1886.

He married Eva Ruby Williams (1889-1958) in 1907.[4] They had two children, Bruce (b.1909), and Olga (b.1910).

Football

"H. Merrett, a tall forward and follower from Warburton",[5] made his debut for St Kilda, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 17 June 1911.[6] He played in two more senior matches: against Melbourne, at the Junction Oval on 22 July 1911, and against Richmond, at the Punt Road Oval, on 26 August 1911.

Death

He died on 13 February 1954.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.606.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198622403 Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Monday, 29 July 1907), p.1.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1702841 Deaths: Tuesday, 18 May 1920), p.1.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zgdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5810%2C1736970 Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Monday, 12 May 1958), p.12.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10910522 Club Notes, The Argus, (Friday, 16 June 1911), p.9.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196201699 Collingwood (12.13) Beat St. Kilda (4.8), The Age, (Monday 19 June 1911), p.11.
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206084151 Deaths: Merrett, The Age, (Saturday, 20 February 1954), p.17.