Eighth Generation (Continued)
Gordon Henry Merlin (Julia Duggan7, Sarah Zwicker6, Susannah Catherine Hiltz5, Johann Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 8 Aug 1876 in Prospect, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,13
The late registration of birth (recorded in Sept. 1946) for Gordon Henry Merlin states that he was born at Prospect, N.S. on 9 Aug 1881. The 1881 census shows Gordon Merlin to be 4 years old while the 1891 census states rhat Henry Merlin was 15 years old. The 1901 census records a birth date of 9 Aug. 1876. Furthermore, his birth was properly recorded as Henry Merlin, born on 8 Aug. 1876 (book 1811, p. 176, no. 695). The late registration of birth which was unnecessary records the wrong year of birth given that the census records are consistent about his age. At the time Gordon Henry Merlin recorded his birth, he was living in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Martin Lloyd Merlin (Julia Duggan7, Sarah Zwicker6, Susannah Catherine Hiltz5, Johann Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 3 Jul 1880 in Prospect, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.13 Martin Lloyd died in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 18 Jun 1947; he was 66.8 Buried on 24 Jun 1947 in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 He was never married.