Modern English biography

Dec. 1886 pp._ 1188–9, 4 _portraits_; _Trans. Pathological Soc. xxxvi_ 494–8 (1885), 2 _portraits_. MERRIDEW, HENRY MELVILLE. _b._ 1837; English bookseller at Boulogne; rendered great service to the French ambulances during the German war 1870–1, superintended the unloading of the seed corn for the peasants on the conclusion of the war; author of Merridew’s Visitor’s guide to Boulogne-sur-Mer 1864, 8 ed. 1886. _d._ Boulogne, April 1879. _Publishers’ Circular_ (1879) 323. MERRIDEW, JOHN (eld. son of Nathaniel Merridew of Cross Cheaping, Coventry, printer and bookseller). _b._ 1790; bookseller and printer in High st. Warwick about 1820, removed to Leamington, afterwards to Coventry; retired from business and returned to Leamington about 1853; author of Merridew’s Improved edition of Moncrieff’s original guide to Leamington Spa 1837; A catalogue of engraved portraits of nobility, gentry, clergymen and others born or resident in or connected with the county of Warwick 1849. _d._ Leamington Spa 26 June 1862. _Gent. Mag. xiii_ 639 (1862). MERRIFIELD, CHARLES WATKINS (eld. son of John Merrifield of Tavistock, conveyancing barrister at Brighton). _b._ London 20 Oct. 1827; educ. at Warwick house and Tamworth house, Brighton, then under Dr. Morris and Dr. Turrell at Brighton to 1842; assisted his mother Mary P. Merrifield in researches on behalf of the British government in the libraries of Paris and Italy on the methods of painting 1844–5; barrister M.T. 31 Jany. 1851 but never practised; of the education department of the privy council office, Whitehall 1847; examiner in the education department 1851–67 and 1873 to May 1883; hon. sec. of E. Instit. of naval architecture 1864 to 1875, contributed 100 papers to the Transactions; F.R.S. 4 June 1863; principal of school of naval architecture and marine engineering at South Kensington 1867–73; vice president of mechanical section, British association 1875 and 1876, drew up the report on Babbage’s analytical machine 1878; member of London mathematical soc. 19 March 1866, president 1878–80; an assessor to Mr. Rothery in the wreck court; acted on the unseaworthy ships commission 1869; author of Miscellaneous memoirs on pure mathematics 1861; Technical arithmetic and mensuration 1872; edited Longmans’ Text books of science 1870 etc. _d._ from the effects of a third attack of paralysis at 45 Church road, Hove, Brighton 1 Jany.