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Joseph Rockley Merrick

Birth: 1838
Leicestershire, England
Death: 30 Jan 1897 (aged 58–59)
Leicestershire, England
Burial: Belgrave Cemetery

Belgrave, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England Add to Map
Plot: D 500 Row 10
Memorial ID: 233828900 View Source

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Father of Joseph Carey Merrick, aka the "Elephant Man"

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1836–1873 (m. 1861)

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