About Henry Merritt
Lived 1886 – 1954 (aged 67). Henry Merritt was an australian rules football player.
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).
Family The son of Thomas Henry Merrett (1834-1907), and Hannah Maria Merrett (1845-1919), née Polley, Henry Frederick Merrett was born at Allendale, Victoria on 29 June 1886.
He married Eva Ruby Williams (1889-1958) in 1907. They had two children, Bruce (b.1909), and Olga (b.1910).
Football "H. Merrett, a tall forward and follower from Warburton", made his debut for St Kilda, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 17 June 1911. 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.
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Who was Henry Merritt?
Australian rules footballer
When was Henry Merritt born?
Henry Merritt was born on 29 June 1886 in Allendale.
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Henry Merritt died on 13 February 1954 in Lyndhurst.
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Henry Merritt was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henry Merritt. https://biography.guide/henry-merritt/
MLA: "Henry Merritt." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/henry-merritt/.
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