MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Merton, Gertrude Hannah (Grierson), 1855-1956
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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1942-1956
Volume: 3 item(s); 3 pg(s)
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Biography
Gertrude Merton was Thomas Merton's grandmother. Born Gertrude Hannah Grierson in 1855, she immigrated at age nine with her parents to New Zealand. She married Alfred Merton in 1882. They had six children, including Owen Heathcote Merton (Thomas' father), John Llewellyn Charles Merton (Uncle Lyn), and Beatrice Katharine (Aunt Ka), Agnes Gertrude Stonehewer (Aunt Kit), and Gwynnedd Fanny Merton Trier (Aunt Gwynn). (Source: The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia, pp. 293-294).
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