John Theodore Merz
1840 Born in Chorlton, Manchester, son of Philips Merz, a schoolmaster who had emigrated from Germany (?)[1]
1871 Manufacturing chemist, lodging in Anderston, Glasgow[2]
1873 Married Alice Mary Richardson, in Newcastle[3]
1874 Birth of son Charles Hesterman Merz in Gateshead
1877 Birth of son Norbert Merz in Gateshead
1880 Birth of daughter Theresa Merz in Gateshead
1889 One of the founders of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Co
1891 Chairman of Charles Tennant and Partners.[4]
1911 Author and director of several companies[5]
1922 Died in Newcastle[6]