AKA Joseph Carey Merrick

Born: 5-Aug-1862
Birthplace: Leicester, England
Died: 11-Apr-1890
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Other (donated to Royal London Hospital)

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Oddity

Nationality: England
Executive summary: The Elephant Man

Father: Joseph Rockley Merrick
Mother: Mary Jane Potterton (d. 19-May-1873 bronchopneumonia)
Mother: Emma Wood Antill (stepmother)
Brother: William Arthur Merrick (b. 1866, d. 1870 scarlet fever)
Sister: Marion Eliza Merrick (b. 1867, d. 1891)

    Ran Away From Home (1877)
    Risk Factors: Sleep Apnea

Rotten Library Page:
Elephant Man

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