St Cath's Death Ref V1d P324 Sep 1872 Wandsworth, age 79.
Married in Saint Giles, Camberwell, Surrey.
From Faculty Office Marriage Licence Allegations Date 5 Sep 1836
One time resident of A Georgian style house in Nightingale Lane, demolished in 1909
Mr MOSES MERRYWEATHER was born in Yorkshire in the year 1790 (nearer 1793 apprentice's start at age 14 not 17! his death age would make it 1793 and the only birth Ref found is 1793 Site Authors Notes.) 
His father, who gave him a name often. used in that county as a Christian name by people who are entirely unconnected with Jewish families, selected a commercial career for him as he did for his other sons. Young Merry-weather came accordingly to London, and was apprenticed to Hadley, Simpkin and Lott in 1807; he remained with the firm after the term of his apprenticeship was over, and still continued with Mr. Lott when the house came under the sole control of that gentleman. In the course of years Mr. Lott retired more and more from the management, and the marriage of Mr. Merryweather with the niece of Mr. Lott in 1836 prepared the way for the business becoming his sole property when Mr. Lott finally retired. Mr. Merryweather conducted it with unusual energy and ability, and gradually raised it to a position of prominence. His advice in connection with all matters relating to fire extinguishing was sought by the Government on many occasions, and by some of the most distinguished men of the day. Mr. Merryweather retained until the very last his interest in the work of the firm, though in later years he gave up to a great extent the active management to his sons. The manufacture of fire appliances alone was not sufficient to exhaust his energies.
In partnership with his brother he was the owner of several ships, and he acquired much property of other kinds. An enterprise in which he took great interest was the Royal Albion Hotel, Ramsgate, which he purchased, and within the walls of which the late Queen (in the days when she was Princess Victoria) and other members of the Royal Family at various times stayed. On one occasion, just before the death of King William IV. Princess Victoria gave a sitting there to a member of the Royal Academy, who presented the portrait when finished to Mr MOSES. Merryweather It is a most pleasing and successful likeness, and proves that the opinions sometimes expressed to the effect that the late Queen had no personal beauty are delivered by persons whose taste would not be universally accepted. The Royal Albion does not now exist. Its place is occupied by the ornamental grounds, which extend from the Harbour to the West Cliff.
Mr. MOSES Merryweather, who resided for many years at Brixton and Clapham, died at Clapham in the year 1872 at the age of 82( error should be 79). He was, and looked, a sterling old English gentleman, a man who stood six feet two inches in his stockings, keen but strictly honourable in all his transactions and one who associated on terms of intimacy with persons of distinction.
Amongst the many who gave much attention to the means of extinguishing fires at that time was the late Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, the Chairman of the London and North Western Railway Company. He not only took much interest in the work of the firm, but also was on very friendly terms with Mr. Merryweather and his family. The Duke had a great turn for mechanics, and was frequently to be seen at Long Acre, either at the bench, in the fitting shop or in the smithy, where he would sometimes act as smith and at other times as striker. So often was the Duke there that some persons supposed he had a pecuniary interest in the: house, but this was not the case. His Grace was strictly a volunteer. It was by his influence and introduction that Mr. James Compton Merryweather commenced
his mechanical training in the London and North Western Railway Company's works at Wolverton.
Another old friend of Mr Moses Merryweather was the late Lord Thurlow, who also took much interest in his family, and acted as godfather to the late Miss Alice Merryweather. He, too, was constantly at the factory, and sometimes remained there the whole day, taking his lunch in one of the workshops. He also was sometimes believed, though erroneously, to be financially interested in the concern. Mr. Moses Merryweather had no partners. Lord Thurlow, however, took as much trouble as if he were really a member of the firm. Many letters passed from him to Mr.Merryweather when the latter was away, and some of them related to
matters of the merest detail in the construction of engines. We have before us one in which he writes that Richard is managing very nicely, but he thinks he can make an improvement in the axles of a large manual fire engine, which is under, construction. Lord Thurlow was the friend of every man on the place. His appreciation of the staff dated from the time when they gave special attention to his wants during the period when, at the instigation of Captain Swing, incendiary fires were taking place in the neighbourhood of his estate, and it is still remembered how, when returning a manual engine which had been lent him, Lord Thurlow filled the hose box, with sufficient game to furnish the means for a bean feast which was participated in by the whole establishment.