ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪf ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, mˈɛɹɪk mˈæɹid wˈʌn ʌv hɪz stˈuːdənts, sˈɪbɪl fˈiːbiː kˈeɪs, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən.
After the death of his first wife in 1936, Merrick married one of his students, Sybil Phoebe Case, in 1937.