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Rose Mercer 1886

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Danny

Danny Report 3 May 2016 14:57

Daughter of John Mercer and Caroline Hall.
Trying to find her siblings believed to be in or around the Grays Thurrock area.

safc

safc Report 3 May 2016 15:04


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Sand Pit, South Shoebury, Rochford, Essex, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Mercer Head Married Male 41 1850 Brickmaker Luton, Kent, England
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Caroline Mercer Wife Married Female 39 1852 - Chatham, Kent, England
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Henry Mercer Son Single Male 17 1874 Brickfield Labourer Kent, England
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William Mercer Son Single Male 15 1876 Brickfield Labourer Luton, Kent, England
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George Mercer Son Single Male 13 1878 Brickfield Labourer Luton, Kent, England
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Lavina Mercer Daughter - Female 11 1880 Scholar Rainham, Kent, England
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Rose Mercer Daughter - Female 5 1886 Scholar Burham, Kent, England
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Archibald Mercer Son - Male 3 1888 - Burham, Kent, England
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Berty Mercer Son - Male 0 1891 - Shoeburyness, Essex, England

safc

safc Report 3 May 2016 15:10


England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
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First name(s) John James
Last name Mercer
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Age 21
Marriage year 1871
Marriage date 20 Aug 1871
Marriage place Chatham
Father's first name(s) George
Father's last name Mercer
Spouse's first name(s) Caroline
Spouse's last name Hall
Spouse's birth year 1851
Spouse's birth date 1851
Spouse's father's first name(s) John
Spouse's father's last name Hall
Residence Chatham, Kent, England
County Kent
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

safc

safc Report 3 May 2016 15:34


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
39, East Road, Stifford, Orsett, Essex, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Mercer Head Married Male 53 1848 Brick Maker Luton, Kent, England
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Caroline Mercer Wife Married Female 49 1852 - Chatham, Kent, England
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William T Mercer Son Single Male 25 1876 Laborer General Luton, Kent, England
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George T Mercer Son Single Male 23 1878 Laborer General Luton, Kent, England
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Rose Mercer Daughter Single Female 15 1886 - Burham, Kent, England
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Archibald Mercer Son - Male 13 1888 - Burham, Kent, England
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Bertie Mercer Son - Male 10 1891 - Shoeburyness, Essex, England
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Sydney Mercer Son - Male 7 1894 - Grays, Essex, England
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Maud Mercer Daughter - Female 5 1896 - Grays, Essex, England

safc

safc Report 3 May 2016 15:36


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
1 West Street South Stifford, Stifford, Essex, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
John Mercer He Married Male Dock Labourer 62 1849 Kent Luton
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Caroline Mercer Wife Married Female - 59 1852 Kent Chatham
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Bert Mercer Son Single Male Dock Labourer 20 1891 Essex Shoeburyness
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Sidnet Mercer Son Single Male Dealer 17 1894 Essex South Stifford
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Maud Mercer Daughter Single Female At Home 15 1896 Essex South Stifford

12 children born 9 living 3 died

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 3 May 2016 15:38

1911 census says married 39 years, 12 children born, 9 still living, 3 had died.

Maddie

Maddie Report 3 May 2016 16:04

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1939 Register Transcription

Mercer Household (4 People) 64 West Street , Thurrock U.D., Essex, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Archibald Mercer 05 May 1887 Male Dock Transport Worker Married 164 1
Ethel Mercer 21 Jan 1888 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 164 2
Doris Coates (Mercer) 29 Mar 1923 Female Labler Margarine Manufacturer Single 164 5
William T Mercer 04 Jan 1926 Male At School Single 164 6

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 3 May 2016 16:35

Marriages Sep 1900 (>99%)
Gosnall John William Orsett 4a 798
Mercer Lavinia Orsett 4a 798

Lavinia Gosnall in the 1911 England Census
Name: Lavinia Gosnall
Age in 1911: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Rainham, Kent
Civil Parish: Stifford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address: 60 East Street, East Road, South Stifford, Grays, Essex
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Orsett
Sub-registration district: Grays

Household Members:


John William Gosnall 36
Lavinia Gosnall 32
Sidney Frederick Gosnall 8
Hilda Gosnall 6

Another daughter born in 1917.......


Births Jun 1917 (>99%)
Gosnall Lavinia Mercer Orsett 4a 962


Lavinia Gosnall in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Lavinia Gosnall
Birth Date: abt 1880
Date of Registration: Jun 1955
Age at Death: 75
Registration district: Thurrock
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 720

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 3 May 2016 16:44

Lavinia Gosnall in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Lavinia Gosnall
Probate Date: 17 May 1955
Registry: London, England
Death Date: 18 Apr 1955
Death Place: Essex, England

Of 72 Southend--Road. Grays, Essex (Wife of John William Gosnall)

To the said John William Gosnall retired dock Foreman.

Effects: £587 2s

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 3 May 2016 16:55

John William Gosnall in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name:John William Gosnall
Probate Date:11 Mar 1964
Registry: London, England
Death Date: 26 Jan 1964
Death Place: Essex, England

Of 72 Southend--Road, Grays, Essex.

To John Stanley Stone retitred head master.

Effects: £2488

John and Lavinia's daughter Hilda married John Stanley Stone.....


Marriages Sep 1928 (>99%)
Gosnall Hilda Stone Strood 2a 2172
Stone John S Gosnall Strood 2a 2172

Daughter Lavinia's marriage........


Marriages Jun 1938 (>99%)
Duffin Edward G Gosnall Orsett 4a 1785
Gosnall Lavinia Duffin Orsett 4a 1785


Lavinia Duffin in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Lavinia Duffin
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1917
Date of Registration: Dec 1979
Age at Death: 62
Registration district: Westminster
Inferred County: London
Volume: 15
Page: 2158