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Sarah was a widow by 1881


1881
Sarah Mercer
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1845
Birthplace: Scotland
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Marital Condition: Widow
Profession/Occupation: Dyer
Address: 119 Granville St
Census Place: Salford, Lancashire, England

Head Sarah Mercer F 36 Scotland
Son Thomas Mercer M 15 Salford, Lancashire, England
Son David Mercer M 13 Salford, Lancashire, England
Son Samuel Mercer M 11 Salford, Lancashire, England
Daughter Margaret A Mercer F 8 Salford, Lancashire, England
Daughter Agnes Mercer F 3 Salford, Lancashire, England

1871


Name: William Mercer
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Mercer
Gender: Male
Where born: Prescot, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Salford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew
Town: Salford
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Salford
Sub-registration district: Regent Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 38
Household schedule number: 100
Piece: 4025
Folio: 162
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
William Mercer 34 Occ: Iron Turner
Sarah Mercer 26
William Mercer 6
Thomas Mercer 5
David Mercer 3
Samuel Mercer 1

We'll all give up if you don't post some proven FACTS

You can't expect us to look for people without some concrete info from you.

We ask questions for a reason - not just for the fun of it. Please answer them

It was left to Mike* to give the marriage details, which you should have provided

How did you work back to William? is he your direct line?

What was William's occupation?

Although Dave tells us he has William's death cert, there is no date of death on his tree.

There is this marriage but only a maybe


Marriage: 8 Feb 1829 St Wilfrid, Farnworth near Prescot, Lancashire, England
Henry Mercer - (X), Labourer of this parish
Margaret Byron - (X), Spinster of this parish
Witness: Peter Seddon; James Southern
Married by Banns by: Wm Thompson - minister


Am intrigued to know where the mother's name of Margaret comes from though !

Just for our reference ...

David has opened his tree and it appears that William Mercer (born. c1837) married Sarah Marshall ( born c1846 in Scotland))


Marriages Sep 1864 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( married 8.8.1864 - Eccles Parish Church)

BOARDMAN Richard Barton 8c 537
***Marshall Sarah = Barton 8c 537
***Mercer William - Barton 8c 537
Taylor Elizabeth Barton 8c 537



William's parents are down as being Henry and Margaret - no dates.
Sarah's father - Thomas Marshall ( b1811 - Ireland)

Dave,

We CAN help you but you really ned to give us ALL the info from that marriage cert and from the death cert please.

Plus any other details you may have.

Thanks,

Dea x

Where and when did William die. Do you know where and when Henry died

England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940
about William Mercer Name: William Mercer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1842
Age: 21
Father's Name: Henry Mercer
Spouse's Name: Ellen Venables
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Father's Name: William Venables
Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1863
Marriage Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England


Any relation....Williams marriage perhaps

Hi and thank you all for interest shown :-)
I think i have previously found the Henry and Eliz. in Prescot but doubt it is them (tho not discarded yet)
On the marriage cert , Henry was said to be a mechanic. There is no sign of Henry where i find William on the census, (if it is the correct William ? ) I have found William with a Margret as head of house in 1851 or 1861 census but no Henry, also no sign of a marriage between a Henry and Margret?
Maybe this is why i gave up 10 years ago ?
thanks again, Dave

To help us to help you, please tell us what you KNOW.

Henry's occupation should be recorded on William's marriage cert

You say that William was possibly born in Prescot.


This is from the Lancashire Online Parish Clerks Project ...........

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/


Baptisms: 2 Sep 1838 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England
William Mercer - Son of Henry Mercer & Elizabeth
Abode: Prescot
Occupation: Labourer
Baptised by: Wm. Coombs
Register: Baptisms 1835 - 1842, Page 144, Entry 1150
Source: LDS Film 1657584




Do you think this is possible??



Have you found William and/or together in any Census?? Especially to get Henry's occupation.





sylvia

Can you post details from the marriage cert ?

Hi , I'm restarting after several years off (had given up ! )
Looking for a Henry Mercer and his son William (B1837/8) . There are links with Salford and possibly Prescot where William was possibly born ?
I have William's marriage and death cert's but cannot find birth or mother's name ?
thanks in anticipation, Dave