Lily (Lil) Mercer
Lily, known as Lil, was born on December 22nd, 1876 in
Birkenhead.
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- Birth Notes
- In Lil Mercers notes, she is recorded as eldest daighter of John Mercer
Aged 24 in 1901
She died at the age of 83 in September 1960 in
Manchester.
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- Death Notes
- Sadly nobody wrote the date namely Alice in Newspaper clipping of Bolton reads:
Lilly Mercer & Richard Mather married May 23rd, 1904 at Cathcart Street Baptist Church, Richard youngest son of Joseph Mather to Lily Mercer eldest daughter of John Mercer both of this Town.
Sue believes all her grandparents except Lily Doxey died around 1956/7. There are several matching death in the index from 1954 to 1960, but none matches perfecty :-
Oct-Dec 1954 Lily MATHER, 62, Barton, 10b 266
Apr-Jun 1955 Lily MATHER, 61, Middleton, 10e 489
Jan-Mar 1958 Lily MATHER, 74, Farnworth, 10c 227
Jul-Sep 1958 Lillie MATHER, 73, Bolton, 10b 524
Apr-Jun 1960 Lily MATHER, 63, Salford, 10f 471
Jul-Sep 1960 Lily MATHER, 83, Manchester, 10e 188 (BEST)
All except the last record appear to have died too young if Lily Mather (nee Mercer) was born in Dec-1876. Probably the Last record is correct and Lily died (actually death recorded) in Manchester, but the obituary was in Bolton as that is where she once lived. Sue would have only been 7, so still a young child and not remember Lil much!
Edith (Eda) Mercer
Edith, known as Eda, was born in June 1889 in
St. Helens.
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- Birth Notes
- Born about 1889 according to 1901 ensus.
Several Edith Mercer births in Lancashire around this time, but the second one seems a likely march:
Births Sep 1888 (>99%)
MERCER Edith Prescot 8b 656
Births Jun 1889 (>99%)
Mercer Edith Maud W. Derby 8b 271
John Robert Mercer & Emily Ann Herring 
John Robert Mercer
