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Mercy Grime

Taken in 1852 and sourced from Certificate - Death.

1852 Mercy Grime

This picture was taken in 1852 and sourced from Certificate - Death.

Individual Picture Notes
- 44 Years
  Wife of James Mather, a Weaver
  Phthisis, 2 years certified
  James Mather present at death, Sydney Street, Great Bolton

Mercy was born in 1808 in Bolton and her baptism took place there on April 16th, 1809.¹²

Birth Notes
- 41 in 1851, so born ~1810
  44 in 1852 when died (on death Cert), so born ~1808
  40 in 1852 on Burial Index (which is wrong - see death certificate)
  
  Name    Mercy Grime
  Baptism Date    16 Apr 1809
  Parish    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
  Father's Name    Willm Grime
  Mother's Name    Mary Grime
  Register Type    Bishops Transcripts
  Reference Number    Drm/2/21
  
  Mercy d of W'm & Mary Grime of G.B.

Mercy's father was William Grime and her mother was Mary Grime. She had a brother and two sisters, named John, Sarah and Ellen. She was the third oldest of the four known children. She died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Phthisis (i.e. Tuberculosis), at the age of 44 on April 14th, 1852 in Bolton. Her burial was on April 18th, 1852 at St. Peter's (Bolton).³⁴

Death Notes
- James (51) and Mercy (41) alive in 1851 with 4 of their children.
  
  Burial: 18 Apr 1852 St Peter, Bolton, Lancs.
  Mercy Mather - Wife of James Mather
      Age: 40 years
      Abode: Great Bolton
      Buried by: C. R. Pilling Curate
      Register: Burials 1850 - 1852, Page 200, Entry 1600
      Source: LDS Film 1966473
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1852
  MATHER    Mercy    44    Eastern Bolton    EB/20/3
  
  Death cert ands deaths register shows 44 years
  
  Name:    Mercy
  Birth Year:    abt 1812
  Death Age:    40
  Burial Date:    18 Apr 1852
  Burial Parish:    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
  Spouse:    James Mather
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcript
  Reference Number:    Drm/2/29a
  Mercy wife of James Mather, G.B. 40 Years

General Notes
- The mother of John was either Mercy Grime (married 30 June 1833), Martha Austin (married 30 Dec 1833) or Mary Heaton (married 20 Nov 1836). The marriage to Mercy shows James a widower, whilst the others are for a bachelor.
  
  Married in the presence of John Grime, Probably Mary's brother (or else less likely father).
  
  Living at Salford, Bolton in 1841.
  
  Died 1852 at Sydney Street, Great Bolton

Social & Emotional Relationships
- John Grime was a representative of Mercy.
  - Relationship Notes
    - John was witness to Mercy Grime's marriage to James Mather

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Grime
  - b.~ 1780
  
  Mercy Grime
  - b.1808 in Bolton d.14 Apr 1852 in Bolton
  
  Mary Grime
  - b.~ 1780

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Lancashire CoE BMB 1538-1812
³ Lancashire OPC Project
⁴ Certificate - Death