Lilly (Lil) Mercer 
Birth Notes
In Lil Mercers notes, she is recorded as eldest daighter of John Mercer
Aged 24 in 1901
DOB Confirmed by 1939 Register
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1876
MERCER Lily Birkenhead, Wirral BIR/107/89
Name: Lily Mercer
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 4 Mar 1877
Baptism Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Father: John Robert Mercer
Mother: Emily Ann Mercer
FHL Film Number: 2104340
Death Notes
Sadly nobody wrote the date of the obituary, 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!
MATHER Lilly of 34 Hemmons Road, Longsight, Manchester 12 widow died 23 September 1960. Probate Manchester 31 October to Kenneth James Turner Schoolteacher. Effects £1,155 1s. 10d.
General Notes
Living at 121 Knowsley Road in 1891, aged 14
Living at 13 Brill St in 1901, aged 24
Lily and Richard had to go to Belfast (to help build the Titanic). They packed up from Liverpool, but the sad part was that Lily had to part with quite a few of her wedding presents as they could not afford to take everything with them. This must have affected her a lot for daughter Winnie always talked about it. Alice always said her parents were told never talk about politics and religion while living in Belfast !
Richard and Lily were friends of John Thaw’s (the actors) parents, which is a little thing the family where quite proud of!
Story by Sue: I don’t know of any occupations Lily did other than, while having a young family for some extra money for a while she would clean some Ladies front steps. Do you remember in those days with the Donkey Stone and a brush, it was the thing to do. While after so long the Lady was going to live somewhere else and said to Grandma that she could choose anything she liked in her house, so I think the lady must have been going into a Nursing Home and Grandma Mum said had always admired the lady’s Tea Set, so she was able to have it and yes to this day it sits in the Victorian Display Cabinet that belonged to my Grandparents Doxey in our dining room. I think its Derby Pottery. It’s beautiful - I adore it.
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Occupation Details
Occupation Notes
1891 census
From 1891 Lil's occupation was General (Dom) Servant in services.3
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Whereabouts
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Lil lived at 39 Hilton Street from 1881.4
Occupancy/Contact Notes
John, Emily and children (Herbert, Lily and Douglas) Mercer were living at 39 Hilton Street, Birkenhead in 1881
She lived at 127 Knowsley Road from 1891.3Occupancy/Contact Notes
John and Emily Mercer and family were living at 127 Knowsley Road in 1891
She lived at 13 Brill Street from 1901.5Occupancy/Contact Notes
John and Emily Mercer and family were living at 13 Brill Street, St. Anns, Birkenhead in 1901
She lived at 34 Hemmons Road from before 1939.6Occupancy/Contact Notes
Richard, Lilly, Alice and Joseph were living at 34 Hemmons Road, Manchester in 1939
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1770 d.1837
- b.1806 in West Derby d.< 1871 in West Derby
- b.1772 in West Derby d.1854 in West Derby
- b.Jun 1828 in West Derby d.1866 in Liverpool
- b.1801 in Lancashire d.1849 in Walton on the Hill
- b.13 Dec 1850 in Liverpool d.Mar 1921 in Birkenhead
- b.1741 in Great Budworth d.Mar 1817 in Barnton
- b.01 Nov 1768 in Little Woolton d.18 Sep 1801 in Great Budworth
- b.1741 d.1816
- b.1801 in Great Budworth d.1870 in Little Woolton
- b.1775 in Great Budworth d.Nov 1814 in Great Budworth
- b.1828 in Lancashire d.13 Jan 1864 in Liverpool
- b.1776 in Great Budworth
- b.1801 in Antrobus d.1864 in Little Woolton
- b.1778 in Great Budworth
- b.22 Dec 1876 in Birkenhead d.23 Sep 1960 in Manchester
- b.Sep 1855 in Liverpool d.Jan 1907 in Birkenhead
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Details of Lil's family with Richard (Dick) Mather
1 Lil Mercer's Birthday Book
2 England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
3 1891 UK Census
4 1881 UK Census
5 1901 UK Census
6 1939 Register Transcription
Further source/citation:
Individual - Mum & Dad
2 England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
3 1891 UK Census
4 1881 UK Census
5 1901 UK Census
6 1939 Register Transcription
Further source/citation:
Individual - Mum & Dad
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