Lilly (Lil) Mercer
Lilly, known as Lil, was born on December 22nd, 1876 in
Birkenhead and her baptism took place there on March 4th, 1877.
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- 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
She died at the age of 83 on September 23rd, 1960 in
Manchester.
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- 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.
Douglas Mercer
Douglas was born in 1879 in
Birkenhead.
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- Birth Notes
- Aged 22 in 1901
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1879
MERCER Douglas Birkenhead, Wirral BIR/116/42
He died at the age of 49 in 1928 in
Birkenhead.
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Sidney Mercer
Sidney was born in 1882 in
Birkenhead.
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- Birth Notes
- Aged 19 in 1901
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1882
MERCER Sidney Birkenhead, Wirral BIR/127/60
He died at the age of 70 in 1952 in
Birkenhead.
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Florence Mercer
Florence was born in 1885 in
St. Helens.
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- Birth Notes
- Born 1685 (1891 census)
Born 1687 (1901 census)
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1885
MERCER Florence Prescot PRE/49/90
Edith (Eda) Mercer
Edith, known as Eda, was born in September 1888 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 first one seems a likely march:
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1888
MERCER Edith Prescot PRE/53/4
(Florence was also registeded at Prescot in 1885 and Ernest in 1891)
Births Sep 1888 (>99%)
MERCER Edith Prescot 8b 656
Births Jun 1889 (>99%)
Mercer Edith Maud W. Derby 8b 271
Ernest Mercer
Ernest was born in November 1890 in
St. Helens.
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- Birth Notes
- Aged 7months in 1891
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1891
MERCER Ernest Prescot PRE/56/54
William W or A Mercer
William was born in 1893 in
Birkenhead.
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- Birth Notes
- Florence, Edith and Ernest births were all registered at Prescot, so it is likely William was too:
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1893
MERCER William W Prescot PRE/59/97
or
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1894
MERCER William A Prescot PRE/61/41
John Robert Mercer & Emily Anne Herring 
