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Abraham Prestwick Mercer 1845–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1845

Birth Location: Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: July 1910

Death Location: Warrington, Lancashire

Father: James Mercer

Mother: Elizabeth Duckworth

Spouse(s): Sarah Jones, Ellen Bostock

Children(s): Thomas Mercer, Mary Mercer, John Mercer, Alfred Mercer, Emma Mercer, Annie Mercer, Bertha Mercer, Edith Mercer, Abraham Mercer

The story of Abraham Prestwick Mercer began in 1845 in Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England. Abraham Prestwick Mercer married Ellen Bostock, Sarah Jones, and had children including Abraham John Mercer, Alfred Mercer, Annie Mercer, Bertha Mercer, Edith Mercer, Emma Mercer, John Mercer, Mary Jane Mercer, Thomas James Mercer. Abraham Prestwick Mercer passed away in 1910 in Warrington, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham Prestwick Mercer began in 1845 in Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Abraham Prestwick Mercer married Ellen Bostock, Sarah Jones, and had children including Abraham John Mercer, Alfred Mercer, Annie Mercer, Bertha Mercer, Edith Mercer, Emma Mercer, John Mercer, Mary Jane Mercer, Thomas James Mercer.
  • Abraham Prestwick Mercer passed away in 1910 in Warrington, Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mercer
1818–1878
Birth Location: Warrington, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Duckworth
1817–1864
Birth Location: Latchford Warrington Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Jones
1841–1881
Birth Location: Holywell, Wales
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Ellen Bostock
1858–
Birth Location: Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Mercer
1868–1931
Birth Location: 14 Oulton Place, great broughton, Chester, Cheshire, England
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Mary Mercer
1872–1942
Birth Location: Latchford Warrington Cheshire, England
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John Mercer
1877–1881
Birth Location: Warrington
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Alfred Mercer
1887–
Birth Location: Altrincham, Cheshire, England
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Emma Mercer
1888–
Birth Location: Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England
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Annie Mercer
1891–
Birth Location: Holmes Chaple, Cheshire, England
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Bertha Mercer
1894–
Birth Location: Holmes Chaple, Cheshire, England
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Edith Mercer
1898–
Birth Location: Lymm, Cheshire, England
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Abraham Mercer
1877–1948
Birth Location: –
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Abraham Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Mercer
1845–1910
Birth Place: Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
James Mercer
1818–1878
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Duckworth
1817–1864
Latchford Warrington Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Margaret Brooks
1796–1862
Great Harwood, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Mercer's Descendants

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Abraham (Prestwick) Mercer (16 Jan 1845–July 1910) m. Sarah Jones (1841–23 Mar 1881) m. Ellen Bostock (1858–)
  1. 1. Thomas (James) Mercer 1868–1931 m. Margaret (Beatress Harkness) MacKill 1870–1938
    1. 1. George Mercer 1899–1961 m. Alice (E) Green 1906–1944
      1. 1. Michael (John) Mercer 1933–2014
      2. 2. Peter Mercer 1924–1989 m. Annie (Mary) John 1923–
        1. 1. Terence ("Terry") Mercer 1946–1977
      3. 3. Tony Mercer\Bradshaw 1929–1991
      4. 4. Marguerite (Wendy) Mercer 1931–2021
    2. 2. Thomas (James) Mercer 1890–1961 m. Cecilia Mercer 1891–
    3. 3. Alfred (Waterhouse) Mercer 1893–1955
    4. 4. Arthur Mercer 1894–1959
    5. 5. Margaret (May Mackill) Mercer 1898–1979
    6. 6. Jeanie" (Ginny") Mercer 1903–1973
    7. 7. Roland Mercer 1907–1962
    8. 8. Florence (Ellen "Nellie") Mercer 1909–1979
    9. 9. Harriet Mercer 1904–1905
    10. 10. WILLIAM (Mackill Mercer) Mr 1891–1967
    11. 11. Henry Mercer 1911–1978 m. Lillian Short 1911–1989
      1. 1. Brian Mercer 1938–2016
      2. 2. Eric Mercer 1943–2008
    12. 12. Annie Mercer 1904–1986
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Mercer 1872–1942
  3. 3. John Mercer 1877–1881
  4. 4. Alfred Mercer 1887–
  5. 5. Emma Mercer 1888–
  6. 6. Annie Mercer 1891–
  7. 7. Bertha Mercer 1894–
  8. 8. Edith Mercer 1898–
  9. 9. Abraham (John) Mercer 1877–1948

Abraham Mercer's Timeline

10 Records

1845
16 Nov 1845
Birth of Abraham Prestwick Mercer in Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
1845
16 Jan 1845
Birth of Abraham Prestwick Mercer in Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
1845
16 Jan 1845
Birth of Abraham Prestwick Mercer in Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
1845
16 Jan 1845
Birth of Abraham Prestwick Mercer in Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
1851
1851
Age 6
Abraham Prestwick Mercer resided here in Warrington, Lancashire, England
Warrington, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 16
Abraham Prestwick Mercer resided here in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England
Grappenhall, Cheshire, England
1881
1881
Age 36
Abraham Prestwick Mercer resided here in Latchford, Cheshire, England
Latchford, Cheshire, England
1891
1891
Age 46
Abraham Prestwick Mercer resided here in Church Hulme, Cheshire, England
Church Hulme, Cheshire, England
1901
1901
Age 56
Abraham Prestwick Mercer resided here in Warrington, Lancashire, England
Warrington, Lancashire, England
1910
July 1910
Age 65
Death of Abraham Prestwick Mercer in Warrington, Lancashire
Warrington, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2843; Folio: 45; Page: 11
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3799; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341908
    [3] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3585; Folio: 68; Page: 32
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2797; Folio: 37; Page: 17; GSU roll: 543030
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2203; Folio: 439; Page: 43; GSU roll: 87213
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3799; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341908

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Winwick Street, Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Warrington, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2203; Folio: 439; Page: 43; GSU roll: 87213

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Grappenhall, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2797; Folio: 37; Page: 17; GSU roll: 543030

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Latchford, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3799; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341908

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Church Hulme, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2843; Folio: 45; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Warrington, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3585; Folio: 68; Page: 32

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1910
    Event Place: Warrington, Lancashire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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