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Henry Rigby Mercer 1791–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March 1791

Birth Location: Parr, Lancashire, , England,

Death Date: 1838

Death Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England

Father: John Mercer

Mother: Sarah Pemberton

Spouse(s): Maria Powell

Children(s): Martha Mercer, Maria Mercer, John Mercer, Henry Mercer, Mary Mercer, Sarah Mercer, Thomas Mercer, Margaret Mercer

Henry Rigby Mercer was born in 1791 in Parr, Lancashire, , England,, the child of John Rigby Samuel Jonathan Joseph Jacob Mercer And Sarah Pemberton. Henry Rigby Mercer married Maria Powell, and had children including Henry Mercer, John Rigby Mercer, Margaret Mercer, Maria Mercer, Martha Mercer, Mary Mercer, Sarah Mercer, Thomas Powell Mercer. Henry Rigby Mercer passed away in 1838 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Rigby Mercer was born in 1791 in Parr, Lancashire, , England,, the child of John Rigby Samuel Jonathan Joseph Jacob Mercer And Sarah Pemberton.
  • Henry Rigby Mercer married Maria Powell, and had children including Henry Mercer, John Rigby Mercer, Margaret Mercer, Maria Mercer, Martha Mercer, Mary Mercer, Sarah Mercer, Thomas Powell Mercer.
  • Henry Rigby Mercer passed away in 1838 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Henry Mercer
1791–1838
Birth Place: Parr, Lancashire, , England,
Parents
John Rigby Samuel Jonathan Joseph Jacob Mercer
1749–1833
Hardshaw, Lancashire, , England
Sarah Pemberton
1756–1833
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Jonathan (Mercer) Reverend
1698–1769
Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Ann Rigby
1724–1795
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Henry Tarbuck
1723–
St Helen's, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Merser
1669–1753
Catherine Parr
1677–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Mercer
1641–1675
Mary Bridge
1643–1673

Henry Mercer's Descendants

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Henry (Rigby) Mercer (27 March 1791–1838) m. Maria Powell (31 July 1792–May 1861)
  1. 1. Martha Mercer 1825–1881
    1. 1. John (Mercer) Fenney 1851–1910 m. Mary Smith 1861–1915
      1. 1. Lily Fenney 1892–1959 m. George (Thomas) Mortimer 1889–1973
        1. 1. Fred Mortimer 1916–2004
      2. 2. Stanley Fenney 1896–1910
      3. 3. Lambert Fenney 1901–1983
      4. 4. Phyliss Fenney 1911–1911
      5. 5. Fred Fenney 1887–1946
      6. 6. Locksey Fenney 1898–1982
      7. 7. Olive Fenney 1899–1982
      8. 8. Mildred Fenney 1888–1916
      9. 9. Hilda Fenney 1891–1892
  2. 2. Maria Mercer 1829–1910
  3. 3. John (Rigby) Mercer 1822–1860
  4. 4. Henry Mercer 1831–1890
  5. 5. Mary Mercer 1823–1895 m. Isaac Johnson 1821–1895
    1. 1. Alfred Johnson 1870–1950 m. Martha Johnson 1869–
      1. 1. John (Arthur) Johnson 1908–1978 m. Sarah (J) Hardy 1912–
      2. 2. Thomas Johnson 1895–
      3. 3. Alfred Johnson 1897–
      4. 4. Ethel Johnson 1897–
      5. 5. Maria Halsall 1901–
      6. 6. James Johnson 1907–
      7. 7. Walter Johnson 1915–
    2. 2. Joseph Johnson 1861–
    3. 3. Isaac Johnson 1861–
    4. 4. Thomas Johnson 1865–1945
    5. 5. Henry Johnson 1868–
    6. 6. Margaret Johnson 1869–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Johnson 1874–
    8. 8. Sarah Johnson 1852–1920
    9. 9. James Johnson 1854–
    10. 10. Walter Johnson 1857–
    11. 11. John Johnson 1861–
    12. 12. Maria Johnson 1849–1911
    13. 13. Margaret Johnson 1846–
  6. 6. Sarah Mercer 1827–1874
  7. 7. Thomas (Powell) Mercer 1834–1901
  8. 8. Margaret Mercer 1832–

Henry Mercer's Timeline

5 Records

1791
27 March 1791
Birth of Henry Rigby Mercer in Parr, St Helen's, Lancashire, England
Parr, St Helen's, Lancashire, England
1791
27 March 1791
Birth of Henry Rigby Mercer in Parr, Lancashire, , England,
Parr, Lancashire, , England,
1791
9 Apr 1791
Henry Rigby Mercer was baptized in New Chapel Independent,Saint Helens,Lancashire,England
New Chapel Independent,Saint Helens,Lancashire,England
1838
Apr 1838
Age 47
Death of Henry Rigby Mercer in Prescot, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Prescot, Lancashire, United Kingdom
1838
1838
Age 47
Death of Henry Rigby Mercer in Prescot, Lancashire, England
Prescot, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1791
    Event Place: Parr, St Helen's, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1791
    Event Place: Parr, Lancashire, , England,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1791
    Event Place: New Chapel Independent,Saint Helens,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1838
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England

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