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Ralph 'Of Whalley' MERCER 1540–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1540

Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 12 MAR 1588

Death Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Mercer

Mother: Lady James

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The story of Ralph 'Of Whalley' MERCER began in 1540 in Whalley, Lancashire, England. Ralph 'Of Whalley' MERCER passed away in 1588 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph 'Of Whalley' MERCER began in 1540 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.
  • Ralph 'Of Whalley' MERCER passed away in 1588 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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Ralph MERCER's Ancestors

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Ralph MERCER
1540–1588
Birth Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Henri Merser Mercer
1525–1550
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Lady (Ann Baran) James
1520–1548
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (A) Merser
1495–1526
Kirkham Fylde Lancashire
Mary Nichols
1502–1558
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Sir (William) Mercer
1506–1526
England
Lady (Mary) Nichols
1505–1558
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry (Laird)
1476–1513
Margaret Lochleven
1470–1513
Thomas Mercer
1485–1572
Mary Hatch
1498–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hatch
1430–1514
Margaret Hornton
1430–1500

Ralph MERCER's Timeline

2 Records

1540
ABT 1540
Birth of Ralph 'Of Whalley' MERCER in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England
1588
12 MAR 1588
Age 48
Death of Ralph 'Of Whalley' MERCER in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1540
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1588
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

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