William Mercer (abt. 1809)

Born about 1809 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

William Mercer was born in about 1809 in St Helens, Lancashire. He was the son of Silvester Mercer and Mary (Glover) Mercer.

By June 6th 1841, the family was living in Eccleston. William's mother wasn't with them, so is likely to have died before then. William's father was a land surveyor. The family had one servant, Ann Parr. No occupation was recorded for William.

By March 30th 1851, William was living in Golborne, Lancashire and working as a land and mine agent. He was still single. He had a housekeeper, Jane Fairhurst, and two other servants, Elizabeth Fairhurst and Elizabeth Burrow.

By April 7th 1861, William was boarding in Buxton, Derbyshire, and working as a land agent. He was still unmarried.

William's father died in 1861 in Prescot district, aged 82.

Research Notes

Census

1841: Eccleston

  Sylvester Mercer 60 Land Surveyer Y

  William do 30 Do Y

  John do 20 Do Y

  Elizabe do 25 Y /

  Ann Parr 15 FS Y //

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-P57 : 22 May 2019), Sylvester Mercer, Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Piece 516-05 folio 41 page 6.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGY6-58B : 12 September 2019), William Mercer, Golborne, Lancashire, England; citing Golborne, Lancashire, England, p. 19, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7NF-NDZ : 10 September 2020), William Mercer in household of William Wood, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.