Mercer, William

Birth Name Mercer, William 1a
Gender male
Age at Death more than 5 years, 3 months

Narrative

William was born after his father died from his war wounds. He doesn't appear to have been baptised.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth Registered BET OCT AND DEC 1915 Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England   2a 3a 4a
Birth Oct 1915 Hulme (near Manchester), Lancashire, England   1b
Death after 1921   (census)  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Mercer, William Neilsonbetween 1883 and 18844 Jan 1915
Mother Johnson, Elizabeth24 May 1887after 19 Jun 1921
    Brother     Mercer, Christopher 24 Jan 1911 Mar 1988
    Brother     Mercier, Thomas Edward 10 Jun 1908 after 1921
    Brother     Mercer, Dennis 28 May 1913 12 Jun 1964
         Mercer, William Oct 1915 after 1921
    Sibling     Mercer, Child between 19 Jun 1917 and 19 Jun 1918 after 1921
    Sibling     Mercer, William BET OCT AND DEC 1906 BET JAN AND MAR 1909

Source References

  1. Ipswich War Memorial
      • Page: On Wed, 3 Apr 2019 at 10:50, Ipswich War Memorial wrote: Dear Gary find attached a word document with his detail. We hope to create profiles of the men and search for more information and images of their lives, if you have more to add to his page please drop us a line. This is an ongoing project so do look again as we may find more in the other newspapers or other family members coming forward with photos and information. kind regards Andrew & Helen
      • Page: On Wed, 3 Apr 2019 at 10:50, Ipswich War Memorial wrote: Dear Gary find attached a word document with his detail. We hope to create profiles of the men and search for more information and images of their lives, if you have more to add to his page please drop us a line. This is an ongoing project so do look again as we may find more in the other newspapers or other family members coming forward with photos and information. kind regards Andrew & Helen
  2. England & Wales Births 1837-2006
      • Source text:

        First name(s) William
        Country England
        Last name Mercer
        Volume 8C
        Birth quarter 4
        Page 1321
        Birth year 1915
        Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
        Mother's maiden name Johnson
        Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
        District Chorlton
        Subcategory Civil Births
        County Lancashire
        Collections from Great Britain, England

  3. Lancashire Birth Index (1837-2007)
      • Source text:

        MERCER William JOHNSON 1915 Chorlton-on-Medlock Archives+, Manchester Central Library CHO/230/39

  4. GRO Online Index (births) 1837-1918
      • Source text:

        MERCER, WILLIAM JOHNSON
        GRO Reference: 1915 D Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 1321