The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Mercer, son of John Mercer and Sarah Mercer [Pain]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Mercer was the son of John Mercer and Sarah Mercer [Pain]. He was born 18th Sep 1810 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10th Oct 1810 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married (1) Harriet Ashby on 18th Nov 1833 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 1809 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died May 1851, aged 42 years; buried 4th May 1851 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJohn who was born 1834 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 17th Sep 1834 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiAnne who was born 1836 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiHenry who was born 1837 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 5th Jul 1837 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  ivWilliam who was born July to Sep 1840 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q3 Vol 5 Page 443
3 vElizabeth who was born 1842 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 4th May 1842 Tunbridge Wells Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viMary who was born 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 3rd Apr 1844 Tunbridge Wells Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
4 viiGeorge who was born 1846 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married (2) Frances Bonwick Gill on 31st Jul 1859 at St. Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London. She was born 1823 at Lambeth, London. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1860 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiJoseph who was born Dec 1861 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2b Page 8; christened 29th Dec 1861 Christ Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiAlbert Lewis who was born Oct to Dec 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q4 Vol 2a Page 453
  ivBlanche Mary who was born July to Sep 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1865 Q3 Vol 2a Page 468
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Mercer, master tailor was the son of John Mercer and Harriet Mercer [Ashby]. He was born 1834 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 17th Sep 1834 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Ann Leppard on Oct to Dec 1858, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2a Page 671. She was born 1835 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1862 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiFlora who was born 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1863 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
   
  3. Elizabeth Mercer was the daughter of John Mercer and Harriet Mercer [Ashby]. She was born 1842 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 4th May 1842 at Tunbridge Wells Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iFanny Edith who was born 1860 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 27th May 1860 All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent
   
  4. George Mercer, master tailor was the son of John Mercer and Harriet Mercer [Ashby]. He was born 1846 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Mary Ann Hewlitt on Oct to Dec 1870, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1870 Q4 Vol 2a Page 835. She was born 1851 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnnie Albertha who was born Oct to Dec 1871 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2a Page 528
  iiFlora Fanny who was born July to Sep 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2a Page 560
5 iiiLililian Rose who was born Oct to Dec 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2a Page 600
6 ivEthel Gertrude who was born Apr to June 1884 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q2 Vol 2a Page 652
7 vMabel Violet who was born July to Sep 1886 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2a Page 688
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Lililian Rose Fance-Spear [Mercer] was the daughter of George Mercer, master tailor and Mary Ann Mercer [Hewlitt]. She was born Oct to Dec 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2a Page 600
  She married Arthur Fance-Spear on Jan to Mar 1908, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1908 Q1 Vol 2a page 1083. He was born c 1875
   
  6. Ethel Gertrude Haskings [Mercer] was the daughter of George Mercer, master tailor and Mary Ann Mercer [Hewlitt]. She was born Apr to June 1884 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q2 Vol 2a Page 652
  She married Henry G. Haskings on July to Sep 1912, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1912 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1963. He was born c 1880
   
  7. Mabel Violet Strange [Mercer] was the daughter of George Mercer, master tailor and Mary Ann Mercer [Hewlitt]. She was born July to Sep 1886 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2a Page 688
  She married Frederick Charles Strange on Jan to Mar 1916, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1916 Q1 Vol 2a Page 1727. He was born Oct to Dec 1885 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1885 Q4 Vol 2a page 667
   

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