Carter-Aaron tree » Percy Augustus Mercer (1881-1956)
Personal data Percy Augustus Mercer
Sources 1, 2- He was born on July 20, 1881 in New Zealand.
- Profession: about 1914 Musician in Emma St, Mt. Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
- (Electoral Roll) in the year 1911 in MacArthur St, Feilding, Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand.
Hairdresser
- (Electoral Roll) in the year 1925 in 10 Calgary St, Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand.
Cabinet maker
- He died on June 12, 1956 in New Zealand, he was 74 years old.
- He is buried in Taupo Lawn Cemetery, 117 Rickit St, Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand.
- A child of Frederick Mercer and Matilda Lewin
Household of Percy Augustus Mercer
(1) He is married to Kathleen McKeague.
They got married in the year 1903 at New Zealand, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Jane Stewart Whisker.
They got married in the year 1905 at New Zealand, he was 23 years old.
Child(ren):
- Jean Ferne Mercer 1906-1980
- James Frederick Mercer 1908-1961
- Douglas "Ritchie" Richard Mercer 1911-1962
- Ida Matilda Mercer 1915-
- Mercer 1916-1916
(3) He is married to Doris May Burnham Lewin.
They got married in the year 1925 at New Zealand, he was 43 years old.
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Sources
- New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008
Percy Augustus Mercer<br>Birth: Circa 1881<br>Burial: 1956 - Taupo Cemetery, Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand<br>Age: 75<br>Category: M/I<br>Source: NZSG Cemetery Fiche<br>Reference: M626<br>Record #: 155
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Historical events
Birthday July 20, 1881
- The temperature on July 20, 1881 was about 25.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
- June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
- June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
- June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
- July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
- November 9 » Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
Day of death June 12, 1956
- The temperature on June 12, 1956 was between 11.6 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
- January 30 » African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- March 9 » Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
- April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
- October 21 » The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated.
- November 2 » Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.
- November 5 » Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.
Same birth/death day
- 1873 » Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian pilot († 1932)
- 1876 » Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician and academic († 1944)
- 1877 » Tom Crean, Irish sailor and explorer († 1938)
- 1882 » Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher († 1937)
- 1889 » John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC († 1971)
- 1890 » Verna Felton, American actress († 1966)
- 1946 » Médéric Martin, Canadian politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1869)
- 1952 » Harry Lawson, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Victoria (b. 1875)
- 1957 » Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)
- 1962 » John Ireland, English composer and educator (b. 1879)
- 1963 » Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (b. 1925)
- 1966 » Hermann Scherchen, German viola player and conductor (b. 1891)
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The Carter-Aaron tree publication was prepared by Dave Aaron.
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Dave Aaron, "Carter-Aaron tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/carter-aaron-tree/I9330.php : accessed February 4, 2026), "Percy Augustus Mercer (1881-1956)".
Dave Aaron, "Carter-Aaron tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/carter-aaron-tree/I9330.php : accessed February 4, 2026), "Percy Augustus Mercer (1881-1956)".