Harrower Family Tree » James Mercer (1802-1844)

Personal data James Mercer 

Source 1
  • He was born on January 30, 1802 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.Source 1
    James Mercer and William Mercer are twins, born 30 January 1802, Kennoway
  • He was baptized on February 7, 1802 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.Source 1
    James Mercer and William Mercer are twins, baptized 7 February, 1802, Kennoway
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1825 Labourer ; birth of Son Andrew in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
    • before 1844 Sawyer ; Wife Isobel is a widow on her death register,.Source 3
  • Census in the year 1841, Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.Source 4
  • He died on July 23, 1844 in Easter Kennoway, Fife, Scotland, he was 42 years old.Source 5
    Isobel a widow, and Head of household in 1851 census. Possible death 23 July 1844. See Media
  • A child of Andrew Mercer and Catherine Martin

Household of James Mercer

He had a relationship with Isobel Burgess.


Child(ren):

  1. Andrew Mercer  1824-1878 
  2. James Mercer  ± 1834-????
  3. Alexander Mercer  1827-????
  4. William Mercer  1830-???? 

Event (Proclamation of Marriage) on January 8, 1825 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland .Source 6


Notes about James Mercer

1. Marriage proclaimed in Jan 1825, Son Andrew born 9 May 1825.
MERCER, JAMES, ISOBEL BURGESS, FR1036, 08/01/1825, 434/40 211, Kennoway

2. James Mercer and William Mercer are twins, born 30 Jan 1802, Kennoway

3. James Mercer, Easter Kennoway, Old Parish Register of Deaths. Burial, July 23, 1844, Kennoway Charge for Mortcloth 2/6d, 434/40 293. This is the only burial in Fife of a James Mercer on Scotlands People between 1802 and 1851.

4. 1841 Census, only James Mercer's name in household. Other houses in Easter Kennoway on same page in 1841 census appear to name only heads of household. A check between the 1851 and 1841 shows matching people in both censuses. (The area covered by Easter Kennoway in both census has a Kenmount (Kenmont) Cottage in 1841, and a Kenmont Lodge in 1851. The matching names are in the same order on both census. It is believed that James died between censuses, as Isobel was Head of household in 1851 census, and James Mercer, possibly mort cloth dues of 2/6d on 23 Jul. 1844.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Mercer

James Mercer
1802-1844


Isobel Burgess
1797-1875

Andrew Mercer
1824-1878
James Mercer
± 1834-????
Alexander Mercer
1827-????
William Mercer
1830-????

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Sources

  1. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1802 MERCER, JAMES, MERCER, WILLIAM, (Old Parish Registers Births 434/ 30 120 Kennoway) Page 120 of 350
    07/02/1802 MERCER, JAMES, MERCER, WILLIAM, (Old Parish Registers Births 434/ 30 120 Kennoway) Page 120 of 350
    Kennoway 1802
    Andrew Mercer, Weaver in Kennoway and Catherine Martin, his Spouse had Twins Born the 30th February Baptised James and William on February 7th 1802
  2. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1824 MERCER, ANDREW (Old Parish Registers Births 434/ 40 12 Kennoway) Page 12 of 312
    08/05/1824 MERCER, ANDREW (Old Parish Registers Births 434/ 40 12 Kennoway) Page 12 of 312
    Kennoway 1824
    May 8 James Mercer Labourer in Kennoway and Isobel Burgess his Spouse had a Son born 9th April Baptized Andrew
  3. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1875 BURGES, ISABELLA (Statutory registers Deaths 434/ 1)
    1875 BURGES, ISABELLA (Statutory registers Deaths 434/ 1)
    Deaths in the Parish of Kennoway in the County of Fife 1875.
    Isabella Mercer
    Widow of James Mercer
    (Sawyer)
    1875 January Tenth 10hs. P.M.
    Easter Kennoway F 77 Years
    Parents: Alexander Burgess
    Feuar (dec'd)
    Jane Burgess M.S. Dalrymple (dec'd)
    COD: Bronchitis 11/2 Months
    Certified by Thomas Morris L.R.C.P.E
    Inf. Alex Mercer, Son
    Registered
    1875 January 18th, Kennoway
    James A Forrester
    Registrar
  4. 1841 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1841 MERCER, JAMES (Census 434/ 1/ 5) Parish: Kennoway 1841 Scotland Census [scotlandspeople.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
    1841 Census, only James Mercer's name in household. Other houses in Easter Kennoway on same page in 1841 census appear to name only heads of household. A check between the 1851 and 1841 shows matching people in both censuses. (The area covered by Easter Kennoway in both census has a Kenmount (Kenmont) Cottage in 1841, and a Kenmont Lodge in 1851. The matching names are in the same order on both census. It is believed that James died between censuses, as Isobel was Head of household in 1851 census, and James Mercer, possibly mort cloth dues of 2/6d on 23 Jul. 1844.
  5. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Deaths and Burials, 1844 MERCER, JAMES (Old Parish Registers Deaths 434/ 40 293 Kennoway)
    23/07/1844 MERCER, JAMES (Old Parish Registers Deaths 434/ 40 293 Kennoway)
    1844 July 23, James Mercer, Easter Kennoway, 2/6
  6. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1825 MERCER, JAMES (Old Parish Registers Marriages 434/ 40 211 Kennoway)
    Kennoway
    1825 Jan'y 8, James Mercer and Isobel Burgess, both in this Parish, were Proclaimed

Historical events

Birthday January 30, 1802

  • The temperature on January 30, 1802 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1802: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 16 » The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
    • May 19 » Napoleon Bonaparte founds the Legion of Honour.
    • May 20 » By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution.
    • May 28 » In Guadeloupe, 400 rebellious slaves, led by Louis Delgrès, blow themselves up rather than submit to Napoleon's troops.
    • September 3 » William Wordsworth composes the sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802".
    • November 19 » The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (Present day Belize)

Christening day February 7, 1802

  • The temperature on February 7, 1802 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1802: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 16 » The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
    • March 25 » The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.
    • March 28 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
    • May 3 » Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city after Congress abolishes the Board of Commissioners, the District's founding government. The "City of Washington" is given a mayor-council form of government.
    • July 22 » Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.
    • November 19 » The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (Present day Belize)

Day of death July 23, 1844

  • The temperature on July 23, 1844 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1844: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 27 » The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
    • March 8 » King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
    • May 24 » Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
    • July 3 » The last pair of great auks is killed.
    • August 8 » The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
    • October 22 » Millerites, followers of Baptist preacher William Miller anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.


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