John THOM & Sarah Kate MERCER

[DaveHam9]

1871
Registration No: 685/4
Registration District: St Giles
Civil Parish: Edinburgh Buccleuch
Town: Edinburgh
County: Midlothian
Roll: CSSCT1871_164 Page 11
ED: 50 Schedule: 51
Address: 24 West Crosscauseway
Christian Miller Head 51 Edinburgh
Cecilia Miller Dau 11 Edinburgh
John Thom Nephew 9 Edinburgh

1881
RG11 Piece 3432 Folio 12 Page 18
Civil Parish: Chesterfield
County: Derbyshire
Registration District: Chesterfield
Sub-RD: Chesterfield
ED: 13
No of Schedule: 102
Address: 32 Newbold Rd
MERCER James B Head Mar 38 Scripture Reader Scotland
MERCER Rachel F Wife Mar 40 - Sheffield Yorkshire
MERCER Lucy H Dau 12 Scholar Sheffield Yorkshire
MERCER Rachel A Dau 7 Scholar Wadsley Yorkshire
MERCER Alexander Son 1 Chesterfield Derbyshire
WILLOUGHBY Sarah Sister-in-Law Unm 34 Serv Domestic Sheffield Yorkshire

1881
RG11 Piece 3499 Folio 123 Page 38
Civil Parish: Chorley
County: Cheshire
Registration District: Macclesfield
Sub-RD: Alderley
ED: 8
No of Schedule: 214
Address: Ryley Lane Vicarage
CONSTERDINE Mary S Wife Mar 62 Wife of CE Clergyman Chorley Cheshire
+ family & servants
MERCER Kate Serv. 14 Kitchenmaid Domestic Serv Sheffield Yorkshire

 

[DaveHam9]

NSW Marriage 122/1891 THORN [? THOM] JOHN - MERCER SARAH K - SYDNEY * 20 Jan

Sarah/Kate's sister Lucy Harriet was a witness to that marriage.

John Thom in 1881 ?

Looking for their arrivals, thanks.

 

[emeltee]

1881
22 West Crosscauseway, Edinburgh
Elizabeth Millar Head 61 Widow Charwoman Edinburgh
Catherine Millar Dau 23 Unmarr. Laundress Edinburgh
John Thom Nephew 18 Unmarr. Stationer's Porter Edinburgh

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks emeltee.

 

[gibbo]

1881
RG11 Piece 3432 Folio 12 Page 18
Civil Parish: Chesterfield
County: Derbyshire
Registration District: Chesterfield
Sub-RD: Chesterfield
ED: 13
No of Schedule: 102
Address: 32 Newbold Rd
MERCER James B Head Mar 38 Scripture Reader Scotland
MERCER Rachel F Wife Mar 40 - Sheffield Yorkshire
MERCER Lucy H Dau 12 Scholar Sheffield Yorkshire
MERCER Rachel A Dau 7 Scholar Wadsley Yorkshire
MERCER Alexander Son 1 Chesterfield Derbyshire
WILLOUGHBY Sarah Sister-in-Law Unm 34 Serv Domestic Sheffield Yorkshire

You aware most of the above come over?

MERCER RACHEL
7881/1906
ROBERT
BALMAIN SOUTH

Funeral notices for Rachel snr

• The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
  View title info
• Tue 17 Jul 1906

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14786328?searchTerm=rachel mercer

 

[gibbo]

Arrived QLD in 1883 according to James's obit.

MERCER JAMES B
10795/1897
JOHN
JOSEPHINE
ANNANDALE

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16253202?searchTerm=James Ballantine Mercer

I can't find them on the passenger lists in QLD archives.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

I only had two known to have arrived.

 

[gibbo]

Not sure how much you want on the family but will post what i find.

MERCER ALEXANDER W
11494/1915
JAMES B
RACHEL F
GRAFTON

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15610525?searchTerm=alexander mercer
.

 

[gibbo]

Trove is off line for maintenance at the moment so can't get any articles.

Rachel jnr

7107/1914
AULD
JAMES
MERCER
RACHEL A
BALMAIN SOUTH

AULD RACHEL M
14596/1918
JAMES
RACHEL A
CANTERBURY

 

[gibbo]

One marriage for Lucy but lots of indexes with different spelling etc

1864/1891
LA MOTTE
GEORGE W D
MERCER
LUCY H
SYDNEY

1864/1891
LAMOTTE
GEORGE W D
MERCER
LUCY H
SYDNEY

1864/1891
MOTTE
GEORGE W D LA
MERCER
LUCY H
SYDNEY

1864/1891
VALOIS
VICOMTE DE
MERCER
LUCY H
SYDNEY

Same with her death index

DE LA MOTTE LUCY HARRIETTE
9358/1939
JAMES BALLANTYNE
RACHEL
AUBURN

DELAMOTTE LUCY HARRIETTE
9358/1939
JAMES BALLANTYNE
RACHEL
AUBURN

MOTTE LUCY HARRIETTE DE LA
9358/1939
JAMES BALLANTYNE
RACHEL
AUBURN

MOTTE LUCY HARRIETTE DE LA
9358/1939
JAMES BALLANTYNE
RACHEL
AUBURN

 

[gibbo]

• The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909)
  View title info
• Thu 29 Jan 1891

THOM—MERCER.—January 20, 1891, at the Mariners' Church, Circular Quay, by the Rev. C. H. Gibson, C.E. clergyman, John, only son of the late James Thom, of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Sarah Kate (Kitty), eldest daughter of J. B. Mercer, late of Chesterfield and Plymouth, England. Home papers please copy.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228183058?searchTerm=thom mercer
.

 

[gibbo]

So many John Thom's on the passenger list in FMP within the years we are looking at.

Nothing in Trove to help, just death and funeral notices, no obits.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16836807?searchTerm=thom

THOM JOHN
2085/1932
JAMES
MARGARET
HURSTVILLE

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

CofE Waverley

FIRST NAME: RACHEL F
LAST NAME: MERCER
AGE: 65
BIRTH: -----
DEATH: -----
BURIAL: 1906-07-18
SITES: W-19-CE-SL-4817