Alexander MercerAge: 80 years1854–1934
- Name
- Alexander Mercer
Birth | October 4, 1854 29 35 |
Census | April 7, 1861 (Age 6 years) Address: 69 Muirhouses |
Census | April 2, 1871 (Age 16 years) |
Marriage | Janet Cowan — View this family April 18, 1879 (Age 24 years) |
Census | April 3, 1881 (Age 26 years) Address: Irelands Row, 5, Beath, Fife, Scotland |
Census | April 5, 1891 (Age 36 years) Address: Haughmill, Markinch, Fife, Scotland |
Census | March 31, 1901 (Age 46 years) Address: Kennoway Road, Markinch, Windygates, Fife, Scotland |
Occupation | Coal Miner |
Death | December 9, 1934 (Age 80 years) Address: Craig Roineach, Kennoway Road, Windygates |
Will | March 6, 1946 (11 years after death) Shared note: Leven Mail 06 March 1946 |
Burial |
Family with parents |
father |
Andrew Mercer Birth: April 9, 1825 23 27 — Kennoway, Fife, Scotland Death: June 22, 1878 — Methelhill, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
mother |
Agnes Dunsyre Birth: 1819 20 21 Death: October 10, 1887 — Buckhaven, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
Marriage: March 6, 1846 — Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
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-5 years elder brother |
James Mercer Birth: February 20, 1841 15 22 — Beath, Fife, Scotland Death: January 12, 1908 — Windygates, Fife, Scotland |
4 years elder sister |
Isobella Mercer Birth: April 5, 1845 19 26 — Kennoway, Fife, Scotland Death: |
1 year elder brother |
William Mercer Birth: April 10, 1846 21 27 — Beath, Fife, Scotland Death: |
5 years elder sister |
Janet Mercer Birth: 1850 24 31 — Kennoway, Fife, Scotland Death: |
4 years elder sister |
Mary Mercer Birth: 1853 27 34 — Kennoway, Fife, Scotland Death: March 8, 1917 — Station Road, Windygates, Fife, Scotland |
21 months himself |
Alexander Mercer Birth: October 4, 1854 29 35 — Beath, Fife, Scotland Death: December 9, 1934 — Kennoway, Fife, Scotland |
2 years younger brother |
Andrew Mercer Birth: October 29, 1856 31 37 — Lochgelly, Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland Death: |
2 years younger sister |
Ann Mercer Birth: February 6, 1859 33 40 — Lochgelly, Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland Death: |
2 years younger brother |
George Brown Mercer Birth: June 1, 1861 36 42 — Lochgelly, Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland Death: October 22, 1947 — Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
23 months younger sister |
Agnes Mercer Birth: May 16, 1863 38 44 — Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland Death: 1864 — Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland |
2 years younger brother |
John Mercer Birth: May 6, 1865 40 46 — Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland Death: 1865 — Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland |
Family with Janet Cowan |
himself |
Alexander Mercer Birth: October 4, 1854 29 35 — Beath, Fife, Scotland Death: December 9, 1934 — Kennoway, Fife, Scotland |
wife |
Janet Cowan Birth: 1855 — Beath, Fife, Scotland Death: April 3, 1945 — Kennoway, Fife, Scotland |
Marriage: April 18, 1879 — Beath, Fife, Scotland |
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20 months son |
Andrew Mercer Birth: 1880 25 25 — Beath, Fife, Scotland Death: 1945 |
3 years son |
Robert Mercer Birth: 1882 27 27 — Beath, Fife, Scotland Death: |
4 years daughter |
Elizabeth Penman “Lizzie” Mercer Birth: 1885 30 30 — Buckhaven, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland Death: August 15, 1950 — Australia |
4 years daughter |
Agnes Mercer Birth: 1888 33 33 — Buckhaven, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland Death: |
22 months son |
John Cowan Mercer Birth: October 28, 1889 35 34 — Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland Death: |
5 years daughter |
Janet Mercer Birth: 1894 39 39 — Markinch, Fife, Scotland Death: 1949 — Windygates, Fife, Scotland |
Birth | Birth record entry:
Parish / District Name Number Entry / Frame
Beath / Fife opr 410/2 fr 555
Surname Mercer Sex M / F M
Given names Alexander
Date and time 4 October 1854
Place Beath
Father’s names Andrew Mercer
Mother’s names Agnes Mercer ms Dunsire
RCE / other information third son (sic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth | Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mercer
Gender Male
Birth year 1854
Birth place Beath,Fife,Scotland
Baptism year -
Baptism date -
Baptism place -
Father's first name(s) Andrew
Father's last name Mercer
Mother's first name(s) Agnes
Mother's last name Dunsire
Place Beath
County Fife
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Census | 1861 Scottish Census - Andrew Mercer + Agnes Dunsyre - Household
Book 006, page 037 410 Auchterderran
Notes: Number people Blind, Deaf or Dumb -0, Number children at school - 3, Number rooms with one or more windows - 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Census | 1871 Scotland - Census - William Mercer + Christina Morris - Household
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Census | 1881 Scotland - Census - Alexander Mercer + Janet Cowan - Household
Beath, Fife, Scotland
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Census | 1891 Scotland - Census - Alexander Mercer + Janet Cowan - Household
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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Census | 1901 Scotland - Census - Alexander Mercer + Janet Cowan - Household
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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Occupation | Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian 23 April 1892 - Accident at a Colliery
METHIL
Accident at a Colliery - On Sunday, when Alexander Mercer was employed at a colliery in this neighbourhood, he had one of his hands badly injured. One of his fingers was mutilated, besides the hand being otherwise bruised. Medical aid was procured for him, and he is expected favourably to recover.
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I can find two Alexander Mercers working as coal miners in this area at this time:
1. Alexander Mercer b.1854, m. Janet Cowan, residing at Haughmill, Markinch in 1891
2. Alexander Mercer b.1859, m. Christina Williamson, residing at Balcurvie, Markinch in 1891
M.H.
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Death | ref 447/02/0026
MERCER, Alexander
Occ: Cola Miner
Spouse: Janet Penman Cowan
Age: 80
Parents: Andrew Mercer, Watchmaker (decd) - Agnes Mercer MS Dunsyre (decd)
Witness: Andrew Mercer, son
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Will | Leven Mail 06 March 1946
COTTAGE
An action has been raised in Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court by Andrew Mercer, Viewforth Cottage, and Robert Mercer, Muiredge, Buckhaven, trustees of the late Alexander Mercer, Greag Roineach Cottage, Windygates, against Mrs Janet Mercer or Ritchie or Paterson, and Duncan Paterson, both residing at Creag Roineach, Kennoway Road, WIndygates. The record in this case has now been closed.
The pursuers crave the Court to eject the defenders from the cottage known as Creag Roineach, and in their condescendence they aver that on his death on 9th December, 1934, the late Alexander Mercer bequethed his estate to the pursuers and to his wife, Mrs Janet Cowan or Mercer, as trustees. Mrs Mercer died on or about 2nd April, 1945, and the deceased Alexander Mercer further directed his trustees, on the death of his wife, or his own death if she pre-deceased him, to realise the whole of his estate and divide it into seven parts amongst named members of his family. In their answers, the defenders aver that they were requested by the late owner and liferentrix of the cottage to remain in occupation, and as they have been accepted as tenants for many years, the pursuers are not entitled to the remedy craved. The defenders ask that the case be dismissed accordingly.
Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian 20 April 1946
This case was concluded, this is a lengthy article summarised here:
The defenders lost the case because they were arguing that as long-term tenants they could not be evicted. However they could not show that they had ever paid rent and could not therefore be considered tenants. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burial | from James Barclay
I had a wander round Kennoway cemetery on Thursday and found the following gravestone which is relevant to your database.
Alexander Mercer died 9th December, 1934 (80) beloved wife of Janet Cowan died 3rd April, 1945 (80) Their daughter Elizabeth died in Australia 15th August, 1950 (64). |