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Mercy Edeson

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alviegal

alviegal Report 25 May 2011 15:08

The name Mercia is of English origin and means "mercy". It also means "mercy" in Latin.

If they were a staunch Catholic family, this may not be an unusual choice of name given the amount of Latin used in the Catholic religion.

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 24 May 2011 19:51

Thank you Mary
Yvonne

Mary

Mary Report 24 May 2011 19:47

Go to www.gro.gov.uk this is the cheapest site.

You will have to register and copy info off the message with Mercia's birth details.
You will need the Volume and page number and date of birth and where registered.

The certificates cost £9 25p

Maryb

Researching:
Farrar, Jessop, Ward, Booth, Wragg, Walsh.

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 24 May 2011 18:58

Thank you so much everyone who has replied, I was not expecting anything to come of it but you are spot on. I thought her name must have been Mercy because they were a catholic family and very down to earth. I could not imagine them calling a child Mercia because it is so unusual, the R must stand for Rose my Grandmothers name. How do i go about buying her birth certificate?
Yvonne

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 24 May 2011 01:41

Looks like your father was born in 1924.

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 24 May 2011 00:50

If the information found IS that of your father's sister, then you should buy her death certificate


that will tell you what she died of, and exactly when she died.




sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 23 May 2011 23:07

Must be her

Marriages Dec 1922
EDESON James d Freer Blaby 7a 109
FREER Rose Edeson Blaby 7a 109

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

alviegal

alviegal Report 23 May 2011 23:07

Do you think this might be her Yvonne?

Civil Registration event: Death
Name: EDESON, Mercia R
Registration District: Leicester
County: Leicestershire
Year of Registration: 1933
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at death: 1
Volume No: 7A
Page No: 267



Civil Registration event: Marriage
MarriageFinder: Rose Freer married James D Edeson
Name: FREER, Rose
Registration District: Blaby
County: Leicestershire
Year of Registration: 1922
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Edeson
Volume No: 7A
Page No: 109
Name: EDESON, James D
Registration District: Blaby
County: Leicestershire
Year of Registration: 1922
Month of Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Volume No: 7A
Page No: 109

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 23 May 2011 23:05

Deaths Jun 1933 (>99%)
Edeson Mercia R 1 Leicester 7a 267

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 23 May 2011 23:05

What was her mother's maiden name? It is possible to search for births with relevant maiden name of mother on Freebmd, up till about 1945/50.

www.freebmd.org.uk

Might this be her?

Births Mar 1932 (>99%)
Edeson Mercia R Freer Blaby 7a 49

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 23 May 2011 22:58

Hi
I am looking for any records of my Fathers sister who died in childhood.
I believe her name was Mercy or similar. She was born in Leicester to Rose and James Edeson. I do not know the year but my Father was born in 1925 and I believe it would be in close years to this. If you have access to th the death records and come across anything please let me know as I have no record of her existance and as my (deceased) Father was thwe only surving child I would like to know a little more about her.
Yvonne Clayton (Edeson)