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Hello Linda

We have an ancestor in common. Sarah Mercer (bap. 11th August 1785 at Chew Stoke) was the younger sister of my ancestor John Bush MERCER, who was baptised 11th May 1777. There was a brother William bap 23rd April 1780, and another called James bap 3rd November 1782. Their parents were John MERCER, carpenter, otp, and Martha BUSH, otp, married 3rd June 1773 at Chew Stoke by licence, witnesses were John BUSH and Robert MERCER (fathers? brothers?). Sadly the licence no longer exists. Equally sadly, there is a gap in the Chew Stoke registers between about 1740-1753 and I can find no baptism of John MERCER. There is a burial of Robert MERCER, Snr, Oct 10th 1762 at Chew Stoke. There are no mentions of  the name MERCER in Chew Stoke before 1760. I have found mentions of MERCERs in Marksbury up to 1730's, then they seem to have moved out. So, are these the same line? And where did they go 1734-1760? Some MERCERs were in Stanton Prior, near to Marksbury, but I can find no record of the baptism of John MERCER in the area.

Hope this is of use,

Anne

Thank you so much - this is so helpful!  That William JERVIS who lived with Edwin and Louisa Augusta RICHARDSON must have been Louisa's son by her first husband, George JERVIS.  A William Albert George JERVIS was christened  on the 15 May 1881 at St Chad's Church, Derby s/o George & Louisa JERVIS.(Ancestry).  I originally thought he must have died but now I've discovered that when he married in 1902 he called himself George William Albert JERVIS!  So that eliminates the William JERVIS step-son of Edwin RICHARDSON as being William Henry JERVIS.  Thank you! 

So where was William Henry JERVIS in 1891 and 1901?  Back to the drawing board!  Perhaps he was serving in the Army?   You are correct it was the 5th Royal Irish Lancers which he gave on the 1911 census.

Many thanks.

In the school records for 1888 William's father is given as George, occupation labourer. In 1891 it is Edwin Richardson, plumber. George has presumably died, and Edwin is there as step father.

Also, I read the regiment William was in as 5th Royal Irish Lancers..... but I can't find any more information.