Seventh Generation (Continued)
Mercy Sabina CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
Born abt 1812 in Staplehurst, Kent, England. Christened on 6 Feb 1834 in Halden, Kent, England. Mercy Sabina died in Frittenden, Kent, England, on 1 Dec 1888; she was 76.
- 1812: Her birth date is based on the fact that she was 69 in 1881 census (and appropriate ages in the earlier censuses from 1841, all at Frittenden.) The censuses say she was born at Staplehurst.
- 1834 group baptism: "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name Christening Date Christening Place Batch
Mercy Sabina Carpenter ** 06 Feb 1834 Halden, Kent, England I00876-6
[8 siblings baptised all at the same time - Mercy was married later the same year so perhaps they all were adults?]
- 1834 "England, Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Name: Robert Widower Mercer
Spouse's Name: Mercy Sabine Spinster Carpenter
Event Date: 25 Feb 1834
Event Place: Halden, Kent, England
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00876-6
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1786506
Reference ID: item 1
- 1851 England Census
Name: Mercy Sabina Mercer
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Robert Mercer
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Civil parish: Frittenden
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street Address:
Registration district: Cranbrook
Sub-registration district: Cranbrook
ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 25
Piece: 1619
Folio: 7
Page Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Mercer 48, married, Farmer of 410 acres employing 10 labourers, b. Kent Headcorn
Mercy Sabina Mercer 39, married, Farmers wife, b. Kent Staplehurst
Sabina Mercer 16, Farmers Daur, b. Kent Frittenden
Robert Mercer 12, Farmers Son, b. Kent Frittenden
George Mercer 9, Farmers Son, b. Kent Frittenden
Elizabeth White 14, House servant b. Kent Headcorn
William Smith 17, Farm Labourer, b. Kent Staplehurst
William Sands 17, Farm Labourer, b. Sussex Burwash
George Weston 16, Farm Labourer, b. Kent Tenterden
Thomas Pain 13, Farm Labourer, B Kent Staplehurst
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1619; Folio: 7; Page: 7; GSU roll: 193520.
- 1861 England Census
Name: Robert Mercer
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sebina Mercer
Gender: Male
Where born: Headcorn, Kent, England
Civil parish: Frittenden
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street Address: Brook Farm (or Gold Farm [in different hand])
Registration district: Cranbrook
Sub-registration district: Cranbrook
ED, institution, or vessel: 10b
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 25
Piece: 507
Folio: 123
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Mercer 58 - head, marr, Farmer of 307 acres Emp 8 men 4 Boys, b. Headcorn Kent
Sebina Mercer 49 - wife, marr, b Staplehurst Kent
Thomas Gillett 26 - son-in-law, marr, b Chelham Kent
Sebina Gillett 26 - daug, marr, b. Frittenden
Thomas G Gillett 2 Months - grandson, b. Feversham Kent
Jane Wildish 24 - Daur, marr, b. Frittenden, Kent [or Waldish? or Weldish?]
Mercer Wildish 1 - grandson, b. Ulcomb Kent
Mary A Savage 47 - Nurse, W?, b. Spalding, Lincolnshire
Rebecca Samsell 18 - Serv, Un, b. Frittenden Kent
Polly Spratbrow 17 - Cook, b Frittenden Kent
John Baker 18 - Groom, b. Cranbrook Kent
Henry Hayward 17 - Carter, b. Frittenden Kent
Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 507; Folio: 123; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542651.
- 1871 "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Name: Mercy S Mercer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Female
Age: 59
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Staplehurst, Kent
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Cranbrook
Sub-District: Cranbrook
Parish: Frittenden
County: Kent
Address: Gold Farm
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Robert Mercer M 68 Headcorn, Kent - farmer of 500 acres employing 10 labourers & 1 boy
Wife Mercy S Mercer F 59 Staplehurst, Kent - Farmers wife
Granddaughter Kate Wildish F 7 Frittenden, Kent
Servant Sarah Smith F 16 Frittenden, Kent - General Servant (Domestic)
Servant Jessy Maynard M 16 Brenchley, Kent - House Boy (Domestic)
Servant Isaac Newbell M 15 Frittenden, Kent - Ag Lab
Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 949; Folio: 12; Page: 15; GSU roll: 838716.
- 1881 "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Name: Sabina M Mercer
Age (Original): 69
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1812
Birthplace: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmers Wife
Address: Gould Farm
Event Place: Frittenden, Kent, England
Record Type: Household
GS Film number: 1341224
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 938 / 31
Page Number: 13
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Robert Mercer M 78 Headcorn, Kent, England
Wife Sabina M Mercer F 69 Staplehurst, Kent, England
Servant Lucy Baker F 17 Heathfield, Sussex, England
- 1888 England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Mercy Sabrina Mercer
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1888
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: Cranbrook
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 398
- 1888 England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Mercy Sabrina Mercer
Probate Date: 8 Jan 1889
Death Date: 1 Dec 1888
Death Place: Kent, England
Registry: Principal Registry
Transcribed extract from film:
“MERCER Mercy Sabrina, Personal Estate 1,303 poiunds 7s 4d. 8 January [1889]. The Will of Mercy Sabrina Mercer late of the Parish of Frittenden in the County of Kent Widow who died 1 December 1888 at Frittenden was proved at the Principal Registry by Robert Mercer of Rodmersham House Sittingbourne in the said County Esquire the Son the sole Executor.”
RESEARCH NOTES
- 1841 England census - not living with parents
- see also http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op...search&id=I26809
On 25 Feb 1834 when Mercy Sabina was 22, she married Robert MERCER in Halden, Kent, England. Born abt 1803 in Headcorn, Kent, England. Robert died in Cranbrook Reg Dist, Kent, England, in Q1 1888; he was 85.
- Was a widower when he married Mercy
- 1888 England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Robert Mercer
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1888
Age at Death: 85
Registration district: Cranbrook
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
RESEARCH NOTES
Parks Family Tree on ancestry lists parents:
Robert Mercer 1760 – 1822
Ann Oare 1764 – 1847
Spouse & Children [#2]
Mercy Sabina Mercer 1812 – 1888
Elizabeth MERCER 1828 –
Sabina Mercer 1835 – 1894
Jane Mercer 1837 – 1929
Robert Mercer 1839 – 1917
George Mercer 1842 – 1855
Children of Unknown Spouse [#1]
Elizabeth Mercer 1826 – 1853
Ann Mercer 1828 – 1850
They had the following children:
Nelson James CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
Born abt 1816 in Kent, England.
- 1834 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name Christening Date Christening Place Batch
Nelson James Carpenter 06 Feb 1834 Halden, Kent, England I00876-6
[8 siblings baptised all at the same time - Mercy was married later the same year so perhaps they all were adults?]
- 1841 England Census
Name: Nelson Carpenter
Age:25
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1816
Gender:Male
Where born:Kent, England
Civil parish: High Halden
Hundred:Blackbourne
County/Island:vKent
Country:vEngland
Street Address: [Ransley? House]
Registration district:Tenterden
Sub-registration district:Tenterden
Piece: 473
Book: 6
Folio :9
Page Number:9
Household Members:
Name Age
James Carpenter 55, farmer, b. Kent
Elizabeth Carpenter 50, b. Kent
Nelson Carpenter 25, b. Kent
Caroline Carpenter 15, b. Kent
Esther Carpenter 15, b. Kent
George Carpenter 13, b. Kent
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 473; Book: 6; Civil Parish: High Halden; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 9; Page: 9; Line: 6; GSU roll: 306868.
Film shows others in same household / address:
Thomas Pound, 45, Ag Lab, b Kent
John Holt, 20, Ag Lab, b. Kent
James Oliver, 15, Ag Lab, b. Kent
Caroline Holt, 20, F S, b. Kent
- 1841 England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Nelson James Carpenter
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1841
Registration district: Maidstone
Inferred County: Kent
Volume Number: 5
Page Number: 439
On same page (which is his wife?):
Nelson James Carpenter Oct-Nov-Dec 1841 Maidstone Kent
Jane Cornwell Oct-Nov-Dec 1841 Maidstone Kent
Elizabeth Dobell Oct-Nov-Dec 1841 Maidstone Kent
Matilda Ann Medhurst Oct-Nov-Dec 1841 Maidstone Kent
James Nye Oct-Nov-Dec 1841 Maidstone Kent
Elizabeth Robinson Oct-Nov-Dec 1841 Maidstone Kent
William CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
- 1834 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name Christening Date Christening Place Batch
William Carpenter 06 Feb 1834 Halden, Kent, England I00876-6
[8 siblings baptised all at the same time - Mercy was married later the same year so perhaps they all were adults?]
RESEARCH NOTES
- 1841 England census - not living with parents
John CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
- 1834 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name Christening Date Christening Place Batch
John Carpenter 06 Feb 1834 Halden, Kent, England I00876-6
[8 siblings baptised all at the same time - Mercy was married later the same year so perhaps they all were adults?]
RESEARCH NOTES
- 1841 England census - not living with parents
Harry Thomas CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
- 1834 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name Christening Date Christening Place Batch
Harry Thomas Carpenter 06 Feb 1834 Halden, Kent, England I00876-6
[8 siblings baptised all at the same time - Mercy was married later the same year so perhaps they all were adults?]
RESEARCH NOTES
- 1841 England census - not living with parents
Charlotte Elizabeth CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
Christened on 6 Feb 1834 in Halden, Kent, England.
- 1834 "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name Christening Date Christening Place Batch
Charlotte Elizabeth Carpenter 06 Feb 1834 Halden, Kent, England I00876-6
[8 siblings baptised all at the same time - Mercy was married later the same year so perhaps they all were adults?]
- 1851 England Census
Name: Charlotte Russell [Charlotte elizabeth Russell nee Carpenter]
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819 [01/Feb 1810]
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Isaac Russell
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Frittenden, Kent, England
Civil parish: High Halden
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street Address:
Registration district: Tenterden
Sub-registration district: Rolvenden
ED, institution, or vessel: 6b
Household schedule number: 2
Piece: 1620
Folio: 408
Page Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Russell 41 - head, marr, Ag Lab, b. Kent High Halden
Charlotte Russell 32 - wife, mar, - b. Kent Frittenden
Mary Ann Russell 14 - dau, un, general servant, b. America, British Subject
Nelson Russell 11 - son, b. America, British Subject
Frederic Russell 6 - son, b. America, British Subject
Henry Russell 5 Mo - son, b. Kent Bethersden
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1620; Folio: 408; Page: 1; GSU roll: 193521.
- 1861 England Census
Name: Charlotte Russell [Charlotte Elizabeth Russell nee Carpenter]
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 [1 Feb 1810]
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Isaac Russell
Gender: Female
Where born: Frittenden, Kent, England
Civil parish: High Halden
Ecclesiastical parish: Canterbury
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street Address:
Registration district: Tenterden
Sub-registration district: Tenterden
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Household schedule number: 21
Piece: 510
Folio: 176
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Russell 50 - head, mar, Ag Lab, b. Kent High Halden
Charlotte Russell 40 - wife, mar, b. Kent Frittenden
Nelson Russell 20 - son, un, Ag Lab, b. America
Frederick Russell 15 - son, un, Ag Lab, b. America
Henry Russell 10 - son, -, Scholar, b. Kent Bethersdem [just west of Ashford in East Kent]
Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 510; Folio: 176; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542652.
- 1881 England Census
Name: Isaac Russell
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Relation: Brother
Gender: Male
Where born: High Halden, Kent, England
Civil parish: High Halden
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street Address: Post Office
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Agri’l Laborer
Registration district: Tenterden
Sub-registration district: Tenterden
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Piece: 943
Folio: 84
Page Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Cowell 80 - head, b. High Halden
Isaac Russell 75 - brother
Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 943; Folio: 84; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341225.
RESEARCH NOTES
Is this the same daughter / recording error?, or different?:
- 1841 England Census, living with parents, 3 siblings and 4 servants in High Halden, Blackbourne, Kent:
Caroline Carpenter 15, b. Kent
- why the large discrepancies in birth date [1821 vs 1810] - who made these changes? Is this Charlotte really the one that married Isaac Russell???
Charlotte Elizabeth married Isaac RUSSELL. Born abt 1807. Isaac died in Tenterden Reg Dist, Kent, England, in Q3 1882; he was 75.
- 1882 England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Isaac Russell
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1882
Age at Death: 75
Registration district: Tenterden
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a 371
Esther Ann CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
Born abt 1826 in Kent, England. Christened on 6 Feb 1834 in Halden, Kent, England.
- 1841 England Census, living with parents, 3 siblings and 4 servants in High Halden, Blackbourne, Kent:
Esther Carpenter 15, b. Kent
RESEARCH NOTES
- There are 2 different Esther Ann Carpenters indexed:
1) "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name: Esther Ann Carpenter Family Tree
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 11 Sep 1825
Christening Place: WESLEYAN,HEADCORN,KENT,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1825
Birthplace:
Father's Name: James Carpenter
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Worstley *** wrong family
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C06838-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0596912 (RG4 931)
2) England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name: Esther Ann Carpenter
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 06 Feb 1834
Christening Place: Halden, Kent, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Father's Name: James Carpenter
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00876-6
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1786506
Reference ID: item 1 [group baptism with 7 other siblings]
[group of 8 siblings baptised together, perhaps as children or adults]
- Previously thought the 1825 dates applied here, but that is the wrong family.
George Edward CARPENTER (James6, Mercy BOORMAN5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1).
Born on 23 Feb 1828 in Frittenden, Kent, England. Christened on 6 Feb 1834 in Halden, Kent, England. Occupation: Farmer Of 276 Acres Employing 4 Men (1888).
- 1841 England Census, living with parents, 3 siblings and 4 servants in High Halden, Blackbourne, Kent:
George Carpenter 13, b. Kent
RESEARCH NOTES
- There are 2 different entries for a George Edward Carpenter - probably 2 different children close in age - easy to mix them up in later records:
1) "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name: George Edward Carpenter
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 15 Jun 1828
Christening Place: WESLEYAN,HEADCORN,KENT,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1828
Father's Name: James Carpenter
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Worsley ** wrong family
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C06838-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0596912 (RG4 931) [this is the wrong one!]
2) "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name: George Edward Carpenter
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 06 Feb 1834
Christening Place: Halden, Kent, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Father's Name: James Carpenter
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00876-6
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1786506
Reference ID: item 1
[group of 8 siblings baptised together, perhaps as adults]
- Originally thought the 1828 dates applied, but this was the wrong one [see mothers surname].
These may be for the wrong George:
- 1859 "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Name:George Edward Carpenter
Birth Date:1830
Birthplace:
Age:29
Spouse's Name:Jane Barber Wells
Spouse's Birth Date:1835
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:24
Event Date:25 Jan 1859
Event Place:Woodchurch, Kent, England
Father's Name:James Carpenter
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:Henry Wells
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I04439-8
System Origin:England-EASy
GS Film number:1473776
Reference ID:Page 93 No. 186
- 1861 "England and Wales Census, 1861"
Name: George E Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Frittenden, Kent
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Cranbrook
Sub-District: 1 Cranbrook
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Parish: Frittenden
Residence County: Kent
- 1859 UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893
Name: Edward George Carpenter
Poll Year: 1859
District: Cranbrook
Parish or Rectory: Frittenden
County: Kent
Original data: London, England, UK and London Poll Books. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library.
- 1865 UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893
Name: George Edward Carpenter
Poll Year: 1865
District: Cranbrook
Parish or Rectory: Frittenden
County: Kent
- 1868 UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893
Name: George Edward Carpenter
Poll Year: 1868
District: Cranbrook
Parish or Rectory: Frittenden
County: Kent
- 1871 "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Name: George E Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Frittenden, Kent
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Cranbrook
Sub-District: Cranbrook
Parish: Frittenden
County: Kent
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self George E Carpenter M 43 Frittenden, Kent
Wife Jane Carpenter F 36 Brighton, Sussex
Son Thomas B Carpenter M 18 Frittenden, Kent
Daughter Elizabeth Carpenter F 16 Frittenden, Kent
Son George E Carpenter M 14 Frittenden, Kent
Daughter Jane Carpenter F 7 Frittenden, Kent
Son Ernest E Carpenter M 5 Frittenden, Kent
Servant Mary Crampton F 19 Headcorn, Kent
Servant William Gilbert M 19 Staplehurst, Kent
Servant Charles Cradduck M 17 Staplehurst, Kent
- 1881 "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Name: George E Carpenter
Age (Original): 53
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1828
Birthplace: Frittenden, Kent, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer 276 Acres Employing 4 Men
Address: Henden House
Event Place: Woodchurch, Kent, England
Record Type: Household
GS Film number: 1341225
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 943 / 63
Page Number: 13
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George E Carpenter M 53 Frittenden, Kent, England
Wife Jane B Carpenter F 46 Brighton, Sussex, England
Daughter Elizabeth Carpenter F 26 Frittenden, Kent, England
Son George E Carpenter M 24 Frittenden, Kent, England
Daughter Jane Carpenter F 17 Frittenden, Kent, England
Servant Jane Crampton F 22 Headcorn, Kent, England
- ???England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: George Edward Carpenter
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1900
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Cranbrook
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 446 [Lots of other choices]
George Edward married Jane. Born abt 1834 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
RESEARCH NOTES
- Not sure if this spouse (Jane) and 3 children is applied to the right George Edward Carpenter?
They had the following children: