Mercy (Gwilym) Barrow (abt. 1795 - 1885)

Born about 1795 in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England

Wife of John Barrow — married 15 Sep 1823 in Bonnington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Mar 1885 at about age 90 in Otham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mercy Gwilym was born about 1795 in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Kent, England.^[1][2]

She married John Barrow on 15 September 1823 in Bonnington, Kent, England.^[1]

In 1841 she was living with her husband, John (50), and their children, in Otham, Kent, England:
Daughter, Sarah (16)
Daughter, Mary (12)
Daughter, Alice (10)
Daughter, Elizabeth (8)
Son, Edward (5)
Son, Jesse (2)
Daughter, Harriet (18)^[3]

In 1851 she was living with her husband, John (60), and their children, in Otham, Kent, England:
Daughter, Alice (19)
Son, Jesse (12)
Son, Robert (7)^[2]

Her husband, John, died in February 1870.^[4]

In 1871 she was widowed and living with her sons in Otham, Kent, England:
Son, William (52)
Son, Jesse (32)^[5]

In 1881 she was living with family in Otham, Kent, England:
Son, William (62)
Great-Grand-Daughter, Agnace Sisley (23)
Great-Grand-Daughter, Sarah Barrow (12)^[6]

She died, and was buried on 14 March 1885 in Otham, Kent, England.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "England Marriages, 1538–1973", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN8R-QN1 : 12 March 2020), Mercy Guelyam in entry for John Barrows, 1823.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLD-K8R : 9 November 2019), Mercy Barrow in household of John Barrow, Otham, Kent, England; citing Otham, Kent, England, p. 16, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2M-X3W : 6 March 2021), Mercy Barrow in household of John Barrow, Otham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZYB-TZJ : 13 April 2023), John Barrow, 1870.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF6G-44L : 20 January 2022), Mercy Barrow, 1871.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-8GSK : Sun Nov 12 21:14:56 UTC 2023), Entry for William Barrow and Mercy Barrow, 1881.
7. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZYB-TYM : 13 April 2023), Mercy Barrow, 1885.