John Mockett of Ninfield
(Abt 1743-1818)
Judith Sandford
(-1782)
John Henty of Alciston
(Abt 1748-1812)
Sarah Akehurst
(1752-1806)
Henry Mockett of West Firle, Gent.
(Abt 1774-1853)
Hetty Henty
(Abt 1778-1841)
Mercy Mockett
(1809-1885)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. George Vinall of New Shoreham

2. Richard Nelson Harvey

Mercy Mockett

  • Christened: 24 Sep 1809, West Firle, Sussex, England 1
  • Married (1): 17 Jul 1830, New Shoreham, Sussex, England 2
  • Married (2): 25 Dec 1845, New Shoreham, Sussex, England 3
  • Buried: 16 Jun 1885, New Shoreham, Sussex, England 4

  Research Notes:

In Aug 1835 Mercy Vinall and her husband George Vinall were present at the marriage of Mercy's widowed sister Ann Budgen to John Burrough Copley in New Shoreham Sussex.

At the time of the 1851 England Census Mercy Harvey, age 42, born in Firle, grocer's shop, and husband Nelson Harvey, age 44, born in Rye, master mariner, were living in High Street, New Shoreham. With them were (a) Nelson's children (born in Rye): Elizabeth Harvey (16), assistant, Sarah Harvey (11), schooler, and (b) Mercy's children (born in New Shoreham): Caroline Vinall (18), assistant, Harriet Vinall (16), assistant, Ellen Vinall (12), schooler.

In 1853 Mercy the wife of [blank] Harvey of New Shoreham was bequeathed £120 from her late father's Will.

At the time of the 1861 England Census Mercy Harvey, age 51, born in Firle, grocer, and husband Richard N Harvey, age 53, born in Rye, master mariner, were living in High Street, New Shoreham.

At the time of the 1871 England Census Mercy Harvey, age 62, born in West Firle, and husband Richard N Harvey, age 64, born in Rye, shipping agent, asthmatic, were living at 3 Clarence Place, New Shoreham.

At the time of the 1881 England Census Mercy Harvey, age 72, born in West Firle, and husband R N Harvey, age 74, ship agent, were living in Clarence Place, New Shoreham. With them was granddaughter Harriet Marsh (16) of Portsmouth Hants, dressmaker.

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Mercy Harvey of New Shoreham died aged 76 years (burial record).

  Marriage Information:

Mercy married George Vinall 17 Jul 1830 in New Shoreham, Sussex, England. (George Vinall was born about 1804 and was buried on 14 Sep 1841 in New Shoreham, Sussex, England, aged 37 years.)

  Marriage Notes:

George Vinall of this parish, bachelor, and Mercy Mockett of this parish, spinster

Married by Licence

Witnesses: Peter Parkhurst, Caroline Vinall

  Marriage Information:

Mercy also married Richard Nelson Harvey, son of Nicholas Harvey, on 25 Dec 1845 in New Shoreham, Sussex, England. (Richard Nelson Harvey was born about 1806 in Rye, Sussex, England and died on 9 Mar 1893 at 30 Queen's Place, New Shoreham, Sussex, England, aged 87 years.)

  Marriage Notes:

Richard Nelson Harvey, age 39, widower, master mariner, resident of New Shoreham, son of Nicholas Harvey, ship builder, and
Mercy Vinall, age 37, widow, resident of New Shoreham, daughter of Henry Mockett, farmer

Married by Licence

Witnesses: James Birch, Ann Wingfield

Sources


1 West Firle Parish Registers, Baptisms.

2 New Shoreham Sussex Parish Registers, Marriages, p. 44, no. 131.

3 Ibid., Marriages, p. 41, no. 82.

4 Ibid., Burials, p. 175, no. 1399.


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