H J Mercer,Coach Builder. 38 Gloucester Road. by Tim Sargeant 15 January 2016Has anyone any knowledge of this firm? They may also have been in North Road at some stage.2 replies Re: H J Mercer,Coach Builder. 38 Gloucester Road. by Roy Grant 16 January 2016By 1949 Seaforth Motors was at that address, so I looked at earlier references and found a Mercer family tree. That revealed the firm had an exceptionally good Brighton pedigree. In 1883, Mercer Coach Builders were at 25 Spring Gardens, and J. Mercer, Coach Builders was at 33 Sydney Street. By 1900 H.J. Mercer, Coach Builder, appeared at 43 North Road, and also at the 38 Gloucester Road address you asked about.The family which included wheelwrights, carpenters and upholsterers traced back to an 18 year old coach builder called JAMES MERCER (born Brighton 1809) who married 17 year old MARTHA DODD in 1827. Re: H J Mercer,Coach Builder. 38 Gloucester Road. by Tim Sargeant 17 January 2016Thanks Roy,I had found some references to Mercer family on the ‘net. My interest is the family who are shown living at this address, Robert Peel & his wife Catherine. Presumably he was an employee of H J Mercer or manager of this branch of the firm. Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
