Birth: 27 September 1855 57 Praed Street, Paddington, Middlesex, UK
Father: Edward Gurling c1820-1875
Mother: Sarah Ann Mercer c1822-1900
Christening: 21 October 1855 St James, Paddington, Middlesex, UK
Marriage: 26 February 1882 St Stephen, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, UK
Wife: Jessie Elizabeth Edwards 1863-1917
Death: January-March 1902 Fulham, London., UK
William Mercer Gurling 1883-1968
Frederick John Gurling 1884-1948
Beatrice Maude (Maud) Gurling [Bridge] 1886-1944
Edward Gurling 1887-1951
Edith Jessie Gurling [Aspinall, Milne] 1890-1960
John Daniel Gurling 1893-1964
Frank Gurling 1902-1968
From his wife's entry in the 1911 census there were another three children, one of whom died before 1911.
Birth of Edward Mercer Gurling in FreeBMD in October-December 1855 in Kensngton (1a 28).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Edward Mercer Gurling born on 27 September 1855, baptised on 21 October 1855 in St James, Paddington, London, parents Edward and Sarah Ann Gurling.
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 for Edward Mercer Gurling baptised on 21 October 1855 in Paddington St James, Westminster, parents Edward and Sarah Ann Gurling. "Page 257 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Paddington in the County of Westminster in the Year 1855 [...] Sept 27th Oct 21 No. 2056 Edward Mercer, parents Edward, a Builder, and Sarah Ann Gurling of 57 Praed Street".
In the 1861 census as Edward Garling aged 5, born in Paddington, Middlesex, and living with his parents (Edward and Sarah), two brothers (Frederick and James John), sister (Jane) and a visitor (Willm Rhind aged 21, born in Banff, Scotland, single and a house carpenter) at 33 Westmorland Place, Paddington, Middlesex.
I cannot locate him in the 1871 or 1881 censuses.
Marriage of Edward Mercer Gurling and Jessie Edwards in FreeBMD in January-March 1882 in Fulham (1a 350).
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 for Edward Mercer Gurling aged 26, father Edward Mercer Gurling, and Jessie Edwards married on 26 February 1882 at St Stephen, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith. "Page 169 [...] 1882 Marriage solemnized at S. Stephens Church, in the Parish of S Stephen, Hammersmith in the County of Middlesex. No. 338 February 26th Edward Mercer Gurling aged 26, a Bachelor and Poulterer of 12 Southbrook Street Shepherd's Bush, father Edward Mercer Gurling,(deceased), a Builder, and Jessie Edwards aged 19, a Spinster of 12 Southbrook Street, father John Edwards, a Serjeant in Marines. Married in the District Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us Alfred White and Henry Carmwell?".
In the 1891 census as Edward Gaarling (sic - in the index, Gurling on the original) aged 36, born in Acton, Middlesex, a poulterer, and living with his wife (Jessie), three sons (Edward, Frederick and William), a daughter (Beatrice) and four boarders (Lucy Cross agged 26, born in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, married, and no stated employment, Lucy Cross aged 1 month and born in Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, Frank Pooley aged 20, born in Malden, Surrey, single and a tram conductor, and Henry Deans aged 21, born in Portishead, Somerset, single and a tram conductor) at 3 Mardale Street, St Paul Hammersmith, London.
In the 1901 census as Edward Gurling aged 45, born in Paddington, London, a fishmonger, and living with his wife (Jessie), three sons (Edward, Frederick and John), two daughters (Beatrice and Edith), and a boarder (John Kieff aged 28, born in Camberwell, Surrey, single and a carpenter) at 22 Thornfield Road, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, London.
Death of Edward Mercer Gurling in FreeBMD in January-March 1902 aged 47 in Fulham (1a 172).
There are three entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Edward Mercer Gurling born in Paddington, London on 27 September 1855, parents Edward Gurling and Sarah Ann Mercer in one, his marriage to Jessie Elizabeth Edwards in Shepherds Bush St Stephen on 26 February 1882, his children, and his death in Fulham in January 1902.
Edward Mercer Gurling was tyhe father of Frank Gurling, husband of Sylvia Kathleen Baker, my half third cousin once removed.
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