A branch of the Mortimer family lived in Alverstoke, Hampshire, from 1701. Alverstoke was a large rural parish west south of Fareham and west of Portsea island, which is now part of the city of Portsmouth. The first known member of this family was John Mortimer, who lived near Brockhurst in Alverstoke in 1675:
John Mortimer (c.1640-aft.1675)
John Mortimer was the first of the Mortimer family to live near Alverstoke. He was presumably born in Hampshire in 1640. John married Ursula, whose maiden name is unknown, and they had a son John.
John Mortimer (1675-1731)
John Mortimer was bapt. 14 Dec 1675, Alverstoke, which record mentioned he was born in Nov 1675. He married Elizabeth before 1701, whose maiden name is unknown. Searches have not revealed any marriage record. John was a wheelwright in Brockhurst, Alverstoke, and made a will dated 1731. He died the same year, and was bur. 20 Sep 1731 Alverstoke. Elizabeth his widow was bur. 15 Nov 1747. John and Elizabeth had the following children:
1. John Mortimer 1701-aft.1749, bapt. 14 Jul 1701 Alverstoke, who also became a master wheelwright like his father. He lived in Alverstoke in 1649, in which year he took on an apprentice wheeler.
2. William Mortimer 1702-aft.1750s, bap. 4 Dec 1702 Alverstoke
3. Thomas Mortimer 1704-aft.1749
4. Daniel Mortimer 1706, bap. 14 Feb 1706/7
5. Sarah c.1709-1709
6. Philip Mortimer 1711, bap. 16 Apr 1711, m. 1 Sarah Hickley 2 Feb 1737/8 Gosport, m. 2. Sarah Basell, 21 Aug 1746, he lived at Portsmouth Common, Portsea, and was a sawyer. Philip was bur. 30 Jan 1790, Portsea. Sarah his wife may have died 1783, 1788 or 1789, Portsea. Philip and his first wife had three children:
i. Sarah 1738, bap. 8 Oct 1738
ii. Philip Mortimer 1740-1815, bap. 19 Oct 1740, presumably the same Philip Mortimer m. Elizabeth Munday, 14 Oct 1763
1. Philip Mortimer III 1764
2. John Mortimer 1765
3. William Mortimer 1770
4. Thomas 1773-1774
5. Elizabeth 1776
iii. William Mortimer 1743-1779, bap. 7 Aug 1743, who m. Mary Beginsfield, 21 Jul 1764 Alverstoke. They had a daughter Mary b. 1765. He was bur. 9 Aug 1779 Alverstoke.
Issue by second wife:
iv. John Mortimer 1747, bap. 19 Dec 1747 Portsea
v. Joshua Mortimer 1749, bap. 10 Dec 1749, bur. 3 Mar 1758 Portsea
vi. Ann 1751, bap. 11 Aug 1751, bur. 19 Aug 1751, Portsea
vii. Robert Mortimer 1752-1824, bap. 25 Sep 1752, bur. 23 Jun 1824 Portsea, aged 71.
viii. Rebecca Mortimer 1755, bap. 13 Dec 1755, bur. 28 Jan 1758, Portsea
7. Elizabeth 1715-1716, bap. 8 Jul 1715, bur. Aug 1716 Alverstoke
8. James Mortimer 1717, bap. 31 Mar 1717, m. Sarah Knight 3 Apr 1738, Portsea St Mary.
9. Sarah 1719, bap. 15 May 1719
10. David Mortimer 1721-1742, bap. 17 Aug 1741, bur. 4 Jan 1741/2 Alverstoke
11. Betty? c.1723, bap. 18 Dec 1726 Alverstoke
Thomas Mortimer of Alverstoke (1705-aft.1749)
Thomas was born in 1704, the son of John and Elizabeth Mortimer of Alverstoke. He was bap. 15 Jan 1704/5
James Mortimer of Bitton (1802- ), bapt. in 1802, who moved to Somerset before 1824, where he worked as a hatter. He was convicted of leaving his master’s work 23 Oct 1824 Taunton, and sentenced to 7 days hard labour. He afterwards moved to Bitton near Bristol, Gloucestershire, and m. Mary Lovelace (c.1810- ) 31 Aug 1834 Bitton St Mary, they had the following children. James continued to work as a hatter in Bitton. James died in 1873 and was bur. 16 Mar 1873, Oldland.(1802-1873);
1. Elizabeth Ann, 1837-1844, b. 1837 Bitton, bur. 2 Feb 1844 Bitton, aged 6.
2. Philip Mortimer 1838-1919, Hatter, bap. 11 Nov 1838 Oldland St Anne, m. Jane Franklin, Christmas Day 1858, Bitton. James died in 1919, and was bur. 22 Feb 1919, Oldland St Anne, Gloucestershire. Philip and Jane had the following children.
i. Isabella c.1861-1935, m. William Edward Morgan, 15 May 1886, and bur. 27 Feb 1935, Oldland.
ii. Albert Mortimer 1863-1943, b. 1863 Bitton, Glos, m. Emma Eliza Godsall 22 Mar 1890 Hanham, Glos. They had the following children. They lived in Kingswood, Glos., in 1911. Albert d. aged 79, 23 Mar 1943 Abertillery; 41 Castle St., Monmouthshire.
Herbert William Mortimer 1890-1973, b. 6 Dec 1890 Bitton, bap. 1 Feb 1891 Oldland, lived at 42 Downend Rd., Kingswood, Bristol. Herbert never married, and died 15 Dec 1973, Kingswood.
Blanche 1894, b. 8 Mar 1893, bap. 21 Jan 1894, Oldland, d. 11 Feb 1969, Bristol.
Evelyn 1897, b. 8 Jan 1897, bap. 15 Aug 1897, m. Herbert Merrick 14 Feb 1925 Bedminster St Aldhelm, Somt., d. 1985 Henley on Thames, Oxon.
Ellen 1899, b. 27 Mar 1899, Oldland.
iii. Philip Mortimer II 1866-1950, b. 29 Jun 1866 Bitton, m. Lucy Jane Hicks 24 Oct 1885 Hanham Abbots, Glos. He died 17 Sep 1950 and was bur. 20 Sep 1950, Oldland.
3. James Mortimer 1841- , Collier, m. Jane Jones 17 Aug 1862 Kingswood Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire. They thereafter lived in Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, 1881-1911.
4. Mary Ann 1843, lived in Bitton, 1851/61,
5. Edward Mortimer 1846
6. Elizabeth 1849
7. Sarah Jane 1851-1936
