Margaret Mercer
1777–1804 (age 27)
colonial resident
Biography
Margaret Mercer was a colonial resident who lived during the formative years of British India. She spent her life in the colonial community, contributing to the social fabric of early 19th-century Calcutta.
Margaret's life, though brief, was marked by her presence in one of the British Empire's most significant colonial settlements. She was laid to rest in South Park Street Cemetery, a final resting place for many prominent figures of the colonial era.