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does anyone know what a GODDARD AND MERCER DID FOR A LIVING , THEY ARE IN A QUIZ MY HUSBAND IS DOING …..sorry about the caps . :-\ iris

A mercer was a cloth merchant. They have a guild.

From this Wiki page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Trades_Council



Through the early 1860s, many individuals who later became prominent in the national trade union movement won seats on the executive of the council: Heap (ASE), George Howell, Edwin Coulson, George Odger, Goddard (Bookbinders), Robert Applegarth, Daniel Guile, and later Robert Allan.[2] It supported unions in numerous conflicts in London, with the builders' strike of 1861 proving particularly successful, but its support for the South Staffordshire Miners did not achieve success, and Potter's unilateral efforts to support North Staffordshire members of the National Association of Ironfounders in 1865 led to his isolation on the council.

Could they be cloth bookbinders?

Just an idea lying dormant in my brain - something to do with that Rocket Man show that was on telly a while ago - was that it? Sorry can't remember the correct name of the show.

thank you,ladies

Goddard was the rocket man, he met Guggeneim in Mercer field!

Then I found this :
JW GODDARD & SONS, 197 MERCER ST. NEW YORK, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL VARIETIES OF DRESS LININGS, COLOURED AND 'MIDNIGHT' FAST BLACK

Astaire and Goddard danced to 'Dig it', a tune/song created by Borne and Mercer.

Just realised you wrote job names so is it something to do with cloth of gold?

Geoff Goddard and Tony Mercer were both songwriters.

Never heard of them but I'm guessing we may know some of their songs. :-)

Mercer;- Lazy Bones, Goody Goody, I Remember You.

Goddard:- Johnny Remember Me, Just Like Eddie, Tribute to Buddy Holly.

http://goddard-association.org.uk/origins.htm