See also

John Pearce (1832- )

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1832

  • Phillack, Cornwall1 2

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 8-9)

  • 1841 Census - living with parents

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1845 to 1891 (age 12-59)

  • boilermaker; Cornwall and Devon3

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  • In every Census from 1851 to 1891 John is recorded as a boilermaker following in his father's footsteps. He was proably apprenticed around the age of 14 in Newlyn and after that moved firstly in Cornwall and then in Devon. He ended up in St Budeaux so he may have worked in Devonport Dockyard.

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 18-19)

  • 1851 Census - living with parents

  • Parent:

  • 28 Nov 1858 (age 25-26)

  • Baptism of son William John

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 28-29)

  • St Austell, Cornwall4

  •  

  • Address: Middleway, St Blazey

    John was lodging in the household of John Tregoning. The household consisted of John Tregoning, his wife Susan and their children Thomas and Julia. There was also a visitor Samuel Tregoning aged 8 who was presumably related to John Tregoning - probably his nephew.

Marriage (1)

Marriage (2)

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1871, 1871 Census for Household of John Pearce in Devonport, Devon

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1881, 1881 Census for Household of John Pearce in Pennycross, Devon

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1891, 1891 Census for Household of John Pearce in St Budeaux, Devon

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah Ann Hockin (1831-1907)

  • Children:

  • Richard H Pearce (1870- )

  • Marriage:

  • 1869 (age 36-37)5

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  •  

  • Address: Newton Abbott, Devon

  • Census for household:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 38-39)

  • Devonport, Devon6

  •  

  • Address: 10 Warren Street, Stoke Damerel

    The household consisted of John, his wife Sarah and their children William (age 12), Ann (age 10) and Richard (10 months). The family shared the house with two other families; Mary Ann Farrell's which consisted of Mary and her 5 children and Silas Mitchell's which consisted of 2 adults and 2 children. The size of the house is not known.

  • Census for household:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 48-49)

  • Penny Cross, Devon7

  •  

  • Address: Weston Mill Villiage

    The household consisted of John, his wife Sarah, John's son William, and John and Sarah's son Richard. The family had the house or cottage to themselves. The size is unknown but judging from the neighbouring properties is was almost certainly small.

  • Census for household:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 51)

  • St Budeaux, Devon8

  •  

  • Address: Honicknowle

    The household consisted of John, his wife Sarah and their son Richard. The family occupied 4 rooms of a house which they shared with a widow Anne Marren aged 61 who occupied 2 rooms.

Sources

1.

1861 England Census for Household of John Tregoning in St Blazey, Cornwall, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/1545, Folio 123, Page 25; John Pearce age 29 born in Phillack, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1546.

2.

1851 England Census for Household of John Pearce, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1905, folio 547, Page 31; John Pearce son of John and Mary Pearce age 18 born in Phillack, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.

3.

Ibid. John Pearce working as a boiler maker in Newlyn. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.

4.

1861 England Census for Household of John Tregoning in St Blazey, Cornwall, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/1545, Folio 123, Page 25; County:CornwallRegistration District: St AustellSub-District: FoweyCivil Parish: St BlazeyTown: St BlazeyAddress: Middleway, St BlazeyId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere BornJohn TregoningHeadM51Copper MinerNewlyn, CornwallSusan TregoningWifeM43Newlyn, CornwallThomas TregoningSonU21Copper MinerNewlyn, CornwallJulia J TregoningDaugU18Newlyn, Cornwall429John PearceLodgerM29Boiler BuilderPhillack, CornwallSamuel TregoningVisitorU8ScholarRedruth, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1546.

5.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of John Pearce and Sarah Jane Hockin, (FreeBMD). Custom Id: Marriages 1869 Q3 Newton Abbot, Vol. 5b, Page 259; Cit. Date: Q3 1869. General Register Office.

6.

1871 England Census for Household of John Pearce in Stoke Damerel, Devon, Census Type: 1871 England, Subject: household of John Pearce, Census Place: Stoke Damerel, Devon, Folio: 25, Page: 41, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG10/2139, Folio 25, Page 41, Schedule 272; Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2139.

7.

1881 Census for Household of John Pearce in Stoke Damerel, Devon, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/2188, Folio 82, Page 7, Shedule 29; Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2188.

8.

1891 England Census for Household of John Pearce in St Budeaux, Devon, (Ancestry website). Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1723.