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William John Pearce (1858- )

Individual Events and Attributes

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1858, Register Entry for Baptism of William John Pearce

  • Birth:

  • Sep 1858

  • Tavistock, Devon1 2 3

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Nov 1858 (age 0)

  • St Eustachius Parish Church1

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  • Address: Tavistock, Devon

  • Census (living with father and stepmother):

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 12)

  • 1871 Census - living with father and stepmother

  • Occupation:

  • aft 1875 (age 16-17)

  • boilermaker; Devon4

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  • The 1881 Census give his occupation as an apprentice boilermaker. As he was 22 at the time he must have been nearing the end of his apprenticeship and it is assumed that he probably started work around the age of 16.

  • Census (living with father and stepmother):

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 22)

  • 1881 Census - living with father and stepmother

Sources

1.

Parish Register for Baptism of William John Pearce, St Eustachius , Tavistock, Devon, 28 November 1858, South West Heritage Trust.

2.

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, William John Pearce, Q3 1858, Tavistock, Vol.5b, Page 319, General Register Office.

3.

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; William J Pearce, son of John and Sarah Ann Pearce, age 12 born in Tavistock, Devon. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2139.

4.

1881 Census for Household of John Pearce in Stoke Damerel, Devon, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/2188, Folio 82, Page 7, Shedule 29; William J Pearce working as a boilermaker apprentice probably in the Pennycross area. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2188.