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Grace Jane Pearce 1847–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1847

Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: Feb 1942

Death Location: Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas Pearce

Mother: Anne Hortop

Spouse(s): Timothy Jr

Children(s): Frederick Gavin, Louis, Gavin, Everley Gavin, Stella Gavin, Marquesr Gavin, Amy Gavin, Alura Gavin, Ethel Gavin

In 1847, Grace Jane Pearce entered the world in Westleigh, Devon, England, born to Thomas Pearce And Anne Annie Hortop. In 1851, Grace Jane Pearce resided in Westleigh, Devon, England. Grace Jane Pearce married Timothy James Gavin Jr, and had children including Alura Gavin, Amy Pearl Gavin, Ethel Annie Gavin, Everley Raymond Gavin, Frederick Pearce Gavin, Louis Pearce Gavin, Marquesr Lorne Gavin, Stella Toyson Gavin. Grace Jane Pearce passed away in 1942 in Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Grace Jane Pearce entered the world in Westleigh, Devon, England, born to Thomas Pearce And Anne Annie Hortop.
  • In 1851, Grace Jane Pearce resided in Westleigh, Devon, England.
  • Grace Jane Pearce married Timothy James Gavin Jr, and had children including Alura Gavin, Amy Pearl Gavin, Ethel Annie Gavin, Everley Raymond Gavin, Frederick Pearce Gavin, Louis Pearce Gavin, Marquesr Lorne Gavin, Stella Toyson Gavin.
  • Grace Jane Pearce passed away in 1942 in Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Pearce
1816–1882
Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, , England
TP
Anne Hortop
1823–1873
Birth Location: Woolfardisworthy, Bideford, Devon, England
AH

Spouses(s)

Timothy Jr
1840–1891
Birth Location: Lower Canada
TJ

Children(s)

Frederick Gavin
1871–1944
Birth Location: Oakwood, Ontario, Canada
FG
Louis, Gavin
1879–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
LG
Everley Gavin
1878–1957
Birth Location: Galt, Ontario, Canada
EG
Stella Gavin
1885–1961
Birth Location: Galt, Ontario, Canada
SG
Marquesr Gavin
1880–
Birth Location: Harriston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
MG
Amy Gavin
1889–1979
Birth Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
AG
Alura Gavin
1883–1973
Birth Location: Harriston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
AG
Ethel Gavin
1876–1911
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
EG

Grace Pearce's Ancestors

Self
Grace Pearce
1847–1942
Birth Place: Westleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Pearce
1816–1882
Westleigh, Devon, , England
Anne ((Annie)) Hortop
1823–1873
Woolfardisworthy, Bideford, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Pearce
1770–1851
Westleigh, Devon, , England
Grace (Clarke) Pearce
1775–1853
Cornwall, England
William Hortop
1780–1828
Northam, Devonshire, England
Loveday Brend
1785–1866
Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William Pearce
1743–1827
Sarah Lee
1745–1812
Thomas Clarke
1730–1811
Frances Hooper
1730–1779
John Hortop
1744–1800
Mary Perrington
1747–
Wm. Brend
1761–1823
Mary Blight
1762–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Pearce
1714–
Mary Langley
1714–1802
John Clarke
1694–1751
Rachel Vodden
1699–1771
William Hortop
1716–1756
William Pennington
1723–
Francis Brend
1720–1786
Mary Hutchings
1721–1799
Robert Blight
1708–1768
Loveday Elliott
1710–1842

Grace Pearce's Descendants

1.
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Grace (Jane) Pearce (5 Mar 1847–Feb 1942) m. Timothy (James Gavin) Jr (1840–23 Jan 1891)
  1. 1. Frederick (Pearce) Gavin 1871–1944 m. Helen (Margaret) Stuart 1872–1917 m. Lena (Mabel Van) Duzer 1886–1978
    1. 1. Dorothy (Grace) Gavin 1899–1995 m. John (Graham) McCrimmon 1898–1979
    2. 2. Ethel (Gertrude) Gavin 1901–1942
    3. 3. Helen (Margaret) Gavin 1897–1901
    4. 4. Katherine (Stuart) Gavin 1905–1905
    5. 5. Gavin 1910–1910
  2. 2. Louis, (Pearce) Gavin 1879– m. Eva (Jane) Beaver 1877–1937
    1. 1. Brooke (Eva) Gavin 1909–1938 m. William (Thompson) Ross 1908–1993
    2. 2. Helen (Jean) Gavin 1918–1965 m. Douglas (George) Wilson 1918–
    3. 3. Timothy (Biave) Gavin 1910–1911
    4. 4. William (Jack) Gavin 1915–
    5. 5. Reginald (Lewis) GAVIN 1912–1970 m. Doris (Jeanne) JARRETT 1922–2000
  3. 3. Everley (Raymond) Gavin 1878–1957 m. Mary (Eleanor) Williamson 1874–1957
    1. 1. Eleanor (Ruth) Gavin 1906–1988 m. James (Herbert Clarence) Vanderburg 1905–1978
  4. 4. Stella (Toyson) Gavin 1885–1961 m. Hamilton (A.) Irwin 1880–1963
    1. 1. Laura (Grace) Irwin 1914–2007 m. Alexander (Mcbeth) Adams 1912–1985
      1. 1. Jean Adams 1947–2024
      2. 2. Alexander (David) Adams 1942–2009 m. Jacquie Skage 1946–2025
    2. 2. William (Gavin) Irwin 1913–1967 m. Jemima (Isabel) McClinton 1913–2003
  5. 5. Marquesr (Lorne) Gavin 1880–
  6. 6. Amy (Pearl) Gavin 1889–1979 m. Garnet (Erwal) Cronk 1887–1974
    1. 1. Fred Cronk 1917–
    2. 2. Thelma (Grace) Cronk 1913–2010 m. Arthur Levson 1916–1994
    3. 3. Gavin (John) Cronk 1915–1944 m. Annette (Hélène Andrea) Lemieux 1919–1986
  7. 7. Alura Gavin 1883–1973 m. Thomas (Pillsworth) Irwin 1875–1946
    1. 1. Frederick (Harold) Irwin 1914–1993 m. Nancy (Annie Florence) Mitchell 1912–2006
      1. 1. Stewart (Mitchell) Irwin 1944–1971
    2. 2. Mabel (Gertrude) Irwin 1917–2004
    3. 3. Marjorie (Everly) Irwin 1910–1910
    4. 4. Richard (Louis) Irwin 1923–1925
    5. 5. Thomas (Douglas) Irwin 1919–2009 m. Anne (Honor) Sturtz 1917–2017
    6. 6. Ruby Irwin 1921–2000
    7. 7. 'Nellie' (Beatrice) Irwin 1912–1915
    8. 8. Gavin (Pillsworth) Irwin 1908–1910
    9. 9. Samuel Walters 1887–
    10. 10. Ruby Irwin 1921–
  8. 8. Ethel (Annie) Gavin 1876–1911 m. Reginald Henderson

Grace Pearce's Timeline

12 Records

1847
5 Mar 1847
Birth of Grace Jane Pearce in Westleigh, Devon, England
Westleigh, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 4
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in Westleigh, Devon, England
Westleigh, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 14
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in Elora, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
Elora, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
1867
23 Jun 1867
Age 20
Grace Jane Pearce was baptized in St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street, England
St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street, England
1871
abt 1871
Age 24
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in Peel, Wellington North, Ontario
Peel, Wellington North, Ontario
1881
1881
Age 34
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in Harriston, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
Harriston, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 44
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada
Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 54
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 64
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in , Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Ontario
, Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 74
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in 117 S Norah St, P Sub 7 Ward 2 Fort William, Fort William and Rainy River, Ontario, Canada
117 S Norah St, P Sub 7 Ward 2 Fort William, Fort William and Rainy River, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 84
Grace Jane Pearce resided here in West Fort William, Ontario, Canada
West Fort William, Ontario, Canada
1942
Feb 1942
Age 95
Death of Grace Jane Pearce in Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Westleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27264; Census Place: Fort William, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1867
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69MRY10A01Ms 10226

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Westleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1893; Folio: 564; Page: 4; GSU roll: 221044

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1855
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 26 - Fort William, Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Ontario; Page: 61; Family No: 620
    [2] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27264; Census Place: Fort William, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1857
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 58; Census Place: 58, Fort William and Rainy River, Ontario; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Elora, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1082-1083

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Peel, Wellington North, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Peel, Wellington North, Ontario; Roll: C-9949; Page: 33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Harriston, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Harriston, Wellington North, Ontario; Roll: C_13259; Page: 1; Family No: 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 624

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Galt (TownVille), Waterloo (SouthSud), Ontario; Page: 12; Family No: 126

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 26 - Fort William, Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Ontario; Page: 61; Family No: 620

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 117 S Norah St, P Sub 7 Ward 2 Fort William, Fort William and Rainy River, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 58; Census Place: 58, Fort William and Rainy River, Ontario; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: West Fort William, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27264; Census Place: Fort William, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westleigh Barns, Devonshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1942
    Event Place: Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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