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John PEARCE 1841–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1841

Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 07 Feb 1927

Death Location: Burra Cemetery, Burra, South Australia, Australia

Father: James PEARCE

Mother: Ann WHITNEY

Spouse(s): Elizabeth SYMONS

Children(s): Alice PEARCE, Priscilla PEARCE, Gertrude PEARCE, Laura PEARCE, James PEARCE, John PEARCE, Alfred PEARCE, Norman PEARCE, Beatrice PEARCE, Clement PEARCE, Hilda PEARCE, Victoria PEARCE, Leonard PEARCE, Oswald PEARCE

In 1841, John PEARCE entered the world in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, born to James Pearce And Ann Whitney. John PEARCE married Elizabeth Jane Symons, and had children including Alfred Earnest Pearce, Alice Pearce, Beatrice Eleanor Trix Pearce, Clement William Pearce, Gertrude Pearce, Hilda Symons Pearce, James Francis Frank Pearce, John Edgar Pearce, Laura Pearce, Leonard Thomas Pearce, Norman Whitney Roskilly Pearce, Oswald Charles Os Pearce, Priscilla Cill Pearce, Victoria Nellie Nell Pearce. John PEARCE passed away in 1927 in Burra Cemetery, Burra, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1841, John PEARCE entered the world in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, born to James Pearce And Ann Whitney.
  • John PEARCE married Elizabeth Jane Symons, and had children including Alfred Earnest Pearce, Alice Pearce, Beatrice Eleanor Trix Pearce, Clement William Pearce, Gertrude Pearce, Hilda Symons Pearce, James Francis Frank Pearce, John Edgar Pearce, Laura Pearce, Leonard Thomas Pearce, Norman Whitney Roskilly Pearce, Oswald Charles Os Pearce, Priscilla Cill Pearce, Victoria Nellie Nell Pearce.
  • John PEARCE passed away in 1927 in Burra Cemetery, Burra, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John PEARCE's Ancestors

Self
John PEARCE
1841–1927
Birth Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
James PEARCE
1810–1867
Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, England
Ann WHITNEY
1814–1889
All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, England
Grandparents
William PEARCE
1787–1867
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Mary REEVE
1785–1845
Elizabeth WHITTNEY
1790–
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James PEARCE
1755–1819
Mary HOW
1759–1835
Thomas WHITNEY
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Pearce
1714–
Hannah Edge
1718–
Henry HOW
1730–
Elizabeth ?
1734–

John PEARCE's Descendants

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John PEARCE (22 Jun 1841–07 Feb 1927) m. Elizabeth (Jane) SYMONS (02 Jan 1850–11 Jun 1924)
  1. 1. Alice PEARCE 1871–1923
  2. 2. Priscilla ((Cill)) PEARCE 1873–1939
  3. 3. Gertrude PEARCE 1875–1949
  4. 4. Laura PEARCE 1876–1937
  5. 5. James (Francis (Frank)) PEARCE 1878–1911 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Jane (Bessie)) RIGGS 1879–
    1. 1. Jack PEARCE 1907–1963
    2. 2. Phyllis ((Joan)) PEARCE 1910–
  6. 6. John ((Edgar)) PEARCE 1879–1955 m. Minnie (Maude) RIGGS 1882–1972
  7. 7. Alfred (Earnest) PEARCE 1881–1943
  8. 8. Norman (Whitney Roskilly) PEARCE 1883– m. Alice (May) DAVEY 1883–
    1. 1. Norman (Rex) PEARCE 1914–
    2. 2. Alan (William) PEARCE 1915–1977
    3. 3. Joyce PEARCE 1918–
  9. 9. Beatrice (Eleanor (Trix)) PEARCE 1885–1927
  10. 10. Clement (William) PEARCE 1886–1939 m. Winifred (Ivy) JONES 1888–1964
    1. 1. Francis (James (Frank)) PEARCE 1918–1993
    2. 2. Roy (Dent) PEARCE 1921–
    3. 3. Dorothy (Muriel) PEARCE 1916–
    4. 4. Harold (William) PEARCE 1914– m. Violet (Jean) SAMPSON 1921–
  11. 11. Hilda (Symons) PEARCE 1887–1933 m. Percy MILNER 1881–
    1. 1. Keith (Norman) MILNER 1913–
    2. 2. Madge MILNER 1918–
  12. 12. Victoria (Nellie (Nell)) PEARCE 1889–1966 m. Archibald (Sydney (Archie)) DEARLOVE 1892–1972
    1. 1. Thomas (Pearce) DEARLOVE 1920–
    2. 2. Brian (John) DEARLOVE –1956
  13. 13. Leonard (Thomas) PEARCE 1891–1893
  14. 14. Oswald (Charles (Os)) PEARCE 1893–1968 m. Gladys (Sarah) GEPHARDT 1895–
    1. 1. Aileen PEARCE 1918–1956
    2. 2. Margaret ((Margie)) PEARCE 1931–1933

John PEARCE's Timeline

2 Records

1841
22 Jun 1841
Birth of John PEARCE in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
1927
07 Feb 1927
Age 86
Death of John PEARCE in Kooringa District of Burra, South Australia, Australia
Kooringa District of Burra, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Essay by Tom Dearlove, "Some Family History of William "Tailor" Pearce & James "Sawyer" Pearce of Burra South Australia, formerly of Leighton Buzzard", Written: January 1994

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 29 yrs old

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: "Leighton House", Chapel Street, Kooringa, Burra, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1927
    Event Place: Kooringa District of Burra, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burra Cemetery, Burra, South Australia, Australia

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