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Thomas Pearce 1816–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, , England

Death Date: 26 May 1882

Death Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Pearce

Mother: Grace Pearce

Spouse(s): Anne Hortop

Children(s): Grace Pearce, James Pearce, Hannah Pearce, Elizabeth Pearce, John Pearce, William Pearce, Thomas Pearce, Frederick Pearce, Annie Pearce, Sarah Pearce, Lavinia Pearce, Jessie Pearce, Martha Pearce, Rosinia Pearce, George Pearce, Amelia Pearce, John Pearce, Frederick Pearce

The story of Thomas Pearce began in 1816 in Westleigh, Devon, , England. Thomas Pearce married Anne Annie Hortop, and had children including Amelia Pearce, Annie Elizabeth Pearce, Elizabeth Pearce, Frederick H Pearce, George Pearce, Grace Jane Pearce, Hannah Pearce, James Henry Pearce, Jessie Pearce, John Pearce, Lavinia Pearce, Martha Pearce, Rosinia Pearce, Sarah Pearce, Thomas Pearce, William Gordon Pearce. Thomas Pearce passed away in 1882 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Pearce began in 1816 in Westleigh, Devon, , England.
  • Thomas Pearce married Anne Annie Hortop, and had children including Amelia Pearce, Annie Elizabeth Pearce, Elizabeth Pearce, Frederick H Pearce, George Pearce, Grace Jane Pearce, Hannah Pearce, James Henry Pearce, Jessie Pearce, John Pearce, Lavinia Pearce, Martha Pearce, Rosinia Pearce, Sarah Pearce, Thomas Pearce, William Gordon Pearce.
  • Thomas Pearce passed away in 1882 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pearce
1770–1851
Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, , England
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Grace Pearce
1775–1853
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Hortop
1823–1873
Birth Location: Woolfardisworthy, Bideford, Devon, England
AH

Children(s)

Grace Pearce
1847–1942
Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, England
GP
James Pearce
1862–1929
Birth Location: Elora, Ontario, Canada
JP
Hannah Pearce
1845–
Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, England
HP
Elizabeth Pearce
1850–1931
Birth Location: Westleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, England
EP
John Pearce
1852–1948
Birth Location: Westleigh Parish, Devon, England
JP
William Pearce
1854–1950
Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, England
WP
Thomas Pearce
1858–1882
Birth Location: Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
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Frederick Pearce
1858–1944
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Annie Pearce
1864–1959
Birth Location: Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
AP
Sarah Pearce
1857–
Birth Location: South Molton, Devon, England
SP
Lavinia Pearce
1858–
Birth Location: South Molton, Devon, England
LP
Jessie Pearce
1867–
Birth Location: South Molton, Devon, England
JP
Martha Pearce
1863–
Birth Location: Yarnscombe, Devon, England
MP
Rosinia Pearce
1860–
Birth Location: South Molton, Devon, England
RP
George Pearce
1854–1950
Birth Location: Westleigh, Devon, , England
GP
Amelia Pearce
1846–
Birth Location: West Anstey, Devon, England
AP
John Pearce
1862–
Birth Location: Yarnscombe, Devon, England
JP
Frederick Pearce
1858–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
FP

Thomas Pearce's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Pearce
1816–1882
Birth Place: Westleigh, Devon, , England
Parents
John Pearce
1770–1851
Westleigh, Devon, , England
Grace (Clarke) Pearce
1775–1853
Cornwall, England
Grandparents
William Pearce
1743–1827
Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Mary) Lee
1745–1812
Bray, Berkshire, England
Thomas Clarke
1730–1811
Yarnscombe, Torrington, Devon, England
Frances Hooper
1730–1779
Tawstock, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
James Pearce
1714–
Mary Langley
1714–1802
John Clarke
1694–1751
Rachel Vodden
1699–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Pearce
1667–
Jane Miflyn
1668–
John Clarke
1660–
Ursula Fose
1658–
Lawrence Vodden
1665–1733
Grace Myles
1668–1747

Thomas Pearce's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Pearce (1816–26 May 1882) m. Anne ((Annie)) Hortop (1823–15 Mar 1873)
  1. 1. Grace (Jane) Pearce 1847–1942 m. Timothy (James Gavin) Jr 1840–1891
    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
  2. 2. James (Henry) Pearce 1862–1929 m. Lucy Wood 1869–1950
    1. 1. Charles (William Wesley) Pearce 1907–1994 m. Vera 1909–1989
    2. 2. Gordon (Wood) Pearce 1892–1976
    3. 3. George (Henry Joe) Pearce 1902–1971
    4. 4. Wilbert (John) Pearce 1905–1994 m. Mary (Agnes) Cowan 1903–1980
    5. 5. Roy (Ortop) Pearce 1909–1915
    6. 6. Norman (Horace) Pearce 1894–1987
    7. 7. Anne (Irene) Pearce 1903–2003 m. Charles (Hamilton) Burns 1903–1979
      1. 1. Ronald (Aubrey) Burns 1929–2017
      2. 2. Raymond (Allan) Burns 1927–1927
      3. 3. Allan (Claire) Burns 1931–2018
      4. 4. Charles (Barry) Burns 1935–1997
      5. 5. Gayle (Darleen) Burns 1938–2018 m. Warren (A.) Sibbet 1933–2023
    8. 8. Thomas (Frederick) Pearce 1900–1994
    9. 9. Mary (Annetta) Pearce 1896–1982
    10. 10. Lillian (Sterling) Pearce 1898–1981
    11. 11. Marion (L) Pearce 1896–1981
  3. 3. Hannah Pearce 1845–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Pearce 1850–1931 m. James Archibald 1843–1907
    1. 1. Laura (Grace) Archibald 1892–1941 m. Joseph (Archer) Willows 1893–1977
      1. 1. Douglas (Archibald) Willows 1921–1994 m. Joyce (Elaine) Young 1921–1977 m. Geraldine (Ruth) McLeod 1932–2010
      2. 2. Laura (Josephine) Hierlihy 1926–1993 m. George (Hamilton) Hierlihy 1921–1975
      3. 3. William (Donald) Willows 1917–1970
      4. 4. Elaine Willows 1933–2021
    2. 2. Almina (Stella) Archibald 1875–1927
    3. 3. Ada (Elizabeth Annie) Archibald 1885–1979
    4. 4. Annetta (Margaret) Archibald 1887–1960
    5. 5. Norman (F) Archibald 1888–
    6. 6. James (Henry) Archibald 1871–1944
  5. 5. John Pearce 1852–1948
  6. 6. William (Gordon) Pearce 1854–1950 m. Caroline Langdon 1862–1918
    1. 1. Evabell Pearce 1899–1994 m. Adolph (Henry) Hofmeister 1893–1955
      1. 1. Vernon (Clarence Hofmeister F.C.#) 10-6-2 1920–1998 m. Mildred (Elaine Carlberg F.C.#) 10-6-2 1925–2000
      2. 2. Orvan (Dale) Hofmeister 1924–
    2. 2. Arthur (Willie) Pearce 1889–1967 m. Ada (Greta) Mountjoy 1898–
      1. 1. Everett (Clifford) Pearce 1919–2004 m. Marion (Elizabeth M) Pearce 1924–2003
  7. 7. Thomas Pearce 1858–1882
  8. 8. Frederick (H) Pearce 1858–1944 m. Rosa ((Therese)) Sincere 1860–1900
    1. 1. Stella (Pearce) Field 1883–1972
    2. 2. 'Roy' (Victor) Pearce 1887–1911
    3. 3. Grace (Mildred) Pearce 1891–1984 m. Frederick (Gray Kraft) Sr 1891–1969
      1. 1. Robert (Pearce) Kraft 1919–2003
      2. 2. Richard (Harrington) Kraft 1922–2005
      3. 3. Frederick (Gray) Kraft 1924–2013
      4. 4. Betty (Grace) Kraft 1916–2004
    4. 4. 'Walter' (Leslie (Smeck)) Pearce 1896–1956
    5. 5. Frank (Howard) Pearce 1893–1956
  9. 9. Annie (Elizabeth) Pearce 1864–1959 m. George Green 1864–1933
    1. 1. Roy (Pearce) Green 1890–1904
    2. 2. Eva (Grace) Green 1889–1989
    3. 3. Lila (Varetta) Green 1895–1989 m. James (Curran) Biggs 1901–1983
    4. 4. Orland (Edward) Green 1897–1982 m. Kathryn (Martha) Miller 1895– m. Kathryn (Mary) Crowe 1897–1988
    5. 5. George (Elmer) Green 1906–1995 m. Ruth Arnold 1922–1979
  10. 10. Sarah Pearce 1857–
  11. 11. Lavinia Pearce 1858–
  12. 12. Jessie Pearce 1867–
  13. 13. Martha Pearce 1863– m. Thomas Woollacott 1858–
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Woollacott 1889–
    2. 2. William (Thomas) Woollacott 1890–
  14. 14. Rosinia Pearce 1860–
  15. 15. George Pearce 1854–1950
  16. 16. Amelia Pearce 1846–
  17. 17. John Pearce 1862–
  18. 18. Frederick (H) Pearce 1858–

Thomas Pearce's Timeline

12 Records

1815
Sep 1815
Birth of Thomas Pearce in Westleigh, Devon, , England
Westleigh, Devon, , England
1816
1816
Birth of Thomas Pearce in Westleigh, Devon, , England
Westleigh, Devon, , England
1818
28 Apr 1818
Age 2
Birth of Thomas Pearce in Westleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, England
Westleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, England
1844
October 1844
Age 28
Thomas Pearce was married in Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom
Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom
1844
Abt 1844
Age 28
Thomas Pearce resided here in Woolfardisworthy
Woolfardisworthy
1851
1851
Age 35
Thomas Pearce resided here in Westleigh, Devon, England
Westleigh, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 45
Thomas Pearce resided here in Elora, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
Elora, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 55
Thomas Pearce resided here in Devon, England
Devon, England
1881
1881
Age 65
Thomas Pearce resided here in Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada
Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada
1882
26 May 1882
Age 66
Death of Thomas Pearce in Wellington, , Ontario, Canada
Wellington, , Ontario, Canada
1882
26 May 1882
Age 66
Death of Thomas Pearce in Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 75
Thomas Pearce resided here in Westleigh, Yarnscombe, Yarnscombe, Devon, England
Westleigh, Yarnscombe, Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Westleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1815
    Event Place: Westleigh, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Westleigh, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1844
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1844
    Event Place: Woolfardisworthy
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Peel, Wellington Centre, Ontario; Roll: C_13259; Page: 13; Family No: 55

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Westleigh, Yarnscombe, Yarnscombe, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1882
    Event Place: Wellington, , Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1882
    Event Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
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