Richard John Pearce (1860)

Born 1860 in Quethiock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Richard John Pearce was born about 1860 in Quethiock to John and Caroline (Knight) Pearce^[1]

In the 1861 census, John Pearce (35, lead miner born Kenwyn), wife Caroline (25 born St Minver), and children William (10) born St Minver, Thomas (8 born St Minver) and John (1 born Quethiock) are living at Venn Hill, Quethiock^[2][3]

In the 1871 census, Caroline Pearce (34, married miners wife born Roach), children Richard Jno (11), Amelia (9), Edwin (7), Bessie Maria (4) and Jane Ann (3), all born Quethiock, are living at "Tochunest village", Quethiock^[4]

In the 1881 census, John Pearce (54, lead miner born Kenwon), wife Frances (52 born St Austell) and unmarried children Richard (21 born Quethiock), Edwin (17 born Quethiock), Bessie (14 born Quethiock), Jane Ann (13 born Quethiock), grandson James Whitford (2 born Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire) and lodgers Thomas Morgan (24) and John Andrews (21) are living at Old Chapel House, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 20 October 2023), Pearce, Richard John (Mother's maiden name: Knight). GRO Reference: 1860 Jan-Feb-Mar in St Germans Volume 05C Page 45.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census", Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1525; Folio: 74; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542826; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Household schedule number: 58, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #19010613 (accessed 19 October 2023), Thomas Pearse (8) son in household of John Pearse (35) in Quethiock in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in St Minver, Cornwall, England.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Census of England, Scotland and Wales", The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: RG 9; Piece: 1525; Folio: 74; Page: 13; Schedule: 58, FreeCen Transcription (accessed 19 October 2023), Thomas Pearse (8) son, Scholar, in household of John Pearse (35) in Quethiock in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in St Minver, Cornwall, England.
4. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census", The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2231; Folio: 75; Page: 10; GSU roll: 834872; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Household schedule number: 56, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #645230 (accessed 20 October 2023), Caroline Pearce (34), wife, in household of Caroline Pearce (34) in Quethiock in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Rock, Cornwall, England.
5. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Wales Census", Class: RG11; Piece: 5558; Folio: 60; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1342334; ED, institution, or vessel: 16, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8059 #695799 (accessed 6 March 2024), Edwin Pearce (17) son, Lead Washer, in household of John Pearce (54) at Old Chapel House, Llanengan in Pwllheli registration district in Caernarvonshire, Wales. Born in Quithiock, Cornwall, England.