John Pidgley (abt. 1781 - 1871)

Born about 1781 in Binsted, Hampshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1871 at about age 90 in Fareham, Hampshire, England

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Biography

John Pidgley was born in Binsted, Hampshire, England.

Richard was born about 1781 in Binsted, Hampshire, England. He was the son of Richard Pidgley and Eleanor Connor.

The 1841 England and Wales Census shows the couple and three children living in Boldre, Hampshire, England.^[1] John was 60 years old.

John passed away in 1871 in Fareham, Hampshire, England.^[2] He was 90 years old.

Research Notes

In Sussex in January 1826 a Christiana Macdougall was sentenced along with John Pidgley to one year imprisonment for possesion of a counterfeit coin. I found it on Ancestry, in their England and Wales Criminal Registers 1791 - 1892. Trial Year 1826, Sussex. Source Citation: Class: HO 27; Piece: 32; Page: 221

He was a Tramper doing Chair Mending and casual Labouring.

In 1851 he had a "Housekeeper" Louisa Wells, b Weston Meon and her son James Wells b 1848 in Boldre (where John had been at that time)

Sources

1. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SZ-BMY : Sun Mar 10 17:16:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Richd Pidgeley and Ann Pidgeley, 1841.
2. ↑ Death Registration: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content: accessed 15 May 2024), database entry for Pidgley, John. Age at death: 90. GRO Reference: 1871 M Quarter in FAREHAM, Volume 02B Page 357.