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Edward Pearcey is on the 1901 census with wife Charlotte, both born circa 1840 and living in West Ham. Edward is born in Camberwell Surrey and is a Cooper, Charlotte is from Bromley by Bow/Poplar area (maiden name thought to be Everett). I would love to see if there are any earlier census results for this family with details of their children (I am particularly interested in Ann Matilda Pearcey born Poplar, 1864) or possible parents for Edward.

Many thanks for any help you may be able to offer.

Helen

1871

London, Bromley St Leonard

31 Charles Street?

Ann Piercey 3
Caroline Piercey 6
Charlotte Piercey 29
Charlotte Piercey 10
Edward Piercey 31 Cooper.
Edward Piercey 1
Caroline Thompson 66 Mother?

Class: RG10; Piece: 570; Folio: 70; Page: 38;

Looks like Ann Matilda was born in 1867

Couldbe

Thank you Couldbe, yes that's the crowd I was looking for, has it got Edward's occupation recorded and any idea who Caroline Thompson is please?

Helen

Sorry, I can't read obviously, you have stated Edward's occupation!

Cheers Sue.

Hi Helen

I think it says Mother on the census and it has been transcribed as that.

Couldbe

Bromley, Bow 1861, Just the two of them.

Charlotte Pearcey 19 born Middlesex Bromley
Edward Pearcey 21 Cooper, bornCamberwell

RG9; Piece: 302; Folio: 85; Page: 29

Couldbe

Thanks Couldbe - maybe Mother-in-law, just checking free BMD for marriages...

And thanks for 1861 as well.

Birth Registration

Ann Matilda Pearcey, 1867 Q2
District: Poplar (To 1965)
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 660

Couldbe

1851

Bromley St Leonard.

6 lancaster row

Charlotte Everett 7 Wifes daughter
William Everett 6 Wifes son
George Pollard 16 Wifes son
Henry Pollard 12 Wifes son
Caroline Thompson 43 Wife
Caroline Thompson 4 Daughter
John Thompson 28 Head

Class: HO107; Piece: 1555; Folio: 591; Page: 23


Mum re-married, (more than once?) so Charlotte was an Everett.

Couldbe

Aha!!! Thanks very much Couldbe, wonder where those Pollards fit in? (and another toyboy as well in the tree!). Do you have the place of birth for any of these please?

Helen

George Pollard 1835 Croydon, Surrey, Wife's Son (Step Son)

Henry Pollard 1839 Mile End, Middlesex, Wife's Son (Step Son)

Caroline Thompson 1808 Mitcham, Surrey, Wife

Caroline Thompson 1847 Bromley, Middlesex Daughter

John Thompson 1823 Spitalfield, Middlesex, Head

Charlotte Everett 1844 Bromley, Middlesex, Wife's Daur (Step Daughter)

William Everett 1845 Bromley, Middlesex, Wife's Son (Step Son)

Couldbe

Thanks Couldbe, she obviously got around a bit!

Thank you very much for your help.

Helen

Well, she did get herself a toyboy.

Couldbe

Indeed!

Does anyone have any info' on Edward Pearcey before his marriage please? It looks like he was married in West Ham in 1860 but it'd be interesting to see if any records of his family (poss back in Camberwell) exist..

Umm, and now I can't actually find any probable marriages for Caroline even though she appears ot have at least 3! I will have another go with varieties of spellings.

Update - found Charlotte Everett to John Thompson Dec 1845 but no Pollard/Everett marriages...

EDIT: Don't worry about this search, I will list this seperately from here as rather getting away from the Edward Pearcy thread, easily done!

Hi Helen

Just to say I did look for Edward Pearcey/variants on the 1851 census, but I could not find one that really seemed to fit the bill. May need his father's name from his marriage certificate.

Couldbe

Thanks Couldbe, I think we may be coming to a certs stage, having trouble with the 3 marriages as well and beginning to think at least one might not actually happen, need the dad's records for those as well.

Thank you very much for all your help!

Helen

Thanks Christina, yes that would certainly fit, Charles is even a Cooper, the same as Edward was to be later in life and it would make sense where they were living as this is the area Edward married.

Thank you for looking this up.

Helen