Alexander
PEARCE [004]
Sarah
FOSS [005]
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These are the parents of Francis Pearce
who married Margaret Warne at Redruth Cornwall in 1851.
See also “The Cornishman Who Went Bush”.
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5/3/1780
- An Alexander Pearce born to an Alexander and Mary at Cury C'wall (a village
on Lizard Pen abt 5km S of Helston) [h]
2/8/1796
– A Thomas Foss married a Mary Polmear at Illogan C’wall [h]
c
1800 - Alexander, the father of Francis Pearce, born (probably in
Cornwall) [est]
20/6/1802
- An Alexander Pearce bapt at Illogan C’wall, to Alexander and Mary [h]
28/7/1816
- A John Pearce born to an Alexander and Mary at Cury [h]
c
1819 - The John Pearce (who arr in SA on the "Taymouth Castle" in
1854, a copper miner) was born in Eng
[e] [m]
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MARRIED ---------------
31/5/1823
- An Alexander Pearce married a Sarah Foss at Illogan [h]
25/12/1829
to 24/12/1830 - Francis Pearce born [c]
1830
- Francis Pearce born in Cornwall, father Alexander [k]
6/11/1831
- Francis Pearce born in Cornwall, possibly Penzance, a son of Alexander
Pearce, a miner of south Cornwall (possibly Redruth area). Mother was Sarah Foss from Illogan (2kms NW
of Redruth) Cornwall. [a]
(Can't find a bapt on FHO 1829-1833, and
nothing on IGI)
c
May 1832 to c May 1833 - The Francis Pearce (who arr in SA on the
"Taymouth Castle" in 1854) was born in Eng [e] [m]
6/6/1841
- (No Alexander & Sarah found on 41
census) [f]
30/3/1851
- (No Alexander & Sarah found on 51 census) [b]
24/12/1851
– Their son Francis Pearce married Margaret nee Warne in the Wesleyan Chapel in
Redruth. He was 21, batchelor, a Miner
of Tucking Mill, (nowadays a suburb of Camborne on the Redruth side), father
Alexander Pearce (a Miner). Margaret
was 22, spinster, also of Tucking Mill, occupation not specified, father Mark
Warne (a Miner). Francis signed in full
but Margaret signed with "her mark".
Witnesses were Jane Harris and Phillip Gilbert. [c]
Oct
to Dec 1852 - A William Warne Pearce born at Redruth [d]
1852
- William Warne Pearce born to Francis and Margaret in Redruth Cornwall [k]
by
1854 - The John Pearce who arr on the "Taymouth Castle" married an
Ann ...... [m]
3/5/1854
- Francis and Margaret (arrived?) in SA on the "Taymouth Castle" ex
Plymouth with their son. Francis listed
as 21, Margaret 22, William 1. Listed
with then was a John Pearce 35, a copper miner from Cornwall and his wife Ann
35, but no children. [e]
John Pearce, said to have been a brother,
"went north of Adelaide and settled there and all contact was
lost" [g]
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SOURCES
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[a] Sue Hewitt pack of info - in file
[b] 1851 Census
[c] Marriage Certificate
[d] St Catherines Index - SAGHS
[e] Arrivals records - Ad Lib
[f] 1841 Census
[g] Hartman letters - in file
[h] IGI
[j] FamHistOnline
[k] Family Record sheet (ex '88 Victor Hbr Reunion?)
[m] BISA (SAGHS)