STIRRING THE BONES: Pearce, Warne, Paynter, Osborn

A JESSUP stray....

This is a Quaker marriage certificate of 1774, of Benjamin Jessup and Martha (?)

I fell over this while looking for other Quaker certificates of that era, and

the name JESSUP looked familiar, having seen it on other Perry or Puplett

documents. There's also (as was normal) a long list of all those present, often useful

when researching Quaker connections in England in that period.

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Some PEARCE / WARNE bits....

Extract of 1851 Census of Cornwall, of any household

with a WARNE in it

The death certificate of Francis Pearce

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ex FAMILYHISTORYONLINE....

Cornwall 1841 Census (Illogan) – Alexander Pearce as Head

2 results found (1^st too young, both wrong wife) –

Parish Illogan Piece Number 142/6 Enumeration District 12 Folio 8 Page 8 Household 45

Place Illogan Downs ...

Name Alexander PEARCE Age 23 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner Born in Cornwall

Name Ann PEARCE Age 25 Sex F Occupation – Born in Cornwall

Name William PEARCE Age 5m Sex M Occupation - Born in Cornwall Y

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Parish Illogan Piece Number 142/6 Enumeration District 12 Folio 8 Page 8 Household 46

Place Illogan Downs ...

Name Alexander PEARCE Age 50 Sex M Occupation Farmer Born in Cornwall

Name Honor PEARCE Age 50 Sex F Occupation - Born in Cornwall

Name Samuel PEARCE Age 20 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner Born in Cornwall

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Alexander PEARCE anywhere during 1841 in Cornwall 1841 Census.

5 results found (1^st 2 are as above, other 3 too young) -

Parish Illogan Piece Number 142/6 Enumeration District 12 Folio 8 Page 8 Household 45

Place Illogan Downs

Name Alexander PEARCE Age 23 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner Born in Cornwall

Parish Illogan Piece Number 142/6 Enumeration District 12 Folio 8 Page 8 Household 46 Place Illogan Downs

Name Alexander PEARCE Age 50 Sex M Occupation Farmer Born in Cornwall

Parish Illogan Piece Number 142/6 Enumeration District 12 Folio 9 Page 9 Household 47 Place Illogan Downs

Name Alexander PEARCE Age 6 Sex M Occupation - Born in Cornwall

Parish Illogan Piece Number 142/6 Enumeration District 13 Folio 21 Page 3 Household 13 Place Tolvaddon

Name Alexander PEARCE Age 13 Sex M Occupation - Born in Cornwall

Parish Wendron Piece Number 139/4 Enumeration District 12 Folio 46 Page 14 Household 56 Place Manhey

Name Alexander PEARCE Age 20 Sex M Occupation Tin Miner Born in Cornwall

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Cornwall 1851 Census (Camborne) - Pl of birth Illogan

4 results found (all one family, Francis ? but wrong parents) -

Parish Camborne Piece No 1916 Enumeration District 1i Folio 271 Schedule 119 Address North Road

Name John PEARCE Rel HD Age 59 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner

Place of birth Illogan, CON

Parish Camborne Piece No 1916 Enumeration District 1i Folio 271 Schedule 119 Address North Road

Name Mary PEARCE Rel WI Age 60 Sex F Occupation - Place of birth Illogan, CON

Parish Camborne Piece No 1916 Enumeration District 1i Folio 271 Schedule 119 Address North Road

Name Joseph PEARCE Rel SO Age 22 Sex M Occupation Railway Gate Keeper Place of birth Illogan, CON

Parish Camborne Piece No 1916 Enumeration District 1i Folio 271 Schedule 119 Address North Road

Name Francis PEARCE Rel SO Age 20 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner Place of birth Illogan, CON

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1851 Census all Cornwall - Francis PEARCE anywhere in Cornwall.

2 results found (father & son, son ? but wrong father) -

Parish Redruth Piece No 1915 Enumeration District 1i Folio 199 Schedule 135 Address Foundry Row

Name Francis PEARCE Rel HD Age 56 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner Place of birth Illogan, CON

Parish Redruth Piece No 1915 Enumeration District 1i Folio 199 Schedule 135 Address Foundry Row

Name Francis PEARCE Rel SO Age 30 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner Place of birth Illogan, CON

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1851 Census (Illogan) – all Francis PEARCE

3 results found (all wrong age) -

Parish Illogan Piece No 1915 Enumeration District 1e Folio 483 Schedule 199 Address Park Bottom

Name Francis PEARCE Rel HD Age 73 Sex M Occupation Farmer of

6 Acres Place of birth Illogan, CON

Parish Illogan Piece No 1915 Enumeration District 1m Folio 620 Schedule 42 Address Downs

Name Francis PEARCE Rel HD Age 32 Sex M Occupation Copper Miner

Place of birth Illogan, CON

Parish Illogan Piece No 1915 Enumeration District 1m Folio 620 Schedule 42 Address Downs

Name Francis PEARCE Rel SO Age 1 Sex M Occupation - Place of birth

St Ervan, CON

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The Marriage Certificate of Francis PEARCE and Margaret WARNE

One PEARCE item....

While I think of it, during my rummaging I fell over a file I'd forgotten I had, a memoir by Tom PEARCE, the son of Francis Pearce (see "The Cornishman Who Went Bush" over on the left).

Tom Pearce was a fairly well known character in Aust history, being part in the classic "We Of The Never Never", having lived a colourful life up in the station country of South Aust and the Nthn Territory.

This is in the form of two long letters written by him in old age, and covers his life and times. It's in the hands of the NSW State Library, and copyright prevents me from uploading it. IF you're thinking of chasing it down, it's in their Manuscript Archives, Call No. MLDOC 2966.

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An old PAYNTER extract from FAMILYHISTORYONLINE

Richard PAINTER anywhere during 1841 in Cornwall 1841 Census.

5 results found.

1. Parish Gwennap Piece Number 137/7 Enumeration District 5 Folio 62 Page 13

Household 57 Place Firnisplat Name Richard PAINTER Age 15 Sex M Occupation

Copper Miner Born in Cornwall Y Scotland, Ireland or Foreign – Alt Surname –

Amount paid £0.08 Twelve in Household (price £0.88)

2. Parish Kenwyn Piece Number 147/16 Enumeration District 16 Folio 73 Page 3

Household 1398 Place Chacewater Name Richard PAINTER Age 2 Sex M Occupation -

Born in Cornwall Y Scotland, Ireland or Foreign – Alt Surname –

Amount paid £0.08 Six in Household (price £0.40)

3. Parish Lanreath Piece Number 153/7 Enumeration District 4 Folio 19 Page 6

Household 88 Place Trecan Name Richard PAINTER Age 15 Sex M Occupation

Agricultural Labourer Born in Cornwall Y Scotland, Ireland or Foreign – Alt

Surname –

Amount paid £0.08 Six in Household (price £0.40)

4. Parish Lezant Piece Number 134/5 Enumeration District 7 Folio 17 Page 6

Household 81 Place Carvoda Name Richard PAINTER Age 60 Sex M Occupation Farmer

Born in Cornwall Y Scotland, Ireland or Foreign – Alt Surname –

Amount paid £0.08 Thirteen in Household (price £0.96)

5. Parish Lezant Piece Number 134/5 Enumeration District 7 Folio 17 Page 6

Household 81 Place Carvoda Name Richard PAINTER Age 20 Sex M Occupation - Born

in Cornwall Y Scotland, Ireland or Foreign – Alt Surname –

Amount paid £0.08 Thirteen in Household (price £0.96)

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Some background material on James Horn OSBORN& Jane ASH

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Trove (Aus Nat Arch) Search “Wentworth Murray Darling” 1855-1875

Wentworth papers 1855-75

Riverine Herald 1869 on

Riverine Grazier 1873 on

The Hay Standard 1871 on

Wagga Wagga Adv 1868 on

1870 BIG floods wentworth (also mid 1860s?) 1871?

March 1872 first church

Nov 1870 Drownings Evening News

Jan 1871 Osborne’s Inn Wentworth (recent floods) Aust Town & Country Jrnl

The Late Floods at Wentworth, AN occasional correspondent of the Pastoral Times, under date 11th ultimo, reports that thero were fifty two homesteads under water-in many cases the roof only appearing above the surfaco of tho floods, whilst thc instances aro not few in which messuages have either melted or been swept away. Osborne's Inn across stream, a good substantial building of its classj is destroyed, and a largo portion of the material borne away by tho strong current whioh set in upon it ; Moody's brewery is a ruin ; a new wool store, just completed by Gurney and Smith, when tho floods sot in, was knocked out of its perpendicularity, and crumpled up as if built of pasteboard ; two substantial earthen structures, representing hundreds of pounds worth of labour and material-one with a well stocked market garden attached-have dissolved in tho flood waters . . . .

THE FIRST WIRE FENCE (from John Theodore Schell History)

According to Mr. Schell, the first wire fence ever erected on the Murray was that between Kulnine and Mildura. This was put up, under contract, by Ernest Schell and Billy Baldock during 1869 and 70. What with continuous rains and the land fit to bog a duck, all the posts for the first thirteen miles had to be carried into position by the fencers themselves. The ground was too boggy for horse work.

About this time Osborne's old pub is recalled just below the junction of the Murray and the Darling, on the Victorian side. - It was a queer old place of green slabs. During the 1870 flood, Osborne had a small punt rigged up, and this would carry the horses across the Murray and land them 60 yards from the Crown Hotel.

The crown hotel was? Is? apparently on the cnr of Darling St and Sandwych St, which doesn’t match up with the above.

Aug 1872 Carter’s Crown Hotel mtg (Hay Std)

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Maitland Mercury Dec 1860 article re Randall delivering goods up river from his store at “The Junction” (Wentworth)

Theres something about Burke & Wills exp (1860?) sending stores to a storekeeper in wentworth a “Mr M’Ogment” ???

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OBIT - McGEORGE, Dinah Sarah (1840-1913)

Parents: James Horn OSBORN &Jane ASH

The Register, 3 April 1913

WENTWORTH, April 1.— Within a few hours last week passed away two of Wentworth's foremost figures in Social and public life. The late Mrs. J. McGeorge, who was-in her seventy-third year, arrived at Wentworth in 1858. Her father at the time was in charge of Capt. Randell's store at Randell Town. She married the late Mr. L. T. H. Geake, one of the first butchers to start business on the Darling. There were three children. Afterwards deceased was wedded to the late Mr. J. McGeorge, well known on the Daily River. There are three surviving daughters and one son.

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McGeorge Fan Hist (mylore website)

John (McGeorge) married Dinah Sarah Osborn in 1868 and they had 5 children between 1871 and 1880. In 1870, John held the publican's licence for the Wentworth Hotel (his brother's old establishment) and in 1872 and 1873, he had the licence for the Racecourse Hotel. He then worked as a butcher up until the family moved to Wilcannia sometime between 1877 and 1880. John died in 1883 in Wilcannia. Dinah moved back to Wentworth after John's death and died there in 1913, at the age of 73.

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Goulborn Chronicle March 1860 – (Court case as witness)

FORGERY AT WENTWORTH.

John Roberts and James Jones were indicted for forging an order at Wentworth, Darling Junction, on the 16th January last, with intent to defraud. A second count charged the prisoners with uttering. Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Roberts was defended by Mr. Blake ; attorney, Mr. Gannon. Jones was undefended. In point of fact the trial was confined to the second count, there being no evidence of the forging.

James Horn Osborne, storekeeper at the Darling Junction, for the firm of Randal and Scott, of Adelaide, proved that on the 15th January Roberts came to his store, and after making selection of £3 or £4 worth of goods, tendered in payment an order for £16 10s. in favour of James Jones or bearer, purporting to be signed by Murray and Carstairs, a firm carrying on business about 80 miles distant, and drawn on Younghusband and Co. of Adelaide;

Osborne was acquainted with the signature of the firm, and noticed the signature to the order did not at all resemble the original and that the second name was wrongly spelt, namely "Carsteaires," instead of the proper mode; he asked him where he got it, and he said from Murray and Carstairs;

Osborne said to him "it's a lie, they never gave it you in your life ;" upon which he said he got it from Johnson the overseer; to which Osborne made answer that Johnson had no right to give him an order without putting his own name to it as well as that of the firm ; at this time Jones was standing at the door of the store, and coming forward said Osborne had no occasion to be afraid ; he (Jones) knew the order was a good one, and that it was in John- son's writing; the two men were in company ;

Osborne did not change the order, but gave it back and Roberts having no money could not take the goods; Osborne also deposed that three or four days afterwards a number of torn portions of an order, pasted on a form similar to that at first used, were shown to him, and he identified them as forming por- tions of the order presented to him; the fragments so pasted being now shown to him he positively swore to their being portions of the order presented by Roberts.

Alexander Perry, who in January last was lieutenant in the native police, but is now a station holder, proved that he and his police picked up the fragments of the order produced, scattered in the salt bush about a mile and a quarter from Osborne's store; this was a few days after the time above-mentioned ; he had the fragments pasted on a form similar to that which had been used ; he found also the fragments of a second order, which he put together in a similar way ; this latter purported to be drawn on Youughusband and Co., by Murray and Carstairs, for £10 10s., in favour of W. Smith or bearer; witness identified the documents produced as those he had found on the plain; knew the signature of Murray and Carstairs; it was not their handwriting to either of these documents.

Thomas Brown, alias the "Nugget, proved that in January last he was travelling towards the Junction in company with Jones, who was his mate, when they overtook Roberts at a sta- tion and at his request gave him a lift on their dray to the Junction ; on their way Roberts asked witness if he could write, as he had got an order which only wanted filling up ; he made no answer; subsequently he asked him to take an order to a Mr. Davy's and get it cashed, telling him he would give him £2 ; did so, and brought it back, telling him it was no good, to which he said it was a lie; witness told him not to be getting other people into trouble besides himself. George Henry Carstairs proved that prisoner had been in the employment of the firm, and that while so employed he had opportunities of access to the forms of order upon their Adelaide agents, Younghusband and Co as he (witness) had been so careless as to allow them to be left loose: witness's partner was in England, and he used to sign the orders; the signature to the document was not the signature of the firm, nor anything like it ; they had a superintendent named Johnson, but he had no authority to draw orders, and the writing on this document had not the slightest resemblance to his writing.

This was the case for the Crown. Mr. Blake, on behalf of Roberts, addressed the jury at some length, contending that though Osborne was very confident that the fragments shown to him formed portions of the order presented by Roberts, yet the circumstances of the case by no means justified that confidence; and unless the jury were satisfied beyond doubt that these torn pieces of paper were portions of the original order, a matter of very great doubt, they must acquit the prisoner.

Jones said he was innocent of the charge, He never gave any assistance in uttering the order. The jury, after a deliberation of about half an hour, returned with a verdict of guilty against Roberts, and acquitted Jones. Roberts was sentenced to two years' hard labour in Darlinghurst Gaol.

It may be noticed that the witness Brown was brought down as a prisoner in connexion with this case, but the Attorney-General declining to prosecute, he was discharged on his arrival. In reference to this case, several of the witnesses complained of the immense distance they had had to travel. Osborne stated the Junction is about 600 miles from here by land, and 1700 by way of Adelaide and Melbourne, which route he took as the easiest, and that he had been ever since the 7th Feb. in coming.

We may observe that this case might have been taken to the District Court, Albury, a distance of 300 miles, but the reason it was not, we are informed, was that the local bench had not been officially informed of the fact. The Judge advised the witnesses to press upon the authorities the necessity of establishing a court in or near their district, a matter which was under consideration.

The court adjourned at 20 minutes to 7 till half past 9 next morning.

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Some images from the OSBORN files...