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    1841 Census: Transcribed as Pacey
    Joseph Pearcy, age 34, Labourer. Yes
    Catherine Pearcy, age 36, Housekeeper. No
    John Pearcy, age 7, Yes
    Jane Pearcy age 4, Yes
    Charles Pearcy, age 1, Yes

    Charles Pearcy’s birth certificate shows he was born on 12 Sep 1839, at Church Lane, Mitcham and that his mother Catherine’s maiden name was Danton.

    1851 Census: Surname Transcribed as PEACY
    Joseph Pearcy, age 45, Brick Labourer, born c.1806, Mitcham.
    Catherine Pearcy, Wife, age 49, born c.1802, Margate Kent.
    Charles Pearcy, son, age 11, 1840, Church Lane, Mitcham
    Harriet Pearcy, dau, age 7, born c.1844, Mitcham (born 20 Sep 1843 Birth Cert)
    Jane Pearcy, dau, age13, born c.1838, Mitcham
    Joseph Pearcy, son, age 9, born c.1842, Mitcham


    1861 Census: The family were now living in Church Place in Mitcham, Surrey.
    Surname Transcribed as Peacey
    Joseph Pearcy, age 54, Brick Labourer, born c.1807, Mitcham.
    Catherine Pearcy, Wife, age 57, born c.1804, Margate Kent.
    Charles Pearcy, son, age 21, born c. 1840, Mitcham.(DOB 12/09/1839)
    Harriet Pearcy, dau, age 17, born c.1844, Mitcham. (DOB 20/09/1843)
    Joseph Pearcy, son, age 20, born c.1841, Mitcham

    1871 Census: Living at Church Place, Mitcham, Surrey.
    Joseph Pearcy, Age: 65, Head, born c.1806, Mitcham. Painter.
    Catherine Pearcy, Age 65, Wife, born c.1802, Margate, Kent. Laundress

    1881 Census: Living at 17 Ch Pl, Mitcham, Surrey.
    Joseph Pearcy, Age: 72, Head, born Mitcham, Surrey. Labourer
    Catherine Pearcy, Age 73, Wife, born, Margate, Kent. Seamstress.

    I have both Joseph and Catherine's Death Certificates and Joseph's surname is spelt Piercy! Catherine died 1888 and Joseph died 1889


    My hubby is a direct descendant of Joseph Pearcy Jnr who married Eliza Rollins in 1865 in Battersea.

    My problem is....I can't find a likely birth registration for him and I can't find a marriage for his parents Joseph Pearcy & Catherine Danton. No trace of a marriage in London so I'm guessing they married in Kent.


    So..anyone up for a challenge????
    teresa

  • #2
    maybe his birth

    Joseph
    Pacey
    Birth year 1841
    Birth quarter 3
    District Croydon
    County Surrey
    Volume 4
    Page 96

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    • #3
      dont know if you have Catharines Birth ? but this may be it

      Catharine Dixon Danton
      Birth date 18 Jan 1802
      Baptism year 1802
      Baptism date 18 Apr 1802
      Place St John in Thanet (Margate), St John the Baptist
      Father's first name(s) Thomas
      Mother's first name(s) Jane
      County Kent
      Country England

      ooh ignore this dont think it is her
      Last edited by Guest; 11-05-16, 00:42.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Val wish Id never started View Post
        maybe his birth

        Joseph
        Pacey
        Birth year 1841
        Birth quarter 3
        District Croydon
        County Surrey
        Volume 4
        Page 96
        I had dismissed that one because I was looking for a Birth Registered in Mitcham. Had a look at Croydon Reg Districts see below.

        CROYDON REGISTRATION DISTRICT
        • Registration County : Surrey (1837-1965), Greater London (from 1965).
        • Created : 1.7.1837.
        • Sub-districts : Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Mayday, Mitcham, North Croydon, Penge, South Croydon, West Croydon
        GRO volumes : IV (1837-51), 2a (1852-1946), 5G (1946-65), 5A (1965-74), 11 (1974-92).

        Am I reading this correctly that Volume no. 4 (IV) includes Mitcham for an 1841 Birth?
        teresa

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        • #5
          Mitcham was a sub-district of Croydon, not a district of its own. You could contact Croydon registrars and ask them to check the sub-district for you before issuing the certificate.
          Retired professional researcher, and ex- deputy registrar, now based in Worcestershire. Happy to give any help or advice I can ( especially on matters of civil registration) - contact via PM or my website www.chalfontresearch.co.uk
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          • #6
            on the birth certs for Joseph junrs siblings you have what district does it say

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            • #7
              Harriet registered in Croydon

              Harriet
              Pearcy
              Birth year 1843
              Birth quarter 4
              District Croydon
              County Surrey
              Country England
              Volume 4
              Page 98

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              • #8
                and Charles


                Charles Pearcy
                Birth year 1839
                Birth quarter 3
                District Croydon
                County Surrey
                Volume 4
                Page 92

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                • #9
                  have pmd you but just in case
                  Catharine Dixon Danton
                  Gender: Female
                  Baptism Date: 18 Apr 1802
                  Baptism Place: St. John, Margate, Kent, England
                  Father: Thomas Danton
                  Mother: Jane
                  FHL Film Number: 1737004
                  Reference ID: it 1 1

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Val wish Id never started View Post
                    maybe his birth

                    Joseph
                    Pacey
                    Birth year 1841
                    Birth quarter 3
                    District Croydon
                    County Surrey
                    Volume 4
                    Page 96

                    BINGO! Yes that is Joseph Pearcy after all. Same father and mother as his siblings!


                    Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction.
                    teresa

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                    • #11
                      ooh got worried there thought it might not have been him so pleased for you

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                      • #12
                        meant to ask do you think that is your Catharine ?

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                        • #13
                          Well done, Val.

                          Jay
                          Janet in Yorkshire



                          Genealogists never die - they just swap places in the family tree

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Val wish Id never started View Post
                            ooh got worried there thought it might not have been him so pleased for you
                            I've purchased hundreds of certificates over the years and only got a handful wrong, so I thought is was worth the risk!
                            teresa

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Val wish Id never started View Post
                              meant to ask do you think that is your Catharine ?
                              It could well be her..nothing else comes up, but saying that I still can't find a marriage for Joseph Pearcy & Catherine Danton. Maybe they never married!!!
                              There are quite a few Danton's on the 1841 Census just a pity I don't know for sure who her parents were.
                              teresa

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                              • #16
                                I wondered whether she had married under the Dixon bit?I had a good look but could not find a thing

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                                • #17
                                  Originally posted by Val wish Id never started View Post
                                  I wondered whether she had married under the Dixon bit?I had a good look but could not find a thing
                                  Glad to know it's not just me then! I was beginning to think I had last my marbles at some point..I'm not getting any younger that's for sure.
                                  teresa

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                                  • #18
                                    Went back to the Dixon part and Thomas and Jane and looking at baptisms and where the Danton's might be, there's a Thomas and Jane in Margate with son John.

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                                    John Darby Dixon Danton
                                    Gender Male
                                    Christening Date 25 Dec 1800
                                    Christening Place St. John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

                                    Just looking to see if it turns anything up
                                    Elaine

                                    Looking for Ward, Moore, Hunt, Warren...and who was Gertrude Wills

                                    http://leicestermoores.tribalpages.com
                                    http://wardnottsleics.tribalpages.com

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                                    • #19
                                      Found a marriage for a marriage so far

                                      First name(s) Catharine Dixon
                                      Last name Danton
                                      Marriage year 1826
                                      Marriage date 16 Oct 1826
                                      Place Canterbury, St Margaret
                                      Spouse's first name(s) William
                                      Spouse's last name Stroud
                                      Groom's parish St Margaret
                                      Bride's parish St Margaret
                                      County Kent
                                      Country England
                                      Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives
                                      Elaine

                                      Looking for Ward, Moore, Hunt, Warren...and who was Gertrude Wills

                                      http://leicestermoores.tribalpages.com
                                      http://wardnottsleics.tribalpages.com

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                                      • #20
                                        There's a baptism for a daughter of William and Catherine but I can't see them again.

                                        Don't know if it helps at all
                                        Elaine

                                        Looking for Ward, Moore, Hunt, Warren...and who was Gertrude Wills

                                        http://leicestermoores.tribalpages.com
                                        http://wardnottsleics.tribalpages.com

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