John Williams
Prior
Born in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Son of James Prior
and Frances Pascoe
Brother of
Ann Williams (Prior) Warrick and James Williams Prior
Husband of
Ann (Pedler) Prior
— married
1 Nov 1830 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
William Pedler Prior, James Pedler Prior, Thomas Pedler Prior, Elizabeth Pedler (Prior) Perry, Edward Pedler Prior and Grace Pedler (Prior) Richards
Died
at age 74
in Redruth, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2015
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Biography
John Williams Prior was born on September 2, 1807 in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, son of James Prior (~1776–<1846) and Frances Pascoe (<1772–1852)[1][2].
John (23) married Ann Pedler (22) (born on January 13, 1808 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall; daughter of William Pedler and Grace Caroline Rouse) on November 1, 1830 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England. Their children were:
- William Pedler Prior (1831–1908)
- James Pedler Prior (~1834–1900)
- Thomas Pedler Prior (<1836–1860)
- Elizabeth Pedler Prior (1838–1920)
- Edward Pedler Prior (1841–1928)
- Grace Pedler Prior (1843–1907)
John William, An (nee Pedlar) and children Edward and Grace arrived from St Austell on 3 July 1857 per theship Gilmore which left Plymouth on 10 MAR 1857. His occupation was listed as miner[3].
John died on November 7, 1881 in Redruth, South Australia, Australia, aged 74. He was buried in Burra Cemetery, Burra[4][5] [2].
Sources
- ↑ Cornwall OPC. Baptism record. https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=1539543
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134623614/john-williams-prior: accessed), memorial page for John Williams Prior (27 Dec 1807–9 Nov 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134623614, citing Burra Cemetery, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645).
- ↑ Swiggum, S. & Kohli, M. (2010) The Ships List. ship Gilmore. https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/gilmore1857.shtml
- ↑
Headstone of John and Ann Prior - ↑ Source: S37 Author: SAGHS Title: SA Deaths Index 1842-1915 Abbreviation: SA Deaths Index 1842-1915
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