Mary Elizabeth (Lindsey) Pearse (bef. 1850 - 1930)

Born before 24 Mar 1850 in Scredington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Pearse — married 20 Aug 1868 in Snake Valley, Grenville, Colony of Victoria

Descendants

Died 20 May 1930 after age 80 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Lindsey) Pearse was born in Scredington, Lincolnshire, England.

Mary (Lindsey) Pearse migrated from England to South Australia.

Mary Elizabeth Lindsey was baptised in Scredington, Lincolnshire on 24 March 1850. She was the daughter of Enos Lindsey & Martha Hutchinson.^[1][2][3][4]

Mary immigrated to Australia aboard the barque "Prince Regent" leaving Plymouth 8th November 1850 and arriving in Port Adelaide, South Australia on 5 March 1851.^[5][6]

John Pearse married Elizabeth Mary Lindsey in Snake Valley, Grenville, Victoria on 20 August 1868.^[7] They had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Pearse, born 6 July 1869 in Snake Valley, Victoria^[8]
2. Rachel Ann Pearse, born 1871 in Snake Valley^[9]
3. Mary Jane Pearse, born 1873 in Snake Valley^[10]
4. David Pearse, born about 1874
5. John Alfred Pearse, born 1875 in Snake Valley^[11]
6. William A Pearse, born 1877 in Deniliquin, New South Wales^[12]
7. Martha Agnes Pearse, born 5 April 1879 in Deniliquin^[13]
8. Florence Barbara Pearse, born about January 1881^[14]
9. Emily Chown Pearse, born 1883 in Deniliquin^[15]
10. Hannah Maggie Pearse, born 1885 in Deniliquin^[16]
11. Enos Garfield Pearse, born 1887 in Great Western, Victoria^[17]
12. Elsie L Pearse, born 1891 in Narrandera, New South Wales^[18]

Mary died in Wagga Wagga private hospital on 20 May 1930.^{[19][20][21][22]}

Obituary

MRS, MARY PEARSE - Obituary 22 May 1930

The death took place at a Wagga private hospital on Tuesday night of a very old pioneer lady in Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pearse, of Currawarna. aged 81 years. The late Mrs. Pearse was the widow of Mr. John Pearse, of "Pine Grove," Argoon, Jerilderie, who died in 1898.

She was born at Lincoln, England, being the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs William Lindsay, and she came to Australia with her parents as a child. They first settled in Victoria, at Mount Erin, coming to New South Wales in 1876. Mrs. Pearse who was married at Ballarat, leaves a family of three sons and six daughters, Messrs. David (Echuca), John Albert (Albury) and Enos (Boree Creek), Mrs. A. E. Robinson (Sydney), Mrs. W. Mason (Griffith), Mrs. E. Johnston (Currawarna), Mrs J. Coutts (Hay), Mrs. E. Jacobs (Junee), and Mrs C. Ball (Jerilderie). Two daughters, Mrs. J. Milne, of Downside, and Miss Elsie Pearse, and Mr. William Pearse, of Argoon, pre-deceased her. She also leaves 45 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

The late Mrs. Pearse was highly respected and was favorably known in the earlier days for her kind assistance to travelers. During the Great War she was a fine worker for the soldiers' comforts fund's, for which she knitted socks and made shirts.

Research Notes

Details from Death Certificate:

• Date: 20 May 1930
• Place: "Welwyn" Private Hospital, Simmons Street, Wagga Wagga. Late of Boree Creek, Lockhart Shire.
• Age: 81 years
• Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage, Hypostatic pneumonia
• Father: Enos Lindsay (Fruit grower)
• Mother: Martha Hutchinson
• Where born: Lincoln, England
• Time in colonies: 25 years in Victoria, 54 years in NSW
• Place of Marriage: Mount Emu, Victoria. Age 19
• Children: Elizabeth 60, Mary J 57, David 56, Martha A 51, John A 49, Florence B 47, Emily C 45, Hannah M M 43, Enos G 41, one male and two females deceased.

Sources

1. ↑ UK Birth Registration for Mary Elizabeth Laindsey, SLEAFORD Volume 14 Page 573, June quarter of 1850, Mother’s Maiden Name:Hutchinson
2. ↑ Scredington : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818a359e93790ec8bdde090 : viewed 16 Jan 2020) baptism Mary Elizabeth Lindsey 24 Mar 1850
3. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZH-884V : 25 November 2019), Mary Elizabeth Lindsey, 24 Mar 1850; citing Baptism, 24 Mar 1850, Scredington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26PT-XVN : 1 October 2014), Mary Elizabeth Lindsey, 1850; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Adelaide Times (SA : 1848 - 1858) Sat 8 Mar 1851 Page 5 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. "three children, Enos Lindsay, wife, and child, Eliza" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207067618#
6. ↑ TheShipsList: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/princeregent1851.shtml
7. ↑ Victorian Marriage Registration No. 2739 / 1868 for John Pearse & Elizabeth Mary Lindsey
8. ↑ Victorian Birth Registration No. 7353/1869 for Elizabeth Pearse, CARNGHAM district, Father: John, Mother: Mary Elizabeth Lindsey
9. ↑ Victorian Birth Registration No. 7732/1871 for Rachel Ann Pearse, CARN district, Father: John, Mother: Mary Eliz Lindsay
10. ↑ Victorian Birth Registration No. 8014/1873 for Mary Jane Pearse, CARNGHAM district, Father: John, Mother: Mary Elizabeth Lindsay
11. ↑ Victorian Birth Registration No. 7609/1875 for John Alfred Pearse, CARN district, Father: John, Mother: Mary Elizabeth Lindsay
12. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 10970/1877 for William A Pearse, Deniliquin district, Father = John, Mother = Mary E
13. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 12405/1879 for Martha A Pearse, Deniliquin district, Father = John, Mother = Mary E
14. ↑ "SPELLING KITTEN." The Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954) 31 August 1895: 4. Web. 18 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155421568>.
15. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 24539/1883 for Emily Chown Pearse, Deniliquin district, Father = John, Mother = Mary Elizabeth
16. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 26696/1885 for Hannah M Pearse, Deniliquin district, Father = John, Mother = Mary E
17. ↑ Victorian Birth Registration No. 20168/1887 for Enos Garfield Pearse, GREA district, Father: John, Mother: Mary Eliz Lindsey
18. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 23924/1891 for Elsie L Pearse, Narrandera district, Father = John, Mother = Mary
19. ↑ NSW Death Registration No. 10346/1930 for Mary E Pearse, Wagga Wagga district, Father: Enos, Mother: Martha
20. ↑ "MRS. MARY PEARSE" The Daily Express (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1919 - 1930) 22 May 1930: 2. Web. 18 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212521062>.
21. ↑ "FUNERALS" Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954) 23 May 1930: 2. Web. 18 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142751387>.
22. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #145954357