Henry Pearce (1785 - 1833)

Born 1785 in Warwickshire, England

Husband of Mary Ann (Randall) Martin — married before Nov 1818 in Field of Mars, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1833 at about age 48 in Marsfield, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Henry Pearce has African ancestry.

Henry was born about 1785. He passed away in 1833.

Sources

• Place of conviction was Warwick but may have been born in the West Indies.

• https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search

• Marriage was defacto as John Martin lived until 19 Dec 1837.

• Death - PEARCE, HENRY - NSW BDM DC 733/1833 V1833 733 17 - AGE 48 - CQ = Field of Mars, Marsfield C of E.

• Link - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GKJR-C4B

• Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 1-4, 6-18, 28-30); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Class: HO 10; Piece: 8; cited in Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 [database on-line] Name: Henry Pierce Arrival Date: Feb 1816 Vessel: Ocean Province: New South Wales Title: Male Year(s): 1817 Place of Conviction: Warwick

• State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. Series: NRS 937; Reel or Fiche Numbers: Reels 6004-6016; cited in Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 [database on-line] Name: Henry Pearce Event Date: 5 Feb 1816 Arrival year: 1816 Vessel: Ocean Event Description: On list of convicts disembarked from the "Ocean" & forwarded to Liverpool for distribution; listed as Pierce Comments: Per "Ocean", 1816 Page: 338

• Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 5, 19-20, 32-51); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Class: HO 10; Piece: 20; cited in Ancestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 [database on-line] Name: Henry Pearce Arrival Date: 1816 Vessel: Ocean Province: New South Wales Title: General muster M - Z Year(s): 1825 Wife: Mary Pearce Children: Richard Pearce (Age 6), Frederick Pearce (Age 4), Mary Ann Pearce (Age 12 months)

• Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line] Name: Henry Pearce Death Date: 1833 Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1833 Registration Place: Moreton Bay, New South Wales [sic Marsfield NSW] Volume Number: V1833-733 17 - CQ.