John
Evans
Pepperell
Born in Kingsbridge, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Son of Evans Pepperell
and Maria (Mills) Pepperell
Husband of
Esther (Gardner) Pepperell
— married
26 Mar 1837 in Lambeth, Surrey, England
Descendants 
Father of
John Thomas Evans Pepperell, Hester Maria (Pepperell) Parker, Francis Gardner Pepperell, Evans Pepperell, Thomas Pepperell, Robert Pepperell, James Pepperell and Henry Pepperell
Died
at age 60
in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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John Pepperell was born in England.
This profile is part of the Pepperrell Name Study.
John Pepperell migrated from England to New Zealand.
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Biography
John was born in 1817. He was the son of Evans Pepperell, a Cordwainer of Kingsbridge, Devon, and Maria Mills.
He was baptised on 2 March 1817 at Ebenezer Chapel-Wesleyan Methodist, Kingsbridge, Devon, England.[1]
He married Esther Gardner on 26 March 1837 in St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England, after Banns.[2] The witnesses were Evans Pepperell and J. Longman Gawler.
They went on to have about seven children.
UK Census Event Date 1841: Living with his wife Esther, three young children and five others in Golden Lane, St Giles Without Cripplegate, Middlesex, England. Aged about 20.
Occupation: Coffee House Keeper
On 9 October 1842 he was granted Freedom of the City Admission Papers.[3]
In the UK Census of 1851 John and his wife were recorded at Wylds Rent, Bermondsey, Surrey, England. Aged 34. Also in the household were their six sons and one daughter.
Occupation: Mustard Maker
John (aged 44) and Esther (aged 44) made the decision to emigrate from England to New Zealand. They travelled on the ship Royal Stuart under Captain Tadman, departing from London on 2 July 1861 and arriving into Lyttelton, Canterbury on 8 October 1861. With them were their five sons Evans (19), Thomas (15), Robert (13), James (11) and Henry (9). John's occupation was recorded as Labourer.
In 1875 he was recorded living at North Bank, Avon, Christchurch.[4]
He died in 1877 at the age of 60.
Burial
1 November 1877 - Woolston Cemetery, Woolston, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand. PLOT: Block E. Plot 42[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 7 November 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW83-55J
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 7 November 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6XB-F9W
- ↑ London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1713-1719. Source Information: Ancestry.com. London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Freedom admissions papers, 1681 – 1930. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. COL/CHD/FR/02.
- ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18750513.2.11.3.1?query=Richard%20Pepperell
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141004096/john-evans-pepperell), memorial page for John Evans Pepperell (unknown–30 Oct 1877), Find a Grave Memorial no. 141004096, citing Woolston Cemetery, Woolston, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand ; Maintained by Southern Man (contributor 48043025) .
- "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 17 December 2020. Citing Archives New Zealand, Wellington. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSB9-L2N
- NZ BDM Death Records Online: Registration No: 1877/3057 | Family Name: Pepperell | Given Name(s): John Evans | Age at Death: 60Y | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Census Records
- "England and Wales Census, 1841." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 15 December 2020. From "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQVM-BQ4
- "England and Wales Census, 1851." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 17 December 2020. From "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO HO 107. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGT7-N8S
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