William Percival (1829 - 1875)

Born 30 Aug 1829 in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Harriet Ann (Weller) Percival — married 23 Feb 1851 in Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 22 Apr 1875 at age 45 in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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William Percival was born in Kent, England.

Biography

William was born on the 30 August 1829 in the Cathedral City of Rochester, at the confluence of the Thames and the Medway Rivers, St. Margaret next Rochester Parish, Medway District, Kent, England He was the son of Tailor, John (Percival) and Ann (Rockliff), who married on the 24 March 1828 at the Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Luddesdown Road, in the Village of Luddesdown, near the Town of Gravesend, Gravesham District, in Kent, England^[1].

Parents' Marriage Record

• MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Luddesdown in the County of Kent in the Year 1828. John Percival Bachelor of this Parish and Ann Rockliff Spinster of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this Twenty-Fourth Day of March in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight by me, Glover Mungarron, Curate. This marriage was solemnized between us John Pervical and Ann Rockliff in the Presence of Philip Stiles and the X mark of Elizabeth Stiles^[2].

Baptism

He is baptized on the 20 September 1829 at the Parish Church of St. Margaret's next Rochester, St. Margaret's Street, in the Cathedral City of Rochester, at the confluence of the Thames and the Medway Rivers, St. Margaret next Rochester Parish, Medway District, Kent, England^[3].

Marriage

William (Percival) marries Harriet Ann (Weller) on the 23 February 1851 in the District Church of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey Street, District of Southwark, St. George the Martyr Southwark Parish, Borough of Southwark, on the River Thames (opposite the City of London), in Surrey, England^[4].

Marriage Record

1851. Marriage Solemnized at the District Church of St. Mary Magdalen in the Parish of St. George the Martyr Southwark in the County of Surrey.

Married in the said Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns, by me, Geo. M. Gibbs, Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us, William Percival and Harriet Ann Weller in the Presence of us, Joseph Stanhope and Mary Weller^[5].

Children

1. Albert William (June 1851)
2. Rosa Harriet Ann (January 1853)
3. Laura Mary (September 1854)
4. William Christopher (November 1856)
5. Isabella Sarah (December 1860)
6. Alfred Thomas (September 1864)

Residence

William (Percival) first appears in the 1841 living with relatives James (Rockliff(e)); James' wife, Sarah and their son, James (Rockcliff(e)) at Union Row, Hards Town, in the Town of Gillingham, Borough of Chatham, Kent, England^[6]. With the 1851 Census, he is living with his new bride, Harriet Ann (Weller) at Garden Place, in the City of Rochester, St Margaret next Parish, Medway District, Kent, England^[7]. With the arrival of the 1861 Census, William and Harriet Ann have had children. They live with Albert William, Rosa Harriet Ann, Laura Mary, William Christopher and Isabella Sarah at 6 John Street, Troy Town, in the City of Rochester, Kent, England. Their surname is misspelt as "Perceval"^[8].

They are still at John Street, Troy Town, in Rochester, Kent with the 1871 Census. William and Harriet Ann live there with their children Rosa Harriet Ann, Laura Mary, William Christopher and Isabella Sarah^[9].

Occupation

With his marriage in 1851, William's occupation is listed as a Painter. In the Census of 1861, he is a House Painter and by 1871, he is both a Painter and Glazier.

Death/Burial

William (Percival) passes away on the 22 April 1875 at 6 John Street, Troy Town, in the City of Rochester, at the confluence of the Thames and Medway Rivers, in Kent, England. He was 45 years old at the time of his death^[10]. He is interred on the 25 April 1875 at the Parish Churchyard of St. Peter with St. Andrew, King Street, in the City of Rochester, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England^[11][12].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Marriage Register (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham); Reference: (Marriage Year-1828); Registration Parish: St. Peter and St. Paul Luddesdown; Archive Reference number: P235/1/3A; Date Range: 1813-1837; Image 12 of 14; Record number: 63; Page number: 21; Original Record Link: https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P235-01-03A.pdf
2. ↑ Source: Marriage Register (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham); Reference: (Marriage Year-1828); Registration Parish: St. Peter and St. Paul Luddesdown; Archive Reference number: P235/1/3A; Date Range: 1813-1837; Image 12 of 14; Record number: 63; Page number: 21; Original Record Link: https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P235-01-03A.pdf
3. ↑ Source: Kent Baptisms (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham & FindMyPast); Reference: (Baptism Year-1829); Registration Parish: St. Margaret next Rochester; Archive reference: P305/1/7; Year range: 1825-1831; Image 33 of 51; Record number: 2119; Page number:264; Original record link:https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P305-01-07(3).pdf
4. ↑ Source: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (January-March 1851); Registration District: St. George Southwark; County; London; Volume number: 4; Page number: 454
5. ↑ Source: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 (London Metropolitan Archives, London & Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Marriage Year-1851); Registration Parish: St. Mary Magdalen St. George the Martyr Southwark; County: Surrey; Archive Reference number: P92/MMG/012; Year Range: 1844-1887; Record number: 178; Page number: 89
6. ↑ Source: 1841 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Archive Reference: HO107; Schedule: 758; Book number: 2; Piece number: 458; Folio number: 51; Page number: 26
7. ↑ Source: 1851 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Rochester; Archive Reference: HO107; Schedule: 172; Enumeration District: 3D; Piece number: 1610; Folio number: 196; Page number: 37
8. ↑ Source: 1861 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: 1 Rochester; Archive Reference: RG09; Enumeration district: 9; Piece number: 476; Folio number: 151; Page number: 23; Schedule: 1
9. ↑ Source: 1871 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Rochester; Enumeration District: 9; Archive Reference: RG10; Piece number: 903; Folio number: 63; Page number: 46; Schedule: 268
10. ↑ Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 (General Register Office (GRO) & FindMyPast); Reference: (April-June 1875); Registration District: Medway; County; Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 280
11. ↑ Source: Kent Burials (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham & FindMyPast); Reference: (Burial Year-1875); Archive Reference: P305D/1/21; Year Range: 1869-1885; Image 20 of 52; Record number: 291; Page number: 37; Original Record Link: https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P305D-01-21.pdf
12. ↑ Source: Memorial Search (Find a Grave Database); Reference: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228757725/william-percival