João Pereira (abt. 1829 - 1897)

Born about 1829 in São Miquel, Açores, Portugal

Husband of Mary Ann (Rogers) Pereira — married 26 Jul 1854 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1897 at about age 68 in Barnsbury, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Pereira was born in Portugal.

João "John" Pereira was born about 1829 in the Azores. He was the son of Manoel "Manuel" Pereira. He migrated to England in 1849, arriving on the 17th of December 1849.

John's Signature

John met Mary Ann Rogers in London, England and married her in St James Westminster in 1854. John and Mary had the following children in England:

1. Manuel Pereira b 1856
2. John Ernest Pereira b 1857
3. William Pereira b 1859
4. Alice Pereira b 1861

John married a second time, in 1869, to Mary Ann Charlotte "Miriam" Treasure. He was a widower and she was a spinster (never married) from the parish of Saint Barnaby. John and Miriam had at least two children together:

1. Frederick Pereira b 1872
2. Grace Margaret Pereira b 1875^[1][2]

When their daughter Grace was born his occupation was listed as a "cabinet maker."

John died on the 29th of March 1897. He had reached the age of seventy-one. His probate was dated the 10th of April and mentioned his widow Mary Ann Charlotte Pereira. John left a total of £548 11s 10d for his widow.

Research Notes

• Passports aren't available online at the CCA site until 1875.

• The name of the ship isn't available on the England manifest and I don't see him listed in the transcribed records on ImmigrantShips.net.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XDM-L7Q : 1 October 2014), Grace Margaret Pereira, 1875; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Islington, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26MX-DC8 : 13 December 2014), Grace Maragret Pereira, 1897; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1897, quarter 3, vol. 1B, p. 858, Islington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Laura Griffin.

• BMD Death Index, database, FreeBMD.org.uk : accessed 26 November 2019), entry for John Pereira, Mar 1897, Image 1897D1-P-0262, vol 1, p 210; citing parish records from England.

• BMD Marriage Index, database, FreeBMD.org.uk : accessed 26 November 2019), entry for John Pereira, 1852, Image 1852M2-P-0374, book 1a page 547. (On Ancestry: Marriage: 26 Jul 1854, John Pereira, 26, Bachelor, Carpenter & Joiner, Living in St Leonards, Shoreditch, Father: Manuel Pereira, a carpenter; MaryAnn Rogers, 19, Spinster, no occupation, residing in Burford, Father: William Rogers, deceased.]

• "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 26 November 2019), entry for John Perceia, 1871; citing Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. [John (Head, 43, Cabinet Maker employee, born St Michaels, Azores), Mary A (wife, 24, 2 Men 2 Apprentice, born St Pancras Middx), Mandel (son, 15, born St Leonards), William (son, 12, scholar, born St Leonards), Alice (daughter, 9, scholar, born St Leonards), Harriett A Hollistic (visitor, 14, servant, born Clerkenwell, Middx).] Note: Mary Ann was born about 1834 and should have been 37 for this census. That would make her 22 when Mandel was born instead of 9.

• "England, Alien Arrivals, 1810-1811, 1826-1869," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 26 November 2019), entry for João Pereira, 17 Dec 1849; citing The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) FO 83/21-22 Lists of aliens arriving at English ports. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) HO 2 Home Office: Aliens Act 1836: Certificates of Arrival of Aliens.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-XZ68 : 8 December 2017), John Pereira, Islington, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 60, Piece/Folio 239/90, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,221.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=umvjqqnpUThFyiGBcFA28g&scan=1 : 13 December 2014), John Pereira, 1869; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1869, quarter 1, vol. 1B, p. 258, Islington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XDB-Z96Z : 27 August 2019), John Pereira, 14 Apr 1897; citing Probate, City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .