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John William Perry (1815)

John William (William) Perry
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 11 Jun 1838 in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

John was born in 1815 in Cornwall, England.

John married Betsey Thomas on 11 June 1838, in St Austell, Cornwall, England. [1]

1841 Census[2]

Betsy is living with her husband and new baby next door to her parents, in Living in Burlawn, St Austell, Cornwall, England

Name gender Age Occupation Birth County
William Perry m 25 Tin Miner CON
Betsy Perry f 25 CON
William Perry m 11 mth CON
Next door to
William THOMAS m 55 Iron Miner CON
Grace Thomas F 60 CON
Nicholas Thomas m 12 CON
Flag of Cornwall, England
William Perry migrated from Cornwall, England to South Australia on Cressy in 1847.
Flag of South Australia on Cressy in 1847

The family migrated to South Australia aboard the “Cressy” from England and arrived in Port Adelaide, South Australia on 14 December 1847.[3] [4]

Traveling together were:

  1. John W Perry
  2. wife (Betsy Perry nee Thomas)
  3. child (Grace)

Sources

  1. Cornwall OPC Database, Marriage of John Wm PERRY (bachelor, residing on At Austell, miner, son of William, miner) & Betsey THOMAS(spinster, residing in St Austell, daughter of William, a Farmer) married 11 June 1838, St Austell Parish Register, Cornwall transcribed by Julia Mosman. (http://www.opc-cornwall.org/ Accessed 31 January 2020) [witnesses William THOMAS & John JULYAN]
  2. Free UK Genealogy "General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59029237e9379091b17c6ee8 : accessed 18 May 2020) [data about Betsy THOMAS in household of Mary TREGURTHA]; citing Piece: 19 Place: Penwith Enumeration District: 47 Civil Parish: Paul Ecclesiastical Parish: 143 Folio: 2 Page: Schedule: Myrtle Cottage
  3. 1847 'SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 21 August, p. 3. , viewed 18 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48545688
  4. Website BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA PASSENGER LISTS 1836-1851 (https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1847Cressy.htm : accessed 16 November 2021)




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