Peter Perry Jr. (1784 - 1854)

Born 1784 in Wendron, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Williams) Perry — married 17 Apr 1813 in Wendron, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1854 at about age 70 in Fiscar, Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Peter Perry Jr. was born in Cornwall, England.

Peter Perry was born in 1784. He was the son of Peter Perry and Martha Jenkin.

He was baptised on 19 September 1784 at Wendron, Cornwall^[1].

Peter married Frances Williams on 17 April 1813 at Wendron, Cornwall, with the consent of her parents^[2]. The witnesses were Richard Caddy and Bennet Perry.

They went on to have at least nine children.

1841 UK Census:
Fiscar, Wendron, Helston, Cornwall, England:

1851 England Census :
Fiscar, Wendron, Helston, Cornwall, England:

He passed away suddenly on 23 December 1854^[3]. Peter was buried on 26 December 1854 at St. Wendrona Churchyard, Wendron, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England^[4][5].

Inscription:

Sacred

TO THE MEMORY OF

PETER PERRY,

OF FISCAR IN THIS PARISH

Who departed this life

on the 23rd of Decr. 1854

AGED 71 YEARS.

'Be ye therefore ready for

in such an hour as ye think not the

son of man cometh.'

The following account of his death was published on page 8 of the Royal Cornwall Gazette dated 29 December 1854:

On the 26th inst., in the parish of Wendron, on the body of Peter Perry, aged about 7 years [sic], who lived at a place called Fiscor, in that parish. The deceased went to Helston market, on Saturday last, accompanied by a neighbour of the name of Ann Moyle, and returned from thence to his home about six o'clock in the evening. Shortly after his return he joined his family in taking some supper, and whilst sitting at the table with them he suddenly fell forward with his head on the table speechless, and apparently in a state of insensibility, and expired almost immediately. Verdict, "natural death".^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLK-9JNV : 9 March 2021), Peter Perry, 19 Sep 1784; citing Baptism, Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XC7S-MXC?i=3&cc=1769414
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NK5-6GY : 31 December 2014), Peter Perry, 1854; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Helston, Cornwall, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8ZJ-V57 : 14 March 2020), Peter Perry, 1854.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207389776/peter-perry: accessed 07 November 2022), memorial page for Peter Perry (1784–23 Dec 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #207389776, citing St. Wendrona Churchyard, Wendron, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England; Maintained by Jen (contributor 49093752)
6. ↑ Royal Cornwall Gazette 29 December 1854 page 8, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription).

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYT-2CN : 5 March 2021), Peter Perry in household of Richard Perry, Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; 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.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2R-Y8L : 9 November 2019), Peter Perry, Wendron, Cornwall, England; citing Wendron, Cornwall, England, p. 6, 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.