Edward Pike (bef. 1840 - 1896)

Born before 5 Jul 1840 in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Mary (Purdy) Pike — married 1867 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1896 after age 55 in Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

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Edward was born about 1840 (based on his age at death). His birth registration in 1840 (2nd Qtr) at Dover, Kent, England listed his mother's maiden name as "Norris". ^[1] He was baptised on 5 Jul 1840 at St. Mary, Dover, Kent, England. His parents were listed as Edward and Betsy Murray Pike. ^[2]

In the England and Wales Census, 1841, Edward was living at Beach Street, St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England, with his mother, Betsy: ^[3]

Betsy Pike, Female, Age: 30, Occupation: Marriners Wife, Birthplace: Kent

William Pike, Male, Age: 5, Birthplace: Kent

Edward Pike, Male, Age: 1, Birthplace: Kent

In the England and Wales Census, 1851, Edward was living at Snargate Street St Johns Place, St Mary, Kent, England with his mother, Betsy: ^[4]

Betsey Pike, Head, Female, Age: 42, Occupation: Marriners Wife, Birthplace: Dover, Kent

Edward Pike, Son, Male, Age: 11, Birthplace: Dover, Kent

Lydia Pike, Daughter, Female, Age: 9, Birthplace: Dover, Kent

Philip Pike, Son, Male, Age: 7, Birthplace: Dover, Kent

George Pike, Son, Male, Age: 2, Birthplace: Dover, Kent

Robert Bing, Lodger, Male, Age: 22, Birthplace: Canterbury, Kent

Edward PIKE married Elizabeth Mary PURDY in 1867, in Victoria, Australia. ^[5]

Edward died in 1896, aged 55-56. His death registration listed his parents as Edward PIKE and Betsy Mary (Morris). ^[6] A death notice was placed in The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Tue 7 Apr 1896 Page 1 Family Notices ^[7]

Pike.— On the 6th April, at Quarantine Station, suddenly, Edward Pike beloved husband of Elizabeth Mary Pike, formerly of Williamstown, aged 56 years.

He was buried in the Point Nepean Cemetery in Portsea, Victoria. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, "FindMyPast",

   First name(s) Edward, Last name Pike, Birth year 1840, Birth quarter 2, Registration month -, Mother's maiden name Norris, District Dover, County Kent, Country England,

   Volume 5, Page 125, Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006, Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers), Subcategory Civil Births, Collections from Great Britain, England

2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQ49-M9C : 19 September 2020), Edward Pike, 1840.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2M-38L : 21 May 2019), Edward Pike in household of Betsy Pike, Kent, 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.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLH-TY8 : 9 November 2019), Edward Pike in household of Betsey Pike, St Mary, Kent, England; citing St Mary, Kent, England, p. 11, 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.
5. ↑ Marriage Reg. no: 846, 1867, Edward PIKE and Elizabeth Mary PURDY, Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
6. ↑ Death Reg. no: 7354, 1896, Edwd PIKE, Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
7. ↑ Trove, National Library of Australia, The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Tue 7 Apr 1896 Page 1 Family Notices, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193980692
8. ↑ BillionGraves, Grave site information of Edward Pike (1840 - 6 Apr 1896) at Point Nepean Cemetery in Portsea, Victoria, Australia, https://billiongraves.com/grave/Edward-Pike/15515699