Confirming Assumptions - Clue in 1851 Census

[geneius]

Unfortunately, dropping Bristol Charlotte puts me back to square one with William Pearce. I had previously assumed that he had died sometime between 1846

The fun of family history, that missing piece of the jigsaw!

William L would have been approx 25 at the time of the signing, would he have had sufficient standing in the community etc to be worthy of such an act? Maybe he would have signed & included the L to distinguish himself from his father?

As an employee in Her Majesty's pay ( Queen Victory would have been on the throne) I suspect such actions would have been in conflict to the employ

Just a bit concerned that yo have him oon the Britannia on the 1861 census....this record indicates the person named was born Southsea Hants( I think is the county, down south, ) whereas I would have expected to see Jamaica or overseas ......will review later

[ChuckM]

Geneius,

You are right. The fun is pursuing (and discovering) the missing pieces. I had not found William on the 1861 census but pulled the info from a text. Thinking about your discovery, my original assumption re; William Leopold is not supported by the later info either. I took a look at a document that I sourced from the Nat. Archives listing him as William Leopold Pearce (of Jamaica) at a rank of D2C. I am not that familiar with Royal Navy ratings, but I don't believe he was an officer (which I believe he would have been had he served on the training ship HMS Britannia). I'll keep digging. Thanks again for your help.

[geneius]

Just been having a look at Ancestry this may have no assemblance of order!!!!

1) there is a for a George TARBUTT ( correct family as it mentions Charles B TARBUTT )

George Tarbutt
PROBATE DATE: 19 Apr 1849
RESIDENCE: Saint Davis, Surrey, England

2) I found a marriage for widower George TARBUTT married by Licence Elizabeth FARRER spinster 17 January 1795 St Olave

3) The following may be George's first wife Charlotte the address of Gould Sq is correct
Extracted Parish and Court Records

Tarbutt, - (Mrs.), wife of Geo. T. of Gould Sq. 14 May 1791. (G.M. 494.)
BOOK: T
COLLECTION: The Harleian Society. Obituary Prior to 1800 (as Far as Relates to England, Scotland, and Ireland), Compiled By Sir William Musgrave, 6th Bart., of Hayton Castle, Co. Cumberland, and Entitled by him "A General Nomenclator and Obituary, with Referrence to the Books Where the Persons are Mentioned, and Where Some Account of Their Character is to be Found." Volume 49.

4) William Leopald PEARCE

https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D6614322

5) RN ranks
https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D6614322

[geneius]

Confirming George TARBUTT was still on Jamaica in 1845 ???

https://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/...a/Al45davi.htm

[geneius]

James McFadyen M D
MARRIAGE DATE: 15 Jul 1848
MARRIAGE PLACE: Kingston, Jamaica
SPOUSE: Emma Tarbutt d/o George

[Pam Downes]

Geneius,

Post #23

4) William Leopald PEARCE

https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D6614322

5) RN ranks
https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D6614322

You've got the TNA link for William showing as the URL for RN ranks. Could you post the correct one please so I can bookmark it.

I continue to at all your finds.

Pam

[geneius]

oops!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_N..._rank_insignia

https://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info...v_rankings.htm

[geneius]

Another rummage

George Tarbutt
DATES: 1776-1800
LOCATION: London
OCCUPATION(S): merchant commerce(s)
GENDER: Male
ADDRESS(ES): 11, Gould square, Crutched friars, London
SOURCE DATE: 1789
SOURCE INFO: Listed in Kent's Directory, 1789 ... 57th Edition, 1789, KENT, Henry. London

[Pam Downes]

oops!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_N..._rank_insignia

https://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info...v_rankings.htm

Duly bookmarked. Thank you.

Another rummage

I supposed that's one way to describe looking for someone's ancestors.

Pam