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I-a womanHarriett ?‏‎
Born ‎C1824 Sevenoaks, Kent‎
Died ‎ Greenwich, Kent
Bur. ‎ Mark Beech, Cowden, Kent
?Died 1Q 1911, Greenwich, aged 86.

Married ‎2Q 1847 Sevenoaks, Kent (48 or 49 years married) to:

manGeorge Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1824 Penshurst, Kent‎
Baptised ‎1896 Mark Beech, Cowden, Kent (Spood Lane)
Died ‎3 Jan 1896 Mark Beech, Cowden, Kent (Spood Lane)‎, 71 or 72 years
Bur. ‎ Mark Beech, Cowden, Kent
Occupations: Gardener

Son of George Peerless and Jane Chapman
In 1851 Census he was a farm labourer, living at Saints Hill, Penshurst with his wife, son William & daughter Emily. In 1861 Census he was a gardener, living at Lodge Gate House, Tonbridge with his wife and children William, Emily, Mary & George. In 1881 Census he was a "gardener (domestic)", living at Mapletreuse House, Cowden with his wife, son George & daughter Fanny. Will dated 5.12.1892 proved at London 23.3.1896, probate to George Henry Peerless, waiter, and Fanny Peerless, spinster.

Children:

2)
womanCaroline Emily Peerless‏‎
Born ‎C1851 Penshurst, Kent‎
Married Edward Snelling and had children Elizabeth, Edward, Frank, George, Fred and Emily Florence; Emily (b.26.11.1890, Sussex) married Edward John Saunders Grover 27.12.1927 at St Leonard's-on-Sea before emigrating to Canada. Their other children remained in England in the Hastings area [Julie Dunnett, great grand-daughter of Caroline Emily Peerless].
3)
womanMary Ann Peerless‏‎
Born ‎2Q 1854‎
Married ? Warner; children included James Louis Warner of 2 Hyde Rd, Eastbourne, Sussex (1930) & 29 Lauriston Rd, Brighton, Sussex (1938), Dorothy Ella Warner & Mary Elizabeth Warner.
5)
womanFanny Peerless‏‎
Born ‎4Q 1861 Tonbridge, Kent
Baptised ‎1937 Groombridge, Sx (1 Springfield Place)
Died ‎23 Dec 1937 Groombridge, Sx (1 Springfield Place)‎, 75 or 76 years
Bur. ‎ Mark Beech, Cowden, Kent
In 1881 Census she lived with her parents at Cowden. In 1901 Census she was a housemaid at Broad Oak, Groombridge. Will dated 1.10.1922 at Hatchford End, Cobham, Surrey & Codicil dated 28.11.1930 proved at Lewes 12.2.1938, sole Executor her nephew James Louis Warner, railway clerk of 29 Lauriston Rd, Brighton, Sussex. Beneficiaries were her sisters Caroline Emily Snelling and Mary Ann Warner, and her nieces Isabelle Peerless, Elizabeth Packer, Florrie & Winnifred Packer, Florence Emily Grover, Dorothy Ella & Mary Elizabeth Warner.

generation II
 

II-a manWilliam Peerless‏‎
Born ‎30 Aug 1850 Penshurst, Kent‎
Baptised ‎1901 Groombridge, Sussex
Died ‎21 Nov 1920 Groombridge, Sussex‎, 70 years
Bur. ‎Nov 1920 Groombridge, Sussex (MI)
Occupations: Estate carpenter (1901)

Son of George Peerless and Harriett ?
In 1891 Census he was living at 8 Danvers Rd, Tonbridge with his wife and their children Isabella, Alice, George, Annie & Arthur. In 1901 Census he was living at 1 Springfield Place, Groombridge with his wife and their sons George & Arthur. ?Died 4Q 1920, Tonbridge, aged 73.

Married ‎4Q 1875 Tonbridge, Kent (44 or 45 years married) to:

womanIsabella Pettitt‏‎
Born ‎2 Sep 1848 Alfriston, Sussex‎
Died ‎21 Mar 1922 Groombridge, Sussex‎, 73 years
Bur. ‎Mar 1922 Groombridge, Sussex (MI)

Children:

1)
womanIsabella Peerless‏‎
Born ‎1Q 1876 Tonbridge, Kent
Died ‎1Q 1960 Crosby, Lancs.‎, 83 or 84 years
Occupations: Parlourmaid (1901)

In 1901 Census she was a parlourmaid in the household of John G Talbot PC,MP at Falconhurst Court, Markbeech, Cowden.
2)
womanAlice Helena Peerless‏‎
Born ‎4Q 1877 Tonbridge, Kent
Baptised ‎1901 Eastbourne, Sussex (11 Lascelles Terr.)‎
Occupations: Housemaid (1901)

In 1901 Census she was a housemaid at her uncle's lodging house at Eastbourne.
4)
womanAnnie Peerless‏‎
Born ‎3Q 1883 Tonbridge, Kent‎

 

II-b manGeorge Henry Peerless‏‎
Born ‎2Q 1857 Penshurst, Kent
Baptised ‎1924 Eastbourne, Sussex (11 Lascelles Terr.)
Died ‎21 Sep 1924 Eastbourne, Sussex (11 Lascelles Terr.)‎, 66 or 67 years
Occupations: Lodging House Keeper

Son of George Peerless and Harriett ?
In 1881 Census he was a gardener (domestic) living with his parents at Cowden; in 1891 Census a gardener living at Edenbridge with his wife & daughter Mary. In 1896 he was a waiter and in 1915 a lodging house keeper at Eastbourne. In 1901 Census a lodging house keeper living with his wife and Mary, also his niece Alice Peerless, at 11 Lascelles Terrace, Eastbourne. Will dated 18.5.1915 proved at Lewes 7.11.1924, probate to Mary Peerless, widow, & Mary Ethel Peerless, spinster.

Married ‎1Q 1883 Eastbourne, Sussex (40 or 41 years married) to:

womanMary Buckland‏‎
Born ‎C1849 Shipbourne, Kent‎

Child:

1)
womanMary Ethel Peerless‏‎
Born ‎13 Jan 1884 Sevenoaks, Kent‎
Died ‎4Q 1971 Eastbourne, Sussex‎, 86 or 87 years
Unmarried (1924).

generation III
 

III-a manGeorge William Peerless‏‎
Born ‎4Q 1880 Tonbridge, Kent
Baptised ‎1908 Penge, Kent (59 Palace Square)
Died ‎1Q 1911 London W. (St George's, Hanover Square)‎, 30 or 31 years
Occupations: Railway Booking Clerk(01)

Son of William Peerless and Isabella Pettitt

Married to:

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Annie Louisa Chadwell
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III-b manArthur Peerless‏‎
Born ‎3Q 1887 Tonbridge, Kent
Died ‎4Q 1933 Eastry, Kent‎, 45 or 46 years
Son of William Peerless and Isabella Pettitt

Married to:

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Margaret M Lester
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Child:

1)
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generation IV
 

IV-a manEric George Peerless‏‎
Born ‎13 Dec 1908 Penge, Kent (59 Palace Square)‎
Baptised ‎ Up.Norwood, Bromley & St Leonards-on-Sea
Died ‎22 Feb 2003‎, 94 years
Son of George William Peerless and Annie Louisa Chadwell

Married ‎2Q 1935 Battle, Sussex (60 or 61 years married) to:

womanKitty Suzanne Goddard‏‎
Born ‎16 Sep 1907
Died ‎Jan 1996 Hastings, Sussex‎, 88 years

Children:

1)
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Dorothy Suzanne Peerless
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2)
womanJudith M Peerless‏‎ PRIVACY FILTER