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I-a womanHannah ?‏‎
Born ‎C1773‎
Died ‎1827 Holtye, Hartfield, Sussex‎, 53 or 54 years
Bur. ‎9 Nov 1827 Cowden, Kent

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manWilliam Peerless/ \Pea‏‎
Born ‎C1778‎
Baptised ‎1839 Hartfield, Sussex
Died ‎3 Jun 1839 Hartfield, Sx. ("Accidentally killed")‎, 60 or 61 years
Bur. ‎6 Jun 1839 Cowden, Kent
Occupations: Labourer

Son of Richard Pearless and Sarah Ashdown
"Killed by a fall of earth in Scraggs Pit (Hartfield) where he was digging stone" (PR).

Children:

1)
womanEdna Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1801‎
2)
manWilliam Pearless‏‎
Born ‎C1803
Died ‎C1810 Hartfield, Sussex‎, 6 or 7 years
Bur. ‎10 Jan 1810 Cowden, Kent
5)
womanJane Peerless‏‎
Born ‎1819 Chiddingstone, Kent‎‎
She was 22 when baptised.
6)
womanEliza Pearless‏‎ PRIVACY FILTER

generation II
 

II-a manJoseph Pearless‏‎
Born ‎14 Feb 1805 Hartfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎1838 Holtye, Hartfield‎
Occupations: Labourer

Son of William Peerless/ \Pea and Hannah ?
At the time of his marriage he was living at Holtye, Hartfield; in 1841 & 1851 Censuses he and Lucy were living alone at Rogers Town, Holtye, Hartfield; also in 1861 Census but with a lodger, James Mepham.

Married ‎13 Aug 1838 Hartfield, Sussex (27 or 28 years married) to:

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Lucy Corke
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womanLucy Corke‏‎
Born ‎C1806 Worth, Sussex‎
Died ‎2Q 1866 East Grinstead, Sussex‎, 59 or 60 years
Daughter of Benjamin Corke, Labourer. At the time of her marriage she was a servant living at Owl's Croft, Hartfield; witnesses were Susan Cork(sic) & Fortunatus Slater.

 

II-b manRichard Peerless/ \Pea‏‎
Born ‎C1813 Hartfield, Sussex‎
Baptised ‎1872 Rusthall, Kent‎
Occupations: Agric.Labourer/Gardener

Son of William Peerless/ \Pea and Hannah ?
In the 1851 Census, Richard and his family were living at Speldhurst (Denny Bottom, Rusthall); also with them was Eleanor Camfield (20), a visitor/servant who was presumably a relative of Jane. In 1861 the family was still at Denny Bottom.

Married ‎26 Dec 1840 Speldhurst, Kent (St Mary) to:

womanJane Camfield‏‎
Born ‎C1812 Speldhurst, Kent‎
Baptised ‎1840 Speldhurst, Kent‎
Daughter of William Camfield, a Bricklayer. Witnesses at their marriage were John Guest & Mary Ann Guest.

Children:

1)
womanSarah Camfield Pearless‏‎
Born ‎3Q 1841 Speldhurst, Kent‎
Baptised ‎1911‎
Married 2Q 1860 at Tunbridge to George Denton. As S Denton in 1911 she was living at 46 Kingsgate Rd, West Hampstead and was present at the death of her brother Charles.
2)
womanJane Pearless‏‎
Born ‎4Q 1843 Speldhurst, Kent‎‎
In 1861 Census she was a kitchen maid at Dunorlan, Tunbridge Wells.
3)
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Eliza Elizabeth Peerless/ \Pea
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womanEliza Elizabeth Peerless/ \Pea‏‎
Born ‎C1846 Speldhurst, Kent‎‎
Married 1Q 1875, Tunbridge to Richard Tester; in 1891 Census they were living at Tunbridge Wells with 7 children, 2 of whom (Lily & Harry) had Peerless as their second forename.
4)
womanEllen Peerless/ \Pea‏‎
Born ‎C1848 Speldhurst, Kent‎‎

generation III
 

III-a manWilliam Pearless‏‎
Born ‎28 Apr 1851 Tunbridge Wells, Kent‎
Baptised ‎1893 Kilburn, London NW (4 Linstead Street)
Died ‎2Q 1932 Uxbridge, Middlesex‎, 80 or 81 years
Occupations: Gardener

Son of Richard Peerless/ \Pea and Jane Camfield
Son of Richard Pee/earless & Jane Camfield, of Speldhurst & Rusthall. William & Eliza were cousins and, when married in 1872, both lived at Rusthall; George Denton & Selina Pearless were witnesses. In 1872 he was a gardener; in 1881 a labourer in an iron works, living at 16 Pembroke Rd, Willesden; in 1887 a factory checker, living at 4 Claremont Rd, Hendon; in 1893 a jobbing gardener, living at 4 Linstead St, Kilburn; in 1901 a gardener living at 108 Tennyson Rd Willesden with Eliza, their sons Herbert & Reginald, and his brother Charles.

Married ‎28 Apr 1872 Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells,Kent (St Paul) (53 years married) to:

womanEliza Pearless‏‎
Born ‎15 Jun 1850 Forest Row, Sussex‎
Died ‎23 Oct 1925 Richmond, Surrey‎, 75 years
Daughter of John William Pearless and Jane Huggett
In 1861 Census she was living in Gt.College Street, St Pancras with her aunt & uncle, John & Harriett Garrod; Harriett was Eliza's mother Jane's sister (b.c1824,Forest Row) and John was described as "Grainer.Itinerant Baptist Minister". 1861 & 1871 Censuses gave her birthplace as Holtye.

Children:

1)
manWilliam Richard Pearless‏‎
Born ‎22 Mar 1873 Hendon, London NW (Willesden)‎
Died ‎16 Mar 1874 Hackney, London E.‎, 0 years
2)
womanEdith Selina Pearless‏‎
Born ‎11 Feb 1875 Hampstead, London NW‎‎
Married 2Q 1893 at Hampstead, London NW to George Henry Shaw or John Knight Webber [FreeBMD].
3)
manArthur Charles Pearless‏‎
Born ‎9 Jul 1876 Hampstead, London NW‎
Died ‎21 Nov 1876 Hampstead, London NW‎, under 1 year old
4)
womanFlorence Jane Pearless‏‎
Born ‎13 Jun 1878 Hampstead, London NW‎
Died ‎15 Aug 1880 Hendon, London NW (Willesden)‎, 2 years
5)
womanEmily Ada Pearless‏‎
Born ‎5 Sep 1880 Hendon, London NW (Willesden)‎
Died ‎10 Jun 1963 Hackney, London E.‎, 82 years
Occupations: Domestic servant (1901)

In 1901 Census she was a domestic servant to a solicitor, David Roman and his family, living at 30 Dennington Park Road, West Hampstead, London NW. Married Benjamin (Ben) Haynes 25.11.1906 at Willesden Green Baptist Church, Hendon. Patrick Joseph Haynes (b.c1938), who in 2002 was living at 8 Highbridge Road, Killara, NSW 2071, Australia, is their grandson, the son of their second son George Herbert Haynes (d.1951) - see "Descendants of Emily Ada Pearless" & his own information.
6)
womanDaisy Marion Pearless‏‎
Born ‎10 May 1882 Hendon, London NW (Willesden)‎
Died ‎28 Mar 1883 Hendon, London NW (Willesden)‎, 0 years
7)
womanAnnie Eliza Pearless‏‎
Born ‎17 Apr 1884 Hendon, London NW (Willesden)‎
Died ‎30 Mar 1894 Paddington, London W.‎, 9 years

 

III-b manCharles Camfield Peerless/ \Pea‏‎
Born ‎7 Apr 1855 Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent‎
Died ‎9 Jun 1911 Paddington, London W. (2 Edgware Place)‎, 56 years
Occupations: Gardener

Son of Richard Peerless/ \Pea and Jane Camfield
When married in 1874 Charles & Alice both lived at 4 Andover Place, London NW, witnesses William Pearless & Ellen Capelin. In 1878 Ruth & her sons Charles & Ernest sailed for Australia on the "Lady Elizabeth", landing at Fremantle, WA. 12.3.1878; Charles may have travelled with them but did not disembark, sailed on to the Eastern States on the pretext of finding work, then continued back to England on the same boat. In 1901 Census he was with his brother William & family at Willesden and in 1911 his sister, Sarah Denton, was at his death.

Married ‎12 Jun 1874 Paddington, London W. (St.Saviour) (36 years married) to:

womanRuth Alice Cole‏‎
Born ‎C1855‎
Baptised ‎ Western Australia
Died ‎15 May 1933 Maylands, Perth, Western Australia‎, 77 or 78 years
Bur. ‎May 1933 Perth, Australia (Karrakatta Cemetery)
Daughter of Charles Cole, a milkman. She emigrated to Western Australia with her 2 sons, Charles & Ernest Pearless, in 1878 and in 1893 married John Bishop at Fremantle; her husband Charles remained in England, in 1901 Census he was living with his brother William at Willesden and he did not die until 1911.

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generation IV
 

IV-a manHerbert John Pearless‏‎
Born ‎29 May 1887 Hendon, London NW6 (4 Claremont Road)‎
Died ‎4 Aug 1964 Uxbridge, Middlesex‎, 77 years
Occupations: Telegraph messenger ('01)

Son of William Pearless and Eliza Pearless
Herbert and his wife lived at West End Road, Southall, Middx. until their deaths. Herbert served WWI as Corporal, Middlesex Regt [NArch]; served WWII and was severely wounded in the arm. They had no children.

Married ‎2Q 1915 Aylesbury, Bucks (48 or 49 years married) to:

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womanFlorence Mary Weedon‏‎
Born ‎28 Mar 1891
Died ‎1Q 1973 Ealing, Middx.‎, 81 or 82 years

 

IV-b manReginald George Pearless‏‎
Born ‎4 Jun 1893 Kilburn, London NW (4 Linstead Street)‎
Died ‎4Q 1978 Hillingdon, Middx.‎, 84 or 85 years
Occupations: Railway Checker (1940)

Son of William Pearless and Eliza Pearless
When married in 1919, he was a soldier and they were both living at 23 Yeldham Road, Hammersmith; witnesses were Frederick George Frost & Bessie Elizabeth Brace. After their marriage, they lived first at 45 Cunningham Road, Shepherds Bush, London W, then at 189 Scotts Road, Southall, Middx. After the birth of Marjorie they had a son who died at birth. Served WWI as a Sapper, Royal Engineers [NArch].

Married ‎2 Mar 1919 Hammersmith, London W. (St.Paul's) (58 or 59 years married) to:

womanAmelia Emma Frost‏‎
Born ‎5 Oct 1894 Ealing, Middx.
Died ‎1Q 1982 Ealing, Middx.‎, 87 or 88 years
Daughter of Frederick William Kirby Frost, a dispatch clerk (1919).

Child:

1)
womanMarjorie Mary Edith Pearless‏
Born ‎19 Mar 1923 Hammersmith, London W.‎
Died ‎5 Aug 1990‎, 67 years
When married in 1940 she and Walter were living at 189 Scott's Road, Southall; witnesses were Mildred Parker[sic] & H J Pearless, Marjorie's uncle Herbert.

 

IV-c manCharles Pearless‏‎
Born ‎29 Dec 1873 Stamford Hill N. (3 Wood St, Up.Clapton)‎
Baptised ‎ Western Australia
Died ‎26 Sep 1967 Perth, Western Australia‎, 93 years
Occupations: Farmer

Son of Charles Camfield Peerless/ \Pea and Ruth Alice Cole

Married ‎1899 Western Australia (56 or 57 years married) to:

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Eva Agnes Leila Delaporte
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womanEva Agnes Leila Delaporte‏‎
Born ‎13 Dec 1880 Bunbury, Western Australia
Died ‎10 Feb 1956 Perth, Western Australia‎, 75 years
Daughter of Robert Thomas Delaporte and Mary Love Lawrence.

Children:

1)
womanGladys Maude Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1 Jan 1900 Bunbury, Western Australia
Died ‎10 Jul 1991 E.Victoria Pk, Perth, Western Australia‎, 91 years
Bur. ‎Jul 1991 Perth, Australia (Midland Cemetery)
Married 1928 to Arthur William Rowe; their children were Valerie Lyla (b.1929) who married Ronald Miller (d.bef.2001), Florence Melva (b.1931) who married ? Dawson, & Laurel Mavis (b.1937) who married twice. In 2001 Mrs Valerie Miller lived at 8 Davesia Mews, Ferndale, WA 6148, Australia.
2)
womanLilian Etha Pearless‏‎
Born ‎1901 Bunbury, Western Australia‎
Married 1924 to William Leslie Gibson; their children were Geoffrey Pearless Gibson & Verna Margaret Gibson.
3)
womanElsie Love Pearless‏‎ PRIVACY FILTER
4)
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Dorothy Joyce Pearless
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IV-d manErnest Pearless‏‎
Born ‎4Q 1875 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Died ‎2 Sep 1932 Mt.Lawley, Perth, Western Australia‎, 56 or 57 years
Bur. ‎Sep 1932 Perth, Australia (Karrakatta Cemetery)
Son of Charles Camfield Peerless/ \Pea and Ruth Alice Cole

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Christina Walker
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