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Pearce came from a Southampton family. His paternal grandfather was Chatham-born officer of the Royal Navy Robert Pearce,[nb 1][1][2][3] and Sarah née Seward, both of Southampton.[nb 2][2]
Their son, and the father of Richard Aslatt Pearce, was Richard Seward Pearce,[nb 3] a solicitor and town clerk of Southampton,[4][5] who married Frances Aslatt in 1854 at South Stoneham.[nb 4] Frances Aslatt was the daughter of John Aslatt,[nb 5] liveried coach manufacturer of Above Bar,[6] later high sheriff of Southampton 1845–1846,[7][8] and his wife Hester Martha Colson.[nb 6][9]
Pearce was born in Portswood on 9 January 1855,[nb 7][10] one of four siblings of which three were deaf. Two of his siblings were artist Walter Seward Pearce,[nb 8] and Fanny Pearce,[nb 9] all three described as "deaf and dumb from birth" in the 1881 Census.[11] His single hearing sibling was solicitor Arthur William Pearce, who was mayor of Southampton 1917–1918.[nb 10][12][13]
Notes
edit- ^ Robert Pearce (1781–1851).
- ^ Sarah née Seward (c.1788–1854). Marriage record: Robert Pearce and Sarah Seward 27 August 1810 Petersfield, Hampshire. GRO index: Deaths Jun 1854 Pearce Sarah Southampton 2c 10. Note: Sarah Pearce does not appear on the census after 1851.
- ^ Richard Seward Pearce (1820 – 28 December 1893). GRO index: Deaths Dec 1893 Pearce Richard Seward 73 South Stoneham 2c 46a
- ^ Frances Aslatt (1836-1899). GRO index: Marriages Jun 1854 Pearce Richard Seward and Aslatt Frances, S Stoneham vol2c p87 and Marriages Mar 1854 Pearce Richard Seward and Aslott Frances, S Stoneham vol2c p77. (this marriage was registered twice). Deaths Mar 1899 Pearce Frances 63 South Stoneham vol2c p69
- ^ John Aslatt (1796 – 8 December 1859). GRO index: Deaths Dec 1859 Aslatt John S. Stoneham 2c 33.
- ^ Hester Martha Colson (1793-1861). GRO index: Deaths Dec 1861 Aslatt Hester Martha S Stoneham 2c 29.
- ^ Richard Aslatt Pearce (9 January 1855 – 21 July 1928). GRO index: Births Mar 1855 Pearce Richard Aslatt S Stoneham 2c 44. Deaths Sep 1928 Pearce Richard Aslatt 73 Winchester 2c 119.
- ^ Walter Seward (1862-1941). GRO index: Births Mar 1862 Pearce Walter Seward S Stoneham vol2c p58. Deaths Sep 1941 Pearce Walter S. 79 Winchester vol2c p206
- ^ Fanny Pearce (1863-1892). GRO index: Births Dec 1863 Pearce Fanny South Stoneham vol2c p51
- ^ Arthur William Pearce (1858-1928). GRO index: Births Jun 1858 Pearce Arthur William S Stoneham 2c 48. Deaths Jun 1928 Pearce Arthur W. 70 Battle vol2b p83
References
edit- ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Robert Pearce born 4 October 1781 in Chatham. Chatham, Kent: Church of England. 4 October 1781. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b "1841 England Census. Canal Walk, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire. HO107/416/4. Page 12, schedule 9". ancestry.co.uk. H.M. Government. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
Robert Pearce, 60, mariner, and wife Sarah age 56. Children: Emma 22, Richard 21 an attorney/clerk.
- ^ Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815. Gosport, Hampshire: HM Government. 25 February 1812. p. 710. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "1851 England Census. 5 Upper Portland Terrace, Southampton All Saints. HO107/1669. Page 38. Schedule 791". ancestry.co.uk. H.M. Government. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
Sarah Pearce, widow, age 64. Emma Pearce, unmarried daughter, age 31. Richard Seward Pearce, son, age 30, a solicitor managing chief solicitor. Also a grandson Alfred Pearce age 9, a scholar with no disability noted.
- ^ England and Wales National Probate Calendar. London: HM Government. 18 June 1894. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
Richard Seward Pearce, solicitor and town clerk, of Homelands Westwood Park Southampton. Died 28 December 1893. Probate London 18 June 1894.
- ^ "Aslatt's Coach Manufactory". Sotonpedia. Retrieved 11 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Southampton Borough Council". Hampshire Advertiser. 15 November 1845. p. 3 col.3. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Prangnell, Dennis. "Aslatt". prangnell.net. Prangnell. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Deaths". Hampshire Telegraph. 23 November 1861. p. 5 col.6. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
At Highfield, Nov. 15th, Hester, widow of the later Mr John Aslatt, coachbuilder, aged 68.
- ^ "1911 England Census". ancestry.co.uk. H.M. Government. 1911. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Ancestry.
Richard Aslatt Pearce, 56, chaplain to the deaf and dumb in the Diocese of Winchester. Born in Southampton. Deaf and dumb from illness. Frances Mary Pearce, wife, age 23. Born in Dublin. Deaf from illness. Confirmed no children. Also present: cook and parlour maid.
- ^ "1881 England Census. Millbrook, Hampshire. RG11/1221. Page 23. Schedule 98". ancestry.co.uk. H.M. Government. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
Richard Pearce age 60, solicitor. Frances Pearce, 46, wife. Richard Aslatt Pearce 26 lay reader to the deaf and dumb, Walter Seward Pearce 19 artist, Fanny Pearce 17, all deaf and dumb from birth. Note: "deaf and dumb" is a quotation from England 1881; It did not have the American pejorative meaning.
- ^ "The ex-mayor". Hampshire Advertiser. 16 November 1918. p. 6 col.2. Retrieved 15 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1911 England Census, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire". ancestry.co.uk. H.M. Government. 1911. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
Arthur William Pearce, age 52, solicitor. at Southampton, employer. Born Portswood, Southampton.