William Peard

Brief Life History of William

When William Peard was born on 24 April 1796, in St Agnes, Cornwall, England, his father, Thomas Peard, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Vercoe, was 24. He married Philippa Harry on 12 May 1821, in St Stephen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in St Stephens, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 21 January 1860, in Holmbush by St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 63, and was buried in Charlestown, Cornwall, England.

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Family Time Line

William Peard
1796–1860
Philippa Harry
1798–1883
Marriage: 12 May 1821
Eliza Peard
1822–1899
Harriet Peard
1836–1925
John R Peard
1823–1904
Philippa Peard
1826–1826
Thomas Peard
1830–1908
Sarah Peard
1831–1890
Jane Peard
1832–1872
Dinah Peard
1840–1891
James Peard
1842–1908

Sources (36)

  • William Peard, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • William Peard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Wm Peard, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (7)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): perhaps a variant of Peart with voicing of final -d.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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