Mary Helson1

(23 July 1780 - circa October 1867)
FatherThomas Helson1,2 (1746 - bet. Mar 1826 - Mar 1826)
MotherElizabeth Peek1,2 (cir. Apr 1757 - May 1837)
Relationship1st cousin 5 times removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

     Mary Helson was born on 23 Jul 1780 Greenacombe, Broadwood Widger, DEV, ENG.3,4,2 She was baptized on 20 Aug 1780 Broadwoodwidger, DEV, ENG; Mary dtr of Thos (husbandman) & Elizabeth Helson of Greenacombe, born 23 July.2
     Mary Helson married Richard Pearse on 9 Nov 1805 in the Par. of Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, entry #155 shows Richard as a yeoman, both "of this parish, marr. by banns 9 Nov, Richard signed, Mary her mark, wit: John Pearse and John ??1,5,6
     Mary Pearse died cir. Oct 1867 Walkhampton, Dist of Tavistock, DEV, ENG; aged 87.7,4,8,9 She was buried on 1 Oct 1867 Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, aged 87 of Walkhampton.9
     Mary was a new addition to the tree back in Oct 2006, thanks to Harry in Ontario contacting me with further details on her father. I then found that this Mary had married a Pearse, one of the Walkhampton names that inter-marries many times over with my extended Barter and King families, so I set off on yet another voyage of exploration. This one has taken me to Michigan, as well as tying up many loose ends in the Creber side of the tree. In addition I finally found the baptism of Sarah Peek, this Mary's aunt, and added yet another twig there too.
NB I haven't fully confirmed that dtr Mary belongs here, but a heap of circumstantial evidence points to this. One day I'll find which parish Richard and Mary's children were born in between the 1805 marriage and the first Walkhampton baptism in 1813. So far this Mary is the only child I've found that fits in that gap and she inconsiderately left the country before the 1851 census which would tell me more exactly where she was born. Assorted serendipitous finds in Oct 2009 added weight to this when I finally figured out who the Richard Pearse was that married Mary's grddtr Betsey Oxenham.10

Census/Where lived/Occupations

     Mary Pearse and Richard Pearse appeared on the census of 1841 Peekhill, Walkhampton, Dist of Tavistock, DEV, ENG, and are assumed to be husband and wife. They were enumerated as PEARSE: Richard 60 farmer; Mary 55 (next page) Betsy OXENHAM 5.11 Mary Pearse appeared on the census of 1851 as wife of Richard Pearse Cottage, Leathertor, Par. of Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, enumerated as PEARSE: Richard 76 retired farmer b Walkhampton; Mary 70 b Broadwood Widger, DEV.4
     The census of 1861 showed Mary, with her dtr Thomasin, in a Cottage, Walkhampton, Dist of Tavistock, DEV, ENG, enumerated as PEARSE: Mary 80 farmer's widow b Broadwoodwidgon (sic), DEV; Dtr Thomasin, 40 hse servant b Walkhampton; (Other part of cottage occupied by Mary Eva, 70 widow, b Sheepstor,son Thomas 28 copper miner, grdson Thomas Cuddeford and visitor Martha Northmore.7)

Family

Richard Pearse (cir. 1774 - cir. Jan 1854)
Children
  • Betsey Pearse12,13 (cir. May 1806 - aft. 1840)
  • Mary Pearse14 (cir. 1811 - bet. 1860 - 1870)
  • Thomas Pearse15 (Jun 1813 - bet. Jun 1901 - Sep 1901)
  • Robert Pearse16,17 (cir. Oct 1815 - aft. 1871)
  • George Pearse18 (Dec 1818 - aft. 1891)
  • Tamsin Pearse19 (cir. Nov 1820 - aft. 1861)
  • Grace Pearse20 (Nov 1823 - )
ChartsPEEK
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Last Edited6 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. Harry & Evelyn MONTGOMERY, "EM PEEK/HELSON ex Harry & Evelyn M," e-mail to Lorna HENDERSON (1), Will 1826 Thomas HELSON, transcript rcvd Oct 2006.
  2. Various, "DEV: Miscellaneous emails," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Baptisms 1774-1803 to Thomas and Elizabeth HELSON, from Broadwoodwidger OPC, Rita Rainbird, rcvd Nov 2006.
  3. Harry & Evelyn MONTGOMERY, "EM PEEK/HELSON ex Harry & Evelyn M," e-mail to Lorna HENDERSON (1), Extracted from tribalpages HELSON tree, Oct 2006.
  4. 1851 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Walkhampton, DEV HO107/1883 ED 5a Pg 11 Sched 40 hsehold of Richard & Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006.
  5. Baptims marriages burials index: Walkhampton, DEV, Marr. 1805 Mary HELSON and Richard PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  6. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Marr. 1805 Richard PEARSE & Mary HELSON, extracted from Walkhampton PR, Oct 2006.
  7. 1861 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Walkhampton, Dist of Tavistock, DEV RG9/1458 ED 10b Pg 5 Sched 18/9 hsehold of Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006.
  8. Www FreeBMD ENG online at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl, Dth 1867 Mary PEARSE, aged 87 reg. Tavistock Dec qtr 5b/231, extracted Oct 2006.
  9. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bur. 1867 Mary PEARSE, of Walkhampton, aged 87, from Walkhampton burials, extracted Mar 2007.
  10. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Oct 2006, updated Oct 2009.
  11. 1841 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Walkhampton, DEV HO107/241/9 ED 11 Pg 12/3, hsehold of Richard & Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006.
  12. Findmypast online at http://www.findmypast.com, Bap. 4 May 1806 Betsy d/o Richard & Mary PEARSE, of Venilake, at Walkhampton, DEV from Plymouth & West Devon Record Office Collection, extracted from image Nov 2012.
  13. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1840 Grace Pearse to John & Mary OXENHAM, extracted from Walkhampton Baptisms, Oct 2006.
  14. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Oct 2006, although I cannot, as yet, find her baptism to confirm this relationship, a number of John & Mary's children's baptisms had Pearse sponsors names as uncle and aunt, in particular George, Thomasina Pearse, which fit with names of Mary's siblings.
  15. Baptims marriages burials index: Walkhampton, DEV, Bap. 1813 Thomas Richard & Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  16. Baptims marriages burials index: Walkhampton, DEV, Bap. 1815 Robert to Richard & Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  17. Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Marr. 6 Dec 1872 Robert s/o Richard PEARCE & Mary H ELSON (sic); Sarah Jane d/o Thomas & Mary BLAGDON, Belleville, Hastings Co, ONT, from Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, extracted Oct 2009.
  18. Baptims marriages burials index: Walkhampton, DEV, Bap. 1818 George to Richd & Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  19. Baptims marriages burials index: Walkhampton, DEV, Bap. 1820 Tamsin to Richard & Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  20. Baptims marriages burials index: Walkhampton, DEV, Bap. 1823 Grace to Richard & Mary PEARSE, extracted Oct 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.