William Arthur Pearce

Male 1889 - 1939  (49 years)


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  • Name William Arthur Pearce 
    Birth 24 Mar 1889  Monkton Combe, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 2 Jun 1889  All Saints Anglican Church, Denmead, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    All Saints Parish Church, Denmead, Hampshire, England - Baptism Register - William Arthur Pearce
    All Saints Parish Church, Denmead, Hampshire, England - Baptism Register - William Arthur Pearce
    William Arthur Pearce born 24 Mar 1889, baptised 02 Jun 1889, All Saints Parish Church Denmead, Hampshire, England, Parents Henry and Sarah Ann Pearce. Baptism No. 259/1889
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Police Constable 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Police Station, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    William Pearce (Police Constable), Wife Annie and daughter Cynthia at the time of the taking of the 1911 Census were residing at the Police Station, Malmisbury, Wiltshire, England. 

    1911 Census of England and Wales - William, Annie and Cynthia Pearce
    1911 Census of England and Wales - William, Annie and Cynthia Pearce
    William Pearce (Police Constable), Wife Annie and daughter Cynthia were residing at Police Station Malmisbury, Wiltshire, England at the time of the taking of the Census.
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Police Station, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 3 Sep 1914  195 Rodbourne Street Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    William Pearce and his family resided at 195 Rodbourne Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, England. (see Cynthia's School Registration) 
    Occupation 1939  Liddington, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Cowman 
    Death 26 Jan 1939  [9
    Burial 30 Jan 1939  Royal Wootton Bassett Cemetery, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • William is Buried at the royal Wootton Bassett Cemetery, Wiltshire, England in Grave 959. His wife Annie Maria Pearce also shares this grave.
    Royal Wootton Basset Cemetery, Wiltshire, England, Register of Graves, Grave 959, William and Annie Maria Pearce
    Royal Wootton Basset Cemetery, Wiltshire, England, Register of Graves, Grave 959, William and Annie Maria Pearce
    Annie and William Pearce are buried in Grave 959, Royal Wootton Bassett Cemetery, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
    Probate 24 Jun 1939  Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Pearce of 3 Bath Road Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire died 26 January 1939. Probate granted Winchester 24 June 1939 to Gordon Collins carpenter and Reginald Richard Smith civil servant. Effects 456 pounds 1 shilling 10 pence. 
    England and Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for William Arthur Pearce
    England and Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for William Arthur Pearce
    William Arthur Pearce died 26 January 1939, Probate granted at Winchester, on 24 June 1939.
    1939 Register 29 Sep 1939  Hill View, Liddington, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • On the 29th September 1939 the following people spent the night at the Residence of William and Annie Pearce (n. Tucker).
      William A Pearce (head), Annie M Pearce (n. Tucker)wife, Ernest W J Pearce (son), Sylvia A Pearce (daughter), Florence E Tucker (sister in law), William J Tucker (brother in law)


    1939 Register - Hillview, Liddington, Wiltshire, England - Household of William Arthur and Annie Maria Pearce (n. Tucker)
    1939 Register - Hillview, Liddington, Wiltshire, England - Household of William Arthur and Annie Maria Pearce (n. Tucker)
    On the 29th September 1939 the following people spent the night at the Residence of William and Annie Pearce (n. Tucker).
    William A Pearce (head), Annie M Pearce (n. Tucker)wife, Ernest W J Pearce (son), Sylvia A Pearce (daughter), Florence E Tucker (sister in law), William J Tucker (brother in law)
    Person ID I2544  Tucker Family Tree | The descendants of James Tucker, Wait Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Pearce,   b. 1856, Southwick,West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Ann Money,   b. 1868, Southwick,West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Maria Tucker,   b. 16 Apr 1886, Wanborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1948, Victoria hospital, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage c1906  [11
    Children 
    +1. Cynthia May Pearce,   b. 15 Apr 1909, Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1991, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. Ernest William John Pearce,   b. 7 Oct 1920, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1974, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Sylvia Audrey Pearce,   b. 6 Nov 1923, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1997, Wayland, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F0740  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2017 

  • Photos
    William Arthur Pearce and Family
    William Arthur Pearce and Family
    Left to Right: William Arthur Pearce, daughter Cynthia and Wife Anna Pearce (n.Tucker)
    William Arthur Pearce
    William Arthur Pearce
    William Arthur Pearce, husband of Anna M Tucker

    Documents
    1921 Census of England and Wales, The Family of William and Annie Pearce (n. Tucker)
    1921 Census of England and Wales, The Family of William and Annie Pearce (n. Tucker)
    On the night of the census William, his wife Annie and son Ernest were residing in Lower Liddingtonwick, Swindon, Wiltshire England

  • Sources 
    1. [S391] findmypast & The National Archives of Great Britain, 1939 Register, (findmypast), 1939 (Reliability: 3).
      William A Pearce Date of birth 24 Mar 1889.

    2. [S68] 1911 Census of England and Wales, 2 Apr 1911 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached 1911 Census of England and Wales document for full details.

    3. [S504] Findmypast, Hampshire, Portsmouth baptisms, 2 Jun 1889, 33 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached copy of All Saints Anglican Church Denmead, Hampshire, England, Baptism Register

    4. [S68] 1911 Census of England and Wales, 1911 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached Census Document

    5. [S68] 1911 Census of England and Wales, 2 Apr 2011 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached 1911 Census document.

    6. [S68] 1911 Census of England and Wales, 2 Apr 1911 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached 1911 Census of England and Wales document for full detatils

    7. [S392] findmypast, National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914, 21 Sep 1914, Admission No. 1394 (Reliability: 3).
      See Cynthia May Pearce School Admission No. 1394 on 21 September 1914.

    8. [S391] findmypast & The National Archives of Great Britain, 1939 Register, (findmypast), 1939 (Reliability: 3).
      William A Pearce Date of birth 24 Mar 1889, Occupation Cowman.

    9. [S599] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (index of /wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, 24 Jun 1939, 330/1949 (Reliability: 3).
      William Pearce of 3 Bath Road Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire died 26 January 1939. Administration Winchester, probate granted 24 June 1939 to Gordon Collins carpenter and Reginald Richard Smith civil servant. Effects 456 pounds 1 shilling and 10 pence.

    10. [S668] Royal Wootton Bassett Cemetery, Register of Graves, 30 Jan 1939, Grave 959 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached copy of Royal Wootton Bassett Cemetery Register of Graves, Grave 959, William Pearce and Annie maria Pearce.

    11. [S68] 1911 Census of England and Wales, 1911 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached 1911 Census


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