1872 - Yes, date unknown
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Name |
James Joseph Pearce |
Birth |
1872 |
Brooklyn, NY |
Christening |
1966 |
Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, England |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Yes, date unknown |
Person ID |
I81085 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Oct 2016 |
Family |
Margaret Sarah Perkins, b. 1882 d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
1902 |
USA |
- The couple married in 1902 in a church in a country village outside New York City, and eloped to England.
The New York Times of May 30th 1902 reported, "Margaret's home is 5 East Fortieth St. Daughter of the late Edward H. Perkins, she was thought to be visiting an aunt, but days later it was learned that she had married James Pearce, who worked as a trainer of horses. Mr. Pearce was from Brooklyn and was an expert horseman who studied in Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Miss Perkins has an annual income of $45,000." Her father had died the previous month.
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Children |
| 1. James Townsend Pearce, b. 29 Jul 1904, Barnstaple, Devon, England d. 23 Feb 1947, Meerut, North Western Province, India (Age 42 years) |
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Family ID |
F29672 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
28 Oct 2016 |
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Notes |
- He was a well-known horse trainer who in the 1960s trained the Australian Olympic Equestrian team.
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