July 2023

Introduction

The P*rr*tt Society, covering all spellings of the name, was officially inaugurated in April 1984. The formation of the Society was a direct result of the publication by George Perrett in 1983, of his book In Search of Perretts. Mr Peter Perrett of Crowborogh, East Sussex was instrumental in establishing the Society and was the Secretary for many years.

Victor Cecil Perrett

1905 marriage photo of Victor Cecil Perrett (1883-1968) & Margaret Callendar (1886-1957). Victor was born in Geelong, Victoria and is pictured alongside his parents George Walter (1821-1903) born in Pewsey, Wiltshire & Elizabeth (1847-1921) nee Bush born in Odd Down, Somerset, who married in Germantown in 1863. George emigrated in 1857 with his first wife …

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Robert Forster Perrott

1900s photo of Robert Forster Perrott (1839-1925) – extreme left aboard a pleasure boat trip on the River Blackwater at Youghal, Cork. His father Richard (1791-1870) descends from the Bandon family line.