Originally published in the society’s Family Notes journal
Records from the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 In 1745 Jacobite rebels sought to regain the British throne for the ‘Old Pretender’ James Stuart under the leadership of his son, the ‘Young Pretender’ Charles Stuart. Find My Past recently released a variety of papers associated with this event, accompanied by basic transcriptions of names, dates and …
It’s in the Papers We’ve scoured the pages of newspapers recently added to the British Newspaper Archive website to bring you some P*rr*tt-related articles. COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH (UK) – 7th May 1959 After 47 years’ service with the B.T.H., Mr. W. A. Perrett, a senior designer in the Motor Engineering Department of the Rugby Works, …
Benjamin Parrott Homer (1761-1838) is pictured here in a painting by the artist Christian Gullager. He was the son of Benjamin Homer and Mary Parrott (the daughter of Bryant Parrott and Ruth Wadsworth). Benjamin married Abigail Pearce and had nine children, only three of whom – Fitzhenry, Mary and Georgiana – survived him. Benjamin’s father and grandfather were merchants in the East India Company and …
PARLIAMENTARY P*RR*TTS In the course of his research into Sir Richard Perrot, Bob Turner (member 2004) reviewed The Journals of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1787 for any P*rr*tt entries and found a number of items of interest. GEORGE PERROT George was the son of Thomas Perrot and Anastasia Plaxton, the grandson of Andrew Perrot …
Ania Waterman (2060) found this signed photograph of Wing Commander Peter Lawrence Parrott (272) (1920-2003) on eBay. Peter was a member of the P*rr*tt Society during his lifetime, but prior to that he had an illustrious career in the RAF. Peter joined 607 Squadron in 1940 at the age of 20 and was the first …
P*rr*tts in prison Nineteenth century gaol registers for Somerset have recently been made available on the Ancestry website and, as one would expect in this part of the country, there are a number of P*rr*tt items of interest. James Prowse Parrott was admitted to Wilton Gaol on 6th October 1875 for using threatening language. He had …
Madness and murder in Edwardian Bristol George Stephen Perrett (1855-1914) was the oldest child of Thomas Perrett (1834-1904) and Eliza Mozley. They were descendants of the Over Stowey Perrett family who had moved to Bristol, where Thomas’ father, James Perrett, worked as a tanner. The family lived in Bristol and early in his life – …
It’s in the Papers We’ve scoured the pages of newspapers recently added to the British Newspaper Archive website to bring you some P*rr*tt-related articles. WESTON-SUPER-MARE GAZETTE AND GENERAL ADVERTISER (UK) – 1st August 1877 Mr. John Carnock, farmer, of Nibley, Gloucestershire, has obtained a decree nisi for a disolution of marriage on the ground of …
The Origins of the P*rr*tt surname The Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland for 1852 gives the following explanation for the origins of the P*rr*tt surname. “The ancient family of Perrott derived their name from Castle Perrot, in Brittany, built in 957, by William de Perrott, whose great-grandson, Sir Richard Perrott, …
News from America Wayne Parrott (775) has been busy scouring the newspaper archives for P*rr*tt articles … The Wyandott Herald – Kansas City, Kansas – 26th April 1892 The remedies for the grip are almost as numerous as the cases of that dreaded malady. One was tried by William Parrott, of Dillsboro, Ill., at the …
