Originally published in the society’s Family Notes journal
Three Generations Lost On 12th April 1941 three generations of one family were killed when German bombs fell on the family home, 56 Whitehouse Street, in the city of Bristol. Ellen Annie Perrett (nee Budd), her daughter Ellen Annie Webster (nee Perrett) and grandson John Webber are buried together at Canford Cemetery along with Charles …
We know that the older gentleman pictured on the right above is Samuel Perrett (1809-1882), the painter & photographer who lived in Bridgwater, Somerset, who is the ancestor of several Society members. Indeed, copies of this photograph are owned by family members in the UK, USA and Australia!The picture on the left is reportedly of …
Medical matters What do you know about the health of your ancestors? In the case of my Perrett family, I know that great-great-grandfather Charles William Perrett died from a stroke in 1918. His daughter Sarah Mabel suffered the same fate in 1961 and – while preparing for her funeral – another daughter, Ella, had a …
This poster was another of Chris Perrett’s eBay finds. The winning bidder, Pierre Perrett, knew that he had ancestors who were bakers in Gloucestershire, but wasn’t sure if they included F Perrett of Cirencester or not. After he’d shared part of his family tree with us, Lynne Morris (964) was able to confirm that Francis …
A Smuggling Tale By Ruth Draycott. My husband Anthony’s Perrett ancestors knew all about smuggling, mainly from the lawful side – but then there was Maria; more of whom later! In 1711 Anthony’s 6 x great grandfather John Perrett married Jane Loud in Stoke Gabriel, a village on the River Dart. With the road network …
Susan Parrett Ingels and her son Mark are researching their Parrett ancestry and have created a very interesting website documenting some of their research so far (www.parretthistory.com). To date, they have only been able to identify four people in this excellent Parrett family picture – Joseph Gatch Parrett (1), Mary Jane Butters Parrett (2) (wife …
This year marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo, which took place on Sunday 18th June 1815. The Duke of Wellington’s British troops – alongside Prussian allies – defeated Napoleon’s army, resulting in the restoration of the French monarchy and Napoleon’s abdication and subsequent exile. A number of P*rr*tt men served in the Napoleonic …
It’s in the Papers… Glasgow Herald 14 Jul 1894 GLASGOW SHERIFF CRIMINAL COURT In the Old Court Hall yesterday Sheriff Guthrie and a jury disposed of the following case: The St.Enoch Station Fatality 2 boys, named William Perrett and William Gourlay were charged with having on 31 May 1894 in a carriage of the Glasgow …
The Plague In Haverfordwest 1651-1652 by Wayne Parrott (775) I ran across the rather grim article Phillips J. 1895, The Plague at Haverfordwest, 1651-1652, Archaelogica Cambrensis Fifth Series XII(66):81-95 while looking for something else. What follows is an abstract and a few selected quotes from the article. The plague arrived in Haverfordwest in October of …
Harold John G. Perrott (1897-1972) was the illegitimate son of Kate Perrott, a flax dresser, linen, who in turn was a daughter of William and Sarah Perrott of Castle Cary, Wiltshire. William and Sarah, née Garland are on the family tree of Society member no. 734. In 1901 and 1911 the 3 generations were living …
