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England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription
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First name(s) JOHN G
Last name PEARCE
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1929
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ JOHN G PEARCE married
IDA PINN
Spouse's last name PINN
District SOUTH MOLTON
District number -
County Devon
Country England


and

PEARCE IDA 1904 1984 1984 Deaths & burials Barnstaple, Devon, England

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar
Name: John Gordon Pearce
Probate Date: 30 Sep 1957
Death Date: 26 Apr 1957
Death Place: Devonshire, England
Registry: London, England
Of The Stores Chittlehamholt Devonshire- to Ida Pearce, Widow

Maybe, they definitely married in 1959. My father was 15 when he was adopted, which seems unusual, though may not have been at that time. However, he only ever recalled charles as his father, maybe bertha and john were not together but had to wait to marry. Charles was previously married but his wife died in 1930, he left the navy in 37,
What I am finding flies in the face of my fathers narrative of his life, he did not know he was adopted or if he did he never said

John Gordon pearce, my father was Patrick Juan Gordon pearce?

They married in 1949 (not 1959)

England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription
First name(s) BERTHA J
Last name PEARCE
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1949
Spouse: CHARLES NAPTON
District PLYMOUTH
County Devon
Volume 7A
Page 1463

Do you have their marriage certificate?

This is the correct marriage I have the certificate,

As your father was born during WW2, you have to consider his father's occupation. It is unlikely that a fairground worker or sign writer would be a reserved occupation. Presumably Bertha was the informant on Patrick's birth registration. Have you considered that his middle names could be a variation of his father's name please? Is it possible that his father's name was John Gordon?

Looks like Bertha's sister stayed in Cornwall?

Eva Pearce
Spouse Surname: Bennett
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1951
Registration district: Launceston
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume Number: 7a
Page Number: 166
Find Spouse: William Bennett

Bertha was the informant, and signwriter is stated on his birth certificate. I did not know until now bertha had siblings, I was never told so will need to find out more about that.
It could be that john pearce is not the right name, but that is all I have and my father was registered as pearce until his adoption in 1959

Bertha's mother's death

Beatrice Pearce
Birth Date: abt 1887
Date of Registration: Jun 1965
Age at Death: 78
Registration district: Launceston
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume: 7a
Page: 64

Bertha's father's death?

William H Pearce
Birth Date: abt 1879
Date of Registration: Mar 1955
Age at Death: 76
Registration district: Launceston
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume: 7a
Page: 86

Bertha's brother's death

William Henry Pearce
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1910
Date of Registration: Dec 1991
Age at Death: 81
Registration district: Launceston
Inferred County: Cornwall, Devon
Volume: 21
Page: 215

Might be worth getting a copy of his death certificate as the informant may be a relative.

Possible marriage for William?

William H Pearce
Spouse Surname: Yeo, Ivy
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1930
Registration district: Launceston
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 49


Sadly, it looks like the only child from the above marriage has passed away.

Herbert Norman Pearce
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1938
Date of Registration: Apr 1984
Age at Death: 45
Registration district: Wandsworth
Inferred County: London
Volume: 15
Page: 1252

I see that all three children from Charles Naption's first marriage have passed away. Could it we worth contacting their descendants, if any, to see if they are aware of any family stories regarding your father's biological father?

I am aware Doug and john have died but could not find the other ones death, I have contacted Colin napton who I think is Doug's grandson and I am hoping he responds. I am trying to find Eva pearce and see what other siblings there are.

Mr Ronald James Napton
Gender: Male
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1930
Death Date: 14 Oct 2010
Residence Place at Death: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Postal Code District: SG14

If the marriage posted for Eva is correct, she may not have had any children as she was 40 when she married.

Eva Pearce
Mother's Maiden Name: Sanders
Registration Year: 1912
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Launceston
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume: 5c
Page: 32

It seems her and bertha had children late, does it say who Eva married?

Sorry just seen previous post with Eva marrying bennett

No problem. Pity he had no middle name.

William Bennett
Spouse Surname: Pearce
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1951
Registration district: Launceston
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume Number: 7a
Page Number: 166

Not seeing an obvious death for Eva. Not in the Cornwall area anyway. If we knew her exact date of birth it maybe would help. Not seeing any obvious issue from Eva's marriage to William Bennett.