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This is a broad request but certainly not one that I want anyone to go out of their way for me. If you have and PESKETT information could you forward it to me, as I'm in the early stages of a one name study. I have the info from the IGI, 1881 census and partial census info for 1871,1891.1901 Any thing else would be great no matter how big or small or from what county or country, England, Canada, US etc.
A million thanks for anything.
Gerald PESKETT
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Hi Gerald
How strange: I was about to post a census lookup for PESKETTs in Dartford, Kent, England, and there's your "Any PESKETT info" staring me in the face.
The following is somewhat convoluted, but that's what gives it a bit of interest.
My G-Grandmother was Sophia PESKETT, b.1847, d.1874 in Dartford, Kent. She married James SMITH (don't know where or when) and had a son, George James SMITH (b.1868, d.1957), who became my mother's father.
I have no proof yet, but Sophia may have died at the birth of a daughter, Sophia Jane E [presume Elizabeth] SMITH, who also died in 1874, age 0.
After Sophia's death, James, her husband, married Emma Elizabeth PESKETT, formally KEMPTON, whose first husband was James PESKETT, b.1848, d.1881. The children from this first marriage were James b.1873; Thomas Henry b.1874; Sophia Elizabeth b.1876 and Amy Elizabeth b.1881 (all PESKETT).
The 1891 census shows James SMITH as head, Emma as wife, George J as son, Thomas PASKET [note spelling] as son, Sophia E. PASKET as daughter, Amy E. PASKET as daughter, and a new son, Leonard S. SMITH, age 6, from the current marriage; all living at 13 Maiden Lane, Dartford. I haven't found James PESKETT (b.1873) yet. [Note that PASKET is not the only variant spelling: the 1881 census shows the family name as PISKETT; and the 1901 census has the remaining two at that time, Thomas and Amy (Sophia had married), as TESKETT].
Sophia married Charles KEEP in 1896 and moved to Woolwich, where they had a number of KEEPsakes;-). Amy married Ernest V. POWELL on 12 Mar 1916; and Thomas, a lighterman working on the river, died by drowning some years later, ending the PESKET dynasty.
I hope this is of some interest to you, and if so, you may like to help me out with the request I was going to post here; which would get these PESKETTs a step closer to the wider world of PESKETTs.
It seems likely that the original James PESKET, b.1848, and James SMITH's first wife, Sophia PESKET, b.1847, were siblings. If this were the case then James would be 2 or 3 years old at the time of the 1851 census, and Sophia would be 3 or 4. An 1851 census lookup, presumably still in Dartford, should prove or disprove this relationship and possibly give us names and ages of their parents, siblings etc.
Anyway, I hope this has been of help to you. I don’t know what resources you have. If you can't help with the above don't let it bother you; I'll post a request here later.
I probably have a few more details than those above. Let me know if they would be of interest to you.
Best Regards
Terry
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Hi Terry,
Thanks for the info. I had the marriage of James to Emma Kempton, but nothing else on it. All the rest of the info. is new to me and greatly appreciated. Anything else you have on this family would be great. I'm afraid I can't help on adding anything else for you. If you make a lookup posting I'll be watching. The biggest problems trying to put the families together is the variation in spelling from census to census. It make it difficult keeping track when the spelling changes so drasticly every ten years, and then the registrations are made under a different spelling. To add to that names like PESCOD have continued with that spelling for hundreds of years and are not closely related, but the census uses that spelling instead of PESKETT. It's tough.
Deptford, Woolwich and Plumstead in Kent have come up frequently with the PESKETT name, even branches of my line ventured from Hampshire and Sussex to Kent. Unfortunately I don't have much from there.
Keeping an eye out for your posting and hoping it will tie in with some of my info.
Gerald
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From the VRI. with no variants! I am sure there are many. Did you want marriages? (36) Regards, Frances
PESKETT, Mary Ann Chr 1804 Engl Suss Chiche
Fa: John PESKETT
Mo: Mary
PESKETT, Mary Chr 1813 Engl Suss Chiche
Fa: Henry PESKETT
Mo: Mary
PESKETT, William Chr 1813 Engl Suss Chiche
Fa: Henry PESKETT
Mo: Mary
PESKETT, Charles Chr 1833 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Catherine
PESKETT, Edmund James Chr 1841 Engl Suss Chiche
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Mary Anne
PESKETT, Ellen Chr 1843 Engl Suss Chiche
Fa: Kennett PESKETT
Mo: Mary Ann
PESKETT, Godfrey Chr 1843 Engl Suss Chiche
Fa: Richard PESKETT
Mo: Catharine
PESKETT, Edward Chr 1846 Engl Warw Leamin
Fa: Thomas PESKETT
Mo: Ann
PESKETT, Ann Chr 1847 Engl Kent HinRoc
Fa: James PESKETT
Mo: Ann
PESKETT, Ada Chr 1854 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Alfred PESKETT
Mo: Jane
PESKETT, Henry Chr 1854 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Alfred PESKETT
Mo: Jane
PESKETT, Lewis Chr 1857 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Alfred PESKETT
Mo: Jane
PESKETT, Charlotte Chr 1859 Engl Suss Tillin
Fa: Joseph PESKETT
Mo: Sarah
PESKETT, Edith Jane Chr 1859 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Alfred PESKETT
Mo: Jane
PESKETT, Frank Chr 1859 Engl Suff
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Sarah Hannah
PESKETT, George William Chr 1859 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth Ann
PESKETT, Thomas James Chr 1859 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth
PESKETT, Alfred Freeman Chr 1860 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Alfred PESKETT
Mo: Jane
PESKETT, Fanny Chr 1860 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: Darcy PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth
PESKETT, Anna Eva Chr 1862 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: Frederick PESKETT
Mo: Ann
PESKETT, Henry Bir 1863 Engl Surr Croydo
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth Ann
PESKETT, William Darcy Chr 1864 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: Darcy PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth
PESKETT, George James Henry Chr 1865 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Mary
PESKETT, William Chr 1865 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: William PESKETT
Mo: Charlotte
PESKETT, Kate Bir 1866 Engl Suss Rye
Fa: Edward PESKETT
Mo: Henrietta
PESKETT, Annie Louisa Bir 1868 Engl Suss Rye
Fa: Edwin PESKETT
Mo: Henrietta
PESKETT, Laurence <1868> Engl Suss Portsl
Fa: Frederick PESKETT
Mo: Martha
PESKETT, Frederick James Chr 1869 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: Darcy PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth
PESKETT, Arthur Ernest Tobit Bir 1871 Irel Dubl
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Sarah Senior LAKE
PESKETT, Emma Chr 1872 Engl Surr Croydo
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth
PESKETT, Albert Edwin Bir 1873 Engl Surr Croydo
Fa: George PESKETT
Mo: Elizabeth
PESKETT, Marion Elizabeth Chr 1873 Engl Suss Bright
Fa: John Cornelius PESKETT
Mo: Marion
PESKETT, Edwin Bir 1875 Engl Suss Rye
Fa: Edwin PESKETT
Mo: Henrietta
PESKETT, Kate Bir 1880 Engl Suss Heysho
Fa: Caleb PESKETT
Mo: Ann
PESKETT, Richard Chr 1883 Engl Suss Clapha
Fa: William PESKETT
Mo: Sarah
PESKETT, Ada Jane Bir 1885 Engl Surr Croydo
Fa: Charles Henry PESKETT
Mo: Mary Jane
PESKETT, Jennett Margaret Victoria Chr 1891 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Lewis PESKETT
Mo: Anne Maria
PESKETT, Alfred Henry Bir 1893 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Alfred Freeman PESKETT
Mo: Eliza Mainley
PESKETT, Arthur Denton Bir 1894 Engl Esse Leyton
Fa: Arthur William Chalmers PESKETT
Mo: Edith Jane
PESKETT, Edwin James Bir 1894 Engl Suss Warnha
Fa:
Mo: Eliza PESKETT
PESKETT, Charles Henry Oliver Bir 1896 Engl Surr Selhur
Fa: Charles George PESKETT
Mo: Emily Matilda
PESKETT, Frances Louise Bir 1896 Engl Surr Selhur
Fa: Charles George PESKETT
Mo: Emily Matilda
PESKETT, Harold Ernest Bir 1898 Engl Surr Selhur
Fa: Charles George PESKETT
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Hello ,
I have just joined this forum and I am doing a one name on BOORER. There is a connection with Peskett via marriage , which I was looking at earlier today.
You probably have the info as it is from the 1881.
I refer to Henry PESKETT at 5 Worthing Road.Horsham.
I have not taken this section of research any further forward than that I believe Henry married Elizabeth nee BOORER on 3 March 1866 Horsham.
I look forward to any comments or further sharing of any information.
Cheers
James.
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Hi,
Thanks for the message. Yes, I had the marriage of Henry and Elizabeth. Afraid I can't give you any more info. on the Boorer line other than her mother's name was Eliza (from the 1881 census). Henry's parents were Edmund Charles Peskett and Eliza.
Sorry I can't offer anything to help your research.
Gerald
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Hello Gerald.
Many thanks for the reply.
I have added your interest to my notes and will inform you if I come up with anything.
I also have another BOORER - PESKET marriage ,
this one is Avice Pesket married William BOORER Wisborough Green 1809.
Again no further research done ..YET!!. apart from one possible daughter
Mary BOORER Bap, 1 April 1810 Wisborough Green.
Best wishes James. :)
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Hi there, ;D
We have an area on this forum that you may like to utilise, for One Name Studies:
http://www.rootschat.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=151.0
Kazza.
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Hi,
Reference your request for Peskett information.
www.geocities.com/heartland/lake/4535/newman.html
The above site has a Peskett / Newman connection which connects with a branch of MY tree.
Unfortunately, I have had trouble getting through to them via the e-mail link in the above site.
So near yet so far, eh .... and no forwarding address ...........!!!!!.
The site appears to have been 'built' in approx 2000, but the e-mail address
appears out of date ?.
Would you have had any communications with the sites originator ?
My Great, Great Grand-father was Edmund Newman, his SISTER was
Caroline Elizabeth Newman who married William PESKETT, at Portsea in 1830.
Caroline NEWMAN's parents ( Richard / Elizabeth [ n.Medhurst ] ) had
Midhurst, Sussex connections.
The above site seems to evolve from one of the sons of Caroline and William Peskett,
it would also seem that he left to go to America, although his parents stayed in England.
Look forward to hearing from you Mick Newman
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Gerald,
I have a connection to the Peskett family in my tree, Robert Tobit Peskett is my great great grandmother's cousin's husband. Robert married Maud Mary McQueen, cousin of Alice Sarah McQueen.
Alice Sarah married Walter Howard, my great great grandfather.
Due to the unusual name of Tobit Peskett I did a search on the internet and found another tree which links in to the Tobit Peskett's that maybe of interest to you, http://dinasgenealogy.co.uk/, this tree has Robert's sister Elizabeth Tobit Peskett marrying into the Cullham family and extends more in that direction than on the Peskett side of the family.
I have been in contact with the tree owner and they allowed me to take whatever info I wanted.
It was interesting to find out that this part of the Peskett family had several members who were in the 4th Suffolk Regiment and were in Barracks in London in some of the Censuses, which is why Arthur Ernest Tobit Peskett, mentioned in one of the replies to your post, was born in Ireland as his father George would have been stationed there in the Curragh Barracks for a while.
If you search for the Tobit Pesketts you will also find that Harry Tobit Peskett was killed in the Jervis Bay incident, where one ship saved the rest of the convoy by sacrificing itself to aid their escape from danger.
There is also a reference to the burial of George William Tobit Peskett who died in 1987 in Australia, George William is the Grandson of the George previously mentioned above, and son of George Jnr, confusing I know.
George Snr married Sarah Tobit (I think) going by the carry forward of the Tobit name although I have not been able to confirm this and according to a previous post they have a different surname for Sarah.
They had 8 children:
Robert
Elizabeth
George
Arthur Ernest
William
Agatha B
Horace
Gertrude
I have not done much research going back further into the past beyond George Snr so I hope this is helpful and maybe between us all we can fill in the blanks.
I have my tree on two sites if you are interested in looking at them, one is on http://howardian.tribalpages.com but this is not as up to date as my main tree as it does not allow a search function for further connections and is very manual.
The other one is on Ancestry.co.uk and if you would like access I will have to invite you to it. I have been working on this one for a year and a half and it has become an addiction.
I hope all of this is of use and I look forward to keeping in touch if I find out any more info.
Happy searching.
Ian
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Hi Ian,
Thanks for the response and the information. I believe that George and Sarah had additional children the those you provide, although some are not confirmed. Most of these have the Tobit middle name.
Here's those I have.
Elizabeth 1862
Emily 1864
George 1868
Robert 1870
Arthur Ernest 1872
William 1873
Agatha Beatrice 1876
Horace 1877
Gertrude Dorothy 1880
Edith Jane 1881
Frank 1883
Both Horace and Frank were killed during WW1 Horace in Belgium and Frank in Ypres, France
From 1873 onwards it appears the family settled down in Leiston, Suffolk as William and the children afterwards were all born there. The earlier children must have been born close to where George was stationed at the time: Ireland, London, Berkshire.
Based on census information when the family was in England George was born abt 1836 in Hurst(pierpoint?), Sussex although I have yet to connect him with parents.
Gerald
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Dear Graham,
You mentioned there were some Pesketts linked to your family in Sussex; I have been looking at them briefly and the Goslings and related families in connection with my own research on the Dancys of Sussex and found these entries of what could be very useful letters if you wished to pursue them;
Regards
Penny
from Access to Archives (National Archives)
Letters addressed to Mrs Sophia Peskett (née Gosling) at Maidstone from her sister, 1830 - 1845 AMS5774/4 [n.d.]
From Elizabeth Beard, Oldland Mill, Keymer AMS5774/4/9 14 Aug 1836
These documents are held at East Sussex Record Office. Contents:
Illness of brother John Gosling who has been seen by doctors Todd of Brighton, Covy of East Grinstead, Jones of Fletching and Cruse of Newick. JG has purchased some land on [Ashdown] Forest upon which he is about to build some cottages; he has sold all his concerns at Newick. Describes building works at the mill, a gypsy party, stoolball, barndance and singing at Newland and Whitelands. Parker contemplating a return to America
and more letters under the same group...
Letters addressed to Mrs Sophia Peskett (née Gosling) at Maidstone from her sister, 1830 - 1845 AMS5774/4 [n.d.]
From Elizabeth Beard, Plumpton AMS5774/4/10 23 Mar 1845 (Penny's note; Eliz b 1791 with Joseph Beard b 1796 in 1841 in plumpton and a younger Richard Beard)
These documents are held at East Sussex Record Office. Contents:
Family debate about the [unspecified] Billingshurst business. News of Ann's family
Fragment of letter as above AMS5774/4/11 nd
More of the Billingshurst business. Alfred went to his newly taken business at Uxbridge last week. Ann (at Alfriston) has procurred a servant
Letter from Mary Puttock, Billingshurst, to Matilda [?Peskett] AMS5774/4/12 27 Nov 1848
Contents: ((Penny's note Matilda was Matilda Peskett dau of Philip Peskett and Sophia Gosling who seemed to have moved from Maidstone to Berkshire not Bedford, her mother Sophia having died in 1846 in Maidstone))
Hopes she is happy at new home at Bedford. Local weddings. Has been to Brighton (which is unusually full of fashionable company) for a week where she heard Mrs Balfour's lecture on the female characters of Scott. Misses Kate and Ellen Potter will take the late Miss Jeffery's school
Letter from Mary Puttock, Billingshurst, to Matilda [?Peskett] AMS5774/4/13 13 Feb [?1849]
Contents: Describes season of dances and the soiree at Horsham. Family and Billingshurst news
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