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Title: William Perkin- St Ives
Post by: cperkins70 on Sunday 19 May 24 13:54 BST (UK)

I am trying to find the name of William Perkin’s parents and any additonal info on them.

BIRTH
20 Feb 1868
St Ives, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
DEATH
8 Jul 1949 (aged 81)

Census info:

5 Jun 1892 by Banns
        William Perkin 23 bachelor Mariner of St. Ives (Father: [blank] )
        Charlotte Couch Beard 23 spinster of St. Ives (Father: [blank] )
        Witnesses: Anthony Couch, Walter Seaman

Title: Re: William Perkin- St Ives
Post by: softly softly on Sunday 19 May 24 13:58 BST (UK)

Hi, Lack of mother's maiden name strongly suggests William was illegitimate.


PERKIN, WILLIAM       - 
GRO Reference: 1868  M Quarter in PENZANCE  Volume 05C  Page 307

Suggest for £2.50 gro digital image will at least name a mother and address.
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Title: Re: William Perkin- St Ives
Post by: Ashtone on Sunday 19 May 24 18:52 BST (UK)

This might be his baptism -- a few years after his 1868 birth.

Date 18-Nov 1874
Parish Ives, St.
Forename   William Couch
Surname   PERKIN
Father Forename   
Mother Forename   Grace
Mother Surname   Perkin
Residence   St. Ives
Status Or Occupation   (blank)
Transcriber Notes   20 Feb 1868

Title: Re: William Perkin- St Ives
Post by: osprey on Sunday 19 May 24 19:27 BST (UK)

1871 census as William Couch

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFT4-3MK

Other baptisms to Grace
https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=1452788

https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=1216291

and Grace's own
https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=1491193

Richard with his grandparents in 1871
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFT4-3SD

Title: Re: William Perkin- St Ives
Post by: Ashtone on Sunday 19 May 24 19:34 BST (UK)

There's also a baby Grace Perkin (age 0) in the 1871 census, with mum Grace and William. Not seeing a baptism for her yet. Unless she died before being baptised. Mum Grave never got round to baptisms quickly, did she?

ADDED --

As William married Charlotte Couch in 1892 was she his cousin?  ???

Title: Re: William Perkin- St Ives
Post by: osprey on Sunday 19 May 24 19:48 BST (UK)

there's a possible baptism for Grace in 1907 by which time she is married to George Bryant Stoneman
https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=5818413

There's a newspaper marriage notice in 1879 for Grace, daughter of William Perkin, to George Williams and this 1881 census with 3 Perkins children
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-G8V5

and 1891 with the child baptised in 1884 & born 1874
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXL2-JN2