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| John William Upham 1819, Portland and the Ferry |
Yesterday proved to be very interesting, research-wise. I came across a series of old postings on a geneaology site from 2001-02 that were all about our Pearces. If it is still possible to contact the person (who would appear to be a distant cousin in Ohio) through the email address she used ten years ago, then I may soon have a lot more to report.
In the meantime, I have taken the information that was being messaged back and forth with others, which we can reasonably take to be true, as it is unlikely that people make things up for their own entertainment on these genealogy sites, and added it to the "Known So Far" page, if you'd like to see how much further this has taken me now. Obviously, until I can see records for myself, I cannot confirm any of this data, and there may have been new facts learned later that these people exchanged among themselves.
So. We are back to 1680 now, with a marriage in Wyke Regis, and then one in Melcombe Regis two generations later. These are the first records of events for our line of Pearces off the Isle of Portland. In those days, you had to take a ferry to get across, as the bridge was not constructed until 1839. You could go all around via Chesil Beach on foot, but it was not possible for horses, as they would sink in the pebbles.
[Later.]
Update: no luck with the distant Ohioan cousin - the email address is no longer working. Foo.
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