John Pritchard

Biography
John Pritchard was born at Broseley, Shropshire in 1789 to John Pritchard and Anne Yates. In 1813 he married Harriett Gilbert and in that calendar year it seems their first child Mary Ann Pritchard was born in the Parish of Madeley; being christened in Madeley Parish Church in January, 1814. John Pritchard was noted in the Parish Baptism Record as a Currier. When their second daughter, Harriett, was born the family were living in Upholland, Lancashire. He was recorded in Harriett's Baptismal record, an Excise Officer. He continued in Crown service until he retired. As an Excise Officer he was required to move from place to place in the service as policy and resources required, and so it was he move on to Hertfordshire, to Hampshire, where he lived for a time in Winchester and in Millbrook near Southampton and given the marriage record of his daughter, Harriet, also lived in Wiltshire -at or near Ditchampton. Sarah their third daughter was born in or near Kings Langley where she was christened in 1819 the daughter of 'John and Harriet Pritchard' -his occupation, an 'Officer of Excise'. Members of the Brown family into which Mary Ann married in 1836 have stated that John Pritchard was in charge of the Revenue Service along the South coast of Hampshire.

John Pritchard was buried at Ringwood Cemetery: May 1st 1877 -Grave no. W003

Sources

[1] Harriett Pritchard's Recd. of Baptism
Baptism: 13 Oct 1816 St Thomas, Upholland, Lancs.
Harriet Pritchard - daughter of John Pritchard & Harriet
Abode: UpHolland
J.P.'s Occupation: Excise officer
Baptised by: Jno. Bird
Register: Baptism 1813 - 1825, Page 96, Entry 766 : Source: LDS Film 1657546
Rcds of St. Thomas's Parish Church, Upholland, Lancs.
accessed: https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Upholland/stthomas/index.html
[2] "England Births & Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRC4-S7D : 18 September 2020), John Pritchard in entry for Mary Ann Pritchard, 1813.
(ii) Name John Pritchard -Baptism Date 2 Aug 1789
Baptism Place Broseley, Shropshire, England
Religion Anglican
Father John Pritchard : Mother Anne Pritchard
Page No. 143 : Ref. No. P44/A/1/5
Recd. accessed: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1038349:62249?t...
[3] Marriage:
(i) John Pritchard's marriage to Harriet Gilbert : https://familysearch.org/ark:61903/1:1:NKCM-Z2S & see: "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7NB4-91PZ : 19 October 2019), John Pritchard, 1813.
England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918 -this Record cited: -
"England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7NB4-91T2 : 19 October 2019), Harriott or Harriot Gilbert
(ii) Shropshire, England, Church of England Marriages & Banns, 1754-1901 : Name John Pritchard
Marriage Date 19 Jan 1813. : Marriage Place Madeley, Shropshire, England
Residence Date 1813 : Residence Place Broseley : Religion Anglican
Spouse Harriett Gilbert
Page No. 1. Ref. No. P180/A/3/6
Recd. Ref. accessed: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/69309:62290
(iii) ↑ England Select Marriages 1538-1973 John Pritchard, 1813 : Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name: Harriott or Harriot Gilbert : Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Marriage Date & Place: 19 Jan. 1813, Shropshire, England, U.K.
FHL Film No. 510669 : Recd. accessed: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/20712663:9852
[4] Census 1851 : Name: John Pritchard
Age: 61 : Event Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Regn. Dist. Ringwood
Event Type Census
Birth Year (Estimated) 1790
Birthplace Broseley, Shropshire
Marital Status Married
Occupation Superannuated Revenue Officer; Houses & Land [owner of -inserted]
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Page No. 17 : Piece/Folio: 1667 / 115. Regn. No. HO107
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGP2-TC3 : 11 September 2019), John Pritchard, Christchurch, Hampshire, England; citing Christchurch, Hampshire, England, p. 17, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
[5] Census 1861: John Pritchard
Birth: Circa 1790, Broseley, Shropshire
Residence: 1861 : Grove Cottage, Bure, Hampshire, England
Age: 71 : Marital status: Married : Occupation: Superannuated Inland Revenue Officer
Inhabited: 1
Wife: Harriet Pritchard : Son: John Pritchard : grandson: Charles Brown
Census
Village Bure Series RG09 Family 82
Parlamentary borough Christchurch Piece 666 Line 16
Registration Dist. Christchurch Registrar's Dist. Christchurch Image 15
County Hants. Enumerated by John Vick
Country England Enum. District 6
Dte. 1861 Page 104
accessed: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10152-66104069-/john-pri...
[6] 1871 England Census
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1177; Folio: 34; Page: 15; GSU roll: 827804
Description : Enumeration District: 7
Source Info. &c. Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/17073685:7619?t...
NRA, Kew : John Pritchard.
[7] Family notes: Richard Gordon Brown's notes & Pritchard Brown's -Letter ca. 1985 incl. re: John Pritchard
[8] Death & Burial
(i) Death Certificate -cc. source
(ii) Ringwood Town Council: Burial Records: Tabulated dates of Burial, incl. burials of John [Gilbert -see profile of John Gilbert Pritchard] & of John [senior] and Harriett Pritchard in Ringwood Cemetery, burial dates & grave key &c. confirmed by Council, Dec. 2021
[8] Notes -Christchurch Local History Soc. re. John Pritchard, copy extracts of property deeds for the Pritchard cottages at Stanpit & Mudeford, Christchurch

Reference: CUST 116/28/89
Description: John Pritchard. Entry papers for service as an Excise man.
Date: 1838
Held by: N.A. of U.K. Kew, Surrey
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Note: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C5692

The Parish of St. Peter's Cheesehill: This Parish extends north to the end of Cheese-hill street, east to st. Giles Hill house, south to Bar-end, and wast to College-street which is bounded by the Parish of St. Swithin.

Allen White. 18th Century Smuggling in Christchurch. Allen White, Christchurch, 1973.