William Henry Pearn

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William Henry Pearn

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Boscastle, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Death: April 17, 1919 (79)
Taranaki, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Jonathan Pearn and Elizabeth Pearn
Husband of Elizabeth Pearn
Father of Clara Miles; Emily Pearn; Ella Pearn; Alice Pearn; Henry Pearn and 6 others
Brother of Edwin Pearn; John Carter Pearn; Eliza Jane Heal; Lavinia Baker Riley; Alfred Pearn and 3 others

Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
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About William Henry Pearn

Star, Issue 12617, 30 April 1919:

Mr William Pearn, a well-known Taranaki settler, whose death occurred recently, was born in Cornwall, and came to New Zealand by the William Bryan, the pioneer ship of the Plymouth Company of New Zealand, landing with his parents at Moturoa on March 31, 1841. He took part in the Maori troubles of 1860-66, and was a member of Major Atkinson’s company of Bushrangers. He was in the actions at Waireka and Mahoetahi. The late Mr Pearn leaves a widow (a daughter of another early settler, the late Mr Thomas Heale, who came out in the Oriental in 1841) and a family of ten—-two sons and eight daughters.


New Zealand War Medal (Private), Taranaki Militia, for services rendered prior to 31 December 1866.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 24 2023, 14:48:04 UTC

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William Henry Pearn's Timeline

1839
November 19, 1839
Boscastle, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1862
November 24, 1862
1864
November 13, 1864
1866
June 30, 1866
1868
July 19, 1868
1870
June 7, 1870
1871
February 8, 1871
1875
February 26, 1875
1879
January 7, 1879
Inglewood, New Zealand

New Zealand BDM Registration 1879/990 Pearn Maud Beatrice Elizabeth William Henry

1880
November 23, 1880