Pierce Edgcumbe (1768-1834)

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Pierce Edgcumbe

NationalityBritish 
RolesDockyard Staff 
Date of Birth18.8.1768 - Gillingham ref:719
First Known Service28.7.1782ADM 29/8
FatherRichard Edgcumbe (1733-1784)ref:719
MotherElizabeth Goden (1726-)ref:719
WifeEleanor Yorke (1788-1844) - Married 18.12.1798, Gillingham ref:719
DaughterEllen Susanna Rose (1806-1882)ref:719
SonRichard Darke Edgcumbe (1811-1862)ref:719
DaughterEmma Mary Pilcher (1807-1871)ref:719
Last Known Service11.8.1822ADM 29/8
Date of Death17.4.1834 - Gillingham ref:719
Will Probated9.5.1834, PROB 11/1831/170

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
28.7.178218.6.1809Appointed Clerk at Chatham Dockyard

Rated Clerk to the Clerk of the Cheque

ADM 29/8
19.6.180913.11.1812Appointed Clerk of the Ropeyard at Chatham DockyardADM 29/8
14.11.181220.6.1817Appointed Clerk of the Survey at Plymouth DockyardADM 29/8
21.6.181712.1.1819Appointed Clerk of the Survey at Woolwich DockyardADM 29/8
13.1.181911.8.1822Appointed Clerk of the Survey at Chatham DockyardADM 29/8
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