Prompted by not very much at all, I thought I might take another look for Sarah Howse. Several hours of research yielded very little that was new. William Perrin married Sarah Howse in January 1770 but that is almost all we know of my 4x-great-grandmother.
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Posts and insights about the Perrin family name
Soldiers at Waterloo?
The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June 1815.
Maybe the paternal and maternal grandfathers of Robert Arthur Perrin (1861) did indeed take part in the Battle of Waterloo. The story became public in the Abingdon newspaper that reported the funeral service for William Perrin, who died on the loss of HMHS Rohilla in 1914. Though increasingly this seems unlikely, I should like to think so; to uncover the evidence.
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Gunner William Perrin RM
Excited to receive from National Archives the Attestation Papers of my 2x-Great-Grandfather William Perrin. I have know for some time that prior to his joining the Berkshire police he had served as a gunner with the Royal Marines, for 13 years it was said. More than that I knew not. Continue reading
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I will from time to time leave notes here on what I’ve been up to as far as updating the tree. Continue reading
Four Generations, One Family, One Place
August 2003 saw three generations of the Perrin Male (and their better halves) brought together in one place – The Samling in Cumbria – following my wedding.
Less than 3 years on, another Perrin Family moment saw four generations of the Perrin Male together at the regular family haunt, the Tiverton Hotel.
Quite an occasion, I’m sure you’ll agree.