Perring Family History

James Perring (i)(a)

James PERRING (i)(a)

George PERRING (i)

Born About 1805. Christened, 3 Oct 1805 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Died 1886 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

He married Jane Burgess SAUNDERS, 8 Dec 1831 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Daughter of George Saunders and Ann Jones. d. 1856 in Port Stevens, NSW, Australia.

George (i)(a) a Bachelor and Jane a Spinster.

Witnesses to marriage - John PERRING (ii) and Susanna FINCH.

They had the following children:

       

John Perring (i)(a). Born 1832, Devonshire, England. Died 1910, Grafton. Buried Grafton (North). (Church of England).

 

i. John PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1832. Christened, 21 Oct 1832 in Harberton, Devon, UK. d. 1910 in Grafton, NSW, Australia.

Address on Baptism entry - East Leigh

ii. Mary PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1834. Christened, 7 Dec 1834 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Died 1837. Buried 3 Sep 1837 in Harberton, Devon, UK.

Address on Baptism entry - West Leigh

Noted as being 2 years old and Address Harbertonford on burial record. Buried on the same day as her sister.

iii. Sarah Jane PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1837. Christened, 21 May 1837 in Harberton, Devon, UK. Died 1837. Buried 3 Sep 1837 in Harberton, Devon, UK.

Address on Baptism entry - Harbertonford

Noted as being 4 months old and Address Harbertonford on burial record. Buried on the same day as her sister.

iv. Mary Jane PERRING (i)(a); Born About 1838. Christened, 5 Aug 1838 in Harberton, Devon, UK. d. 16 March 1914 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. Buried 17 March 1914 in Tamworth Cemetery, NSW, Australia.

Address on Baptism entry - Harbertonford

Elizabeth Perring (i)(a) b. 1841 in Devon, England. d. 1889 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia

George Burgess Perring (i)(a) b. 10 March 1844 in Bowman's River,  NSW, Australia. d. 1911 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England.

Richard Perring (i)(a). b. 25 May 1846 in Patterson's Station near Gloucester, NSW, Australia. Baptised 11 April 1847 in Patterson's Station near Gloucester, NSW, Australia. d. 1861 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England. Occupation: Child.

Sarah Perring (i)(a). b. 31 August 1848 in Iona, Patterson River, NSW, Australia. Baptised 3 December 1848 in the Presbyterian church, Iona, NSW, Australia. d. 29 November 1921 in Tingha, NSW, Australia. Buried 29 November 1921 in Tingha Cemetery, NSW, Australia. Religion: Salvation Army.

James Perring (i)(a). b. 28 July 1850. in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. Baptised 25 August 1850 in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. d. 16 November 1922 in Manilla, NSW, Australia. Buried 18 November 1922 in Tamworth Cemetery, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England.

Susan Maria Perring (i)(a). b. 25 February 1853 in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. Baptised 3 April 1853 in Butterwick near Seaham, NSW, Australia. d. 1927 in Moree, NSW, Australia. Buried in Moree Cemetery, NSW, Australia. 

Ann Parring (i)(a). b. 1856 in Port Stephens, NSW, Australia. Occupation: Child. d. 1856 in Port Stephens, NSW, Australia. Occupation: Child.

Contracted with 19 other local Devon shepherds, to the Australian Agricultural Company, to migrate to Australia and work on the company properties, first at Gloucester then onto Goonoo Goonoo.

Left for Australia about 1842.

Sailed from Plymouth on the H.M.S. London with wife Jane , one son John (i)(a) and two daughters, Elizabeth (i)(a)  and Mary Jane (i)(a). John (i)(a) was 9 years of age, Mary Jane (i)(a) was 3 years, Elizabeth (i)(a) was 8 months.

H.M.S. London left England on the 18th December 1841, arriving Port Stephens 14th March 1842.

George (i) was supplied accommodation and a salary of £25.0.0 per year as part of his contract.

The publication 'Pure Merinos And Others: The "Shipping Lists" of The Australian Agricultural Company' by P A Pemberton there are a few pages devoted to 'The Emigration Scheme" . Among the passengers listed there is a mention of a George Perring, a shepherd with a wife, son and two daughters arriving on the London in 1842.

He died in Tamworth, on the New England tablelands aged 81 in 1886.

What follows are the records that have been found to date. Some of the information has been validated and the remainder is well, let us say relevant but not yet substantiated. There is yet a lot of work left in piecing who belongs to whom and where. If interested, stay tuned!  

Nundle and Tamworth are both in close proximity to each other situated on the New England tablelands of New South Wales.

James Perring (i)(a) married Elizabeth Mary Stringer, 1873 in the Church of England, Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Elizabeth Mary Stringer. b. circa. 1856. d. 27 February 1936 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Buried 29 February 1936 in Tamworth Cemetery, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England.

James Perring (i)(a) and Elizabeth Mary Stringer had the following children.

John Burgess Perring (i)(a). b. 1874 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. d. 1875 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. Buried 1875 in Nundle, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England. Occupation: Child.

Sarah Jane Perring (ii)(a). b. 1876 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

Sarah Jane Perring (ii)(a) married Francis E Smith, in Church of England, Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

Edith May Perring (i)(a). b. 1879 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

Edith May Perring (i)(a) married Thomas H McDonald, 1908 in Manilla, NSW, Australia.

Maud Perring (i)(a). b. 1880 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

Maud Perring (i)(a) married Mark R Howard, 1903 Manilla, NSW, Australia.

Lily Mabel Perring (i)(a). b. 1883.

Ethel A Perring (i)(a). b. 1885 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. d. 1886 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Buried 1886 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Religion: Church of England. Occupation: Child.

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