Eleanor Pincheon 1808 - 1871

Eleanor Pincheon (1808 - 1871)

Eleanor Pincheon was born in 1808 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. She was christened on 1 May 1808 at St Mary's Market Lavington. She is generally recorded as the second child and second daughter of Charles Pincheon and Betty Sutton. There were however two Charles and Betty's (cousins) who were producing children in the between 1803 and 1810, so there her actual parent needs to be confirmed.

Eleanor married Michael Burgess in Market Lavington on 21 September 1826. Michael was the son of James Burgess and Mary Mead.

Eleanor and Michael had 12 children (8 sons and 4 daughters):

• Alfred Burgess Born 1825. 
• Eliza Burgess Born 1826. Died 1831 - Died as infant
• Sarah Ann Burgess Born 1828. Married (1) William Shepherd on 1845 (2) John Jessop on 9 Jan 1861. Died 1901
• William Burgess Born 1831. 
• Jacob Burgess Born Dec 1 1833. Died Jan 13 1836. - Died as infant
• Eleanor Burgess Born 1835. 
• Jacob Burgess Born 1836.
• James Burgess Born 1839. 
• Harriet Burgess Born 1841. 
• Alfred Burgess Born 1843. Married Mary Ann Maynard on 28 Sep 1867
• John Burgess Born 1846. 
• George Burgess Born 1852. 

Based on the birth record of their children, Eleanor and Michael  lived in Market Lavington – where Michael worked as a farm labourer - from the time of their marriage until around 1838.

Some time before June 1838 the family moved abt 60km to Bedminster in Bristol (which was part of Somerset until 1831). The timing of this relocation is confirmed by the registration of James birth.

At the time of the 1841 census the family – James, Eleanor, Sarah Ann, William, James and Harriett - were living at Upper Easton in Gloucestershire (near Bristol).

By the time of the 1851 census the family – James, Eleanor, James, Harriet, Alfred and John  - had grown by two and were living at 11 Waterloo Square in Bedminster, Bristol in the home of their daughter Sarah Ann and her husband William Shepherd and their daughter Elizabeth Ann (and William's three children from a previous marriage – John, Mary and Albert.  James is record as Malster – someone who prepared malt for the purpose of brewing.

In 1853 Sarah Ann and her husband emigrate to Australia.

It is unknown when the family moved back to Market Lavington, but the 1861 census find them living at Royal Oak, Easterton; and Michael is again recorded as a Agricultural labourer. The couple only have their youngest son – George – living with them at the time.

On April 5 1863 the family christen their two youngest children – John, George – at St Mary’s in Market Lavington. 

Associated Documents

Census Records

Immigration Record of John Shoobridge and Family