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Christian Augustus PEARCE	My great, great grandfather, a fishmonger/poulterer who lived and died in England, the oldest photo on this website is his, or it could be his father's.
Frank Augustus PEARCE	Son of Christian, and father's grandfather, with a story or two to tell, and the odd fib as well.
Emily Hambly HARRIS	Frank's wife, my great grandmother, one of the first women in the world to vote in the 1892 election.
Walter Hambley PEARCE	Son of Emily and Frank, and father of my father, he survived the First World War, and married twice.
Elizabeth Ann HEPPLESTON	My grandmother, known as Lily, who died when my father was nearly 15. Born in Wales, but she lived in at least three other countries. She was Walter's first wife and mother of all his children.
Secret Thoughts Poem	From a book of poetry given to Lily from Walter for Christmas after their first wedding anniversary.
Mary Jane SUGDEN	My father's maternal grandmother, mother of Lily, Mary Jane's own father was a potter.
Edward HEPPLESTON	Mary Jane's husband, who lived a colourful life and died when his daughter Lily was 18.
Stanley Trevor PEARCE	My father, son of Lily and Walter Pearce, who died when I was eighteen years old.
Pikelet Recipe	Here it is, by popular demand, Trevor Pearce's (now world famous) pikelet recipe.
Facts Do Not Change	A story by the son of Trevor, Ian Pearce, about his dad's encounter with encyclopedia salesmen.
Gladys STRONG	My mother, first generation New Zealander, alive and well and happily retired.
Eva Gladys STEVENS	My maternal grandmother, born in England, married in France, died in New Zealand.
Sarah Jane WELLS	My mother's maternal grandmother, who loved a song, she lived her life all around England.
William Walter STEVENS	Sarah's husband, was a plumber in London when gaspipes were fitted at the turn of the century.

Robert Fergusson STRONG

My mother's father, born in London, married Eva Stevens in France, he moved to NZ after the doctor recommended sunnier climates without smog, to cure ill-health caused by being gassed in the war.

Mary Anne THOMPSON

My mother's paternal grandmother, who having divorced in the 1890s, disappeared from her family.

Robert Fergusson STRONG Sen.

My grandfather's father, another mysterious family member, but what little is known of him is very interesting indeed. He traveled with my grandfather, then four, around Europe last century.

The Hambley Connection

Our main claim to fame, and that recurring family name, find out why we're such an inventive family.

Arthur Hambley PEARCE	Walter Pearce's brother, and my great uncle, who died in the Battle of Passchendaele, lest we forget.

Photographs:

Stevens family photo

Information about the Stevens family photo and a printable version of the photo.

Birth, Marriage or Death Certificates:

2 Jun 1880

Documentation of Christian Augustus Pearce's death

5 Aug 1853	Edward Heppleston's Birth Certificate
1 Jun 1873	Edward Heppleston & Mary Jane Sugden's Marriage Certificate
23 Jan 1941	Elizabeth Ann Pearce (nee Heppleston)'s death certificate
15 Nov 1933	Emily Hambly Pearce (nee Harris)'s death certificate
15 Apr 1896	Emily F Pearce's Birth Certificate
7 May 1888	Frank Augustus Pearce and Emily Hambly Harris's Marriage Certificate
31 Mar 1889	Frank Augustus Pearce (Jnr)'s Birth Certificate
20 Feb 1856	Mary Jane Sugden's birth certificate
5 Feb 1889	Robert Fergusson Strong's birth certificate

22 Sept 1915

Walter H Pearce and Elizabeth A Heppleston's marriage certificate