Joseph Pervinkler
In 1846 Joseph married Ann Crickmer in the City of London. Joseph and Ann had the following children
- George Pervinkler, born in Southwark in 1q1848 (Whitechapel, 2, 623), as shown in the
1881 census.
According to
oral history
George was named after a roman catholic priest at Old Moorfields Church (now demolished). George was to be trained for the church but the old priest died and the idea fell through. In 2q1880, George married Maria Pearcey (Hackney, 1b, 614). Maria was born in 1847 in Hackney. George and Maria lived at Docura Buildings, the same address as his younger brother Frederick. George was a cabinet maker like his father. The
1901 census
and
1911 census
shows George and Maria had the following children:
- George Frederick Pervinkler, born 3q1881 (Hackney, 1b, 564), died the same quarter (Hackney, 1b, 348)
- Ernest George Pervinkler, born 1q1883 (Hackney, 1b, 579). In 4q1902 George married Amy Coutts Harris (Hackney, 1b, 856). Ernest and Amy had the following children:
- Ernest R. G. Pervinkler, born 1q1904 (West Ham, 4a, 372)
- Frances May Pervinkler, born12th May 1907 (2q1907, Romford, 4a, 590)
- Ivy Lilian Pervinkler, born 29th March 1910 (2q1910, West Ham, 4a, 291)
- Helen E. Pervinkler, born 1q1913 (West Ham, 4a, 13)
- Frederick Pervinkler, born 3q1915 (West Ham, 4a, 18)
- Theresa Pervinkler, born 4q1883 (Hackney, 1b, 479), died 1q1886 (Hackney, 1b, 404)
- Percy Richard Pervinkler, born 3q1885 (Hackney, 1b, 579). In 3q1907, Percy married (Hackney, 1b, 1056)
- Frederick Francis Pervinkler, born 1q1886 (Hackney, 1b, 544), died 4q1886 (Hackney, 1b, 317)
- Edward Charles Pervinkler, born 4q1887 (Hackney, 1b, 553)
- Ethel Pervinkler, born about 1892. In 4q1915, Ethel married Albert B. Tassell
The
Morning Post on 16th June 1886
reported that Maria was hurt in a drink-driving incident.
Maria died 4q1924 (Islington, 1b, 318) aged 79 years, and George died 1q1935 (Islington, 1b, 279) aged 87.
- Joseph Pervinkler, born 3q1850. In a taped conversation with Dennis Carney in 196x, John's daughter Teresa remembers her family: "Wicked uncle Joe sang ribald songs on the doorstep while his mother (Ann Crickmer) was dying. Joe was arrested for being drunk and disorderly". According to
a oral history Joseph was his father's favourite and took over the family cabinet making business. However, Joseph junior was a drunkard and a bad man, and under his management the business went bankrupt. On his father's deathbed, Joseph assaulted his father and was hounded out of the house, never to be seen again.
- Teresa Maria Pervinkler, born 25th March 1852. The
1871 census shows Teresa as a servant in Camberwell.
- Julia Ann Pervinkler, born 4q1854 (Newington, 1d, 151) but died young - Julia does not appear in the
1861 census
- Frederick William Pervinkler, born 1q1856 (Newington, 1d, 157), as shown in the
1881 census.
In 2q1880, Frederick married Rebecca Powell (Hackney, 1b, 745). Rebecca was born in 1857 in Shoreditch. Frederick and Rebecca lived at Docura Buildings, the same address as his oler brother, George. The
1891 census
and
1901 census
shows Frederick as a carpenter at a school living with Rebecca in Walthamstow with their sons:
- William Joseph Pervinkler born 2q1881 (Islington, 1b, 369). In 1889 William
joined the South Wales Borderers.
- Edward Charles Pervinkler born 4q1887 (Hackney, 1b, 553) in Homerton
- Francis Pervinkler born 21st January 1890 in Walthamstow. Francis died in Detroit, Michigan in 1977,
details here
According to
a oral history Rebecca (known as "Fanny") may have poisoned her husband and moved quickly to Canada with her sons. Frederick died 1Q1905 (West Ham, 4a, 209). The story may be partly true: William migrated to Canada in 1909
details here,
and Ancestry.Com shows US immigration records for Rebecca and her three sons.
However, the
1911 Census
shows Rebecca livin in Walthamstow with Francis.
Joseph and Ann made their home in Spitalfields. They lived in Brown's Lane, but his workshop was in Wheeler Street, a corner building adjoining Quaker Street, but long since demolished. After many years in Spitalfields the lease ran out and Joseph moved to Old Kent Road
The
1851 census (1)
and
1851 census (2),
and
1861 census
shows Joseph as a 47-year old living in 12 Providence Buildings (where his daughter Teresa was born) with his wife Ann (aged 43) and their four children
The
Morning Post on 31st July 1860
recounts how the Pervinkler workshop was struck by lightening.
Joseph died in 3q1874 aged 61 (Whitechapel, 2, 215). Ann died three years later in 2q1877 aged 59 (Islington, 1b, 209)
Pervinkler is an unusual surname. In the 1881 census, the only Pervinklers in England and Wales were George and Frederick and their wives. By the time of the 1901 census only Frederick and his family have the Pervinkler surname.
An important source of oral history is transcribed
here
