(a) DAVID, + 8-Oct-1672, in the Walloon Church (St Mary the Less) at Norwich; m., having issue:

(b) Rebecca (Piron), + 15-Feb-1674, in the Walloon Church (St Mary the Less) in Norwich.

(c)  JACQUES, + 18-Feb-1677, of whom presently.

(d) Ester (Pierron), + 11-Apr-1680, in the Walloon Church (St Mary the Less) in Norwich.

(a) Hannah (Perrow), + 19-Apr-1730, at St Augustine's, Norwich.

(b)    MICHAEL MATTHEW (I) (Peroone), + 18-Jan-1735, of whom presently.

(c) Rosamund (Perrown), + 23-Dec-1739, at St Saviour's, Norwich.

(cd Rebecca. (Perown var.Perroon), + 1743, at St Saviour's, Norwich.

(e) JAMES, + 4-Jan-1746, at St Saviour's, Norwich; pres. JAMES PEROWEN, m.18-Jan-1784, at St Mary, Coslany, Norwich, Ann White (var.Wite), "both of this Parish".

(?poss Issue (a) Thomas Perown)[Thomas Offspring]

(a)   JOHN (Perown), + 10-Feb-1760, of whom presently.

(b)   (poss.) WILLIAM b.1761(?); pres. WILLIAM PEROWNE, m. 5-Dec-1779, at St Martin@Palace, Norwich, Esther Jackson Samuel FINCH and Samuel GARRETT present as witnesses; poss. WILLIAM PEROWNE, “formerly an actor in the Phoenix Company, d-Ocr-1823, in London, aged 62” ("Norwich Annals") - see Appendix.

(c) (poss.) Rebeckah (Perown), b.1765c; m.1789c, John Seaman (1 s., John, b.22-Jul-1790 + 8-Aug-1790, St Martin@Palace) in Norwich).

NB - Sir Peter Seaman, a brewer was Mayor of Norwich, 1707)

    The attribution of (b) WILLIAM and (c) Rebeckah above appears in a ms note - undated and in an unidentified hand - among the papers. It may be based on no more than a coincidence of parish (and, perhaps, of ages) and the absence of alternative placings. The position is further complicated by the following extracts from the Parish Registers of St James, Pockthorpe Norwich, which we here insert knowing no better place:

1730 - Sarah Parown, dau.of Michael and Tamason, b.28-Jan-1738.

1740 - Mary Prowen, dau.of Michael and Thomazin, b.12-Mar-1740 (+ 12-Mar-1740)

1743 - MICHAEL MATTHEW, s.of Michael and Tomason, b.28-Jun-1743 (+ 3-Jul-1743)

1745 - Hannah dau, of Michael and Tamozin Parowen, b.18-Aug-1745 (+ 1-Sep-1745)

If there is here a confusion of two families, it does not affect the descent of JOHN PEROWN, which continues:

(a)   JOHN (Perowne), b.28-Feb-1788, of whom presently.

(b Anna, b.25-Jun-1790 j 28-Jun-1790, at Lakenham) in Norwich; d.26-Mar-1810; bd.St Giles, Norwich.

(c)   WILLIAM (Perown), b.1802; tailor and habit-maker, of 28john Street, Cornwall Road Lambeth (1838) and 1, Maze Pond, Southwark (1839 also London Directories, 1842 and 1857); master tailor (1864);

  m.1) 1830c, Elizabeth Richardson (b.1799; d.8-Sep-1847);

  m.2) (by license) 30-Aug-1849, at St Mary, Newington, Maria (b.1803; d.17-Jan-1866, at 49, Anns Road, Mile End, London E.), daughter of Thomas Grear, of Newington Causeway; d.28-Mar-1864, at 1, Elizabeth Cottages, George Street, Old Kent Road; having issue by his first wife:

(a) JOHN SMITH, b.1808, of whom presently.

(b) NATHANIEL HUNTINGDON b.1814 (+ 18-Nov-1814, at St Saviour&r's) in Norwich. d.inf. 1815 bd.17-Dec-1815 St Augustines, Norwich.

(b) JOSEPH BETTS b.1816 (+ 16-Jun-1816, at St Saviour's) in Norwich.

(c) Joanna Betts, b0820c; furrier; d.unm.l9-Apr-1892, aged "about 71 years", of natural causes (inquest 22-Apr-1892) at 57, Somerleyton Street, Heigham, Norwich.

(a) JOHN SMITH BENJAMIN, b.1843, prob.in Norwich (poss.in France); commercial clerk, of City Road, London EC in 1863, and later of Cross Street, IslingLon;

m.1) 2-Nov-1863, at St Peter's Church, Islinton, Caroline (b.1845; d.1923-Q3 at Islington), of 5, West Place, Islington Green, daughter of James Goodey, weaver;

m.2) Ema (? Wade) b.1851; d.4-Mar-1904, in Islington Infirmary, Highgate Hill- R.L.Wade, sister, present at death);

        d.1889-Q4, in London (St Pancras); having had issue by his first wife:

(b) JOSEPH WILLIAM BETTS, b.1848(?1846), of whom presently.

(a) JOHN JOSEPH, b. 29-Jan-1870, of whom presently.

(b) JOSEPH WILLIAM, b. 1871-Q3 in Islington; d.1889-Q1 in Chelsea.

(c) Charlotte Emily }

(d) Hannah Elizabeth } twins, b.1872-Q4; d.inf.1873-Q4

(e) ALBERT THOMAS, b.28-Feb-1874, in Islington; printer, of 12, Hazelwood Road, Walthamstow E.17; m.1900-Q4 at West Ham, Fanny Sprules (b.18-Sep-1876); d.11-Oct-1954 leaving issue:

(i) ALBERT THOMAS, b.31-May-1904, at Notting Hill, London; clerk at King Edward VII Nautical College, Commercial Road, London E.; m.24-Dec-1932, in the Methodist Church, Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, Ivy (b. 11-Mar-1905, in Poplar), daughter of William Abraham (b.8-Feb-1872) and Phoebe Elizabeth (nee Harlow; b.5-Sep-1871, at Thirsk, Yorks) Spinks; latterly of Hadleigh, Benfleet, and of 72 Burlington gardens, Southend, Essex; having issue:

1. PETER JOHN, b.15-Oct-1934, in Hackney, London E.; Educ.Birmingham University (BA 1959); Methodist Minister; Missionary in Panama (1960 -1968); Minister at Bradwell, Derbyshire (1968 - 1972) and of Endcliffe Methodist Church, Sheffield (1972); res.(1973) 36, Victoria Road, Sheffield, Yorks; m.10-Aug-1959, at the Methodist Church, Seaford, Sussex, Patricia (b.10-Feb- 1929), daughter of William Charles and Florence Jewson, of Brighton; 3 childrenadopted, all b. in Panama (Elizabeth Cristina, b.1-May-1963; John Luis, b.11-Apr-1965; and Paul Esteban, b.26-Jan-1967).
2. DAVID PAUL, b.9-Jun-1948, in Romford, Essex; shop , manager, res.in London (1973); m.1969-Q4 Sally A. Clark (div.s.p.)

(f) Jane Sophia } twins, b.1875-Q2, in Islington; Joanna

(g) Joanna } d.inf.1876-Q4; Jane Sophia d.1881-Q4

(h) Amelia Louisa ("Millie"), b.1876-Q3, in Islington: m. 25-Dec-1902, at St Michael and All Angels, Walthamstow, Essex, John Tom Beevor, bricklayer, son of Nathan Beevor, bricklayer, of 22, Apsley Road, Walthamstow.

(j) SAMUEL, b.1877-Q3; d.1879-Q1.

(k) PERCY ALEXANDER, b.26-Oct-1878, at 38, Camden Passage, Islington; painter and maker of venetian blinds, of 24, Cambridge Road, Walthamstow; m.1903-Q3 Emma Hurrell (b.20-Oct-1882; d.7-Jun-1958); d.15-Nov-1949, in Islington; having issue:

(l) Charlotte Caroline, b.1880-Q2 in Islington; m.1908-Q2, in West Ham, Arthur Wormall.

(m) JAMES BENJAMIN, b.1882-Q3 in Islington; d.inf.1883-Q4.

(n) HENRY, b.1883-Q3 in West Ham; d. inf.1883-Q4.

(a) JOHN JOSEPH, b.l-Nov-1904, at Barnet, Herts; storeman of 10, Devonshire Road, Mill Hill, London NW7; m.1941-Q2, at Harrow, Ellen (var.Helen) A.Isbell, a widow (d.24-Dec-1961 aged 62); s.p.

(b) HENRY ALEXANDER, b.9-Mar-1906, in Clapham Maternity Hospital, Jeffreys Road Kennington; d.23-Jul-1912.

(c) May Marionj.1908; d.inf.15-Apr-1910, at Bethnal Green. .

(d) LEONARD WILLIAM, b.6-Jun-1910; long-distance driver; m.1930-Q2, at Brentford, Eileen (var.Ellen; b.1911; m.2 2-Jun-1951, James Milburn, of Rotherham, Yorks), daughter of Patrick Walter 0’Connor, hairdresser; d.14-Jan-1950, at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, s.p.

(e) Dorothy.May, b.16-Sep-1912;

m.1) 11-Jun-1938, at Brentford, Middlesex, (George) Edwin Frank Gooding (d., a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese in Formosa,14-Mar- 1945 (1 son. L daughter.);

m.2) 31-May-1952, Percy George Oliver. .

(f) ALEXANDER GEORGE, b.13-Feb-1911, of whom presently. .

(g) EDGAR PERCY, b.24-Feb-1916; capstan operator;sometime res. 11.Maryland Road London E15 and of Marina Club, Hoo, Kent;

m.1) 1937-Q3 at Staines, Muriel B.Dace (divorced and m.2) 1951-Q2, at Ealing, Donald C.McKenzie);

m.2) 1951-Q1, at Harrow, Irene Clark daughter Fredrick George Clark, bricklayer of 52 Crossmead, Watford, Herts (see fragment 16 page 32) (from whom he obtained a divorce); she married m.2) 1960-Q1 at uxbridge Ronald S Hunt);

m.3)10-Oct-1962, at Chatham, Gwyneth Perowne (b 1920 : previous marriage disolved, name changed by deed pole), daughter of Thomas Jones (dec'd) coal mine face worker; having issue by his first wife:

(h) ROBERT HENRY, b.12-Apr-1917; dry-cleaning supervisor, of 6, Corder Road, Ipswich, Suffolk; unm.

(j) Mary, b.14-May-1918; M.19-May-1960, Frank.H.Greenin, of 78, Long Lane, Hillingdon, Middlesex. (s.p.).

(k) Barbara Alice, b.7-Jul-1920; m.W.J.Moser, of 2075, Leaf Terrace, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, USA. (1 dau.)

(l) Mabel Marion, b.16-Jul-1922; unm., of 111, Wordsworth, Great Hollands, Bracknell, Berks.

(m) Margaret Jean, b.13-Jan-1924; unm., formerly of 111, St Stephen's Road, Hounslow; res.(1973) at 78, Long Lane, Hillingdon, Middlesex.

(n) FREDERICK ALBERT, b.13-Jun-1926; engineer (jig-borer & tool-maker), of 5, Link Way, Staines, Middlesex; m. 7-Sep-1957, Sylvia Ann Kelly; having issue: