PEASE John William

Name John William PEASE
Country Of Origin England
Born 1835
Died 1908
Birth/ Baptism Born approx. 1835, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Parents unknown
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Watchmaker
Work Locations Launceston, Beaconsfield
Street Address
 Elizabeth Street, Launceston
Marriage/Spouse
Arrival June 1876 on the ship Medea
Other 1871: Watchmaker, Croydon, Surrey, England.

1877: A reward was offered for a clock dial frame, lost off a cart while moving from Brisbane Street to Elizabeth Street.

1877-1878: Advertised as a ‘Patent Lever Watchmaker’ and ‘French timepieces cleaned.’

February 1880: Sold stock at reduced prices before moving.

By March 1880: At Ilfracombe, Beauty Point.

1899: Listed as a watchmaker at Beaconsfield in the 1899 and 1901 editions of the Tasmania Post Office Directory.

Beaconsfield: Gold prospector.
Death 27 May 1908, Ilfracombe, Beauty Point
References
TAHO: CB7/25/1/1 1876, AD960/1/31 1908.
Web: Ancestry: 1871 England Census; Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1892-1907.
Cornwall Chronicle 12 December 1877; Tasmania Punch 29 December 1877, 2 February 1878; The Examiner (Launceston) 25 February 1880, 20 March 1880; The Tasmanian 11 July 1885; Daily Telegraph 7 October 1891, 30 May 1908, 10 February 1909.
Photo gallery All photos (2)
Advertisement for J W Pease, watchmaker, Elizabeth Street, Launceston, in December 1877 in the newspaper Tasmanian Punch. Advertisement for J W Pease, watchmaker, Elizabeth Street, Launceston, in December 1877 in the newspaper Tasmanian Punch.