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Cause of death - breast cancer. There must have been some doubt about whether Emma's husband was still living. On the death certificate it states that Emma was ‘Wife or widow of…’, with 'Wife or' added as an afterthought. Had William left them seeking work elsewhere perhaps and then disappeared? It is clear that his daughter Emma didn’t know whether her father was dead or alive at this point. The 1881 census indicates that this was the case for at least two years prior to his wife’s death.
By the time of the 1881 census the Redman family were completely separated – all three women living in separate households, with no sign of William. The wording of the Emma's death notice in The Cornish Telegraph indicates that William may still have been alive. What circumstances led to the separation of the family by 1881? Their daughter Emma (16) was listed as a dressmaker and visitor at 43 Queen St, Penzance. Her mother Emma (48) was listed as a servant (occupation given as seamstress) at 4 South Parade, Penzance. Mary (19) was listed as one of four servants at a lodging house at 1, Marine Terrace, Penzance (10 doors down from the former home of her grandparents Gabriel and Ruth Blewett, where her mother Emma grew up and lived until 1859).
Cause of death - marasmus. Marasmus was a catch-all term for wasting and a severe form of malnutrition – little Bessie probably looked extremely emaciated. Her father William had been imprisoned for debt a few months earlier and the family were not able to support William's father, who was in the Penzance Workhouse.
By the time of the 1881 census the Redman family were completely separated – all three women living in separate households, with no sign of William. Emma (16) was listed as a dressmaker and visitor at 43 Queen St, Penzance.
By the time of the 1881 census the Redman family were completely separated – all three women living in separate households, with no sign of William. Mary (19) was listed as one of four servants at a lodging house at 1 Marine Terrace, Penzance (10 doors down from the former home of her grandparents Gabriel and Ruth Blewett, where her mother Emma grew up and lived until 1859).
James Joseph Oliver Pearce (1852-1941)
Gertrude Blewett Pearce (1888-1943)
Mary Redman (1862-1922)
Emma Redman (1864-1922)
Gertrude Blewett Pearce (1888-1943)
Mary Redman (1862-1922)
Emma Redman (1864-1922)
The Pearce household at the 1891 census included James's widowed father William Pearce, and Mary's sister, whose name was given here as Gertrude Redman, dressmaker.
Leonard Blewett Pearce, mother's maiden name Redman - GRO Reference: 1894 J Quarter in PENZANCE Volume 05C Page 243.