Variously called Jenefer, Jenny and Jane. In the baptismal entries for her children she is mainly called 'Jenny'; in the censuses she is referred to 'Jane'.
In the 1851 and 1861 censuses her status is shown as married (carpenter's wife), although she was a widow when she died and her husband never appears. Per the 1841 census below, Jane was working at that time to support her family. As such it is likely that her husband was the same William Pearce who was working in Penryn (just under 3 miles from Mylor Bridge) where he died after which, according to the burial record, he was buried in Mylor.
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In 1841 Jane Pearce, aged about 55, born in the county, labourer, was living in Mylor Bridge, Mylor, Cornwall. With her were children Grace (25), f[arm] s[ervant, and Alfred (15).
In 1851 Jane Pearce, aged 66, born in Mylor Cornwall, carpenter's wife, was living in Mill Lane, Mylor. With her was son Alfred (25) of Mylor, boot and shoe maker. Son William and his family were nextdoor.
In 1861 Jane Pearce, aged 76, born in Mylor Cornwall, carpenter's wife, was living in Mylor Bridge, Mylor.
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Jane Pearce of Mylor Bridge died aged 80 years (burial record).
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PEARCE.—At Mylor, July 25, Mrs. Jane Pearce, widow, aged 80 years.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, Friday, 29 Jul 1864, p. 5
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