Lucretia Pearce Hall

1773 - 1856

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

One of the three Pearce Hall sisters with Maria and Heriot (each of whom q.v.) of Richmond Terrace Clifton awarded £500 of the compensation on Cunyngham's estate in St Kitts. They do not appear as awardees but the Register of Claims shows they were awarded part of the compensation. The sisters were the children of Elizabeth Philadelphia Pearce Hall (nee Cunyngham) and Charles Pearce Hall (ne Pearce).

  1. Lucretia Hall was living at 31 Richmond Terrace, Clifton, in 1851, age 78, "landed proprietress", born West Ham. Will of Lucretia Pearce Hall spinster of Gloucestershire proved 16/07/1856.

Sources

St Kitts no. 333. See claim notes for the Memorial of the sisters setting out the background to their claim and its resolution. The sisters are not identified by their christian names but appear as the 'Misses Hall' or the Pearce Hall spinsters: their christian names have been inferred from the probate records.

  1. PROB 11/2236/69

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish

Associated Claims (1)

£1,978 5s 2d
Awardee (Legatee)

Relationships (4)

Niece → Uncle
Sisters
Sisters
Daughter → Mother

Addresses (1)

Richmond Terrace, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England