Southern Vectis bus company

[harveyh]

Hi
My great grandfather and his sons Thomas and William ran the Simeon Arms public House in Simeon Street in Ryde according to the 1901 census and also the coach hire business next to the pub , which later became the White Heather Coach Company , has anyone any information or photos that I could view /share  etc or any info on the Pearce family would be greatfully recieved.

Thanks Harveyh

[Ann E]

Hi Harveyh
 You may find something on this site:

http://www.invectis.co.uk/iow/index.htm#Contents

Ann E

[pearceH]

hi
i think my husband is related. we know of coach connection but not pub. i think thomas and william may be my husbands grandad and great uncle.

[Bilge]

It may be worth you contacting these people they may assist in your enquiry.

http://www.iowbusmuseum.org.uk/

http://pubshistory.com/IsleofWight/Ryde/SimeonArms.shtml

Is your family name Pearce?

[pearceH]

yes my husbands name is pearce his dad albert i believe to be thomas's son born in ryde

[Bilge]

I have sent you a PM with a link to a document you may wish to view.

[pearceH]

thank you.very usefull. my husbands cousin older than my husband and who still lives in ryde remembers visiting the pub.  my husbands thought they owned royal blue coach's could there have been two? this explains why we have not found them

[harveyh]

Hi

I wonder if we ever made contact? My name is Heather and I am the grandaughter of Alfred Pearce, Thomas and Williams brother who lived in the Simeon Arms, Ryde.  I posted along time ago and wondered if we could pcik up the connection, I believe it is your husband that maybe related to me?

[pearceH]

Hi
i believe thomas is my husbands grandfather. Who i believe left his wife louisa formally king and went to bristol