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Quote from: NZfamily on Wednesday 11 May 22 14:59 BST (UK)

What exactly is a "gentleman" in the 18th century meaning of the word?

What date was the source?

https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/works/70795b624?locale=en
page 526

Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)


Alternative title
A register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)
Shelf Mark/Reference Number
MSL-2-414 ; former shelfmark: IE TCD MS 378.415C F8
Location
Manuscripts & Archives Research Library, Trinity College Dublin
Creator
Burtchaell, George Dames, 1853-1921, Editor
Sadleir, Thomas Ulick, 1882-, Editor
Contributor
Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), Associated Name
Alex. Thom & Co., Publisher
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48495/70795b624

Looking for any details (Birth/marriage/death/children) of a Bernard McCaull (or McCaul), father of Michael McCaull, schoolmaster at Kingstown, Co Dublin (b Abt 1794 Co Monaghan, d. 2.12.1839 Kingstown - now Dun Laoghaire)

A reference to Bernard McCaull can be found in the Trinity College alumni online, here:
https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/works/70795b624?locale=en
page 526
under McCaull, Michael, as being Michael's father, and described as being a "generosus"
https://www.wordsense.eu/generosus/
Unsure exactly what the title 'generosus' exactly refers to in this case, but on ancestry.com there appears to have been a J.P. in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, by the name of Bernard McCaul in the mid to late 1800s, possibly a descendant.

Bernard's son, Michael McCaull, was born Abt. 1794 in Monaghan, Co Monaghan, Ireland and served as the schoolmaster at Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) from at least 1829 ("Saunders's News-Letter", Dublin, 16 March, 1829)
until at least 1836 (from an article in Saunders' Newsletter of 29/9/1836, Michael McCaul's "Infant School" was located in York St., Kingstown - Dun Laoghaire) possibly until his death in 1839.

Any help appreciated.

Whittlesey seems to be the topic du jour on this board atm!

Just wondering if anyone can decipher the qualifications in this entry for Dr Charles Nathaniel McCaull in the 1871 Whittlesey census please? image attached

The marriage certificate can be ordered here for £11
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/app_ew_marriage_quoted.asp?APPLICATION_ID=5T6E7381A7IA95C12T74SIZEGB1P5AEUALH
George Pearse, 3rd Qtr, 1846, Kingsbridge, Vol 9, page 425.

This may be the only way to possibly confirm his father’s name is to purchase the marriage certificate I’m afraid.

I don’t think you have the right George in 1841 in Ashburton as he can be found there still in 1851 & 1861.

Also the George in 1841 is a carpenter (still is in later census records too) and as your George was a school teacher/master, I think it’s more likely that he is the George Pearce, 22, pupil at the Cathedral Yard Training School in Devon run by the Diocesan Board of Education.

Quote from: emeltom on Wednesday 23 March 22 09:49 GMT (UK)

Devon FHS have a transcription of a baptism for a George Pearce 6 December 1818 in Walkhampton. Parents Richard and Mary.

Following the above find by Emeltom, there is the following….
1841 Peckhill Walkhampton
Richard Pearse, 60, farmer, bic
Mary Pearse, 55, bic

1851 Lethertor Cottage, Walkhampton
Richard Pearse, 76, retired farmer, b. Walkhampton
Mary Pearse, 70, b. Broadwoodwidger Devon

Jo 

Thanks Jo for all the info,

You are correct - those stupid ancestry hints aren't always correct! So many people make so many mistakes in their trees because of them. In this case - No connection with Ashburton at all.

He's not a central figure in my family tree, so not really worth spending the money on, just a periphery figure. He is just someone's husband. He married Ann Hodder in 1846 in Kingsbridge and died in 1902 in Modbury. In his wife's probate he is described as the schoolmaster at Modbury, (in his wife Ann's probate index from 1888), so you are correct about the

pupil at the Cathedral Yard Training School in Devon run by the Diocesan Board of Education.

Ann's father's will from ca 1850 names him also. That I found on familysearch.org with the kind help of Goldie61.

thanks again