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Peter JUNIPER

Peter JUNIPER

Male 1753 - 1836  (83 years)

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  • Name Peter JUNIPER 
    Birth 1753  Walcott, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Baptism 22 May 1753  Walcott, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Burial 3 Mar 1836  Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • aged 83
    Death 27 Mar 1836  Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • aged 83
    Person ID I947  Webb
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2025 

    Father Peter JUNIPER   d. 1755, Walcott, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary FLAXMAN   d. 1771, Walcott, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 16 Apr 1750  Walcott, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah PUXLEY,   b. 1759, Shotesham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1798, Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1789  Tunstead, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • The document "Some Rough Materials for a History of the Hundred of North Erpingham, Vol. 1, 1883 - Compilation of Published Sources" says that 7 grandchildren "died in infancy"
    Children 
     1. Peter JUNIPER,   b. 28 Feb 1794, Horning, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1865, 4, Ham, New Shoreham, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. John JUNIPER,   b. 1790, Horning, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Skyles JUNIPER,   b. 1792, Horning, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1868, Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Samuel JUNIPER,   b. 1796, Tunstead, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1802, Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Susannah JUNIPER,   b. 1796, Tunstead, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1802, Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Mary JUNIPER,   b. 14 Aug 1798, Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1798, Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Mary PALGRAVE,   b. 1758   d. 25 Sep 1813, Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1799  Mundesley, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1753 - Walcott, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 22 May 1753 - Walcott, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Oct 1789 - Tunstead, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Jan 1799 - Mundesley, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 3 Mar 1836 - Mundesley, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Mar 1836 - Mundesley, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Peter was in Taverham (circa 12 miles away) when he married.

      This story is probable but not certain.
      The burial at Mundesley is fairly likely given where he had moved, and the family nearby. This gives an age which then leads us to his baptism in Walcott, about 10 miles from where he married. It is on the coast, so if his father was a boat man of some description then it matches. This then identifies his parents.

      In addition, there is some uncertainty about his marriage, as a number of documents exist for Peter JUNIPER and Susan(nah) GALES. This might imply 2 different but similar couples, but it seems marginally less likely than the story presented here.

      I was hoping to find that Henry JUNIPER (who married Mary and lived and died in Horning) would be a brother, but this seems unlikely.

      There is an auction announced for 4pm on 11 June 1807 of
      "A VERY desirable ESTATE, at Mundesley and Paston, in Norfolk, comprising a farm-house, two cottages, barn, stable, and twenty-one acres of land, of the first quality, in the occupation of Mr. Peter Juniper and others, and of which possession may be had a Michaelmas next".
      There are other Junipers, but this is consistent with somebody perhaps wanting to sell up. Skyles, his son is obviously wealthy, perhaps through this inheritance, though it is still unclear where Peter's money came from.

      Peter Juniper also appears to have been the proprietor (or perhaps owner??) of the Ship Inn in Mundesley, from 1802 to maybe his death in 1836. His grandson Robert, was licensee from 1845 to 1869, and then his son William Skyles (certainly in the 1871 and 1881 Census he is), and following William's death, maybe 25/5/1900, his wife Jane (LEA) took over until it left the family with George Rich in 1901.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2511] Baptism register :- Walcot (1753-4).

    2. [S1912] Burial register :- Mundesley (1836).

    3. [S2509] Some Rough Materials for a History of the Hundred of North Erpingham, Vol. 1, 1883 - Compilation of Published Sources - page 321.

    4. [S2407] Marriage transcript :- Peter Juniper - Mary Flaxman (1750).

    5. [S2408] Marriage register :- Tunstead (1789).

    6. [S2406] Marriage register :- Mundesley (1797-1801).


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