Matthew Dennis PEGGE b. 1854 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 12 May 1921 The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1854 - 1921 (67 years)

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Name Matthew Dennis PEGGE

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1854 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 27 May 1855 St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

St. Michael's Church
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Baptism Record (1854-1855)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

Gender Male

Census 1861 Shirley Park Farm, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
21	14	William	Pegge	Head	1804	Shirley	57	Male		Farmer of 107 Acres
22	14	Elizabeth	Pegge	Wife	1817	Brailsford	44	Female		Farmer's Wife
23	14	Joseph	Pegge	Son	1841	Brailsford	20	Male		Carter
24	14	Fanny E	Pegge	Daughter	1843	Painters Lane	18	Female		Domestic Servant
1	14	Henry	Pegge	Son	1846	Painters Lane	15	Male		Scholar
2	14	Mary B	Pegge	Daughter	1848	Shirley	13	Female		Scholar
3	14	Frank B	Pegge	Son	1853	Shirley	8	Male		Scholar
4	14	Matthew D	Pegge	Son	1855	Shirley	6	Male		Scholar
5	14	Job	Hayes	Servant	1818	Macclesfield	43	Male	Single	Cowman
6	14	William	Smith	Servant	1838	Bentley	23	Male	Single	Carter

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2519 Folio: 43 Page: 4 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=ws7r_5244
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Census 1871 Shirley Park Farm, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
11	13	William	Pegge	Head	1814	Shirley	57	Male	Married	Farmer of 100 Acres
12	13	Elizabeth	Pegge	Wife	1817	Brailsford	54	Female	Married
13	13	Joseph	Pegge	Son	1841	Shirley	30	Male	Married
14	13	Mary B	Pegge	Daughter	1848	Shirley	23	Female	Single
15	13	Frank B	Pegge	Son	1853	Shirley	18	Male	Single
16	13	Matthew D	Pegge	Son	1855	Shirley	16	Male	Single
17	13	Ellen	Pegge	Daughter-in-Law	1842	Hollington	29	Female	Married
18	13	Evelyn E	Pegge	Grandchild	1867	Burton	4	Female		Farmer's Daughter
19	13	Gertrude W	Pegge	Grandchild	1869	Burton	2	Female
20	13	Adelaide C	Pegge	Grandchild	1868	Burton	3	Female
21	13	Annie Isabel	Pegge	Grandchild	1862	Derby	9	Female
22	13	Job	Hayes	Servant	1821		50	Male			Imbecile Idiot

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3596 Folio: 41 Page: 3 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=8wp2_5348
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Census 1881 The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
11	9	William	Pegg	Head	1814	Shirley	67	Male	Married	Farmer of 200 Acres
12	9	Elizabeth	Pegg	Wife	1817	Brailsford	64	Female	Married
13	9	Matthew	Pegg	Son	1855	Shirley	26	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
14	9	Elizabeth	Pegg	Sister	1822	Shirley	59	Female	Single
15	9	Fanny	Blake	Daughter	1843	Yeldersley	38	Female	Married	Farmer's Daughter
16	9	Bernard	Blake	Grandson	1867	Burton	14	Male	Single	Scholar
17	9	Leonard	Blake	Grandson	1871	Burton	10	Male	Single	Scholar
18	9	Fanny	Blake	Granddaughter	1877	Tutbury	4	Female	Single
19	9	Herbert	Wibberley	Servant	1860	Ashbourne	21	Male	Single	Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3423 Folio: 105 Page: 22 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=0y9g_5345
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Census 1891 The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
13	120	William	Pegge	Head	1814	Shirley	77	Male	Married	Farmer
14	120	Elizabeth	Pegge	Wife	1817	Brailsford	74	Female	Married
15	120	Elizabeth	Pegge	Sister	1821	Shirley	70	Female	Single	Farmer's Sister
16	120	Matthew D	Pegge	Son	1855	Shirley	36	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
17	120	Fanny E	Blake	Daughter	1843	Yeldersley	48	Female	Married
18	120	Fanny	Blake	Granddaughter	1877	Tutbury	14	Female
19	120	Joseph	Rogers	Servant	1821	Brailsford	70	Male	Widower	Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2753 Folio: 87 Page: 21 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=006f_5346
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Census 1901 The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
11	23	Matthew Denis	Pegge	Head	1855	Shirley	46	Male	Single	Farmer
12	23	Fanny	Blake	Niece	1877	Tutbury	24	Female	Single	House Keeper
13	23	Frank	Blake	Nephew	1866	Burton	35	Male	Married	Farmer's nephew
14	23	Harriet	Blake	Niece	1870	Bramshall	31	Female	Married
15	23	Harold William	Blake	Nephew	1896	Ashbourne	5	Male
16	23	Francis John	Blake	Nephew	1898	Ashbourne	3	Male
17	23	Ethel Fanny	Blake	Niece	1900	Sturston	10 Months	Female
18	23	Annie	Lemon	Servant	1879	Shirley	22	Female	Single	General Servant
19	23	Alice Elizabeth	Offley	Servant	1881	Osmaston	20	Female	Single	General Servant

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 3237 Folio: 12 Page: 16 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=3g5w_5330
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Census 1911 The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	62	Matthew Dennis	Pegge	Head	1855	Shirley	56	Male	Single	Farmer
2	62	Fanny	Blake	Niece	1877	Tutbury	34	Female	Single	Housekeeper
3	62	Ethel	Blake	Niece	1901	Derby Road, Sturston	10	Female		School
4	62	Arthur Risque	Fairclough	Assistant	1879	Stockport	32	Male	Single	Assistant on Farm
5	62	John	Grindon	Servant	1870	Gratton	41	Male	Single	Cowman on Farm
6	62	Albert	Hulland	Servant	1893	Ednaston	18	Male	Single	Waggoner on Farm
7	62	Mary Ann	Podmore	Servant	1894	Crewe	17	Female	Single	General Servant Domestic

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 21015 RD: 437 SD: 1 ED: 2 SN: 62 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=h3jg_5370
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Occupation Farmer

Death 12 May 1921 The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial 17 May 1921 St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Plot: B61

St. Michael's Churchyard
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Burial Record (1918-1922)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

Probate 3 Aug 1921

Probate Register - 1921
L.M.N.O.P. - Page 486

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Thomas PEGGE (2 x Great Grandfather)

Sarah FROST (Grandmother)

Person ID I27783 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 31 Mar 2026

Father	William PEGGE, b. 1813, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 30 Jun 1898, The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 85 years)
Mother	Elizabeth RODGERS, b. 1817, Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 19 Feb 1895, The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 78 years)
Marriage	9 Apr 1841	St. Alkmund's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
Marriage		St. Alkmund's Church Derby, Derbyshire
Family ID	F9582	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 1854 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 27 May 1855 - St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Shirley Park Farm, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Shirley Park Farm, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1901 - The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1911 - The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - 12 May 1921 - The Mount Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 17 May 1921 - St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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