Pirney Flint*

1825 - 1891  (66 years)

• Name	Pirney Flint*  [1, 2]
  Born	1825	Norfolk, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jun 1891  [1]
  Person ID	I1127	Brick Street Cemetery
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Flint*,   b. 1784, Norfolk, England ,   d. 27 Apr 1859  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Pirney*,   b. May 1788, Scotland ,   d. 21 Dec 1865  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Elson*,   b. Abt 1838, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1874  (Age 36 years)
  Married	01 Jun 1859
  Children	1. Charlotte Flint,   b. Abt 1861  [natural]   2. Robert Flint,   b. Abt 1862  [natural]   3. Mary Flint,   b. Abt 1864  [natural]   4. Eliza Flint*,   b. 1866,   d. 24 Mar 1883  (Age 17 years)  [natural]   5. Anne Flint,   b. Abt 1868  [natural]   6. Peter Flint,   b. Abt 1870, Ontario, Canada  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  -came to Canada age 12 -became a mason by trade -went to Indiana 1845 (age 20), then to California c1850 for the gold rush with brother Robert -8 children 1871 census: Perney Flint, 45, Farmer, CofE, living Westminster with wife Ann, 2 sons, 4 daughters, widowed mother-in-law; b. England Flint/Blinn/Allsop [HCM p 81] Pirney Flint, farmer, was born in England in 1825, and is the son of Robert Flint, who was also a native of that country. ...Pirney was twelve years of age when he came with his parents to this country. He received a common school education, and learned the mason's trade, which he followed until 1855. He went to Indiana in 1845, and from there to California in 1850, coming home in 1855. He was married, about two years after he came home, to Ann Elson, the daughter of John and Mary Elson (of German descent), of London Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Flint were born these children: - Charlotte Hannah, Annie, Fannie, Mary, Eliza, Edna, Peter and Robert. After marriage, Mr. Flint settled down on the old homestead, and there he has since resided, with the exception of a short time when he was in Valparaiso, Ind., and was there engaged in mining until 1855. He then returned to his present farm. Mr. Flint takes an active interest in all laudable enterprises, and has been school trustee for a number of years. He is a Reformer in politics, and a man of liberal views on all subjects of importance. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and an honorable, upright citizen.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Brick Street Cemetery marker. [S20] Glen Curnoe records.