Home	Edward & Teresa McVicar
Family:	John & ? McVicar		William & Jane Kemp			Francis & Katalin Pervinkler		John & Ann Crickmer
	Alexander & Mary McVicar					Joseph & Ann Pervinkler
	Edward James Barker McVicar					Teresa Maria Pervinkler
Born:	15th September 1850; Brixton, Lambeth					25th March 1852; Newington, St Mary
Died:	13th March 1906, aged 55 years					29th January 1907, aged 50 years
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Marriage:	26th September 1872; St. Paul, Deptford
Children:	Frederick McVicar, Teresa McVicar

In 1872 Edward married Teresa Pervinkler at St Paul's church in Deptford. His occupation was described as "clerk".

Edward and Teresa had two children:

• Frederick George McVicar, born 11th March 1879 . For some reason, Frederick was brought up by Maria Ward. The 1881 census shows the McVicar family at 45 King Henry's walk with the Wake family. The 1891 census shows Frederick living with Maria and her 3 nephews - the eldest, Herbert, was later lost in China. According to Frederick's sister Teresa, this "aunt" was well-off and had a garden with fairy lights. Frederick died of TB aged 14 on 20th November 1893. His sister, Teresa, remembers visiting him in hospital

• Teresa Ethel McVicar , born 11th March 1880, exactly one year later after Frederick

  
  Frederick and Teresa McVicar

  
  Frederick's funeral card

Teresa, unknown age

According to a oral history Edward became a sea captian and took Teresa away to sea. This is very unlikely as Edward had no maritime experience. The truth was, on 4th May 1874, both Edward and Teresa were convicted of forgery at the Old Bailey (cases 352 and 353). Edward had forged cheques and Teresa (alias Elizabeth Talbot) had cashed them. Edward received 5 years hard labour and Teresa two years imprisonment.

In 1880 Teresa was a witness to the marriage of her elder brother George. The McVicar family were living in Islington for the 1881 census.

Dennis reports that the family story was that Edward died, and indeed, when Teresa, remarried in 1890, she described herself as a widow. However, Edward McVicar was alive and well. He appears in the 1901 census living in Cuthbert Road, Walthamstow, with his wife Ellen (born 1853 in Exeter). The marriage certificate for Edward and Ellen cannot be found.

Throughout her life, Teresa seemed to change her age:

• Teresa's marriage certificate to Edward McVicar in 1872 shows her correct age
• On her second marriage certificate to Dar McLean in 1890 she had lost 3 years (she claimed she had been born in 1855)
• In the 1901 census she still claimed she had been born in 1855, but in Scotland
• In 1907, on her death card, she had lost another two years, with her date of birth now 1857

On 18th February 1890 Teresa married William McLean (known as "Dar". Dar was born about 1862 and died 26th July 1922 aged 61. The 1891 census shows Teresa living with Dar and Dar's daughter Ethel in Beaufoy Road, West Ham.

Dar McLean and his mother. Is that Teresa standing in the middle?

Teresa lived at: King Henry's Walk, Islington, and moved from Plaistow to East Ham in 1890 and lived at 31 Dale Rd Canning Town ? up to 1907

The 1901 census shows the following people in the McLean household:

1901 Census - 132 Hollybush St; West Ham

Edward McVicar died 13th March 1906 whilst living with his neice, Rosetta Clarke, in Salop Road, Walthamstow

Teresa died 29th January 1907 whilst living with Dar in Prince Regent Lane, Plaistow