Ernest George Pepler – South Wales Borderers / Royal Defence Corps
Private Ernest George Pepler – South Wales Borderers / Royal Defence Corps Early Life and Family Background Ernest George Pepler was born in 1880 in Corsham, Wiltshire, the son of George Pepler and Harriet Herbert , who had married in 1875 at Pontypool, Monmouthshire. 1881 Census The 1881 Census records the family living at Westwells, Chippenham , where George, aged thirty and Wiltshire‑born, worked as a farmer , while Harriet, aged twenty‑eight and born in Monmouthshire, managed the home. Their children present were Eliza J. , four; Samuel , three; Ernest , one; and Mabel , four months old. 1891 Census – Move to Monmouthshire 1891 Census By 1891 , the Pepler family had moved to 226 Upper Orchard, Panteg, Monmouthshire . George, now thirty‑nine, was working as a coal miner , and his wife—recorded as Sarah , aged thirty‑two—kept the household. Their children present were Eliza J. , fourteen; Samuel , twelve; Ernest , eleven; and Minnie , eight, all attending school. 1901 Census – Yo...
