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James Arthur Pearson 1885 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1885

Birth Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Death Date: 16 Nov 1929

Death Location: Tahoraiti, Tararua, New Zealand.

Father: Charles PEARSON

Mother: Maria Broomfield

Spouse(s): Bertha Knight

Children(s): Myra Pearson, James Pearson, Nancy Pearson, Noel Pearson, Gladys Pearson, Arthur Pearson, Leslie Pearson

In 1885, James Arthur Pearson entered the world in Palmerston North, New Zealand., born to Charles PEARSON and Maria Broomfield. James Arthur Pearson married Bertha Emily Knight, and had children including Myra Minnie Marsaline Pearson, James Henry Eugene Pearson, Nancy Marguerita Pearson, Noel Kenneth John Pearson, Gladys Elaine Pearson, Arthur Raymond Pearson, Leslie David Pearson. James Arthur Pearson passed away in 1929 in Tahoraiti, Tararua, New Zealand..

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Biography

  • In 1885, James Arthur Pearson entered the world in Palmerston North, New Zealand., born to Charles PEARSON and Maria Broomfield.
  • James Arthur Pearson married Bertha Emily Knight, and had children including Myra Minnie Marsaline Pearson, James Henry Eugene Pearson, Nancy Marguerita Pearson, Noel Kenneth John Pearson, Gladys Elaine Pearson, Arthur Raymond Pearson, Leslie David Pearson.
  • James Arthur Pearson passed away in 1929 in Tahoraiti, Tararua, New Zealand..

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles PEARSON
1850 – 1920
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
CP
Maria Broomfield
1851 – 1917
Birth Location: Eling, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Knight
1894 – 1949
Birth Location: Waimate, New Zealand.
BK

Children(s)

Myra Pearson
1911 – 1981
Birth Location: Dannevirke, New Zealand
MP
James Pearson
1913 – 1978
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Pearson
1915 – 1986
Birth Location: Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
NP
Noel Pearson
1917 – 1919
Birth Location: Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
NP
Gladys Pearson
1919 – 1920
Birth Location: Dannevirke, New Zealand.
GP
Arthur Pearson
1924 – 1982
Birth Location: New Zealand.
AP
Leslie Pearson
1928 – 1943
Birth Location: Dannevirke, New Zealand.
LP

James Pearson's Ancestors

Self
James Pearson
1885 – 1929
Birth Place: Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Parents
Charles PEARSON
1850 – 1920
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Maria Broomfield
1851 – 1917
Eling, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph (Gerrish) Pearson
1816 – 1889
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Pearson
1783 – 1851
Rebekah Rogers
1787 – 1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Pearson
1746 –
Sarah Gerrish
1752 – 1840
Gideon Rogers
1752 – 1826
Hannah FLOOD
1755 – 1808

James Pearson's Descendants

1.
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James (Arthur) Pearson (17 Mar 1885 – 16 Nov 1929) m. Bertha (Emily) Knight (1894 – 8 Nov 1949)
  1. 1. Myra (Minnie Marsaline) Pearson (October 1911 – 1981) m. Leonard (Walter) Corlett (July 1904 – 26 Sep 1972) m. William (Clarence) Carson (06 Jan 1906 – 8 February 1980)
    1. 1. Neil (Alfred) Carson (1941 – 21 Aug 2020) m. Beverley (Anne) Whitehead
      1. 1. Leigh (Brandon) Carson m. Michelle (May) Wootton (30 Aug 1965 – )
        1. 1. Olivia (Michelle) Carson (17 Aug 1995 – )
        2. 2. Ashleigh (Eva) Carson (5 May 1998 – )
      2. 2. Gavin (Neil) Carson
      3. 3. Sharon Carson m. Ben Lee
        1. 1. Alex Lee
        2. 2. Sam Lee
  2. 2. James (Henry Eugene) Pearson (8 May 1913 – 2 Nov 1978)
  3. 3. Nancy (Marguerita) Pearson (July 1915 – 1 October 1986)
  4. 4. Noel (Kenneth John) Pearson (October 1917 – Mar 1919)
  5. 5. Gladys (Elaine) Pearson (1919 – 30 Oct 1920)
  6. 6. Arthur (Raymond) Pearson (18 Feb 1924 – 1 May 1982)
  7. 7. Leslie (David) Pearson (1928 – 3 Apr 1943)

James Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1885
17 Mar 1885
Birth of James Arthur Pearson in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Palmerston North, New Zealand.
1929
16 Nov 1929
Age 44
Death of James Arthur Pearson in Tahoraiti, Tararua, New Zealand.
Tahoraiti, Tararua, New Zealand.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Palmerston North, New Zealand.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1929
    Event Place: Tahoraiti, Tararua, New Zealand.
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