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James Pierson 1815–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1815

Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 30 Jul 1883

Death Location: Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia

Father: John Pierson

Mother: Sarah Graves

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Anne Pierson, Ann Pierson, Charles Pearson, Esther Pierson, Henry Pierson, John Pierson, Josiah Pierson, Elizabeth Pierson, Robert Pierson, Sarah Pierson, Smith Pierson, Emma Pierson

James Pierson was born in 1815 in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Pierson And Sarah Graves. James Pierson married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ann Pierson, Anne Pierson, Charles Pearson, Elizabeth Pierson, Emma Fielder Pierson, Esther Pierson, Henry Pierson, John Pierson, Josiah Pierson, Robert Pierson, Sarah Pierson, Smith Pierson. James Pierson passed away in 1883 in Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Pierson was born in 1815 in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Pierson And Sarah Graves.
  • James Pierson married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ann Pierson, Anne Pierson, Charles Pearson, Elizabeth Pierson, Emma Fielder Pierson, Esther Pierson, Henry Pierson, John Pierson, Josiah Pierson, Robert Pierson, Sarah Pierson, Smith Pierson.
  • James Pierson passed away in 1883 in Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pierson
1775–1851
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Sarah Graves
1780–1785
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1813–1895
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Pierson
1839–1843
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Ann Pierson
1839–1924
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Charles Pearson
1849–1925
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
CP
Esther Pierson
1861–1942
Birth Location: South Australia, Australia
EP
Henry Pierson
1859–1951
Birth Location: Chain of Ponds, South Australia, Australia
HP
John Pierson
1842–1924
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Josiah Pierson
1853–
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Pierson
1848–1913
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Robert Pierson
1836–1891
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
RP
Sarah Pierson
1851–1892
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
SP
Smith Pierson
1849–1923
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Emma Pierson
1851–1924
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
EP

James Pierson's Ancestors

Self
James Pierson
1815–1883
Birth Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Pierson
1775–1851
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Graves
1780–1785
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Pearson
1746–1812
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Anne Willson
1732–1819
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Thomas Graves
1755–1830
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Todd
1740–1774
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Pierson
1720–
Elizabeth
1720–
John Wilson
1705–
Ann Willson
1815–1872
James Graves
1702–1782
Mary Papworth
1717–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Graves
1672–1740
Elizabeth Saintey
1675–1736
John Papworth
1688–1732
Susanna
1692–1743

James Pierson's Descendants

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James Pierson (24 Sep 1815–30 Jul 1883) m. Elizabeth Smith (4 Jul 1813–14 October 1895)
  1. 1. Anne Pierson 1839–1843
  2. 2. Ann Pierson 1839–1924 m. William Greening 1839–1918
    1. 1. Norman (Charles Josephas) Greening 1887–1975 m. Daisy (May) Causby 1884–1968
      1. 1. Alan (Cobham) Greening 1926–2004 m. Barbara Hoffrichter 1926–2008
      2. 2. Alma (May) Greening 1912–1997 m. Johannes (Victor) Warnest 1906–
      3. 3. Delma (Olive Edith) Greening 1923–1999
      4. 4. Dorothy (Irene) Greening 1916–2007
      5. 5. Norman (Henry) Greening 1914–1998
      6. 6. Ross (Keith) Greening 1920–1993
    2. 2. Clara (Irene Esther) Greening 1884–1914 m. John (Murray Mitchell) Caddle 1876–1970 m. Frank Parker 1881–
      1. 1. Andrew (William) Caddle 1907–1925
      2. 2. Jessie (Agnes) Caddle 1908–1952 m. Wilfred (Hurtle John) Thompson 1904–1959
        1. 1. Leonard Thompson 1929–1949
        2. 2. Shirley (Agnes) Thompson 1927–1993 m. Frederick (William John) Steart 1917–
      3. 3. John (Douglas (Jack)) Caddle 1913–1975 m. Bertha (Amy Elizabeth) Whitehead 1915–2003
      4. 4. Murray (Norman) Caddle 1914–1970
      5. 5. Phyllis (Irene Ann) Caddle 1910–
    3. 3. Annie (Sussannah) Greening 1875–1962 m. John (James) Pratt 1874–1945
      1. 1. Unnamed Pratt 1916–1916
      2. 2. Alwin (James) Pratt 1912–1992
      3. 3. Cora (Jean) Pratt 1919–1998 m. John Lucas 1913–1994
      4. 4. Freda (Ann) Pratt 1908–1990 m. Terrence (Bruce) Lodge 1905–1984
        1. 1. Rolland (Bruce) Lodge 1926–1934
      5. 5. Greata (Florence) Pratt 1914–2009 m. Lionel (Phillip) Kimpton 1914–1994
      6. 6. Harold (John) Pratt 1917–1996
      7. 7. Joseph (Bruce Stanley) Pratt 1894–1967 m. Ivy (Pearl) Matters 1893–1982
        1. 1. Joyce (Pearl) Pratt 1915–2006 m. Murray (Leonard James) Buttle 1915–1961
      8. 8. Leslie (Roy) Pratt 1894–1978 m. Edna (Greta) Hill 1893–1959
        1. 1. Elliot (Douglas) Pratt 1923–1990
        2. 2. Frank (James) Pratt 1918–1990 m. Louis (Eileen) Edwards 1909–1995
        3. 3. Leslie (John) Pratt 1925–2010
        4. 4. Melva (Muriel) Pratt 1919–
        5. 5. Sylvia (Evelyn Verdun) Pratt 1916–
      9. 9. Mavis (Evelyn) Pratt 1910–1992 m. Alfred (Samuel) Wright 1911–1951 m. Alfred (Samuel) Wright 1911–1951 m. Clifford (Thomas) Wright 1905–1972
      10. 10. Myrtle (May) Pratt 1895–1954 m. Albert (Edwin) Matters 1895–1979
        1. 1. Albert (Colin) Matters 1921–1983
        2. 2. Cyril (John) Matters 1914–1966
        3. 3. Edward (Leslie) Matters 1920–1977
        4. 4. Jean (Constance) Matters 1917–
        5. 5. Marjorymarjorie (Irene) Matters 1916–
        6. 6. Raymond (Kelvin) Matters 1924–
      11. 11. Pearl (Victoria) Pratt 1901–1993 m. Robert (William) Greenwood 1903–1950 m. Robert (Frederick) Henbest 1907–1985
        1. 1. John (William) Greenwood 1926–1988
    4. 4. Willie (Augustine) Greening 1882–1957 m. Ellen (Maude) Stephenson 1883–1968
      1. 1. Gladys (Muriel) Greening 1907–2002 m. Percival (James) Hurst 1906–2001
        1. 1. Marie (Gladys) Hurst 1934–2000 m. Leslie (Robert) Obrien 1928–2000 m. Frederick (Arthur) Norman 1921–1999
      2. 2. Herman (Wilfred) Greening 1910–1990 m. Violet (Melinda) Murphy 1915–1990
    5. 5. Sydney (Lang Ferbank) Greening 1873–1948 m. Sarah (Louisa) Goodridge 1882–1950
      1. 1. Myrtle (Louisa May) Greening 1908–1994 m. Hubert (Francis) Jolly 1899–1982
        1. 1. Ronald (Francis) Jolly 1928–2008
      2. 2. Sydney (Reginald) Greening 1909–1943
      3. 3. William (Henry) Greening 1906–1985 m. Clara (Ann) Treloar 1908–1987
        1. 1. Estelle (Clara) Greening 1927–1997
        2. 2. Irene (Joyce) Greening 1930–1992 m. Frank (Dudley) Brooks 1925–1993
        3. 3. William (Winston) Greening 1940–2008
      4. 4. Jean (Irene) Greening 1924– m. Kevin (Bruce) Bray 1926–
    6. 6. Beatrice (Elizabeth) Greening 1867–1909 m. Thomas (Henry) Merrifield 1850–1925 m. Joseph Pratt 1859–1898
      1. 1. Elsie (Eileen Ann) Merrifield 1906–1909
      2. 2. Irene (Dorothy May) Merrifield 1909–1909
      3. 3. Cecil (Henry James) Pratt 1895–1979 m. Merina (Florence) Hill 1901–1949
        1. 1. Francis (Donovan) Pratt 1922–2014
        2. 2. Vincent Pratt 1924–2008 m. Audrey (Teresa) Tamina 1930–1983
        3. 3. Maxwell (Ronald) Pratt 1933–2011
        4. 4. Peter (Maxwell) Pratt 1926–1975
        5. 5. Margaret (Mary) Pratt 1930–2005 m. Eric (Alfred) Hunter 1928–2008
        6. 6. Brian (Joseph) Pratt 1928–2013
        7. 7. Terrence Pratt –2011
      4. 4. Ada (Blanche Maud) Pratt 1892–1976 m. Hurtle (Allen) Matters 1890–1963
        1. 1. Allen (Spencer) Matters 1913–1999 m. Kathleen (Jane) Chellew 1914–1985
        2. 2. Alvan (Keith) Matters 1915–
        3. 3. Beryl (Verone Elizabeth) Matters 1921–1990
        4. 4. Sylvia (Eileen) Matters 1917– m. George (Arthur Heinrich) MAYWALD 1911–1999
      5. 5. Leslie (Ernest Edward) Pratt 1897–1909
      6. 6. Elizabeth Merrifield 1886– m. John (Sutherland) Forbes 1881–1930
        1. 1. John (Stewart) Forbes 1914–1916
        2. 2. Lilian (Victoria Rose) Forbes 1910–1989 m. Reginald (Frank Gladstone) Brittain 1907–1999
        3. 3. Sylvia (Jean Sutherland) Forbes 1907–
    7. 7. Herbert (William George) Greening 1877–1961 m. Jessie (Lydia) Clark 1889–1969
      1. 1. Alice (Gladia Dawn) Greening 1926–1973 m. Norman (Laurence) Pietsch 1918–1982
      2. 2. Audray (Hope) Greening 1914–1952 m. Arthur (Richard) Gibbs 1907– m. Arthur (Richard) Gibbs 1907–
      3. 3. Donald (Malcom) Greening 1930–2005 m. Joan (May) Krueger 1929–2011
      4. 4. Douglas (Henry) Greening 1921–1942
      5. 5. Harold (George) Greening 1919–1994 m. Dulcie Mary 1926–2008
      6. 6. Herbert (William John) Greening –1960
      7. 7. Ivy (Olive) Greening 1908– m. John (Patrick (Jack)) Doody 1904–1987
        1. 1. Gerald (Leonard) Doody 1928–1997
        2. 2. John (William) Doody 1927–1927
      8. 8. Kenneth (Iving) Greening 1923–2001
      9. 9. Leanne Greening 1924–2004
      10. 10. Linda (May) Greening 1915–2017
      11. 11. Mavis (Jean) Greening 1911–
    8. 8. Smith (Henry Pierson) Greening 1873–1947 m. Gwenllyan (Mary) Powell 1878–1969
      1. 1. Claude (Gilbert Harold) Greening 1918–2002
      2. 2. David (John Murray) Greening 1903–1964
      3. 3. Gweneth (May Victoria) Greening 1909–1998 m. Desmond (Godfrey) Dohnt 1902–1966 m. Desmond (Godfrey) Dohnt 1902–1966
        1. 1. Robin (Godfrey) Dohnt –1973
        2. 2. Robin (Godfrey) Dohnt –1973
      4. 4. Lily (Gwenllyan Pearl) Greening 1901–1957 m. George ("Lance" Garfield) Burton 1902–
        1. 1. Vernon (Lance) Greening 1920–
      5. 5. Muriel (Mary Gwen) Greening 1904–1994 m. Charles Fitt 1905–1994
      6. 6. Rees (Henry Maxwell) Greening 1907–1907
      7. 7. William (Hamilton Smith) Greening 1907–1908
      8. 8. William (Smith Rees) Greening 1911–1987 m. Marjorie Johnstone 1916–2008 m. Dorothy Irene –1945
      9. 9. Claude (Gilbert Howard) Greening 1918–2002
    9. 9. Julian (John James) Greening 1871–1946 m. Alice Stacey 1878–1953
      1. 1. Edward (George John James) Greening 1901–1977
        1. 1. Margory (Ellen) Greening 1924–
      2. 2. Mabel (Dorothy Alice) Greening 1906–1999 m. Cyril (Wilfred) Hill 1899–1974
      3. 3. Myrtle (Dorothey Alice) Greening 1903–1905
      4. 4. Reginald (Norman Harold) Greening 1912–1987 m. Ruby (Irene) Graham 1914–1945
      5. 5. Stanley (Frederick) Greening 1916–1916
      6. 6. William (Herbert Roy) Greening 1910–2007 m. Pearl Berman –1994
    10. 10. Cecilia (Martha Mary) Greening 1880–1979 m. William (James) Stephenson 1877–1950
      1. 1. Hurtle ((Pete) Edwin) Stephenson 1902–1977 m. Hilda (May) Norsworthy 1902–1983
      2. 2. Thelma (Emily May) Stephenson 1913–2002
      3. 3. William (James (Jim)) Stephenson 1909–1980 m. Nellie (Mavis) Mahoney 1908–1999
    11. 11. Ava ((Eva) Edith) Greening 1869–1938 m. John (Brown) Thompson 1859–1936
      1. 1. Alfred (Lewis) Thompson 1912–1970 m. Silvia (Rose) Lewis 1914–1969
      2. 2. Amelia (Elizabeth Ann (Millie)) Thompson 1892–1981 m. Charles (Edward) Sellar 1888–1967
        1. 1. Donald (Richard) Sellar 1926–1994
        2. 2. Edna (May) Sellar 1913–1998 m. William (John) Price 1912–1992
        3. 3. Isabel (Joan) Sellar 1924–
        4. 4. Leonard (Charles) Sellar 1915–1977 m. Winifred (May) Ragless 1912–2002
        5. 5. Mervyn (Edward) Sellar 1923–2005
        6. 6. Phyllis (Jean) Sellar 1918–2008 m. Angus (Kelvin) Jenkinson 1919–2000
        7. 7. Ross (Milton) Sellar 1920–1980 m. Anne Abraham 1923–2003
      3. 3. Archibald (Horace Verle) Thompson 1907–1995 m. Lillian (Florence) Leaver 1909–
      4. 4. Hugh (Robert) Thompson 1896–1917
      5. 5. Irene (Agnes May) Thompson 1898–1972 m. Harold (George) Emerson 1892– m. Charles (William Russell) Murphy 1890–1968 m. John (Augustine) Watson 1896–1925
        1. 1. Gloria Murphy 1930–2011
        2. 2. Muriel (Violet) Thompson 1916–1978 m. Leslie (James) Currie 1907–
        3. 3. Brian (Keith) Watson 1925–2008
        4. 4. Douglas (Augustine) Watson 1923–1989
        5. 5. John (William (Jack)) Watson 1921–2010
      6. 6. Lila (Beatrice) Thompson 1910–2008 m. Leonard (Bert) Alexander 1911–1984
        1. 1. Audrey (Merle) Alexander 1933–2008 m. William (Hugh) Brennan 1932–1987
        2. 2. Betty (Lorraine) Alexander 1932–1945
      7. 7. Percival (Greening) Thompson 1894–1898
      8. 8. Sidney (Herbert William) Thompson 1901–1949 m. Monica (Mary) Lysaght 1905–
      9. 9. Wilfred (Hurtle John) Thompson 1904–1959 m. Jessie (Agnes) Caddle 1908–1952
    12. 12. Alice (Martha) Greening 1879–1879
  3. 3. Charles Pearson 1849–1925
  4. 4. Esther Pierson 1861–1942
  5. 5. Henry Pierson 1859–1951
  6. 6. John Pierson 1842–1924
  7. 7. Josiah Pierson 1853–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Pierson 1848–1913
  9. 9. Robert Pierson 1836–1891
  10. 10. Sarah Pierson 1851–1892
  11. 11. Smith Pierson 1849–1923 m. Ann Baker 1852–1936
    1. 1. Albert (John Smith) Pierson 1875–1934
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Pierson 1878–1941
    3. 3. Eliza (Blanche) Pierson 1877–1938
    4. 4. Emily (Edith) Pierson 1874–1964
    5. 5. Frank (Edmund Hailey) Pierson 1891–1957
    6. 6. Harold (Oscar) Pierson 1894–1956
    7. 7. Harriet (Maud) Pierson 1876–1966
    8. 8. James (Benjamin) Pierson 1880–1940
    9. 9. John (Edward) Pierson 1884–1948
    10. 10. Lily (May Clementina) Pierson 1896–1897
    11. 11. Margaret (Ethel (Maggie)) Pierson 1886–1944
    12. 12. Olive (Gertrude) Pierson 1888–1942
    13. 13. William (Henry) Pierson 1882–1946
  12. 12. Emma (Fielder) Pierson 1851–1924 m. Charles FIELDER 1849–1931
    1. 1. Seymour (Gordon Clarence Roy) FIELDER 1892–1963
    2. 2. Edith (Alice) FIELDER 1873–1953
    3. 3. Mabel (Maud) FIELDER 1874–1958
    4. 4. Eliza (Emma) FIELDER 1877–1963
    5. 5. May FIELDER 1881–1956
    6. 6. Douglas (Charles Allen Edward) FIELDER 1889–1945

James Pierson's Timeline

4 Records

1815
24 Sep 1815
Birth of James Pierson in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
1815
24 Sep 1815
James Pierson was baptized in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
1883
30 Jul 1883
Age 68
Death of James Pierson in Lockleys, South Australia, Australia
Lockleys, South Australia, Australia
1883
30 Jul 1883
Age 68
Death of James Pierson in South Australia, Australia
South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England; Date Range: 1813 - 1876; Film Number: 1040455

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1883
    Event Place: South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England; Date Range: 1813 - 1876; Film Number: 1040455

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lockleys
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1883
    Event Place: Lockleys, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1883
    Event Place: South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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