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Sir Robert John Pearson 1539 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 Nov 1581

Death Location: Howden East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Father: Capt Pierson

Mother: Elezebeth Tenslay

Spouse(s): Helen Watson

Children(s): Janet Pearson

In 1539, Sir Robert John Pearson entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson and Elezebeth Tenslay. Sir Robert John Pearson married Helen Ellinor Watson, and had children including Janet Pearson. Sir Robert John Pearson passed away in 1581 in Howden East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1539, Sir Robert John Pearson entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson and Elezebeth Tenslay.
  • Sir Robert John Pearson married Helen Ellinor Watson, and had children including Janet Pearson.
  • Sir Robert John Pearson passed away in 1581 in Howden East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Pearson's Ancestors

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Sir Pearson
1539 – 1581
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson
1513 – 1596
St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom
Elezebeth Tenslay
1490 – 1559
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Pierson
1477 – 1527
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Frances (Elizabeth) McConnell
1474 – 1571
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pearson's Descendants

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Sir (Robert John) Pearson (1539 – 18 Nov 1581) m. Helen (Ellinor) Watson (1547 – 9 Apr 1613)
  1. 1. Janet Pearson (07 Dec 1561 – 22 February 1641) m. Peter Murdoche (1 August 1574 – 12 Dec 1655)
    1. 1. James McMurdo (7 Nov 1594 – 22 Feb 1650) m. Barbara Caldow (15 October 1595 – 22 Nov 1640)
      1. 1. George McMurdo (15 Nov 1610 – 1641) m. Elizabeth Templeton (1620 – 1670)
        1. 1. Aengus McMurde (1640 – 1662) m. Margaret (Flossie Dunphan) Duncan (1645 – 1695)

Sir Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Sir Robert John Pearson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
18 Nov 1581
Age 42
Death of Sir Robert John Pearson in Howden East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Howden East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1581
    Event Place: Howden East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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