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Sir Robert Pearson 1539 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 18 Nov 1581

Death Location: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England

Father: Captain XV

Mother: Elizabeth Oglethorpe

Spouse(s): Helen Watson

Children(s): Janet Pearson

Sir Robert Pearson was born in 1539 in Howden, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Captain John Pearson XV and Elizabeth Oglethorpe. Sir Robert Pearson married Helen Ellinor Watson, and had children including Janet Pearson. Sir Robert Pearson passed away in 1581 in Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Pearson was born in 1539 in Howden, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Captain John Pearson XV and Elizabeth Oglethorpe.
  • Sir Robert Pearson married Helen Ellinor Watson, and had children including Janet Pearson.
  • Sir Robert Pearson passed away in 1581 in Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain XV
1517 – 1570
Birth Location: of Howden, Yorkshire, England, Europe
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Elizabeth Oglethorpe
1515 – 1564
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Helen Watson
1543 – 1581
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Pearson
1561 – 1641
Birth Location: Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
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Sir Pearson's Ancestors

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Sir Pearson
1539 – 1581
Birth Place: Howden, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Captain John Pearson XV
1517 – 1570
of Howden, Yorkshire, England, Europe
Elizabeth Oglethorpe
1515 – 1564
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John (Pearson) (Pierson)
1497 – 1559
Howden, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Elezebeth Tenslay
1490 – 1559
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Owen, (Bishop of Carlisle) Oglethorpe
1500 – 1559
Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Oglethorpe,
1470 – 1559
Constance (Oglethorpe)
1490 – 1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pearson's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Pearson (1539 – 18 Nov 1581) m. Helen (Ellinor) Watson (1543 – 19 Sep 1581)
  1. 1. Janet Pearson (Dec 1561 – 22 Feb 1641) m. Peter (Alexander Jr) Murdoche (01 Aug 1574 – 1655)
    1. 1. Jonet ((Janet) Persoun (Peirsoun, Peirsone,) Pearson) (1603 – 3 Jul 1666) m. Thomas (Murdoch (Murdoche, Murdock,) Murdo) (1599 – Oct 1684)
      1. 1. Jonet (Jossie) Murdoche (04/01/1625 – Oct 1665) m. Robert Willson (22 Apr 1628 – Jul 1667)
        1. 1. Jonet (Willsoune, Willson M. Broune,) Brown (Abt. 1650 – Abt. 1700) m. Malcome Broune (1645 – 1685)

Sir Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Sir Robert Pearson in Howden, Yorkshire, , England
Howden, Yorkshire, , England
1581
18 Nov 1581
Age 42
Death of Sir Robert Pearson in Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Howden, Yorkshire, , England

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