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Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson 1878–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1878

Birth Location: Plumstead, Kent, England

Death Date: 14 Apr 1954

Death Location: Kent, England

Father: Edmund Pearson

Mother: Eliza Shilling

Spouse(s): Jessie Goodwin

Children(s): Walter Pearson, Sidney Pearson

The story of Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson began in 1878 in Plumstead, Kent, England. In 1881, Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson resided in Bexley, Kent, England. Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson married Jessie Isabel Goodwin, and had children including Sidney Herbert Frank Pearson, Walter Jesse Pearson. Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson passed away in 1954 in Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson began in 1878 in Plumstead, Kent, England.
  • In 1881, Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson resided in Bexley, Kent, England.
  • Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson married Jessie Isabel Goodwin, and had children including Sidney Herbert Frank Pearson, Walter Jesse Pearson.
  • Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson passed away in 1954 in Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Pearson
1854–1915
Birth Location: Greenwich, Kent, England
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Eliza Shilling
1856–1934
Birth Location: Welling Kent England
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Goodwin
1875–1944
Birth Location: Bromley, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Walter Pearson
1903–1983
Birth Location: Lewisham
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Sidney Pearson
1917–1966
Birth Location: Lewisham, Greater London
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Walter Pearson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Pearson
1878–1954
Birth Place: Plumstead, Kent, England
Parents
Edmund William Pearson
1854–1915
Greenwich, Kent, England
Eliza (Emily) Shilling
1856–1934
Welling Kent England
Grandparents
Edward Shilling
1815–1897
Throwley, Kent, England
Sarah (Ann) Drury
1820–1866
Boughton Under Blean Kent England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Drury
1792–
Martha Lyon
1793–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lyon
1743–1793
Sarah Tappenden
1752–1827

Walter Pearson's Descendants

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Walter (Herbert Alexander) Pearson (13 Dec 1878–14 Apr 1954) m. Jessie (Isabel) Goodwin (14 July 1875–Oct 1944)
  1. 1. Walter (Jesse) Pearson 1903–1983 m. Marguerite (F H) Mcrorie 1903–1982
  2. 2. Sidney (Herbert Frank) Pearson 1917–1966 m. Dorothy (S) Green 1920–2003

Walter Pearson's Timeline

9 Records

1878
13 Dec 1878
Birth of Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson in Plumstead, Kent, England
Plumstead, Kent, England
1879
31 Aug 1879
Age 1
Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson was baptized in Welling, Kent, England
Welling, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 3
Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson resided here in Bexley, Kent, England
Bexley, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 13
Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson resided here in Wilmington, Wilmington, Wilmington, Kent, England
Wilmington, Wilmington, Wilmington, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 33
Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson resided here in Eltham, London, England
Eltham, London, England
1915
1915
Age 37
Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson resided here in 35 Reventlow Rd, New Eltham
35 Reventlow Rd, New Eltham
1939
1939
Age 61
Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson resided here in Kent, England
Kent, England
1954
14 Apr 1954
Age 76
Death of Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson in Kent, England
Kent, England
1954
6 Sep 1954
Age 76
Walter Herbert Alexander Pearson - Probate in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Plumstead, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363
    [2] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P97TRI2A02001
    [3] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [4] 1891 England Census
    [5] 1881 England Census
    [6] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 421
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [8] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1011810d

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Welling, Kent, England
    Record Source: Bexley, Kent, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1925, Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre; Bexleyheath, London, England; Bexley Parish Registers; Reference Number: PA23F1B1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Bexley, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wilmington, Wilmington, Wilmington, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Eltham, London, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: 35 Reventlow Rd, New Eltham
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1810d

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1954
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 421

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1954
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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