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William Joseph Pearson 1866–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1866

Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 11 April 1938

Death Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Father: Joseph Pearson

Mother: Elizabeth Cartwright

Spouse(s): Sarah Knott

Children(s): Edward Pearson, William Pearson, Albert Harris, Sarah Pearson, Elizabeth Pearson, Lucy Pearson, Joseph Pearson, Maria Pearson, John Pearson, Louisa Pearson, Arthur Pearson

In 1866, William Joseph Pearson entered the world in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, born to Joseph Hickman Pearson And Elizabeth Cartwright. In 1891, William Joseph Pearson resided in St Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England. In 1901, William Joseph Pearson resided in Dudley, Dudley, Worcestershire, England. William Joseph Pearson married Sarah Nott Knott, and had children including Albert James Harris, Arthur Ernest Pearson, Edward Pearson, Elizabeth Lizzie Pearson, John Pearson, Joseph Pearson, Louisa Pearson, Lucy Hannah Pearson, Maria Emma Pearson, Sarah Elizabeth Pearson, William Pearson. William Joseph Pearson passed away in 1938 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1866, William Joseph Pearson entered the world in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, born to Joseph Hickman Pearson And Elizabeth Cartwright.
  • In 1891, William Joseph Pearson resided in St Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
  • In 1901, William Joseph Pearson resided in Dudley, Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
  • William Joseph Pearson married Sarah Nott Knott, and had children including Albert James Harris, Arthur Ernest Pearson, Edward Pearson, Elizabeth Lizzie Pearson, John Pearson, Joseph Pearson, Louisa Pearson, Lucy Hannah Pearson, Maria Emma Pearson, Sarah Elizabeth Pearson, William Pearson.
  • William Joseph Pearson passed away in 1938 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pearson's Ancestors

Self
William Pearson
1866–1938
Birth Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Joseph Hickman Pearson
1833–1870
Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Cartwright
1846–
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Pearson
1797–1852
Kingswinford, Staffordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Pearson
1776–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pearson's Descendants

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William (Joseph) Pearson (Apr 1866–11 April 1938) m. Sarah ((Nott)) Knott (29 Nov 1869–Jan 1947)
  1. 1. Edward Pearson 1897–1959 m. Beatrice (Margaret) Jewkes 1900–1966
    1. 1. Ivy (Elizabeth) Pearson 1926–2012
    2. 2. William (W) Pearson 1930–1947
    3. 3. Lily Pearson 1928–1932
    4. 4. Doris (Margaret) Pearson 1931–1932
  2. 2. William Pearson 1888–1963 m. Martha Taylor 1888–
    1. 1. Horace Pearson 1922–
  3. 3. Albert (James) Harris 1891–1963 m. Priscilla (Rebecca) Rockall 1893–1972 m. Gertrude Parkes 1885–1965
    1. 1. Kathleen (Priscilla) Harris 1922–2018 m. Alfred (James) Shaw 1921–1999
    2. 2. Albert (John Mortimer) Harris 1920–1923
    3. 3. Hilda (May) Pearson 1914–1982 m. Sidney (Thomas) Hughes 1913–1989
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Pearson 1893–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (‘Lizzie’) Pearson 1900–
  6. 6. Lucy (Hannah) Pearson 1902–1987 m. Bert Millinson 1900–1964
    1. 1. Lucy (Esther) Millinson 1923–1962
    2. 2. Bert Millinson 1922–1981
    3. 3. Catherine (Mary) Millinson 1926–1993
    4. 4. Jethro Millinson 1927–1998
      1. 1. Robert Millinson –1987
    5. 5. Ronald (Owen) Millinson 1931–2006
    6. 6. Minnie Millinson 1935–1937
    7. 7. Margaret (R) Millinson 1943–1943
  7. 7. Joseph Pearson 1907–
  8. 8. Maria (Emma) Pearson 1910–1916
  9. 9. John Pearson 1905–
  10. 10. Louisa Pearson 1891–1896
  11. 11. Arthur (Ernest) Pearson 1912–1973 m. Emmie Phillips 1916–1995

William Pearson's Timeline

5 Records

1866
Apr 1866
Birth of William Joseph Pearson in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
1891
1891
Age 25
William Joseph Pearson resided here in St Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
St Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
1901
1901
Age 35
William Joseph Pearson resided here in Dudley, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
1911
1911
Age 45
William Joseph Pearson resided here in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
1938
11 April 1938
Age 72
Death of William Joseph Pearson in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1866
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Dudley, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1938
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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