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George PEARSON

George PEARSON

Male 1868 - 1943  (74 years)

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  • Name George PEARSON  [1] 
    Born 23 Mar 1868  Whittington, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Address:
    Glasshouse Lodge
    Whittington, Derbyshire
    England 
    Christened 25 Dec 1868  St John The Baptist, Dodworth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Newbold, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Education 1881  [4] 
    Scholar 
    Residence 1881  Higham Road, Dodworth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1891  [5] 
    Wood Turner 
    Residence 1891  Manor House, Green Road, Dodworth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1901  [6] 
    Stoker (Stationary Boiler) 
    Residence 1901  18 Saint James Place, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 28 Nov 1908  [7] 
    Insurance Agent 
    Residence 28 Nov 1908  38 Westfield Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 13 Jun 1909  [8] 
    Life Insurance Agent 
    Residence 13 Jun 1909  13 Pinfold Lane, Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 1911  [9] 
    Boiler Fireman at a Colliery 
    Residence 1911  91 York Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 7 Dec 1911  [10] 
    Wood Turner 
    Residence 7 Dec 1911  67 Westfield Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 20 Nov 1913  [11] 
    Colliery Fireman 
    Residence 20 Nov 1913  19 Wiltshire Terrace, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Occupation 20 Jan 1915  [12] 
    Colliery Fireman (Surface) 
    Residence 20 Jan 1915  19 Wiltshire Terrace, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 27 Nov 1924  3 Royds Lane, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Occupation 13 Sep 1936  [14] 
    Engineman (Retired) 
    Occupation 1939 
    Clock Repairer (Retired) 
    Residence 1939  Carlton Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 12 Feb 1943  [15] 
    Watchmaker (Journeyman) (Retired) 
    Residence 12 Feb 1943  22 Carlton Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    _UID E87E5250567B4FB7A5878FECDE6D41DDEF31 
    Died 12 Feb 1943  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17] 
    Cause: 1/a Carcinoma of Penis. Certified by Peter H. Wilmans MB. 
    Address:
    Saint James' Hospital
    123 Beckett Street U.D.
    Leeds, Yorkshire Leeds, Yor
    England 
    Buried 15 Feb 1943  Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2018 

    Father Joseph PEARSON,   b. 4 Jan 1840, Dodworth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1904, Lofthouse Gate, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Ann HARDY,   b. 2 Feb 1845, Monk Hesleden, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1883, 10 Green, Dodworth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1863  Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Family ID F124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Isabella HALL,   b. Abt 1868, Acomb, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1898, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1892  Hoyland, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Children 
    +1. Tom PEARSON,   b. 6 Jun 1896, Crofton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2018 
    Family ID F368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth BARKER,   b. 2 May 1883, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1972, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1908  Leeds Register Office, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Children 
    +1. Lottie PEARSON,   b. 13 Jun 1909, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1952, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     2. Ruby PEARSON,   b. 7 Dec 1911, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1997, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. George PEARSON,   b. Abt Apr 1913, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1913, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     4. William PEARSON,   b. Abt Nov 1914, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1915, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    +5. Hilda PEARSON,   b. 17 Apr 1917, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1989, Guiseley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Edna PEARSON,   b. 16 Aug 1921, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 2005, Dawlish, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Photos
    George and Elizabeth Pearson    		George and Elizabeth Pearson
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    George and Elizabeth Pearson    		George and Elizabeth Pearson
    George Pearson and Family    		George Pearson and Family
    George and Elizabeth Pearson with children, Edna, Ruby and Hilda.
    George and Elizabeth Pearson    		George and Elizabeth Pearson
    George and Elizabeth Pearson    		George and Elizabeth Pearson

    Headstones
    Pearson Family Grave    		Pearson Family Grave

    Albums
    Old Pearson Photos    		Old Pearson Photos (24)
    Photos mostly taken in Leeds of George Pearson and his family.

  • Notes 
    • George had a son Tom to his first marriage. He was a widower in 1901. He also had two unmarried sisters who were school teachers and visited him and his family in the 1920s. He was a coal miner until his feet were scalded by a hot water flood while working underground. He then taught himself to repair clocks and watches. He suffered from pernicious amaemia and later took to a wheelchair because of a creeping paralysis.
    • (Medical):Informant was E. Pearson, widow of deceased of 22 Carlton Street, Leeds.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Birth Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for daughter Lottie Pearson; 1909, Leeds, ref. WORT/181/139 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S14] Birth Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for George Pearson, born 23 Mar 1868; Mar [quarter] 1868, Chesterfield, vol. 7b:556, Chesterfield registration district and subdistrict (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S11] 1871 England Census, "1871 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk :2004), PRO RG10/3612, folio 32, page 8, household 53 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S17] 1881 England Census, "1881 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2004), PRO RG11/4605, folio 85, page 68, household 327 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S18] 1891 England Census, "1891 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG12/3775, folio 106, page 30, household 181 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S19] 1901 England Census, "1901 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG13/4240, folio 55, page 8, household 53 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S2] Marriage Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for George Pearson & Elizabeth Barker; 1908, ref. RB/166/6 (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S13] Birth Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for daughter Lottie Pearson; 1909, ref. WORT/181/139 (Reliability: 4).

    9. [S60] 1911 England Census, "1911 England Census" database, (http://www.1911census.co.uk/ : 2009), RG14PN27097 RG78PN1550 RD500 SD5 ED6 SN224 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S14] Birth Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for daughter Ruby Pearson; Jun [quarter] 1911, Leeds West, vol. 9b:600a (Reliability: 4).

    11. [S16] Death Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), of son George Pearson (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S16] Death Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), of son William Pearson (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S20] Requisition for a certificate of birth, for George Pearson, 23 Mar 1868, by Elizabeth Pearson (Reliability: 4).

    14. [S2] Marriage Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for daughter Lottie Pearson; 1936, ref. AP45/N/19 (Reliability: 4).

    15. [S16] Death Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for George Pearson; Mar [quarter] 1943, Leeds, vol. 9b:333 (Reliability: 4).

    16. [S15] Headstone inscription, (Various Churchyards and Cemeteries.), Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, Yorks., England (Reliability: 4).

    17. [S16] Death Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for George Pearson, died 12 Feb 1943; Mar [quarter] 1943, Leeds, vol. 9b:333, Leeds registration district and Leeds North subdistrict (Reliability: 4).

    18. [S6] Marriage Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for Joseph Pearson & Ann Hardy; Dec [quarter] 1863, Chesterfield [district], vol. 7b:971 (Reliability: 4).

    19. [S4] GRO Marriage Index, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2008), Dec [quarter] 1892, Barnsley [district], vol. 9c:339 (Reliability: 3).

    20. [S2] Marriage Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for George Pearson & Elizabeth Barker, married 28 Nov 1908; ref. RB/166/6, Leeds registration district (Reliability: 4).


 

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