Charles Knight Pearson KCMG CB (bef. 1834 - 1909)

Born before 3 Jul 1834 in Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset, England

Husband of Marian Catherine (Mundy) Pearson — married 10 Apr 1866 in Saint George, Grenada

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Died 2 Oct 1909 after age 75 in Surrey, England

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Biography

Charles Pearson KCMG CB is Notable.

Charles Pearson was born at Thorne Coffin, Brympton in Somerset in July 1834, the son of Commander Charles Pearson RN and his wife, Susan. ^[1] Educated first at King's School, Bruton, ^[2] by 1851 he was studying at Burney's Academy in Gosport, Hampshire. ^[3] On the 23rd November 1852 he bought into the Army as an Ensign in the 99th Regiment of Foot, but transferred to the 31st the following year in which regiment he served as Lieutenant at the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea. ^[2]

Charles was a Major in the 3rd Regiment by the time that he married Marian Catherine Mundy daughter of Sir Robert Mundy and his wife Isabella Popham in 1866. They were married at St George, Grenada on the 10th of April. ^[4]

He served at the Siege of Eshowe in Natal by the Zulu Army for two months in 1879. ^[5]

Charles died at Upper Norwood on the 2nd of October 1909.^[2] His death was registered at Camberwell. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptismal record Thorne Coffin, Somerset (3 July 1834 Charles Pearson son of Charles and Susan Pearson)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Wikipedia: Charles Pearson (British Army officer)
3. ↑ 1851 Census of England
   20 and 21 Cold Harbour, Royal Academy, Gosport, Hampshire

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Edward	Burney	Head	Married	Male	34	Clergyman without cure of souls, schoolmaster	Gosport, Hampshire
   Caroline A	Burney	Wife	Married	Female	31	-	Llandaff, South Wales
   Edward A	Burney	Son	-	Male	2	-	Gosport, Hampshire
   Ernle	Burney	Son	-	Male	8mo	-	Gosport, Hampshire
   Elizabeth	Burney	Sister	Unmarried	Female	53	-	Gosport, Hampshire
   Lucy	Poole	Niece	-	Female	10	Scholar	Africa, British Subject
   Staff and Pupils	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
   Thomas A	Butler	Pupil	-	Male	15	Scholar	Soberton, Hants
   Charles K	Pearson	Pupil	-	Male	17	Scholar	Thorne, Somerset

4. ↑ Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925 24 May 1866 (Charles Knight Pearson of Thorn Coffin, Somersetshire married Marian Catherine Mundy at St George, Grenada 10 Apr 1866)
5. ↑ Wikpedia: Siege of Eshowe
6. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 (Registered Camberwell 1909 4th qu Vol 1d Page 393 Charles Knight Pearson 75)

• Census of England 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901

• Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Pearson" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Monday, 4 October 1909. (39081), col D, p. 13.