Walter
Pearson
Born in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of Charles Pearson
and Frances (Brown) Pearson
Brother of
Charlotte (Pearson) Brocklebank, Thomas Pearson, Fred Pearson, Charles Edward Pearson, Henry Pearson, James William Pearson and John Edward Pearson
Husband of
Edith Annie (Fleetham) Pearson
— married
1889 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England
Father of
Eliza Pearson (Fleetham) Campling, Alice Lillie (Pearson) Foster, Thomas H Pearson, Frances (Pearson) Fletcher, Edith Annie (Pearson) Fox, Ethel (Pearson) Edmond, John Edward Pearson, George William Pearson and Mary Olive (Pearson) Barker
Died
at age 79
in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2018
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Biography
Walter Pearson was born in Yorkshire, England.
Walter was born in 1862.[1] He was the son of Charles and Frances Pearson.
In 1871 he was living with his parents and siblings in Meltonby, Yorkshire.[2][3] In 1881 he was a farm servant for James Coxon in Warter, Yorkshire.[4][5]
At the age of 26 Walter married 22 year old Edith Fleetham on 9 March 1889 at the Parish church in the Parish of North Dalton, Yorkshire, England, after Banns.[6][7][8] William Fleetham and Ada Frankish were the witnesses.
They had the following children:
- Eliza
- Alice Lillie
- Frances
- Edith Annie
- Ethel
- John Edward
- George William
- Mary Olive
In 1891 he lived in Beverley.[9][10]
In 1901 he was living with his wife and seven children in Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire. Also in the household was his brother Charles Pearson and his wife Mary.[11][12] In 1911 he lived in Yapham, Yorkshire.[13][14]
His wife died in 1927.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register Walter was living with two adult children Mary and George at Yapham Cottages, Pocklington, Yorkshire.[15]
Walter died in 1942 at the age of 79.[16][17].
He was buried in St Martin's Churchyard, Yapham, Yorkshire.[18][19] Administration for his estate was granted on 21 April 1942.[20]
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 22 January 2023)
Pearson, Walter (Mother's maiden name: Brown).
GRO Reference: 1862 Jul-Aug-Sep in Pocklington Volume 09D Page 56. - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4759; Folio: 41; Page: 7; GSU roll: 847330; ED, institution, or vessel: 10; Household schedule number: 32
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #9825306 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson (8) son in household of Charles Pearson (37) in Meltonby in Pocklington registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England.Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Charles Pearson Head M M 37 Agricultural Labourer Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England Frances Pearson Wife M F 34 Labourer's Wife Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England Charlotte Pearson Daughter F 10 Scholar Etton, Yorkshire, England Walter Pearson Son M 8 Scholar' Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England Thomas Pearson Son M 6 Scholar Meltonby, Yorkshire, England Fred Pearson Son M 4 Meltonby, Yorkshire, England Charles E Pearson Son M 2 Meltonby, Yorkshire, England - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZLR-5H8 : 11 December 2017), Walter Pearson in entry for Charles Pearson, 1871.
- ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 4733; Folio: 63; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1342143; ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #25992462 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson (18) servant, Farm Servant (Indoor), in household of James Coxon (53) in Warter in Pocklington registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England.Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place James Coxon Head Married M 53 Farmer 300 Acres 3 Boys 3 Labourer Bentley, Derbyshire, England Sarah Ann Coxon Wife Married F 43 Farmers Wife Chailey, Sussex, England Amy Coxon Daughter F 16 Farmers Daur Newark, Nottinghamshire, England James Coxon Son M 12 Scholar Warter, Yorkshire, England Mary Cross Servant Unmarried F 17 General Servant (Domestic) Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England Ann Eliza Stephenson Servant Unmarried F 15 General Servant (Domestic) Anlaby, Yorkshire, England William Dobson Servant Unmarried M 22 Farm Labourer (Foreman) Thorpe Basset, Yorkshire, England Walter Pearson Servant Unmarried M 18 Farm Servant (Indoor) Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England George Tindale Servant Unmarried M 19 Farm Servant (Indoor) Painsthorpe, Yorkshire, England Frederic Pearson Servant Unmarried M 15 Farm Servant (Indoor) Meltonby, Yorkshire, England - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-9CBW : 11 December 2017), Walter Pearson in household of James Coxon, Warter, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census,"
- ↑
Marriage Banns:
"York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1936"
Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PR/YAP/7
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62233 #639907 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson marriage on 3 Mar 1889 in Yapham cum Meltonby, Yorkshire, England. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 22 January 2023)
Pearson, Walter.
GRO Reference: 1889 Jan-Feb-Mar in Driffield Volume 9d Page 441. - ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D6Q-X7Q : 13 December 2014), Edith Annie Fleetham, 1889; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
- ↑
1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3907; Folio: 34; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6099017
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #17913262 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson (28) head of household in Beverley, St Mary in Beverley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England.Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Walter Pearson Head M M 28 General Labourer Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England Edith Annie Pearson Wife M F 24 North Dalton, Yorkshire, England Eliza Pearson Daughter F 6 Scholar North Dalton, Yorkshire, England Alice Lilly Pearson Daughter F 8m Beverley, Yorkshire, England - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:759Z-G6Z : 11 December 2017), Walter Pearson, Beverley St Mary, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
- ↑
1901 Census:
"1901 England Census"
Class: RG13; Piece: 4452; Folio: 82; Page: 4; ED, institution, or vessel: 9; Household schedule number: 18
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #28544359 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson (38) head of household in Newton upon Derwent in Pocklington registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England.Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Walter Pearson Head M M 38 Farmer Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England Edith A Pearson Wife M F 34 North Dalton, Yorkshire, England Eliza Pearson Daughter S F 16 North Dalton, Yorkshire, England Alice L Pearson Daughter S F 10 Beverley, Yorkshire, England Thomas H Pearson Son M 7 Beverley, Yorkshire, England Frances Pearson Daughter F 6 Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England Edith Pearson Daughter F 3 Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England Ethel Pearson Daughter F 2 Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England John E Pearson Son M 10m Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England Charles E Pearson Brother M M 32 Farmers S Meltonby, Yorkshire, England Mary L Pearson Sister in Law M F 33 Scotland - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS9P-4WG : 8 April 2016), Walter Pearson, Newton Upon Derwent, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
- ↑
1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 518; ED, institution, or vessel: 08; Piece: 28487
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #39334199 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson (48), married, Farm Labourer, head of household in Yapham Pocklington, Ousethorpe Yapham cum Meltonby Bolton, Yorkshire-East Riding, England. Born in Wilton, Yorkshire, England.Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Walter Pearson Head Married M 48 Farm Labourer Wilton, Yorkshire, England Edith Annie Pearson Wife Married F 44 North Dalton, Yorkshire, England Alice Lillie Pearson Daughter Single F 20 Beverley, Yorkshire, England Edith Annie Pearson Daughter F 13 School Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England Ethel Pearson Daughter F 12 School Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England John Edward Pearson Son M 10 School Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England George William Pearson Son M 8 Yapham, Yorkshire, England Mary Olive Pearson Daughter F 0 Yapham, Yorkshire, England - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7RB-SD2 : 3 August 2017), Walter Pearson, Yapham Cum Meltonby, Yapham Pocklington, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census,"
- ↑
1939 Register:
"1939 England and Wales Register"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/3207j; Line Number: 28; Schedule Number: 23; Sub Schedule Number: 1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #19508351 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson (born 25 Jul 1862), widowed, Farm Labourer (Ret??, in Yalfsheron Cottages, Pocklington, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.Name Status Sex Birth Date Occupation Walter Pearson Widowed M 25 Jul 1862 Farm Labourer (Ret?? George W Pearson Single M 5 Jul 1902 Foreman Joiner Mary O Pearson Single F 21 Feb 1911 Unpaid Domestic ?? - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 22 January 2023)
Pearson, Walter (Age at death: 79).
GRO Reference: 1942 Jan-Feb-Mar in York Volume 09C Page 1431. - ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 13 January 2021. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC4-XBDV
- ↑
Burial:
"York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995"
Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PR/YAP/60
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62235 #639188 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson burial (died in about 1942) on 17 Feb 1942 in Yapham cum Meltonby, Yorkshire, England. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #206650927 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Memorial page for Walter Pearson (1862-14 Feb 1942), citing St Martin Churchyard, Yapham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Summerdays (contributor 47903868). - ↑
Probate:
"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #14081030 (accessed 22 January 2023)
Walter Pearson probate on 21 Apr 1942 in York, England. Died 14 Feb 1942 in Yorkshire, York, England.
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