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John PEARSON
Clothier of Wakefield, Yorkshire
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Jeremiah PEARSON
1683 - bur.1718
Innkeeper of Lightcliffe, Halifax, Yorkshire
John PEARSON
1717 - bur.1790
Clothier of Wakefield, Yorkshire
 
Martha THORNTON
1688 - ~1751
of Wakefield, Yorkshire
Spouses and Descendants
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John PEARSON
1717 - bur.1790
Clothier of Wakefield, Yorkshire
  m. Anne 'Nanny' NAYLOR (1723 - bur.1790)
 
William PEARSON
bap.1740 - ~1790
of Woodkirk, Tingley, Yorkshire
Anne PEARSON
1745 - ~1771
of Westerton, Tingley, Yorkshire
  m. James HOLYDAY (~1731 - ~1787)
 
William HOLYDAY
bap.1765 - bur.1768
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Ann HOLYDAY
bap.1767 - ~1817
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Sarah HOLYDAY
1770 - bur.1833
of Oulton, Leeds, Yorkshire
  m. Joseph TURNER (1767 - ~1846)
 
Isaac TURNER
bap.1794 - 1875
Cloth weaver of Bramley By Leeds, Yorkshire
  m. Hannah WILSON (~1784 - ~1855)
  m. Hannah GREAVES (1793 - 1834)
  m. Elizabeth [SMITH] (~1803 - ~1866)
 
John TURNER
bap.1814 - ~1864
of Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire
Joseph TURNER
1816 - ~1883
Coal pit labourer of Armley, Yorkshire
  m. Mary [TURNER] (~1813 - ~1882)
 
Hannah TURNER
~1836 - ~1894
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
William TURNER
~1841 - ~1896
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Harriott TURNER
~1845 - ~1898
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
George TURNER
1850 - ~1900
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Mary TURNER
bap.1820 - ~1870
of Bramley By Leeds, Yorkshire
Isaac TURNER
1823 - ~1887
Coal miner of Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire
  m. Jane GIBSON (~1823 - ~1887)
 
Mary A TURNER
~1845 - ~1898
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Margarett TURNER
~1847 - ~1899
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Sarah TURNER
bap.1827 - ~1903
of Bramley By Leeds, Yorkshire
  m. Peter HAMMILL (~1823 - ~1902)
 
Ruth HAMMILL
~1844 - ~1898
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Anna M HAMMILL
~1846 - ~1899
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Joseph HAMMILL
~1848 - ~1915
General labourer of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Emma HAMMILL
~1854 - ~1918
Dressmaker of Methley, Yorkshire
Alfred HAMMILL
~1867 - ~1924
Gardener of Methley, Yorkshire
Sarah E HAMMILL
~1869 - ~1925
of Methley, Yorkshire
George Henry W HAMMILL
~1873 - ~1927
of Methley, Yorkshire
Elizabeth TURNER
bap.1829 - ~1835
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Henry TURNER
1831 - 1910
Coal miner of Rothwell, Yorkshire
  m. Elizabeth Ann NEWBOULD (1831 - 1897)
 
William TURNER
~1854 - ~1913
of Lofthouse, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Mary TURNER
1857 - 1907
Servant of Methley, Yorkshire
  m. William BEEVERS (1857 - 1911)
 
Sarah Elizabeth BEEVERS
~1878 - ~1940
Packer (stationery) of Leeds, Yorkshire
Fred BEEVERS
1880 - ~1945
Electrician of Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Eleanor BEEVERS
1884 - 1940
Cinema cashier of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Randolph SCOTT (1885 - 1950)
 
Randolph SCOTT
1905 - 1910
of Everton, Lancashire
Edna May SCOTT
1908 - 1994
Cotton Weaver (Part time) of Everton, Lancashire
  m. John 'Jack' FORREST (1907 - 1972)
 
Firth Scott FORREST
1937 - 1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Mona Irene SCOTT
1912 - 1914
of Everton, Lancashire
Edith Annie SCOTT
1915 - 1916
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Sarah Elizabeth TURNER
~1859 - ~1915
of Methley, Yorkshire
Hannah TURNER
~1867 - ~1924
Coal miner of Methley, Yorkshire
Henrietta TURNER
1870 - 1874
of Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire
Henry TURNER
~1872 - ~1932
of Castleford, Yorkshire
Alfred TURNER
~1876 - ~1934
of Castleford, Yorkshire
Thomas TURNER
bap.1834 - bur.1835
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Sarah TURNER
1809 - 1853
Woollen warper of Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire
  m. John RAPER (1797 - ~1874)
 
William RAPER
1830 - ~1890
Woollen mule spinner of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Sarah Ann RAPER
1832 - ~1891
Domestic affairs of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Joseph RAPER
1834 - ~1887
of Rothwell, Yorkshire
John RAPER
1836 - ~1893
Woollen mule piercer of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Christopher RAPER
1838 - ~1894
Woollen mule piercer of Rothwell, Yorkshire
Narrative and Notes

John PEARSON was a clothier living in the hamlet of Westerton.

He baptized two children in Woodkirk, near to Westerton, William in 1740 and Ann in 1745, but he may have baptized other children in Wakefield.

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Date
Age*
Event
Place
1717
0
Birth 
1
 
28 Apr 1717
0
Burial of sister Martha PEARSON 
2
Wakefield, Yorkshire
20 May 1717
0
Baptism 
34
Wakefield, Yorkshire
18 Oct 1718
1
Burial of father Jeremiah PEARSON 
5
Wakefield, Yorkshire
2 Jan 1739/40
23
Marriage Licence to wife Anne 'Nanny' NAYLOR 
6
 
13 Jan 1739/40
23
Marriage to wife Anne 'Nanny' NAYLOR 
7
Wakefield, Yorkshire
20 Apr 1740
23
Baptism of son William PEARSON 
8
Woodkirk, Tingley, Yorkshire
29 Sep 1745
28
Occupation: Clothier 
9
Westerton, Tingley, Yorkshire
29 Sep 1745
28
Residence 
10
Westerton, Tingley, Yorkshire
c. 1745
28
Birth of daughter Anne PEARSON 
11
Westerton, Tingley, Yorkshire
17 Apr 1764
47
Marriage of daughter Anne PEARSON and James HOLYDAY 
12
Rothwell, Yorkshire
btw 25 Jun 1770 and 9 Aug 1772
53
Burial of daughter Anne PEARSON 
 
3 Feb 1790
73
Burial of wife Anne 'Nanny' NAYLOR 
13
Woodkirk, Tingley, Yorkshire
29 Jun 1790
73
Burial 
14
Woodkirk, Tingley, Yorkshire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Yorkshire, Archbishop Of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839
Publishing Info: Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, © Borthwick Institute for Archives

First name(s) John

Last name Pearson

Age 21

Birth year 1718

Residence parish West Ardsley

Residence county Yorkshire

Licence year 1739

Licence date 02 Jan 1739

Intended marriage place Wakefield PC

Spouse's first name(s) Anne

Spouse's last name Naylor

Spouse's age 18

Spouse's parish Oulton

Spouse's county Yorkshire

Notes -

Document ordering http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/remote-services/copying/order-form

Record sequence number 16

Page number 154

Record set Yorkshire, Archbishop Of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain

2 - All Saints, Wakefield Parish Records
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Burialls 1717

April

Martha: D: of Jeremiah Pearson Innker - 28

3 - All Saints, Wakefield Parish Records

First name(s) John

Last name Pearson

Gender Male

Birth year -

Birth place -

Baptism year 1717

Baptism date 20 May 1717

Place Wakefield

County Yorkshire

Country England

Father's first name(s) Jeremia

Father's last name Pearson

Mother's first name(s) -

Mother's last name -

Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Collections from England, Great Britain

4 - All Saints, Wakefield Parish Records
Citation image

1717

May

John son of Jerem:h Pearson - 20

5 - All Saints, Wakefield Parish Records
Citation image

August 1718

Jeremiah Pearson - 18

6 - Yorkshire, Archbishop Of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839
Publishing Info: Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, © Borthwick Institute for Archives

First name(s) John

Last name Pearson

Age 21

Birth year 1718

Residence parish West Ardsley

Residence county Yorkshire

Licence year 1739

Licence date 02 Jan 1739

Intended marriage place Wakefield PC

Spouse's first name(s) Anne

Spouse's last name Naylor

Spouse's age 18

Spouse's parish Oulton

Spouse's county Yorkshire

Notes -

Document ordering http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/remote-services/copying/order-form

Record sequence number 16

Page number 154

Record set Yorkshire, Archbishop Of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain

7 - All Saints, Wakefield Parish Records

Marriages 1739

Jan: John Pearson & Eliz: Naylor 13

8 - Woodkirk Parish Records

First name(s) William

Last name Pearson

Gender Male

Birth year 1740

Birth place -

Baptism year 1740

Baptism date 20 Apr 1740

Place Woodkirk

County Yorkshire

Country England

Father's first name(s) John

Father's last name Pearson

Mother's first name(s) -

Mother's last name -

Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Collections from England, Great Britain

9 - Woodkirk Parish Records
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Septem'r

29 Ann the Daughter of John Pearson of Westerton Clothier

10 - Woodkirk Parish Records
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Septem'r

29 Ann the Daughter of John Pearson of Westerton Clothier

11 - Woodkirk Parish Records
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Septem'r

29 Ann the Daughter of John Pearson of Westerton Clothier

12 - Holy Trinity, Rothwell Parish Records
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Marriages

April James Holleyday and Ann Pearsn 17

13 - Woodkirk Parish Records
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Burials

1790

Feb 3 Nanny Wife of John Pearson

14 - Woodkirk Parish Records
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Burials

John Pearson Do [June] 29th