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Record #23476
Name :
: James PEARSON (1899 - 1918)
  aka : Private Pearson


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Apr 1899

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1 Sep 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool

Toxteth Park
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vis-en-Artois
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Alsatian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Louisa Birt and the Liverpool Sheltering Home

Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Pearson.

Liverpool, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: James Pearson
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1899
Baptism Date: 30 May 1899
Parish: Liverpool, St Peter
Father's Name: John Pearson
Mother's Name: Sarah Ellen Pearson
Reference Number: 283 PET/2/97

1901 English Census records place the family of Sarah E and John Pearson in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. In residence were young sons John (3), and James (1). John was a Dock Labourer by trade.

1911 English Census records place James Pearson as an Inmate in the West Derny Union Infirmary at Mill Road in West Derby, Everton, Lacashire, England. Born about 1900 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. His occupation was listed as 'School'.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PEARSON
Given Name: James
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Alsatian
Year of Arrival: 1914
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1914-06-19
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1914-06-27
Party: Liverpool Sheltering Home, Louisa Birt
Destination: Knowlton, Quebec
Comments: See also T-5563
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4810
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 9 Dec 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario. James Pearson was born 23 Oct 1898 in
Liverpool, England. He was a farmer in Ashton, Ontario when he enlisted. His Next of Kin was Miss Sarah Peasron, his sister, c/o W. J. Franklin in Pendleton, Ontario. 5' 2 1/2" in height with brown hair and eyes, he had 7 vaccination marks - 3 on the right, 4 on the left. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action, struck by an enemy shell in the trenches near Vis-en-Artois, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Next of Kin was stated as John Pearson of 4 Rawsthorn Square, Lime Kiln Lane, Liverpool, England. On the back of the card, Miss Sarah Pearson was listed again, living at 14 Mary Street East, Lindsay, Ontario. He is buried in Wancourt British Cemetery, Wancourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: VIII. D. 7.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56515642 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-07 15:32:52 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-07 15:33:38 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3084 ABLETT, Percy1905ENG,     Apr 1920 : Metagama CAN Louisa Birt  
3092 ABRAHAMS, Amy1892ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3093 ABRAHAMS, Bessie1888ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3123 ACKERMAN, Arthur Edward1877ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3124 ACKERMAN, George Abraham1875ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3162 ADAIR, Mary1880ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3163 ADAIR, Millicent1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1897 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
22561 ADAMS, Percy1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
22768 ADAMSON, Jeanie1891ENG,     Sep 1905 : Canada CAN Louisa Birt  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17058 AIRD, Lizzie1871ENG,     May 1885 : Circassian CAN Louisa Birt  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20204 ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid1896ENG, GLS, Barton Regis May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20141 ANDREWS, James1896ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20142 ANDREWS, Richard1898ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
5749 ANDREWS, William ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
6286 ANNING, Gertrude Annie1892ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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