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


Father
:
Mother
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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
22561 ADAMS, Percy1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
6557 DAY, Albert E.1903ENG, LDN, London Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
6556 DAY, Phyllis1904ENG, LDN, London Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
10317 FAIR, George E1900ENG,    , Lambeth May 1914 : Alsatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5764 FLINN, Horace1903ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
5765 FLINN, Thomas Harold1901ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
10321 GLANVILLE, William1898ENG,     May 1914 : Alsatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
15705 HENSON, Earnest1903ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15707 HICKS, Bertie1903ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15706 HOFFEN, Alfred1897ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15708 HOWARD, Frederick1897ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
10320 JORDAN, David T1900ENG,    , Greenwich May 1914 : Alsatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
7218 KENDRICK, Arthur 1903ENG, YKS, Leeds Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
15709 MUNDELL, George F1898ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
4039 NELSON, James1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
23476 PEARSON, James1899ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
23477 PEARSON, Sarah Ellen1901ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
15710 RICK, Harold1897ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
23285 STANFORD, Daisy Violet1900ENG,    , Kilburn Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
23284 STANFORD, Ivy Elizabeth1902ENG,    , Kilburn Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
15711 WHEAT, John1898ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
20270 WILLIAMS, Nellie1904ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt