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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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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11642 PEARSON, Alfred1887ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4191 PEARSON, Alice1905ENG, SRY, Bletchingley Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
4192 PEARSON, Annie1905ENG, SRY, Bletchingley Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
26543 PEARSON, Charles D1888ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23873 PEARSON, Charlotte Sarah1900ENG,     Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
11668 PEARSON, Daisy1894ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5939 PEARSON, Edith 1894ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15873 PEARSON, Edward1897ENG,     Sep 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4189 PEARSON, Elizabeth1901ENG, SRY, Bletchingley Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
8897 PEARSON, Emily1901ENG, SRY, Bletchingley Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
18664 PEARSON, Henry J1884ENG,     Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
6295 PEARSON, James1897ENG,     Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13564 PEARSON, James1873ENG, MDX, Stepney Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
23476 PEARSON, James1899ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
25743 PEARSON, James1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
10799 PEARSON, Jessie1870ENG,     Sep 1880 : Moravian CAN Maria Rye  
25662 PEARSON, John1898ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
11745 PEARSON, Mabel1892ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14659 PEARSON, Margaret Scott1879ENG,    , Glasgow Jun 1894 : Pomeranian CAN Quarriers  
14658 PEARSON, Mary Scott1877SCT, LKS, Glasgow Sep 1891 : Hibernian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
19199 PEARSON, May1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11758 PEARSON, Mildred1896ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6116 PEARSON, Phyllis1898ENG,     Aug 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23477 PEARSON, Sarah Ellen1901ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
4190 PEARSON, Walter1903ENG, SRY, Bletchingley Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
21120 PEARSON, William1890ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
25661 PEARSON, William1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
25754 PEARSON, William1897ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
15655 PEARSON, William Earnest1912ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
26542 PEARSON, William J1887ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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