William Thomas PEARSON

1870 - 1951  (81 years)

• Name	William Thomas PEARSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	8 Mar 1870	Folkestone, Kent, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  1871 Census	1871	Romney, Kent, England   [3]
  1881 Census	1881	Sedgley, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  Military Enlistment	12 Feb 1891  [2]
  	25561, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Taylors Row, Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland   [6, 7]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head of family
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Fortwilliam Parade, Duncairn, Antrim, Ireland   [5]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey
  Military Discharge	12 Feb 1912
  	25561, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	13 Feb 1912  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	13 Feb 1912  [10]
  	8566, Wm T Pearson
  	Name: Wm T Pearson Date of Birth: 8/3/1870 Date Joined OS: 13/2/1912 Date Left OS: 31/3/1930 Superannuated See No 2074 RE Reg Date of Death: 20/9/1951
  Residence	1915	22 Salisbury Street, Belfash   [2]
  CA1915	6 Mar 1915	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [1]
  	Spr, Royal Engineers
  Occupation	6 Mar 1915	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [1]
  	2nd Division, Belfast
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [8]
  	Serving with His Majesty's Forces
  	Name: Wm T Pearson Rank: CA Employment: Serving with His Majesty's Forces Division: 2nd Division, Ireland Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 4s 8d
  Left Ordnance Survey	31 Mar 1930  [10]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1939 Register	1939	13 Northside Avenue, Urmston, Lancashire, England   [9]
  	Surveyor Retired
  Death	20 Sep 1951  [10]
  Person ID	I49195	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	William PEARSON,   b. 1837, York, Yorkshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah PEARSON,   b. 1845, Cranbrook, Kent, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annabella PEARSON,   b. 11 Jul 1874, Scotland
  Marriage	Aug 1894	Drummore, Wigtonshire, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. Irene Florence PEARSON,   b. 7 Jun 1913, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S283] Ordnance Survey Civilians 1915, A list of Civilian Assistants of Ordnance Survey serving in His Majestys Forces. Compiled 25 June 1915. Transcribed from an original document held in the archives of the Charles Close Society by Clive Boocock 2021 [S112] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), WO364; Piece: 2910. Record for William Thomas Pearson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1114&h=778227&indiv=try [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 1021; Folio: 66; Page: 4; GSU roll: 827472. Record for William Pearson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=14040634&indiv=try [S19] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 2869; Folio: 81; Page: 15; GSU roll: 1341688. Record for William Pearson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=19797066&indiv=try [S29] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Class: RG14. Record for William Thomas Pearson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70564&h=13520454&indiv=try [S30] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Class: RG14. Record for Wm J Pearson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70667&h=9514234&indiv=try Details: 1901 Census. Details: July 1918 List. [S194] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/4904J. Record for William T Pearson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=30797690&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.