Pearson, Francis Watson

Francis Pearson

Francis Watson Pearson

July 1820 – 4 March 1880

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Individual Summary

Father
George Pearson
Mother
Elizabeth Watson
Spouse
Birth
July 1820, St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Death
4 Mar 1880, Perth Western Australia, Australia
Burial
Greenough Pioneer Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia

Children

Isabella Jane   Charles   Robert Blackett   Elizabeth Blackett   Catherine    Mary Jane   Hannah Francis

Life Events Timeline

Baptism

St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

Birth of brother George Pearson

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

Birth of brother William Pearson

Dents Hole, Northumberland, England.

Address

Byker, All Saints, Northumberland, England. Father George, Age 62, Occupation Sawyer, not born in county; Elizabeth, Age 60, born in county; Francis, Age 20; Occupation apprentice smith, born in County; George, Age 17, Occupation ship joiner; William, Age 6, born in County.

Marriage

To Mary Ann Blackett. Horton, Northumberland, England, Northumberland

Birth of daughter Isabella Jane Pearson

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. England.

Birth of son Charles Pearson

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. England.

Birth of son Robert Blackett Pearson

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Birth of daughter Elizabeth Blackett Pearson

Northumberland, England.

Birth of daughter Catherine Pearson

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Baptism of Catherine, Elizabeth & Robert on same day.

Address: St Anthony, Northumberland, England. Occupation Smith. (St Anthony's Lead Works smelted Lead Ore imported from Europe)

Emigration

Aboard the barqu "Morning Star", arrived Fremantle, Western Australia. With wife and 5 children. Then to Champion Bay, Western Australia to erect a smelter at the Geraldine Lead Mine as Manager. First European famiky to settle in the district and Mary first European woman.

Occupation

First successful operation of furnace at Geraldine Mine.

Occupation

Left position at Geraldine Mine. Moved to Lynton, Western Australia. Lived in a tent while building house. Opened a store and blacksmith's shop, boarding house and applied to sell liquor. Licence refused due to close proximity of convict depot.

Birth of daughter Mary Jane Pearson

Victoria District, Western Australia, Australia.

Occupation

Purchased 133 acres of tillage lease and re-applied for publican licence as convict depot had closed.

Death of mother Elizabeth Pearson

Chappel Row, Jarrow, Durham, England.

Occupation

Purchased leaseholds in first settlement phase of Greenough Flats, Western Australia.

Birth of daughter Francis Hannah Pearson

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Occupation

Opened the Hampton Arms Inn - the first hotel in Greenough, with blacksmith shop attached so popular with locals and travellers, named after the Governor of Western Australia, Dr John Steven Hampton.

Death of father George Pearson

Northumberland, England

Occupation

Leased Hampton Inn to H Woodman, publican of Victoria Hotel, Geraldton until May 1875.

Occupation

Applied for a Wayside House License for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors, Hampton hotel, held a Publican's General License for eleven years.

Occupation

Charged for supplying liquor to Aborigines. Thomas Wiley held licence from 1877-78.

Travel

To Fremantle, Western Australia on board Rob Roy, from Albany via Vasse & Bunbury. Passengers: Mrs. and Miss Habgood, Miss E. Smith, Mrs Mary Pearson, and infant, Francis Pearson, Messrs. Geo. Pearson, Robt. Pearson.

Occupation

Applied for a Publican General License, held a Publican's General License for fourteen years. In November applied for a Bagetelle Table Licence in the Hampton Hotel.

Death

Perth, Western Australia.

Burial

Greenough Pioneer Cemetery. 300 mourners followed the procession from his residence to the cemetery. Church of England. The deceased was of a genial and kind disposition, prompt to render assistance when required, and was universally respected.

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