Individual Summary
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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