See also

Family of John Pearson and Lavinia May Andrews

Husband: John Pearson

  • Name:

  • John Pearson3 4 1 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • soldier then an inn keeper / publican6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 27 Sep 1880

  • Dalham, Suffolk, England3 9 4 10 6 7 8

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1881 (age 6 mns)

  • 2 The Sounds, Dalham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • grandson living with his widowed grandfather William Wake, his parents William Mary, sister Catharine, and brothers Walter, Stephen and Thomas. Born in Dalham Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Oct 1881 (age 1)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Dalham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of William Pearson (labourer) and Mary of Dalham, born 27th September 1880

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10)

  • 6 The Sounds, Dalham, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents William and Mary, widowed grandfather William Wake, brothers Walter, Stephen Thomas, William, James and Harry, and sister Mary. Born in Dalham Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 6 Feb 1897 to 22 Oct 1919 (age 16-39)

  • British Army Suffolk Regiment no:45692

  •  

  • being 5' 5 8/12" tall, weighing 137lbs, with a chest of 34/36", a fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair and rising to Regimental Sergeant Major and serving in Malta and India

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 20)2

  •  

  •  

  • serving in India with the Army

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 32)

  • Stanhope & Wellington Lines, Aldershot Military Town, Aldershot, Hampshire, England6

  •  

  • a married lance corporal serving in the 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Born in Dalham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 40 yrs 9 mns)

  • 60 Cross Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an inn keeper on his own account at home and living in six rooms with his wife Livinia (sic), daughter Doris, and son John. Born in Dalham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 59)

  • Lamb Inn, Upper Green, Higham (Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • a married publican and an army pensioner living with his wife Lavinia, son John, and a closed record. Born on 27th September 1880

  • Death:

  • Q1 1963 (age 82)

  • Newmarket "Registration District", Suffolk, England5

Wife: Lavinia May Andrews

  • Name:

  • Lavinia May Andrews11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • James Andrews (1857- )

  • Mother:

  • Alice Elizabeth Green (1863-1918)

  • Birth:

  • 13 Jan 1891

  • Naughton, Suffolk, England11 12 13 14 7 8

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3 mns)

  • Whatfield Lane, Naughton, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter as May living with her parents James and Alice, sisters Ethel and Edith, and brothers George, Horace and Roland. Born in Naughton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Back Lane, Naughton, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter as May living in four rooms with her parents James and Alice, brothers George, Horace and Bertie, sister Olive, and nephew William. Born in Naughton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 12 Alexandra Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England14

  •  

  • married wife living in one room with her daughter Doris. Born in Naughton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 5 mns)

  • 60 Cross Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife doing household duties and living in six rooms with her husband John, daughter Doris, and son John. Born in Naughton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • Lamb Inn, Upper Green, Higham (Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married doing domestic duties and living with her husband John, son John, and a closed record. Born on 13th January 1891

  • Death:

  • Q3 1967 (age 77)

  • Surrey "Mid Eastern Registration District", Surrey, England15

Child 1: Doris Lilian May Pearson

  • Name:

  • Doris Lilian May Pearson16 17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William James Fairs (1904-1980)

  • Birth:

  • 10 Jul 1910

  • Higham (Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk, England16 14 17 7 18 19

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 9 mns)

  • 12 Alexandra Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England14

  •  

  • daughter living in one room with her mother Lavinia. Born in Higham Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Jun 1913 (age 2)

  • St. Mary's Church, Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • daughter of John Pearson (sergeant in the Suffolk Regiment) and Livina (sic) nee Andrews of 51 Churchgate Street, born 10th July 1910 and baptised with brother John

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 11 mns)

  • 60 Cross Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in six rooms with her parents John and Livinia (sic), and brother John. Born in Higham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 29)

  • 119 Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, England18

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband William, and son Peter. Born on 10th July 1910

  • Death:

  • Nov 1994 (age 84)

  • Surrey "Mid Eastern Registration District", Surrey, England19

Child 2: John William Andrew Pearson

  • Name:

  • John William Andrew Pearson20 21 22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mildred May Crick (1912-1995)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • tractor driver8

  • Birth:

  • 10 Dec 1912

  • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England20 21 7 8 22

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Jun 1913 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • son of John Pearson (sergeant in the Suffolk Regiment) and Livina (sic) nee Andrews of 51 Churchgate Street, born 10th December 1912 and baptised with sister Doris

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 8 yrs 6 mns)

  • 60 Cross Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents John and Livinia (sic), and sister Doris. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • Lamb Inn, Upper Green, Higham (Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried agricultural tractor driver living with his parents John and Lavinia, and a closed record. Born on 10th December 1912

  • Death:

  • Nov 1991 (age 78)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

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England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Newmarket 1910 quarter:3 volume:3b page:1178. Cit. Date: 7 January 2026.

2.

Ancestry British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk Regiment no:4569. Cit. Date: 9 January 2025.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Newmarket 1880 quarter:4 volume:3b page:515. Cit. Date: 8 January 2026.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Dalham St. Mary baptisms entry:240. Cit. Date: 8 January 2026.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Newmarket 1963 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1534. Cit. Date: 9 January 2026.

6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3122 class:RG78 piece:113 registration district:34 sub-district:2 enumeration district:13 schedule:9999. Cit. Date: 9 January 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9295 registration district:205 sub-district:3 enumeration district:4 schedule:179. Cit. Date: 7 January 2025.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6673D page:2 line:42 letter code:TZHE. Cit. Date: 7 January 2026.

9.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1679 folio:23 page:11 schedule:376. Cit. Date: 8 January 2026.

10.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1292 folio:149 page:7 schedule:48. Cit. Date: 9 January 2026.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1891 quarter:1 volume:4a page:742. Cit. Date: 4 January 2025.

12.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1446 folio:184 page:5 schedule:34. Cit. Date: 4 January 2026.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1749 folio:100 page:1 schedule:1. Cit. Date: 4 January 2026.

14.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3114 class:RG78 piece:113 registration district:34 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:90. Cit. Date: 7 January 2026.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey Mid Eastern 1967 quarter:3 volume:5g page:71. Cit. Date: 8 January 2026.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Newmarket 1910 quarter:3 volume:3b page:431. Cit. Date: 7 January 2026.

17.

Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds St. Mary baptisms 1894-1914 page:292 entry:2336. Cit. Date: 7 January 2026.

18.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 1910H page:10 line:18 letter code:DMRE. Cit. Date: 8 January 2026.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey Mid Eastern 1994 quarter:4 district:7561 register:EMV55 entry:9 date:1194. Cit. Date: 8 January 2026.

20.

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21.

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22.

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