PEARSON William/GOODSON Sarah

[Malmsbury]

Trying to trace my gggrandparents William PEARSON was born Walsoken 1805 and Sarah GOODSON baptised 1817.William married Sarah 1855 in Leverington
he was a widower his first wife was Mary PIGGOTT.I know Sarahs fathers name was James.

[karenlee]

Welcome Malsmbury

I hope that this helps you

1851 Census England Cambridgeshire Newton Leverington
HO107/1766/39/4
Fitten End

PEARSON
William Head Marr 46 Ag Lab Norfolk Walsoken
Mary Wife Marr 39 Cambs Leverington
Sarah Dau Unmarr 11 Scholar Cambs Newton
Hannah Dau Unmarr 8 Scholar Cambs Newton
Joseph Son Unmarr 6 Scholar Cambs Newton
James Son Unmarr 4 Cambs Newton

1841 Census England Cambridgeshire Newton Leverington
HO107/78/8/16
Town Street

PEARSON
William 35 Ag Lab Not born in this County
Mary 30 Born in this County
William 10 Born in this County
Mary 8 Born in this County
Elizabeth 6 Born in this County
John 4 Born in this County
Sarah 2 Born in this County

On both the 1841 and 1851 census Sarah GOODSON was in service, so I have not been able to find her with her family as I had hoped.

Cheers
Karenlee

[Malmsbury]

Thanks heaps Karenlee I think you have it right is fitton End the place they lived?? 

[bedfordshire boy]

In 1841 she appears to have been living in Wisbech. If you check the Baptism Index on the Cambs FHS site at http://www.cfhs.org.uk/Search.html there's only one Sarah Goodson with a father James. She was baptised in Wisbech in 1817, parents James and Ann

Regards

David

[Malmsbury]

Thank you everyone for your help, How can I check if its an Ann Wade married 1811

[bedfordshire boy]

Who was Ann Wade? Possible wife of James Goodson? Where did the 1811 marriage spring from? Where did it take place?

Looking at the Cambs FHS site the first Goodson baptised in Wisbech with parents James and Ann was in 1815 so 1811 may be a bit early for their marriage.

I would ask for a look up (on this board) in Boyds Marriage Index for a marriage before 1815. The next step would be to check the parish register of whichever parish they were married in.

Regards

David

[Malmsbury]

There is a marriage in 1811 Boyds Marriage index Parish of March,the fact that there are no children until 1814... makes me think I am not correct.The information I have was gathered long ago I have not been able to see the Boyds index myself Is it online?

[bedfordshire boy]

Boyd is not online unfortunately, but it is literally an index - a year, two names and a parish. You don't get any more detail, and need to check the parish register for the rest of the entry.

The March marriage:
6 August 1811 James Goodson bachelor and Ann Wade spinster. both of this parish. Both signed x. Witnesses Thomas Goodson and John Patridge (who witnessed virtually all marriages at this time so was probably the parish clerk)

Baptisms in March
1 Feb 1814 Mary Ann Goodson dau of James and Ann late Wade Labourer
20 Feb 1814 Elizabeth Goodson dau of James and Ann late Wade Labourer
20 Feb 1814 John Goodson son of James and Ann late Wade Labourer

In 1851 HO107/1766 folio 165B
Murrow Bank, Wisbech St Mary (the previous entry was Guyhirn)
James Goodson head marr 64 ag lab b March
Frances Goodson wife 59 b Wisbech St Mary

FreeBMD shows a marriage March quarter 1843 between James Goodson and Frances Hawkins at Wisbeach

In 1841
HO107/78/25 folio 10A
Murrow Bank, Wisbech St Mary
James Goodson 50 ag lab
Michael Dales 25 ag lab
Elizabeth Dales 25
Ann Dales 2 mths
All born in Cambs
(ages over 15 in 1841 were rounded down to the nearest 5 below)

FreeBMD shows a marriage of Elizabeth Goodson in Wisbech in the Dec quarter 1840 where one of the other parties on the page was Michael Dale. Her age fits with her being the Elizabeth baptised in 1814, although in censuses she gives her birthplace as Wisbech St Mary

Looking at the map, Guyhirn is only 2 miles from March.

I am pretty convinced and now think you do have the right marriage after all! After having 3 children in March, one or more of whom were baptised late, in 1814/15 they moved a couple of miles down the road to Guyhirn where they produced more children starting in 1815.

March parish register has many Goodsons, which I'm happy to look up if you need more information - but I cannot see a James Goodson born around 1787. There's a Thomas son of William and Elizabeth baptised 24 Sept 1786, who might be the witness.

Fortunately his later in life second marriage should provide you with his father's name if you buy the certificate from the GRO.

Regards

David

PS I can't find the Pearsons in 1861. Did they emigrate?

[Malmsbury]

Blimey how do I ever thnk you,yes the Pearsons came to Australia in 1855 after getting married Sarah had a son Thomas my gggrandfather sadly she died 5 years later.