Thread: Lost!! GGG Grandfather - Thomas Henry Pearson

Hi - I am trying to find further info on my 3 x great grandfather , he apparently was born in Lincolnshire, England, but some confusion as to exact location. Born about 1834 going by Registration of Deaths Certificate. I have yet to find the ship that he arrived in New Zealand on but have been told it was on the Cressy in Otago, in September 1861. But I am not sure that is correct as the Cressy was one of the first four ships into Canterbury. Thomas was supposedly married in Ross, Westland, New Zealand in 1865, but I have not been able to track down any marriage information anywhere not even on the NZ BDM website. This marriage date and location has been obtained on several of their children's birth certificates, he was married to Ellen Trow. who arrived in New Zealand on the Captain Cook into Canterbury in September 1863.
So was hoping that maybe someone else may be able to point me in the right direction as I havent had any success with what I have been trying to do to find him.On several of Thomas and Ellen's children's birth certificates the date has been stated as 24th May 1865 Ross, Westland, NZ, I did see that one on familysearch.org too. I have here a marriage disc that was put out by the NZSG of all the marriages in New Zealand up to 1956, but have not been able to find Thomas and Ellen's marriage on that. I have also researched on the NZ BDM website and have not been able to find anything on that either

UPDATE

My Ellen Trow was born on 22nd March 1843 but her parents are Richard and Sarah - I have here in my possession a piece of paper that was written by one of her daughters with all Ellen's siblings names on so I have been able to track down them to the parents who are Richard Trow and Sarah Hayley I got this information from the FHC in Christchurch quite some years ago.

Ellen was married in England to a William Higgins before she emigrated to New Zealand, in 1863. I have not yet been able to find out what happened to William. I did look for marriage between Thomas Pearson and Ellen Higgins but have not been able to find that either.

On the death certificate I have here for Thomas Pearson as below it has his parents but whether that is right or not is another question, as I have never been able to locate any birth anywhere for such child with those parents. In my papers that I obtained after my grandmothers death, and from another relative, they have said that Thomas was born on 4th November.

Thomas died on 21st August 1898,
at death he was 64,
his parents are Thomas Pearson and Charlotte Pope (occupation - farmer)
Born Lincolnshire, how long in New Zealand 37 years
Where married - Ross, Westland, NZ
at what age married - 33years
To whom married - Ellen Pearson formerly Trow

Hi Blue-merle found on familysearch.org Dont know how accurate their records are but this is what i found .

Thomas Pearson marraige to Ellen Trow 24 May 1870 Ross Westland New Zealand

Thomas b abt 1845 Death 17 aug 1890 ,....Father JOHN PEARSON Mother ELIZABETH RYLETT marraige 12 Dec 1831 Bassingthorpe, Lincoln.

Ellen Trow b 22 march 1843 Father RICHARD TROW Mother ANN


Found this for his birth
Thomas Pearson b 3 Nov 1845 Woolsthorpe Lincolnshire County Colsterworth Lincoln

Kiora Blue_Merle,

I wonder if Lincs Lady might be able to help you as she does have some resources available to her for Lincolnshire...

Here is her thread ...If she is unable to help she might be able to give you some advice in regards to your search..

Marion

Grimsby Lincolnshire Marriages and Burials

Have found some marriages here which might be worth having a look, gives the district list then the marriages on a spreadsheet

Lincolnshire Marriage Indexes 1837-1850

Originally Posted by Hazelnut

Found this for his birth
Thomas Pearson b 3 Nov 1845 Woolsthorpe Lincolnshire County Colsterworth Lincoln

where abouts is this area in regards to Gainsborough?

Is there a Bootle or Boothby close by? as those are the names of the places that we were told that THP was born

Hi Blue Merle.

Woolsthorpe is near Grantham, about 70 or 80 miles south of Gainsborough.