the pearson family started in cunbria/cumberland in 1714 with william pearson  he married a mary wilkinson in 1745 in cumberland
 mark pearson went to the usa with some of his family and some of thomas pearson  family 
 joseph pearson went to australia 
 joseph pearson born in 1790 went to oldham lancashie with his wife elizabeth bell they had 9 chldren there
 one of there son's john pearson married a hannah tweddale in 1834 joseph pearson born in 1834 he died in 1834/5
 william pearson born in 1840 he married a rachel johnston in 1865 in co durham they had 7 children from 1866 to 1880
 thomas pearson born in 1872 in bishop auckland married a elizabeth mccarrick in 1899 they had 5 children in gateshead 
 john pearson he married a leonora johnston in 1921 they had 5 children ella pearson /hilda pearson/john pearson/ keith bernard pearson/tom pearson

list of were some of the pearson family lived
 birdbeck
 crosthwaite
 ratten row
 oldham (lancashire)
 brownrigg
 liverpool
 lowhouses
 wigton
 bolton
 lowerhead bolton
 brough hill
 barnsley