Arthur Pearson

Arthur Pearson was born in 1893 at Greasley and was the son of Arthur Pearson a wheelwright and Ruth Pearson née Meakin of Lynncroft Eastwood Nottinghamshire. His father Arthur Pearson was born in 1863 at Barrowby, Leicestershire and his mother Ruth Meakin was born in 1865 at Selston, they were married in 1887 their marriage was recorded in the Basford Registration District they went on to have 12 children, 3 of which sadly died in infancy or early childhood, their surviving children all born in Eastwood were John Thomas b1889, Walter b1890, Arthur b1893, Edwin b1897, Violet b1899, Gwendolyn b1901, Dorothy b1904, Francis Phillip b1908 and Sidney b1909. In the 1911 census the family are living at Hill Top, Eastwood and are shown as Arthur Pearson 48 yrs a wheelwright, he is living with his wife Ruth 46 yrs and their children, John Thomas 22 yrs a coal miner, Walter 21 yrs a coal miner, Arthur 18 yrs a coal miner, Edwin 14 yrs a coal miner, Violet 12 yrs, Gwendolyn 10 yrs, Dorothy 7 yrs, Francis Phillip 3 yrs and Sidney 2 yrs. He was married and lived at Cross Street Hill Top Eastwood..