NamePearson, (William Branch)DescriptionWilliam Pearson was born in 1830, Suffolk, England to Robert and Ann Pearson (nee Plum)
When he was 29 years old in 1859, he and his wife Mary Ann (nee Bold) arrived in Australia per 'Wellington'.
William's parents, Robert and Anne, arrived aboard the same ship. According to the passenger list for the ship, William had a step brother, Robert living at Dapto.
Sadly Mary Ann died just 12 months after they arrived, in 1860, and was buried at St Luke's Church of England Cemetery in Brownsville.
In 1863, William Married Susannah Adelaide Dawes.
William and Susannah had five children;
Alice b.1864 (married Richard Ball)
Godfrey b.1865 (married Elizabeth Smith)
Melmoth b.1867 (married Matilda Victoria Dawes)
Elizabeth Ann b.1869
Mabel Bannister b.1876 (married George Austin Gear)
Descendants of William and Susannah include members of the Ball, Smith, Dawes, Bonser, Gear and Boles families.