Whiston Families
Thomas Pearson
Rotherham Archives hold details of railway and colliery records drawn or collected by Thomas Pearson, a colliery manager and secretary of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway. Reference176/B
He was the proprietor of Herringthorpe Colliery and managed collieries in the Holmes area for G. W. Chambers.
Pearson seems to have originated from Whiston. The 1807 Poll Books lists Thomas Pearson and Thomas Pearson junior, farmers, at Whiston and the 1822 Directory lists Thomas Pearson, churchwarden. The 1828 and 1833 Directories list Pearson as a coal master, valuer and civil engineer of Herringthorpe, p.Whiston.
He became secretary of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway in 1836 and moved to live in Sheffield. He served until the SRR was absorbed by the Midland Railway in 1845.
Thomas Pearson was born on 18th April, 1778.
First wife of a Thomas Pearson was Elizabeth Loxley, born,1784 - died about 1829. Elizabeth was born, married and died Adwick-on-Dearne, Rotherham. Married 11 Oct 1814, St John's, Adwick-on-Dearne. Children:
- Elizabeth born about 1819, she married in 1837 to Joseph Newbould Spalton (1812-1866).
- Ann was christened 24th July,1817
- Thomas christened 10 NOV 1815
A document held at Rotherham Archives Ref:213/C/84/3 - date: 10/11 August 1812 states that Thomas Pearson of Guilthwaite, Whiston, gent. was eldest brother and heir at law of Joseph Pearson of Povy, Dronfield Derbyshire
In 1871 Sarah Pearson, Annuitant, a widow aged 40 from Langwith Derbyshire was living with her children, all born in Whiston:
- Matilda age 13
- William age 10
- Eva age 8
- Tom age 6
- Emmanuel age 1
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