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Title: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: Rochdalian on Sunday 06 October 24 02:07 BST (UK)
Hi, Fred Pearson is my grand-uncle. He served in the Army Service Corps from 1893 until 1919 with a few breaks in between and was a Staff/Sargt when he finished. I have all his service records, birth, marriage and death certs but what I am interested in finding is a photo. I realise that old photos get thrown away but I am hoping there may be some out there.
Although he was born in Cheshire in 1871 he moved to Rochdale as a child and, when not serving in South Africa or France, lived his life in Rochdale. He married Edith Howarth in 1898 and they had two kids Harry (1905) and Freda (1911).
I know this request is a long shot but if you don't asak you don't find out eh!
Cheers, Bob Pearson
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: lancsann on Saturday 12 October 24 16:47 BST (UK)
There are a few photos on ancestry of a Fred Pearson b 1971
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: Rochdalian on Saturday 12 October 24 23:42 BST (UK)
Thanks for that, I assume you meant to write 1871 not 1971.
Anyway I had a member of Ancestry have a look for me but could not find any.
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: lancsann on Sunday 13 October 24 08:50 BST (UK)
Sorry. Yes I did mean 1871

The photo I found when I checked the source it was of a Fred born in the USA
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 13 October 24 09:06 BST (UK)
If you get your ancestry member to look at the tree for
Pearsonflinderdundonhopkins-new
Click on his father Robert Pearson's gallery you will find a photo of Fred along with his father

Rosie
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: lancsann on Sunday 13 October 24 09:31 BST (UK)
I missed that one Rosie when I looked at the family trees section.

Love your avatar. Beautiful roses
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: heywood on Sunday 13 October 24 11:02 BST (UK)
Quote from: rosie17 on Sunday 13 October 24 09:06 BST (UK)
If you get your ancestry member to look at the tree for
Pearsonflinderdundonhopkins-new
Click on his father Robert Pearson's gallery you will find a photo of Fred along with his father

Rosie

I think it is the wrong generation for Fred. It looks to be Fred’s nephew, Fred.
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 13 October 24 13:03 BST (UK)
Quote from: heywood on Sunday 13 October 24 11:02 BST (UK)
Quote from: rosie17 on Sunday 13 October 24 09:06 BST (UK)
If you get your ancestry member to look at the tree for
Pearsonflinderdundonhopkins-new
Click on his father Robert Pearson's gallery you will find a photo of Fred along with his father

Rosie

I think it is the wrong generation for Fred. It looks to be Fred’s nephew, Fred.

Thanks Heywood got it wrong  :o

Rosie

Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 13 October 24 13:04 BST (UK)
Quote from: lancsann on Sunday 13 October 24 09:31 BST (UK)
I missed that one Rosie when I looked at the family trees section.

Love your avatar. Beautiful roses

Thanks and apologies the wrong Fred

Rosie
Title: Re: Fred Pearson b1871
Post by: Rochdalian on Sunday 13 October 24 23:18 BST (UK)
Thanks everybody for going to so much trouble to find Fred's photo.
The tree you found Rosie17 is in fact my tree however because I'm not financial anymore I can't search without them trying to get me to join again.
The photo you found has four generations in it, the old bloke is Robert my great-grandfather the next is Harry my grand-father and brother to the Fred I'm looking for the bloke holding the baby is my dad Fred and the baby is my half-sister Irene. The photo was taken in 1921 only weeks before Robert died.
Thank goodness they called me Robert and not Fred, using the same name can be very confusing.
Thank once again and I'll keep looking. :)