Jonathan Pearsall

Brief Life History of Jonathan

Jonathan Pearsall was born about 1771, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Margaret Cullin on 22 February 1790, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Pearsall
1771–
Margaret Cullin
1770–
Marriage: 22 February 1790
James Pearsall
1800–1841
William Pearsall
1800–
Henry Pearsall
1803–

Sources (13)

  • Jonathan Pearsall, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jonathan Parsell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Jonathan, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"

World Events (7)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands):

habitational name from Pearshall in Staffordshire. The placename probably derives from Old English pise, peosu ‘pea’ + halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

occasionally a variant of Purcell .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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