Can we link Manelious Pearson to his English ancestry?

Question

Stumbled upon this disconnected, lonely fellow. Wondered if England researchers might help connect him to his ancestry in Bradford, Yorkshire.

Many thanks

Answer 1

There is a baptism at Bradford, Yorkshire on 17th June 1813 for a 'Manilius Pearson' son of Samuel and Mary Pearson of Wibsey, the occupation of Samuel is Weaver.  The 1834 marriage in Bradford is too early to have any details regarding the name/occupation of the father of  'Manilies Pearson' but, in the search, there was only the one baptism for a Man* P*rson born 1805 +/-10 years in UK.

'Manilus' Pearson, with his wife Sarah and children Charles, Martha and Isaac is on the 1841 census living at Odsall Moor, North Brierley in Yorkshire.  His occupation is Labourer.

Comments

Thanks Anon Baker... much appreciated.

Answer 2

Parents are probably Samuel Pearson, a weaver and his wife Mary

West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: BDP14 Baptism Register 1813, Bradford St Peter

1813 17 June Manelius [parents] Samuel & Mary Pearson [abode] Wibsey [occupation] weaver

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/7662438?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22514a61596f31417a3945716535575873744d6863462b48713641385334496d6d6d6e35336b7a75784d564d3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

He seems to have siblings

All baptised Bradford . West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records Bradford St Peter combined registers

1807; June 17 Sussanah d of Samuel Pearson of  Wibsey, weaver

1809 June 19 Archimedes s of Samuel Pearson of Wibsey, miner

1810 December 9 Lelias s of Samuel Pearson of Wibsey, weaver.

Probable marriage Samuel and Mary ( ref as above)

1807 January, 21. Samuel Pearson Weaver & Mary Mitchell spr [spinster] both of this par.

Nb lots of baptisms on each day suspect that the miner as occupation is an error by the clerk (these aren't common names for weavers or miners sons ) Lelias seems to have also gone to Wisconsin sharing link

This could be a very big rabbit hole ! Archimedes stayed in England so more recent connections on both sides of the pond.

 Might be harder to get back further. There was a hand weaving industry in Bradford from the 17th C but after about 1800, lots of rural  hand weavers( and ohers)  from outside moved there to find work in the mechanised mills. 

Manelius is mentioned in a history of the village of Ironton https://www.jstor.org/stable/4631618

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Comments

Thanks so much, Helen.

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