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Thank you

I should add that Harriet Johnson is only a theory, but personally I think Malyon may well have been on to something, especially as she is in the right area, and looking at the 1871 census and the birth record for that child, was probably the mother of at least one illegitimate child.

Unfortunately I can't find any baptisms to corroborate any of this, so you'd need to obtain a copy of the birth cert for Florence, at least, to substantiate this.

It would cost £6 for a pdf copy, or £9.25 for a hard copy of the cert.

You can order online from the GRO:

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

Burial of the Harriett Johnson that Malyon mentioned speculatively earlier:

First name(s) Harriett
Last name Johnson
Age 26
Birth year 1853
Death year 1879
Burial year 1879
Burial date 12 Dec 1879
Church Cemetery
Denomination Cemetery
Place Halesworth
County Suffolk
Country England
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials

In 1861 in Halesworth, Blything?

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Chediston Street, Halesworth, Blything, Suffolk, England

William Johnson Head Married Male 40 1821 Plumber & Painter Harleston, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Johnson Wife Married Female 47 1814 - Halesworth, Suffolk, England
William Johnson Son Unmarried Male 16 1845 Gentlemans Servant Halesworth, Suffolk, England
Charles Johnson Son Unmarried Male 15 1846 - Halesworth, Suffolk, England
Harry Johnson Son - Male 11 1850 Scholar Halesworth, Suffolk, England
>>>>>Harriet Johnson Daughter - Female 8 1853 Scholar Halesworth, Suffolk, England
Alfred Johnson Son - Male 4 1857 - Halesworth, Suffolk, England

and 1871:

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Chediston Street, Halesworth, Blything, Suffolk, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Johnson Head - Male 50 1821 - Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Johnson Wife - Female 55 1816 - Suffolk, England
>>>.Harriett Johnson Daughter - Female 18 1853 - Suffolk, England
Alfred Johnson Son - Male 16 1855 - Suffolk, England
*****Charles Johnson Grandson - Male 0 1871 - Suffolk, England

***** Grandson Charles appears to be illegitimate, no MMN recorded, was he Harriet's first child?

JOHNSON, CHARLES -
GRO Reference: 1871 M Quarter in BLYTHING Volume 04A Page 720

this could be emily in 1891

Name: Emily Johnson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1891
County: Norfolk
Parish: Diss
Ecclesiastical Parish: NORWICH
Registration District: Depwade
Residence Note: Denmark Street
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Housemaid Domestic Servant
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Norfolk, England
Thomas P Gostling Head Male 62 Norfolk, England
Jeannetta Gostling Wife Female 44 Norfolk, England
Elsie Power Niece Female 3 Ceylon British Subject
Ellen L Pettengale Servant Female 20 Suffolk, England
Emily Johnson Servant Female 17 Norfolk, England

it is a work house they are on the list here is also a emily aged 7

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Blything/Blything1881.shtml

Thank you so much

It's Blything Union Workhouse, Bulcamp, Blythburg, Blything Suffolk, according to FMP.

it says inmate could be a workhouse or a home

could the mother have died there is a death

Deaths Dec 1879
Johnson Harriet 26 Blything 4a 474

there is a death for a caroline

Deaths Jun 1881 (>99%)
JOHNSON Caroline 2 Blything 4a 451

Just had some info from an old relative in usa that Florence was found in a church abandant don't know how true it is that's why I ask if she was in a home

Are they in a home or workhouse Malyon please

i wonder if this is florence's sister
JOHNSON, CAROLINE - Order
GRO Reference: 1879 S Quarter in BLYTHING Volume 04A Page 743

JOHNSON, FLORENCE - Order
GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in WAYLAND Volume 04B Page 258

both no father's name

wayland is in norfolk

there is a census 1881 which could be them

Florence Johnson
England and Wales Census, 1881
Name: Florence Johnson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1881
Event Place: Blythburgh, Suffolk, England
Registration District: Blything
Residence Note: Bulcamp
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Marital Status (Original): Single
Occupation: Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household: Inmate
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birthplace: Leiston, Suffolk, England
Page Number: 7
Registration Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 1891/138
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Florence Johnson Inmate Female 6 Leiston, Suffolk, England
Caroline Johnson Inmate Female 2 Halesworth, Suffolk, England

this is a florence born in norfolk a servant


Florence Johnson
England and Wales Census, 1901
Name: Florence Johnson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Ashton Upon Mersey, Cheshire, England
County: Cheshire
Civil Parish: Ashton Upon Mersey
Ecclesiastical Parish: Ashton Upon Mersey St Mary Magdalene
Sub-District: Altrincham
Registration District: Bucklow
Residence Note: Sandiway Road
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Occupation: HOUSEMAID DOMESTIC
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birthplace: Dickleboro, Norfolk
Schedule Type: 25
Page Number: 4
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Ashworth Head Male 63 Manchester, Lancashire
Catherine Mary Ashworth Wife Female 63 Liverpool, Lancashire
Stanley Watson Ashworth Son Male 29 Manchester, Lancashire
Lewis Edwards Son-In-Law Male 44 Liverpool, Lancashire
Katie Edwards Daughter Female 40 Manchester, Lancashire
Gladys Edwards Grand Daughter Female 9 New Brighton, Cheshire
Beatrice Edwards Grand Daughter Female 8 Liverpool, Lancashire
Watson C Edwards Grand Son Male 10 France Rowbury
Florence Johnson Servant Female 26 Dickleboro, Norfolk
Annie Larkin Servant Female 27 Ireland Newry

Details of the marriage Sylvia posted are corroborated by his military papers.

Marriage took place December 1901:

Name: John George Pearson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1879
Enlistment Age: 36
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1901<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Marriage Place: Parish Church St Anne's On Sea<<<<<<<<<<<
Document Year: 1915
Residence Place: 2 Garstang Terrace, Highfield Road South Shore Blackpool
Regimental Number: 0220
Regiment Name: Labour Corps
Number of Images: 4
Form Title: Short Service Attestation

Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
John George Pearson Self (Head)
Florence Johnston Spouse
Doris Margaret Pearson Child
Rosalind Victoria Pearson Child
Florence Lobelia Pearson Child

from lancs bmd. They married at St Annes church, St Annes-on-Sea ...............

PEARSON John George JOHNSTON Florence St.Annes-on-Sea, St.Annes, Heyhouses Preston FF/1/309

Am wondering - if that is the birth with no mmn - perhaps her Mother married after her birth and Florence is on census under that surname. She would have married then under her birth name perhaps?

?? Only Florence Johnson/Johnston birth seeing Norfolk c 1875 No mmn

JOHNSON, FLORENCE - Order
GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in WAYLAND Volume 04B Page 258

Was trying to find her in 1901 because John is still with parents

In 1911 she is living South Shore Blackpool and her husband is in Upper Norwood has a visitor

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:

PEARSON, DORIS MARGARET JOHNSTON Order
GRO Reference: 1902 D Quarter in FYLDE Volume 08E Page 612

PEARSON, ROSALIND VICTORIA JOHNSON Order
GRO Reference: 1905 S Quarter in FYLDE Volume 08E Page 614

PEARSON, FLORENCE LOBELIA JOHNSON Order
GRO Reference: 1907 S Quarter in FYLDE Volume 08E Page 653

and the child that died

PEARSON, GEORGE JOHNSON Order
GRO Reference: 1910 J Quarter in FYLDE Volume 08E Page 633

Name: Age at Death (in years): Order:
PEARSON, GEORGE 0 Order
GRO Reference: 1910 J Quarter in FYLDE Volume 08E Page 399