William Pearson, John Rumney, Westmorland, England, 1849

DEATHS.
At Brough, on the 6th inst., after a protacted illness, borne with exemplary patience and resignation, Mr. W.N. Pearson, grandson of the late John Rumney, Esq., surgeon, aged 18 years. His superior mind early imbued with religious principles, and his kind and affectionate disposition, made him universally beloved, and his premature death will be long and sincerely regretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.

Westmorland Gazette, Saturday, 13 Jan 1849, page 3