Looking at the census records of third-great grandfather George Fenton Pearson revealed that he was a ‘Stone Delver’ – not an occupation I’d ever come across.
The Army Deserter
Great-Grand Uncle George William Pemberton had an erratic career with the British Army. In 1901 he was jailed for desertion – but 15 years later he was back in uniform, and lost his life at the battle of Thiepval in the Somme during World War 1.