Venn: Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, Dec. 4, 1804. [Eldest] s. of John [F.R.S., M.R.C.S.], of London [and Sarah, dau. of Robert Norman, Esq., of Lewisham]. [B. Dec. 7, 1787.] School, Buckland, Herts. ' Matric. 1805; Scholar, 1806; Hulsean prize, 1807; B.A. 1809; M.A. 1812. Ord. deacon, Nov. 21, 1812. Chaplain to the Marquess Wellesley. First Principal of the Church Missionary Society's College at Islington, 1826-39. V. of Holy Trinity, Tunbridge Wells, 1839-53. Married, Sept. 11, 1815, Harriet, dau. of Richard Puller, of London. Author, A Critical Essay on the 9th Book of Bishop Warburton's Divine Legation of Moses; The Days in Paradise; etc. Lived latterly at Bower Hall, Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, where he regularly assisted the vicar in the church. Died there, Oct. 4, 1865. Portrait in the hall of the Missionary College in Upper Street, Islington. Brother of Arthur H. (1827), Frederic B. (1819) Edwin (1819) and William W. (1828); father of John (1837), Christopher R. (1845) and Alleyne W. (1851). (Boase, II. 1424; Cant. Act Book; Northants. Clergy, X. 221; A. P. Burke, Family Records; Burke, Col. Gentry, I. 88; G. Mag., 1865, II. 792; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1812 | Ordi(ordination) | Pearson, John Norman | / | deacon | View |
| 1813 | Ordi(Subscription on ordination) | Pearson, John Norman | / | priest | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Appointment) | Pearson, John Norman | Richard, Marquess of Wellesley / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Pearson, John Norman | Elvetham / | Curate | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Licensing) | Pearson, John Norman | St Mary Islington / | Stipendiary Curate | View |