William Henry Pearson (1849–1923) was an English bryologist, known as an outstanding expert on British liverworts (hepatics).
[2][3] After secondary education, William Henry Pearson was employed by a Manchester company of yarn agents.
When he was in his late thirties and early forties, he lived in Eccles, Greater Manchester.
He was a member of several natural history societies (including the Rucksack Club) and the Manchester Museum Committee.
They had four daughters, Lucy Carrington (1883–1971), Phyllis Marion (1885–1972), Hilda Hewitson (1887–1918), and Annie Theodora (1892–1971).