It is not known if these Searsons are related to the Matthew Serson familiy, but they did come from the same area in Co. Tipperary Ireland.
This information was provided by A.Christine Kemp Victoria BC who speculates that all Sersons/Searsons are related.

John Searson - Emigrated from Wales 1770 Lived in parish of Killea Templemore Reg. LDS transcript shows John and Mary Searson of Knockintmanor p.Killea (1)Mary bp 1792Feb1 (2)Deborah bp 1796March19 Templemore Reg. PROD reel 7 shows a James Searson of p.Killea died 1818July2 and buried July 4 Killea
First Generation	Second Generation	Third Generation	Fourth Generation
William Searson Shoemaker lived in back of Killea hamlet =Poynton from Co. Sligo IGI shows Thos.Searson/Mary Bowman christenings at Tipperary,Templemore - Catherine Searson 1828Jan17 - Jenny Searson 1830Sept29 - William Searson 1825OctNov21	William Searson Kyle Killea Emigrated Canada 1847June with family Farmed Hyndford, Renfrew Co. Ont. Canada =Margaret Fogarty	John Searson bc1838
		* William Searson
		Edward Searson
		Margaret Searson b1847on voyage to Canada
	Thomas Searson= Mary Davis/Bowmann widow emigrated to America probably Hyndford after wife died	Johanna Searson bz1822Feb3	emigrated to America with father probablyHyndford
		Daughter emigrated to America with father probably Hyndford
	Jane Searson=Lanigan	Daughter=Corcoran	Micheal Corcoran, Curraduff, Templemore 2Corcoran brothers Catholic priests in Chicago
	Fanny Searson=Brophy	child	son in Ireland
	Catherine Searson=O’Brien	Miss O’Brien married a related Searson in Hyndford
	Annastatia Searson=Hughes	Miss Hughes went to Hyndford
John Searson townsland of Garritsmill, parish Killea =Jane Clanbrassil	John Searson fathers’ farm d1855Nov lease-holder of farm with lease for life family emigrated to Australia on death =Sutton died =Margt.Tierney	Jerimiah Sutton Searson Flushing Long Island died 1875July	John Searson inherited a free house Church St. Flushing
			daughter=Hayden worked in boot store Main St. Flushing
		Johanna Searson
		Edward Searson bp.1827Dec13 joined R.Constabulary Ballaghadereen Co. Mayo	4 sons + daughters Ireland
		James Searson Australia
		Thomas Searson bp.1830Feb2 died in Ireland
		Mathias Searson Australia
		Patrick Searson Australia
		2 or 3 daughters Australia
	Emma Searson
	Elizabeth Searson
	Susan Searson
	Edward Buckley Searson died1848April =Costigan died Ireland	4 sons emigrated to Australia
		4 daughters emigrated to Australia
	Robert Buckley Searson =Ellen Kennedy died1905	John Searson farm in Garritsmill =Brigid Leahy Kilcurkee	8 sons triplets and then twins bc1893-1902
			1 daughter b c1893-1902
		Robert James Searson m1875FebBarrisoleigh =Brigid Ryan Greenlawn Barrisoleigh	10 daughters bc1890-1914
			2 sons b c1890-1914
		William Searson =Catherine Stanley	Mary Ellen Searson orphaned, became a nun
		Charles Searson married in Kilmallock Co.Limerick =Brigid Bourke	8 children born c1902-1913
		* Fredrick J. Searson Templemore =Ellen Bourke of Graiguemoycarkey near Thurles	no children
		Mary Searson
		Jane Searson
		Ann Searson
		Ellen Searson
		Elizabeth Searson
	Charles Searson died without issue Emigrated to Flushing USA 1845, returned unexpectedly 1847August, died 1848March
	Frederick Searson died without issue	Emigrated to Flushing USA 1845, died 1875June
	Mary Searson
Robert Searson Townland of Mein, parish Killea	John(Bob’s Jack/Black Jack)Searson Protestant family very black hair & beard =England	Robert Serson emigrated probably to Ontario c1856
		John Serson emigrated probably to Ontario c1856
		James Serson emigrated probably to Ontario c1856
		Benjamin Searson emigrated to England with parents
		George Searson emigrated to England with parents
		Mary Serson emigrated probably to Ontario c1856
		Margaret Serson emigrated probably to Ontario c1856
		Elizabeth Serson emigrated probably to Ontario c1856
		Sarah Searson emigrated to England with parents children in Leeds England
		Fannie Searson =Patterson Roscrea
	daughter=Coghlan	Daughter =McFerran of Borrisnoe	children
	Sally Searson =Edward Coghlan both of P.Killea	Templemore Reg. PROD reel 7 shows by bans 1830Feb22 witnesses Robert Serson, John Coglan
	Phoephe Searson(p.Killea) =Richard Coghlan (formerly of p.Ardchreny now of p.Templemore)	Templemore Reg. PROD reel 7 shows by bans 1828Jan17 witnesses Robert Serson, John Coglan
	Mary Searson =James Davis	Templemore Reg. PROD reel 7 shows by lic. 1825Oct18 both of P.Killea witnesses Rort(?)Searson, Richard Kyte
James Searson lived at Suir Bridge P.Clonakenny =Kenneally	James Searson =Dunne	James Searson died leaving no male issue
		Denis Dunne Searson	died leaving no male issue
		Ellen Searson =Dwyer	children Ireland
		Mary Searson occupies old home at Suir Bridge Ireland =James Doyle	2 sons Ireland
			2 daughters Ireland
		Catherine Searson =Keogh
	John Keneally Searson =Davy (Killea)	John Searson of Listuff Moneygall Tipperary	children Listuff Moneygall Co.Tipperary
Michael Searson lived Corwill near Roscrea	Robert Searson	emigrated
	Thomas Searson	emigrated
	daughter emigrated	=Farell
	some others emigrated

First Generation	Spouse	Second Generation	Third Generation	Fourth Generation
Anne Searson bIreland 1852CensusBroughamTwp near Dacre Lot1Con2 100acres 12 cleared 6crop 6pasture 1861GrattanTwpLog1/1house built 1858 d1894Jan17 St.JamesCemetery Eganville	=Joseph Gauthier Canada R.C. Farmer Couple can’t read or write I don’t know the connection to the family above	Mary Ann Gauthier c1846	I don’t know which Gautheir is the parent	A.Christine Kemp3973 Panther St. Victoria BC V8N 3R2
		Catherine J. Gauthier c1848
		Joseph Gauthier c 1850
		Johanna Gauthier c 1852
		Telicia Gauthier c 1854
		Andrew Gauthier c 1856
		Anne Gauthier c 1858
		Thomas Gauthier c 1860

Other Serson/Searson records with unknown connections with our family

Anna Searson of p.Killea = Thomas Wall of p.Bourna by bans 1816July18 witness Wm.Grey, Robert Searson - Templemore Reg. PROD reel 7

James Searson of p.Killea d1818July2 bdJuly4 - Templemore Reg. PROD reel 7

TemplemoreReg.PRO reel7shows
JohnSearson=Anne(Killea)
1.Robert b1826Sept2 bpSept6
2.Benjamin b 1827Nov22 bp Nov30
3.Mary b 1829Feb5 bp Feb12
4.Robert b 1830Dec7 bp Dec9
5.John b 1832Apr14 bp Apr23
6.Elizabeth b 1836Feb18 bp Feb27
7.Phebe b 1842Feb13 bp Feb17
8.can’t read
9.Margaret b can’t read
10.can’t read

John Searson = Mary of Knockintimanor p.Killea

1.Mary bp1792Feb1

2.Deborah bp 1796Mch19

John Searson of P.Killea = Mary Portis by banns 1828May28 witness Robt.Searson

1.Elizabeth b1829Feb26 bpMch12
2.Jane b1831Sep10 bpSep25 Res.Bohernanda p.Killea
3.Elizabeth b1834Aug6 bpAug28
4. Sarah b1840Feb18 bpApr9

Robert Searson=Mary of Burrisnow p.Killea
1.Catherine bp1792Apr11 in new church
2.John bp1793June29
3.Mary bp1799Mch10
4.Robert bp1802May10

Bruce Elliott provided the following story. Bruce Serson told me this same story when I met him.

From OLD KILLALOE some soft focus memories By George Michael Green

Introduction by Jeremiah Lawrence Green and some drawings by Martha Jean Fraser - Privately Printed Ottawa 1978

“You come from Canada, do you,”
said the elderly blacksmith.

“we do,” said Harry.

Harry Searson, an Eganville man,
and his wife, Mary Cuddy, were
visiting in Ireland.

Mary’s people came out of Limerick,
the Golden Vale in the eastern part
of the county, an agricultural plain
lying south of the Shannon estuary;
and Harry’s people came out of
Templemore, in Tipperary.

“You’re a long way from home,” said
the blacksmith.

“We are,” said Harry.

Mary and Harry had stopped at
Killaloe just to look around.

“There was this godawful big hole in
the roof, above the forge,” said
Harry, “and I couldn’t for the life of
me see why such a big hole was
needed, yet I didn’t want to show my
ignorance.

“I knew the smoke had to be let out,
but the size of that hole was simply
ridiculous.

“We talked about this and that for a
while, and then, finally, I said to the
blacksmith, ‘It rains quite a bit in
Ireland doesn’t it.’

“’it does,’ said the blacksmith.

“’What do you do when it rains?’

“’I move away from the hole.’”

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