Pearson had refused the offer of a reward from the grateful railway company, but, shortly after the railway's opening, his widow was granted an annuity of £250 per year.
ピアソンは、鉄道会社からの感謝の報酬の申し出を拒否していたが、鉄道の開業から少し後に、彼の未亡人は毎年250ポンドの年金を受け取った。