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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Leicestershire => Topic started by: anne50 on Monday 15 June 09 21:58 BST (UK)
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Hi,
This is a long shot, but i am trying to find out about William Pickard from Sileby. He was married to a Mary Farquhar who came from Aberdeenshire Scotland. I think the dates that they were born could have been around the mid 1700's They had a son also called William born 1805 in Sileby, who ended up in Aberdeenshire where he married a local girl in 1825.
I would dearly love to know why Mary Farquhar from Aberdeenshire ended up in Sileby. Any info of the Pickard family would be appreciated.
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Hi Anne50, found some info and dates which hopefully may help you with the Pickard search.
William Pickard christened 09/Mar/1806 Sileby
William Pickard christened 09/May/1775 Ashby de la Zouch
William Pickard christened 26/Apr/1753 Tamworth
William Pickard christened 04/Sep/1726 Syston
William Pickard marriage 29/Sep/1725 Syston
William Pickard christened 18/Jan/1701 Cold Overton.
All the Williams except the last on list have William listed as father.I am not suggesting the names and dates here are necessarily a family line, but they are all in the Leicester and surrounding area and would fit chronologically so perhaps at least some will provide you with useful information. Good hunting1 TL
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Thats brilliant. I will look into the dates and see if they match
Anne
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Greeting’s Folks……
Fuller details of the finds of Totally Leics. ........
BAPTISMS :~
1806.
St: Mary’s Parish Church. Sileby.
William. Son of William & Mary. Pickard……….Bapt. 9th. March.
1726.
St: Peter & St: Paul Parish Church. Syston.
William. Son of William & Sarah Pickard……….Bapt. 4th. Sept.
MARRIAGE :~
1725.
St: Peter & St; Paul Parish Church. Syston.
William Pickard. ~ Sarah Pollard.
29th.September.
By Banns.
MIKE
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Thanks Mike,
I will look into the names you provided and hopefully come up with something
Anne
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Dear Anne,
Here is some more info which you may or may not be aware of. There are four christenings of a Mary Farquhar in Scotland between 1770 to 1780, but the most likely one would seem to be on 14/ Feb/1773 at Drumoak, Aberdeen, a village which lies between Crathes and Peterculter, and has the Drumoak-Durris Church of Scotland. The other possible is a christening on 19/May/1776 at Logie Pert down the coast in Angus. There is also a marriage at Longside, Aberdeen (which is near Peterhead) between William Pickard and Elizabeth Brown on 03/Dec/1825.
With regard to what might bring a Scots lass from Aberdeen to Sileby, one guess might be that she had followed the herring fleet down to either Yarmouth or Lowestoft and perhaps had met William if he was visiting East Anglia at the time. It was a big industry for many,many years and there is much historical background to be found on the subject. :) TL
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Hi,
Thanks for your post. I have found Marys christening, but its her marraige to William Pickard that escapes me. I don't know if she married in Sileby or if they came up here to marry. The William Pickard and Elizabeth Brown that you mentioned is my Gt Gt Gt Grandparents, and i managed to see their grave at Longside a few weeks ago. I live only a few miles from there, but because my dad was illigitimate, and his mother died when he was 2, and his grandmother died when he was 5, he was fostered out. He never knew the Pickards at all. This is a mission now to find out what i can. Thanks again for the info.
Anne
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Can you help please?
My late father (b:1918, illegitimate) was brought up in Aberlour Orphanage (1924-1936), even though he was not an orphan. I have recently found that my family name, if following the male side, would have been Pickard.
I am a descendant of Robert Pickard, William & Elizabeth's son and William (born Leics) & Mary Pickard’s grandson. We know that Robert was a cabinet maker and had a business in Peterhead and his place of death is listed as Prison Buildings.
Do you know where Robert’s grave is? We have visited Longside and found William & Elizabeth Pickard’s grave. We will be up in Scotland again soon and will visit the Peterhead area but will only have a short time.
Malc
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Hi Malc,
I don't know where Robert is buried, but i will try and find out. I too was at Longside cemetry to see William and Elizabeths grave, but did'nt come across one for Robert. Do you know what year he died?. We have 2 old cemetries in Peterhead. St Peters cemetry and Constitution Street cemetry.He could maybe be buried there.
With regards to your late father, my dad might have ended up in an orphanage after his mum and granny died, so i will look into the Aberlour one.
Do you have much info on Robert? I will dig out what i know about the family. Hope to hear from you soon
Anne
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Hi fellow Pickard searchers
I descend from william and Mary (Farquhar) Pickard. I do not have any dates for them yet. They are as far as I have gone on the Pickard line. Wondering if anyone knows the parents of William and or Mary. had a son William born about 1805 and died June 24 1888 in Fetterangus, who married Elizabeth Lillie Brown born sept. 5 1805 in Longside and died Mar. 2 1887 in Longside. Her parents were John Brown and Isobel/Isabel Warrender. William and Elizabeth had 10 children including a Robert that I have being born July 18 1839 in Longside. Their son William married Isabella Gray Smith and their son John Brown married Annie Sinclair and their son Leslie McGaughie is my great grandfather who married Jean Lochhead and their son Leslie Gordon is my grandfather who married a Gorrie. If anyone has any old pickard pics or other info it would be greatly appreciated. I can also give more names/dates. You can email me at: e-mail address removed as per rootschat policy - please use the private message facility - global moderatorHappy searching
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Hi Anne
Info on Robert Pickard, b:1839 Longside d:1922 Peterhead. Married to Elizabeth Brown (b:1846) in 1866 Aberdeen.
1881 census - 14 Errol St, Peterhead - Furniture dealer.
1891 census - Marischal St, Peterhead - Coal Merchant and Funiture Warehouse Man.
1901 census - Milend House, Peterhead - Coal Merchant (Empolyer).
Re: William Pickards wife Mary Farquhar and her sister Elizabeth. My wife has found Mary b:1762 and Elizabeth b:1759 to William Farquhar and Isabel Gall at Stichen. Could this be them?
Have also traced 2 other children of William and Mary, both born in Sileby. Mary b:1792 and James b:1801>
We are only about 50 miles from Sileby, Leics.
malc
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Hi Malc and K,
Yes Mary was born 1762 in Strichen and had a sister Elizabeth. Elizabeth was married to George Walker, who is on the gravestone of William and Elizabeth in Longside cemetry. I wondered who he was but then mamaged to find out.
My line is from Joseph Pickard. I have pictures at home (am at work just now) that i got sent from a man in Canada of some Pickards.
I too have not been able to find any marraige or death certificates of William and Mary, its very frustrating.
Malc, i stay in Peterhead, so i could go to the local library and look at the census and try and find out where Robert is buried. In the 1901 census, mile-end is mentioned, and i stay in that area, so will look into that. Errol Street and Marischal St are main streets in Peterhead and there is still quite a few old houses there.
I will get back to you, when i find out more
Anne
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Hi Anne & K
Anne, can you drop me a line (email) please, I believe k as passed my address on.
I have turned up another Leicester/Aberdeen possible connection.
In 1771 the '17th Leicestershire Regiment on Foot' marched to Scotland where they remained Garrisoned at Aberdeen while being reorganized until 1773.
For info - They were then moved to Ireland until 1775 where they embarked for America to be involved in the war of independence (the Battle of Princetown 1777).
I know the dates are to early for the William who married Mary Farquar (he was listed as a soldier on his son Williams death certificate 1888) but maybe it could tie up with his father?
Just another line of thought?
malc
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Hi Malc,
That is something that could will be worth researching. I have'nt got your e-mail addy, but mine is e-mail address removed as per rootschat policy - please use the private message facility - global moderator
Have you tried the Hugh Wallis site? I have been looking at all the Pickards from Leicstershire on there.
The William and Mary one is really puzzling me. Wish i could find a marraige certificate or death certificate, even William (jnr) birth certificate would be a help
Anne