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Title: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: malc51 on Wednesday 29 July 09 18:32 BST (UK)

Hi
 
Can anybody please help?
 
My late father (b:1918, illegitimate) was brought up in Aberlour Orphanage (1924-1936), 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.

Can anybody tell me 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

Title: Re: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: ev on Wednesday 29 July 09 20:06 BST (UK)

hi malc 

welcome to rootschat  :)

just to narrow things down would this be robert pickard b. c1840 who died
1922 in peterhead

ev

Title: Re: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: malc51 on Wednesday 29 July 09 20:22 BST (UK)

Hi ev

New to this game, sorry, missed dates off

The info we have is

Baptised 18th july 1839 Longside

Death May 21st 1922 at No6? prison buildings Peterhead aged 82

malc
 

Title: Re: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: ev on Wednesday 29 July 09 20:43 BST (UK)

this post maybe of interest to you -

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=cbbacef1d934e5edef0883f2ca8c7e34&topic=357968.30

it mentions the longside gravestone at the bottom

all i can suggest with gravestone for robert pickard peterhead is to contact the
local council

ev

Title: Re: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: renard on Tuesday 04 August 09 09:54 BST (UK)

Hi I dont have any information on your Robert, how much do you know of the Pickards? I have some information on the family but its far from complete ,Mary Pickard was my ggg grandmother
have you looked at the posts on the marriage of James Rennie and Mary Piskard also posts on the whaling boat the Alert.

You will find that there are few people on this site with Pickard connections.

Title: Re: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: malc51 on Tuesday 04 August 09 22:01 BST (UK)

Hi

We do not have anymore information on the Pickards other that what is on this site at various postings.

The only information we have on Robert is posted at :-

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,387370.0.html

Thanks for your interest
Malc

Title: Re: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: flst on Friday 07 August 09 21:16 BST (UK)

Hi,you will be pleased to learn I've found out where Robert Pickard is buried. He's in Constitution Street Cemetery,Peterhead. There are other Pickards buried there as well, Alice Pickard, Robert John Cassie Pickard & William James Pickard.I got this information from a newly released cd from The Family History Society of Buchan.It is indexed & also has photos of the headstones. I recommend that anyone with Peterhead ancestors check out this website!
www.fhsb.org.uk
flst

Title: Re: Robert Pickard, Peterhead
Post by: anne50 on Saturday 08 August 09 19:11 BST (UK)

Hi Flst,

Thanks for that info. I will try and get round to the cemetery this week sometime.

Thanks again

Anne