Brampton Graveyard

[carigreen]

I am wondering if anyone might know of a fairly large tomb in a churchyard in Brampton for Pickering?  I would be really interested to know the inscription.
Many thanks
Cari

[bobgraham]

Sometime in the last 12 months, I scoured Brampton graveyard for someone here but I can't find my post. Maybe someone who understands the workings can do it for us. To recap - I don't remember any large "tombs" and the gravestones that were there were in the local sandstone and fairly badly degraded (the house is fairly badly degraded and people have tried to look after that!)
I'm back from hols for a week and will try to pop in on way to work.
bob

[JenB]

Sometime in the last 12 months, I scoured Brampton graveyard for someone here but I can't find my post.

Was it this one? http://www.rootschat.com/links/03yw/

[bobgraham]

Jen, you're brill! That was the one.
 Sorry I'me still on french time and french wine. Will do the neccessary thurs morning  as the mehm sahib is still over there and there's nobody here to kickstart me tomorrow.
bob

[bobgraham]

Made it tonight on way home. Yes there is a pickering gravestone but I wouldn't say it was big.
To the memory of Maryann (spelt exactly like that) daughter of George and Rachel Pickering who died feb 26th 1817 aged 10 months.
ALSO, THE ABOVE GEORGE PICKERING, PAVER, WHO DIED NOV 10th 1850 AGED 55 YEARS.

That was the only legible Pickering one in the graveyard but as I said yesterday, there are a lot of illegible headstones.
Hope this is the right one
bob

[carigreen]

Hi Bob - thanks for trying but I don`t think those are the Pickerings I`m looking for. I have a photo (old!) of a 'needle' type stone with steps in front and handwritten on the photo os 'grt grt grandfather Pickering'. The Pickerings I`m interested in are those on the 1841 census with Mother Martha Pickering (45) and children Alice, William, Edward, Mark, John and another William.  Whether Martha was widowed by this time I don`t know.  I also can`t make out what it says on the brackets - could be pannier?  These Pickering went on to become wealthy railroad contractors.
Am I right in thinking there are/were 2 churches in Brampton?  I think it could be the old Parish Church that would be relevant to me.
Your efforts much appreciated Bob
Cari

[GeoffE]

I also can`t make out what it says on the brackets - could be pannier?  These Pickering went on to become wealthy railroad contractors.

The bracket just groups the household together (as with other families).

The occupation (of the first William) is Paviour - a person who lays paving.

The baptisms of (John and) Martha's children are to be found in IGI batch P004781

The was a John PICKERING who died shortly before the census-
Deaths Mar 1841 
PICKERING    John         Brampton    25   21

[bobgraham]

I can' think of 2 churches in Brampton. Any ideas Geoff?
We will have to be quick as I leave here on the 28th and I'm back at the chateau for 10 days before that to pick up Madame and transport her home.
bob

[GeoffE]

Not my neck o' the woods Bob. 

The map shows two churches and a couple of chapels http://tinyurl.com/6n4ndl