Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Pickersgill was born in 1764, in Methley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Pickersgill, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Teal, was 43. He married Hannah Higgins on 24 November 1788, in Methley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was buried in Methley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Pickersgill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Thomas, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
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1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the "shot heard around the world" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from Pickersgill in North Yorkshire. The origin of the placename is uncertain; it appears to mean ‘the ravine of the thief or thieves’, from Middle English pikere ‘thief’ + gil ‘ravine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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