When Hannah Pickersgill was born before 22 October 1744, in Methley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Pickersgill, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Teal, was 23. She married Joseph Illingworth on 27 May 1771, in Methley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
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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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