Elizabeth Pickard

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Pickard was born about 23 May 1802, in Grimoldby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Ralph Pickard, was 27 and her mother, Susanna Walkerly, was 24. She married Edward Lowis on 23 November 1830, in North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in February 1866, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Edward Lowis
1801–1852
Elizabeth Pickard
1802–1866
Marriage: 23 November 1830
George Lowis
1831–1836
Louisa Lowis
1833–1892
Susan Lowis
1835–1915
Fanney Lowis
1837–1917
Judith Lewis
1839–1874
Charles Lowis
1842–1903
Hannah Lowis
1843–1917

Sources (31)

  • Elizebeth Lower in household of Edward Lower, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Pickard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Pickard, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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1815

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1823

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Name Meaning

English (mainly Yorkshire) and German: habitational name for someone from Picardy in northern France (see Picard 1).

English: in some cases, possibly also from the Old French personal name Picard, probably from an ancient Germanic name, composed of the elements bic ‘sharp point, pointed weapon’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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