Mary Pickersgill

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Pickersgill was christened on 6 April 1812, in Burneston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Christopher Pickersgill, was 39 and her mother, Mary Snaith, was 40.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Pickersgill
1773–
Mary Snaith
1772–
Christopher Pickersgill
1799–1821
Elisabeth Pickersgill
1800–
Thomas Pickersgill
1804–
Robert Pickersgill
1807–
Michael Pickersgill
1808–1882
John Pickersgill
1811–
Mary Pickersgill
1812–
Ann Pickersgile
1815–

Sources (2)

  • Mary Pickersgill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Pickersgill, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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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