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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Sources (2)
- Mary Pickersgill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Pickersgill, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
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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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