Henry Thomas Picton

Brief Life History of Henry Thomas

When Henry Thomas Picton was born in 1811, in Haroldston West, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Picton, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Harries, was 26. He married Elizabeth Hugh about 1830, in Haroldston West, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861 and Steynton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Family Time Line

Henry Thomas Picton
1811–
Elizabeth Hugh
1803–
Marriage: about 1830
Mary Picton
1831–
William Picton
1836–1906
Thomas Picton
1838–
Anne Picton
1841–
Richard Picton
1841–
Jane Picton
1843–
Matthew Picton
1846–

Sources (14)

  • Henry Pictor, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Henry Thomas, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
  • Henry Picton, "Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"

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.

1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Picton in Cheshire, in Flintshire, or in North Yorkshire. The places are named from an Old English personal name Pīca + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

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