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Extracts from images of Bishop's Transcripts for Haltwhistle Parish, Northumberland 1758-1858:
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Reconstruction of Pickering families in Haltwhistle Parish.
Prepared by Ray Veitch
Notes:
- The numbers correspond with the BT images
- In an era preceding uniform spelling, there are variants of placenames
- The major concentration of this name is within a three kilometre radius of Henshaw
A. Pickerings at Bardon Mill (just east of Henshaw):
Per IGI Marriage of William Pickering & Elizabeth Graham 19 November 1766 at Haltwhistle)
Per IGI William Pickering baptised 25 September 1767 son of William & ElizabethPickering
13 John Pickering baptised 18 June 1769 son to William & Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill
20 Francis Pickering baptised 2 June 1771 son to William & Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill
26 John Pickering buried 22 January 1773 son to William Pickering of Bardon Mill
30 John Pickering baptised 7 November 1773 son to William & Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill (285 Possibly the John Pickering who married Margaret Harding 13 May 1812)
722 John Pickering of Redpath buried 12 January 1841 aged 69
Per IGI Ralph Pickering baptised 9 February 1776 Haltwhistle son to William & Elizabeth Pickering(i.e. before the 1778 William Pickering/Elizabeth Makepeace marriage)
45 Sarah Pickering baptised 15 February 1778 daughter of William & Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill
69 Sarah Pickering buried 12 April 1782 daughter of William Pickering of Bardon Mill
61 George Pickering buried 11 November 1781 son of William & Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill
78 Elizabeth Pickering baptised 5 January 1785 daughter of William & Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill (276 Francis Pickering baptised 26 April 1812 illegitimate child of Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill)(438 Elizabeth Pickering married William Atkinson)
907 Elizabeth Pickering of Wydon buried 19 June 1857 aged 71
29 William Pickering of Bardon Mill - Innkeeper buried 15 July 1774 (possible father of William above?) aged 73 (so born c. 1700) (IGI shows William Pickering married Sarah Ridley at Knarsdale about 1730)
100 Thomas Pickering baptised 28 June 1788 son of William & Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill
197 William Pickering of Bardon Mill Innkeeper buried 12 May 1806 aged 73 (so born circa 1733) (IGI shows William Pickering baptised 12 February 1733 at Crowhall, Haltwhistle, son of William & Sarah Pickering)
415 Elizabeth Pickering of Bardon Mill buried 25 August 1819 aged 75 (probably the Elizabeth Graham baptised Haltwhistle 27 April 1744 parents Robert & Elenore Graham)
B. Pickerings in and around Henshaw ( includes Carrsgate, Tow House, Stone Hall, Coldley Gate, Hill House, Ramshawfield, Redburn, Brockalee, and Parkside):
11 Michael Pickering married Catherine Pratt 2 April 1769
13 Sarah Pickering baptised 18 June 1769 daughter to Michael & Catherine Pickering of Henshaw (164 a Sarah Pickering married John Sharp30 November 1799 in Haltwhistle)
19 Alice Pickering baptised 18 November 1770 daughter to Michael & Catherine Pickering of Henshaw
24 Mary Pickering baptised 14 January 1773 daughter to Michael & Catherine Pickering of Henshaw (possibly the Mary Pickering who married Hugh Pickering at Haltwhistle 24 January 1791)
31 Catherine Pickering baptised 11 October 1774 daughter to Michael & Catherine Pickering of Henshaw
33 Catherine Pickering buried 12 October 1774 wife of Michael Pickering of Henshaw (possibly the Katharine Pratt baptised 27 February 1745 at Haltwhistle per IGI)
41 Marriage of Robert Pickering and Hannah Wilkinson 28 April 1778
49 Mary Pickering baptised 24 April 1779 daughter to Robert & Hannah Pickering of Henshaw (see 174 Mary Pickering baptised 8 January 1802 illeg. daughter of Mary Pickering single woman native of this parish. See also 281 Mary Pickering married William Thompson 19 October 811)
65 John Pickering baptised 11 October 1782 son to Robert & Hannah Pickering of Henshaw (343 Possibly the John Pickering who married Elizabeth Waugh 25 March 1815, witness George Pickering)
721 John Pickering of Tow House buried 8 August 1840 aged 57
120 George Pickering baptised 23 March 1793 son of Robert & Hannah Pickering of Henshaw (479 Possibly the George Pickering who married Margaret Wilkinson 25 December 1824)
133 Ann Pickering baptised 23 October 1795 daughter of Robert & Hannah Pickering of Henshaw (608 Possibly the Anne Pickering who married Simon Dryden 7 April 1833, witness John Pickering)
378 Robert Pickering of Henshaw buried 28 December 1817 aged 68 (possibly the Robert Pickering baptised 18 November 1749 Haltwhistle son of John & Ann Pickering per IGI)
598 Hannah Pickering of Henshaw buried 25 April 1832 aged 76 (possibly the Hannah Wiklinson baptised 4 June 1755 Haltwhistle daughter of John & Margaret Wilkinson per IGI)
Marriage (?) of William & Ann Pickering of Henshaw
65 Elizabeth Pickering baptised 26 May 1782 daughter of William & Ann Pickering of Henshaw (350 Hanna Pickering illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Pickering of Tow House?)
181 William Pickering married Margaret Carr 7 May 1803 both of this parish bylicence ( 48 Margaret Carr baptised 25 October 1778 daughter to William and Margaret Carr of Haltwhistle)
178 Mary Pickering baptised 14 April 1804 first daughter of William Pickering by his wife Margaret Carr (death per Image 835?)
192 William Pickering baptised 2 November 1805 first son of William Pickering farmer, native of this parish by his wife Margaret Carr native of this parish
211 Ralph Pickering baptised 30 July 1807 2nd son of William Pickering by his wife Margaret Carr both native of this parish
248 Ralph Pickering buried 20 October 1808 son of William Pickering of Coldley Gate aged 18 mths
222 Margaret Carr widow of Coldley Gate buried 5 February 1807 aged 87
234 John & Ralph Pickering born 5 May 1809 baptised 19 May 1809 3&4th sons of William Pickering farmer native of this parish and his wife Margaret Carr native of this parish (1881 census shows John Pickering aged 71 head and Elizabeth Pickering 78 wife living at Haydon with daughter Jane A Pickering 33. John born Coldley Gate and Jane at Haydon Bridge)
272 Margaret Pickering born 25 October 1811 baptised 22 December 1811 at Beltingham daughter of William Pickering of "Coadley Gate" in the township of Henshaw, farmer, by his wife Margaret, daughter of William Carr of the township of Haltwhistle, dyer, by his wife Margaret
Per IGI George Pickering born about 1813 to William Pickering & Margaret Carr. Per Haydon Image 94 George Pickering of Elfoot House buried 4 November 1843 aged 29.
(Per Image 279 BT Haydon Bridge William Pickering of Elfoot House buried 27 April 1845 aged 70. Per IGI father Ralph Pickering mother Mary Pattinson wife Margaret Carr 7 May 1803 Haltwhistle)
41 William Pickering married Elizabeth Makepeace 24 May 1778
49 Eleanor Pickering baptised 10 April 1779 daughter to William & Elizabeth Pickering of Carrsgate
78 Mary Pickering baptised 5 March 1785 daughter to William & Elizabeth Pickering of Hill House (333 Possibly the Mary Pickering who married Thomas Heslop 15 October 1814)
95 John Pickering baptised 14 July 1787 son of William & Elizabeth Pickering of Hill House near Henshaw (285 Possibly the John Pickering who married Margaret Harding 13 May 1812, both of this parish)
640 John Pickering of Tow House buried 21 June 1835 aged 47
104 Jane Pickering baptised 13 December 1789 daughter of William & Elizabeth Pickering of Tow House
182 Jane Pickering of Tow House buried 10 June 1802 aged 12 years daughter of William Pickering, cartwright
123 Mary Pickering buried 16 November 1792 spinster of Tow House
642 William Pickering of Tow House buried 12 December 1835 aged 81 (possibly the William Pickering baptised 12 November 1852 at Halton, Northumberland son of Edward Pickering)
711 Elizabeth Pickering of Red Burn buried 28 December 1839 aged 88 (possibly the Elizabeth Makepeace baptised Haltwhistle 27 September 1750 daughter of Thomas & Ann Makepeace)
16 First marriage of Ralph Pickering, to Mary Pattinson 16 July 1769 both of this parish
(per IGI probably the Ralph Pickering born Haltwhistle 23 April 1736 son of William & Sarah Pickering)
21 John Pickering baptised 20 May 1772 son of Ralph & Mary Pickering of Parkside
42 John Pickering buried 22 July 1777 son of Ralph Pickering of Tow House
30 William Pickering baptised 3 July 1774 son of Ralph & Mary Pickering of Henshaw (181 William Pickering married Margaret Carr 7 May 1803)
(Per Image 279 BT Haydon Bridge William Pickering of Elfoot House buried 27 April 1845 aged 70. Per IGI father Ralph Pickering mother Mary Pattinson, and married Margaret Carr 7 May 1803Haltwhistle - Per Image 94 Haydon, George Pickering of Elfoot buried 4 November 1843 aged 29).
38 George Pickering baptised 13 April 1777 son of Ralph & Mary Pickering of Tow House (and see second marriage below)
45 Mary Pickering baptised 10 May 1778 daughter of Ralph & Mary Pickering of Tow House
167 Mary Pickering of Stone Gate died 24 October 1800 buried 26 October 1800 aged 22 daughter of Ralph Pickering farmer
42 Mary Pickering buried 9 May 1778 wife of Ralph Pickering of Tow House
123 Mary Pickering buried 16 December 1792 spinster of Tow House
350 Hanna Pickering baptised 3 September 1815 illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Pickering of Tow House, single
67 Second marriage of Ralph Pickering, to Margaret Graham 30 September 1782
66 George Pickering baptised 15 June 1783 son of Ralph & Margaret Pickering of Tow House (possibly married Elizabeth Awburn see below)
841 George Pickering of Bardon Mill buried 17 January 1851 aged 69
78 Ann Pickering baptised 23 November 1784 daughter of Ralph & Margaret Pickering of Tow House (243 Ann Pickering married John Pattison both of his parish 21 June 1809,witness George Pickering - older brother?)
89 Margaret Pickering baptised 4 November 1786 daughter of Ralph & Margaret Pickering of Tow House (199 Margaret Pickering of this parish married 31 May 1806 John Cowing parish of Warden)
101 Jane Pickering baptised 30 January 1789 daughter of Ralph & Margaret Pickering of Tow House
106 Elizabeth Pickering baptised 18 December 1790 daughter of Ralph & Margaret Pickering of Stone Hall (259 Elizabeth Pickering married Matthew Pattison 7 August 1810 witnesses Ralph Pickering, Jane Pickering. 268 confirms Elizabeth as the daughter of Ralph & Margaret Pickering)
131 Eleanor & Hannah Pickering baptised 4 April 1795 daughters of Ralph & Margaret Pickering of Stone Hall (394 Hannah Pickering married John Usher witnesses George and Eleanor Pickering)(395 Eleanor Pickering married Joseph Blenkinsop witness George Pickering)
413 Ralph Pickering buried 8 February 1819 of Haltwhistle aged 82 (born Haltwhistle 23 April 1736 son of William & Sarah Pickering)
707 Margaret Pickering of Haydon Bridge buried 1 April 1839 aged 79 (possibly the Margaret Graham baptised 12 January 1761 daughter of Thomas & Elinor Graham per IGI)
181 Marriage of George Pickering & Elizabeth Awburn 17 December 1803
186 Ralph Pickering baptised 6 October 1804 first son of Geo. Pickering farmer by his wife Elizabeth Awburn
194 Margaret Pickering baptised 15 February 1806 1st daughter of George Pickering farmer native of this parish by his wife Elizabeth Awburn native of this parish (537Margaret Pickering married 16 November 1828 John Robson, witness Ann Pickering)
231 Ann Pickering baptised 24 September 1808 2nd daughter of George Pickering farmer native of this parish and his wife Elizabeth Awburn native of Blanchland (559 Possible mother of Anne Pickering baptised 11 April 1830 daughter of Anne Pickering single)
239 George Pickering baptised 17 June 1810 2nd son of George Pickering farmer of Henshaw by his wife Elizabeth Awburn
277 John Pickering baptised 17 May 1812 3rd son of George Pickering of Ramshawfield in Henshaw, farmer, by his wife Elizabeth daughter of George Awburn of Brockalee in Henshaw by his wife Jane
323 Elizabeth Pickering baptised 1 January 1814 daughter of George & Elizabeth Pickering of Coldley Gate, Henshaw, farmer
349 William Pickering baptised 17 July 1815 son of George & Elizabeth Pickering of "Coldlowgate"
341 William Pickering of Coldley Gate buried 18 July 1815 aged two days
369 William Pickering baptised 17 November 1816 son of George & Elizabeth Pickering of Caudley Gate, Henshaw
392 Mary Pickering baptised 8 December 1818 daughter of George & Elizabeth Pickering of Caudley Gate, farmer
434 Jane Pickering baptised 26 August 1821 daughter of George & Elizabeth Pickering farmer
525 Elizabeth Pickering buried 5 April 1827, widow aged 44
479 Marriage of George Pickering and Margaret Wilkinson 25 December 1824
490 John Pickering baptised 5 October 1825 son of George & Margaret Pickering of Henshaw
500 John Pickering buried 16 October 1825 aged 10 days
515 Jane Pickering baptised 4 February 1827 daughter of George & Margaret Pickering of Henshaw
545 Robert Pickering baptised 24 May 1829 son of George & Margaret Pickering of Henshaw
579 John Wilkinson Pickering baptised 6 November 1831 son of George & Margaret Pickering farmer of Henshaw (see marriage to Eleanor Little below)
617 Margaret Reay Pickering baptised 9 February 1834 daughter of George & Margaret Pickering farmer of Stone Hall
661 Hannah Pickering baptised 3 January 1836 daughter of George & Margaret Pickering of Stone Hall
715 Mary Ann Pickering baptised 26 July 1840 daughter of George & Margaret Pickering of Stone Hall, farmer
737 Priscilla Pickering baptised 7 August 1842 daughter of George & Margaret Pickering Stone Hall farmer (per IGI a Priscilla Pickering - father George - married Joseph Bell 28 June 1870 Haltwhistle)
802 George Pickering baptised 10 September 1848 son of George & Margaret Pickering, Stone Hall farmer
C. Pickerings at Wardrow:
182 Ralph Pickering of Wardrow died 7 April 1802 buried 10 April 1802 aged 41 (Possibly the Ralph Pickering per IGI baptised Simonburn 5 December 1759)
191 Mary Pickering of Wardrow widow died 7 May 1804 buried 9 May 1804 aged 85
NB Wardrow farm is west of Haltwhistle and north of Gilsland so a good distance from the other Pickerings
D. Pickerings at Steel Rigg:
Per IGI Marriage of Michael Pickering and Mary Pearson about 1780Steel Rigg, Northumberland
(Per IGI Michael Pickering baptised 15 June 1741 Parkgreen, Haltwhistle son of William & Sarah Pickering)
58 Sarah Pickering baptised 20 May 1781 daughter to Michael & Mary Pickering of Steelrigg
658 Mary Pickering of Henshaw buried 6 August 1836 aged 82
138 Ralph Pickering married Jane Lowes 6 July 1796 both of Haltwhistle (10 Jane Lowes baptised 4 December 1768 daughter of Nicholas & Isabella Lowes of Haltwhistle)
136 Sarah Pickering baptised 10 August 1796 daughter of Ralph & Jane Pickering of Steel Rigg
809 Sarah Pickering buried 21 December 1848 aged 52
148 Mary Pickering baptised 7 November 1798 2nd daughter of Ralph Pickering carrier and his wife Jane Lowes both native of this parish (553 Possibly the Mary Pickering who married 4 November 1829 William Thompson)
170 William Pickering baptised 6 September 1801 first son of Ralph Pickering by his wife Jane Lowes
200 Elizabeth Pickering baptised 12 July 1806 third daughter to Ralph Pickering by his wife Jane Lowes
834 Elizabeth Pickering of Haltwhistle buried 20 September 1850 aged 44
891 Jane Pickering of Haltwhistle buried 29 July 1855 aged 87
343 Marriage of John Pickering and Elizabeth Waugh 25 March 1815 witness George Pickering
351 Betty Pickering baptised 9 October 1815 daughter of John Pickering farmer by his wife Elizabeth
380 Ralph Pickering baptised 11 February 1817 son of John Pickering farmer by his wife Elizabeth
403 George Pickering baptised 9 May 1819 son of John and Elizabeth Pickering of West Unthank
434 William Pickering baptised 15 July 1821 son of John & Elizabeth Pickering of Steel Rigg
443 Elizabeth Pickering buried 17 July 1821, of Steel Rigg aged 39 (per IGI Elizabeth Waugh baptised 6 June 1781 Haltwhistle daughter of George & Elizabeth Waugh)
285 Marriage of John Pickering and Margaret Harding 13 May 1812
E. Pickerings at Beltingham/Ridley
Per IGI Marriage of William Pickering and Ann Fairless at Ninebanks, Allendale 13 March 1824
560 Jane Pickering baptised 1 August 1830 daughter of William & Ann Pickering of Ridley (Beltingham)
602 Anne Pickering baptised 3 February 1833 daughter of William & Ann Pickering labourer Beltingham
646 Matthew Fairless Pickering baptised 12 July 1835 son of William & Ann Pickering of Beltingham husbandman
697 William Pickering baptised 25 November 1838 son of William & Ann Pickering Beltingham husbandman and lead smelter
709 William Pickering of Beltingham buried 19 July 1839 aged 10 months
715 William Pickering baptised 9 August 1840 son of William & Ann Pickering, Beltingham, lead smelter
735 Elizabeth Pickering baptised 17 April 1842 daughter of William & Ann Pickering, labourer Metal Bridge
753 Sarah Pickering baptised 21 February 1843 daughter of William & Ann Pickering of Beltingham, smelter
747 Mary Pickering baptised 9 November 1845 daughter of William & Ann Pickering of Beltingham, labourer
804 Joseph Pickering baptised 31 December 1848 son of William & Ann Pickering, Beltingham, labourer
F. Pickerings at Haltwhistle:
650 Marriage of Francis Pickering of Hexham and Margaret Coulson of Haltwhistle parish 9 February 1836
674 William Pickering baptised 8 October 1837 son of Francis & Margaret Pickering of Haltwhistle, mason
715 Emma Pickering baptised 5 July 1840 daughter of Francis & Margaret Pickering of Haltwhistle, mason
768 Emma Pickering buried 27 May 1844, of Haltwhistle aged 3
720 Francis Pickering of Hexham buried 28 July 1840 aged 28
Per IGI Marriage of William Pickering (son of John Pickering) and Margaret Gordon at Haltwhistle 18 September 1849 (confirmed by freebmd)
827 John Pickering baptised 4 August 1850 son of William & Margaret Pickering of Haltwhistle Mill, miller
850 Ann Pickering baptised 22 June 1852 daughter of William & Margaret Pickering of Haltwhistle Mill, miller
851 William Pickering baptised 22 June 1852 son of William & Margaret Pickering of Haltwhistle Mill, miller
885 Elizabeth Pickering baptised 24 June 1855 daughter of William & Margaret Pickering of Haltwhistle Mill, miller
915 Joseph Pickering baptised 23 August 1857 son of William & Margaret Pickering of Haltwhistle Mill, miller
G. Pickerings at High House (just east of Haltwhistle):
Marriage of William Pickering and Ann ?
(1871 census shows William Pickering aged 54 living at Featherstone Town with daughter Ann Pickering aged 30 and son George Pickering aged 26. The age of William fits with the son baptised 7 November 1816 of George & Elizabeth Pickering of Coldley Gate- Image 369 )
746 George Pickering baptised 3 August 1845 son of William & Ann Pickering of Haydon, husbandman (per IGI, freebmd and 1881 census possibly the man who married Margaret Robson at Haltwhistle 13 January 1872)
853 William Pickering baptised 12 December 1852 son of William & Ann Pickering of High House, labourer. Per IGI born 6 July 1848
853 Margaret Pickering baptised 12 December 1852 daughter of William & Ann Pickering of High House, labourer. Per IGI born 20 May 1850
853 Mary Pickering baptised 12 December 1852 daughter of William & Ann Pickering of High House, labourer. Per IGI born 6 September 1852
(Obviously at least two of these are cases of baptism well after births)
H. Pickerings at Wydon (just SW of Haltwhistle)
Per IGI Marriage of John Pickering (son of George) and Eleanor Little atHaltwhistle 9 April 1853 (Confirmed by freebmd)
874 Bessie Pickering baptised 11 June 1854 daughter of John & Eleanor Pickering of Wydon, farmer
887 Eleanor Pickering baptised 30 December 1855 daughter of John & Eleanor Pickering of Wydon, farmer
916 Margaret Jane Pickering baptised 16 October 1857 daughter of John & Eleanor Pickering of Wydon, farmer
835 Maria Pickering of Wydon buried 14 December 1850 aged 45 (per IGI John Pickering, son of George, married Maria Winter 1 October 1843Haltwhistle)
I. Pickerings at Waugh's Bank:
108 Marriage of Hugh Pickering and Mary Pearson 24 January 1791
149 Mary Pickering baptised 8 May 1791 (born 25 March 1791) 1st daughter of Hugh Pickering native of Scarborough, Yorks by his wife Mary Pearson of this parish
599 Hugh Pickering of Waughs Bank buried 19 June 1832 aged 73
Unlinked:
28 George Pickering bachelor of Henshaw buried 18 February 1774
29 Ralph Pickering of Coanwood Mill buried 4 July 1774
126 William baptised 21 October 1793 illegitimate son of Ann Pattinson of Rusheels, William Pickering father
126 Henry baptised 2 November 1793 illegitimate son of Dinah Topping of Tow House, William Pickering father
128 Alice Pickering buried 25 March 1794 spinster of Fell End
166 Ann Pickering buried 3 October 1799 aged 80 wife of George Pickering of Seatsides farmer
174 Mary Pickering baptised 8 January 1802, illegitimate daughter of Mary Pickering single woman of this parish
199 Margaret Pickering of this parish married 31 May 1806 John Cowing of the parish of Warden
320 George Pickering of Thorngrafton buried 24 February 1813 aged 97 (Possibly the George Pickering shown by IGI as born about 1715 in Haltwhistle and who married Ann Maughan there about 1740)
612 Nicholas Pickering buried 13 January 1833, of Haltwhistle aged 10 months
415 Ralph Pickering of Stone Hall buried 18 June 1819 aged 75 (per IGI a Ralph Pickering was born Haltwhistle 1744)