It is not known how and when there came to be Pickerings in Cheshire. The Chronicles of Thelwall, Co. Chester go so far as to state that they were of “very ancient descent in the county of Chester, and appear to have been, from time immemorial, landed proprietors in the palatinate”. The lack of documentary evidence before the mid 14th century means that the reason for the Pickerings’ presence can only be based on circumstantial evidence and conjecture. The origins of two distinct but possibly related families are explored here, one which settled in the northern part of Cheshire and the other in the southern part. Both theories are based on their connection with more powerful families and land ownership.

The origin of the first family is based on landholdings in Yorkshire and Cheshire and highlights four possible opportunities for a member of the Brus family to move from the east coast of northern England to the west coast of central England. At the same time it seeks to explain why the arms of the Pickering families of Cheshire are the same as or a variant of those of the Brus family of Yorkshire (see below).

When William the Conqueror started distributing land in England to his companions in arms, Hugh d’Avranches was particularly favoured with vast holdings. Already in 1071 the king had made him Earl of Chester, directing him “to hold as freely by the sword as he himself held England by the crown”. In order to secure the palatinate, Hugh divided it into baronies, one of which was Halton, which he granted to William the son of Nigel of Cotentin – possibly a kinsman as both came from the same part of Normandy – making him both baron of Halton and constable of Chester. One of Hugh’s other holdings was in Yorkshire at Flamborough, in which area William had connections through his wife, a sister of Walter de Gant. The latter was the founder of the priory at nearby Bridlington of which William was a benefactor. When in c1115 William established a priory at Runcorn (later moved to Norton), he is believed to have staffed it with canons from Bridlington priory. Did he also bring a junior member of the Brus family of Pickering to Cheshire to administrator his estate at Halton, which he had made his seat? It was at the time when surnames were being established and those that existed denoted a person’s place of origin, so, if his appointee was from Pickering where the Bruses had holdings, he would have taken de Pickering as his surname.

Both the constableship of Chester and the barony of Halton descended to William’s son, a second William who died in 1150 without a legitimate heir. His principal inheritance was therefore shared between his sisters. It was Eustace FitzJohn, the husband of the elder sister Agnes, who gained the constableship of Chester and became the third baron of Halton by right of his wife, while the younger sister Maud received the manor of Daresbury, part of the barony of Halton. Perhaps it was Maud who appointed a Brus of Pickering to administer her estate at Daresbury?

In about 1185 Joan de Lacy, daughter of John de Lacy, constable of Chester and seventh baron of Halton, married Peter de Brus I of Skelton, so it was perhaps he who had a hand in appointing a junior member of the Brus family of Pickering to the stewardship of the manor of Daresbury?

Perhaps the most likely scenario involves the grant by king Henry III (1216-1272) towards the end of his reign of the castle, manor, and forest of Pickering to his second surviving son Edmund Crouchback. Edmund’s son Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, married Alice, daughter of Henry de Lacy, ninth baron of Halton, and Pickering and Halton remain to this day part of the Duchy of Lancashire, held by the monarch separately from the Crown Estate. The marriage between Thomas and Alice was not a happy one and Alice was banished to the castle of Pickering, where the New Hall was built as her private accommodation.

No Pickerings are mentioned in the very thorough profiles of the barons of Halton in the History of the castle of Halton and the priory or abbey of Norton, though several of their administrators and retainers are covered. Either the Pickerings had not yet left their mark or they had not yet arrived in Cheshire. The first known document to mention them is an inquisition held in Cheshire in 1357, where a Robert de Pykeryng living in Daresbury – no doubt at his Walford estate within the chapelry of Daresbury – is prevented by illness from going to Gascony with the Earl of Chester. Daresbury belonged to the barony of Halton, as did the neighbouring village of Thelwall, where in 1662 a later Robert Pickering bought the manor. The purchase covered a wide portfolio of properties, including Tarvin, where another branch of the Pickerings had its origin. A further branch settled in Hartford, though to date nothing more than their arms is known about them.

Although the Pickerings of Malpas are a possible offshoot of one of the above families, I base the origin of this second family on the landholdings of the Brus family in Yorkshire and Westmorland. Documentary and circumstantial evidence supports the theory that the Pickerings of Killington stem from the Brus family which received vast lands in Yorkshire from William the Conqueror. In the mid 1200s they acquired holdings in Westmorland through the marriage of Peter de Brus II to Hawise de Lancaster, heiress to the barony of Kendal. It was a policy of the Brus family that the younger lines remain subordinate to the senior line, supporting it as tenants, clerics or administrators, in order to preserve the unity and power of the lordship. It is therefore probable that Peter de Brus III appointed as constable of his estates in Westmorland a junior member of his family. The appointee, William de Pickering, moved to Westmorland and proved to be a capable administrator of the estates and, in recognition of this, Peter, who had no children, granted him his manor at Killington. In this way William became the founder of the Pickerings of Killington which would some two hundred years later produce Sir Edward Pickering. Edward was knighted by Henry VII at the Battle of Stoke Field in 1487 and seems to have been a favourite of the king, for he became his knight of the body and in 1495 his constable of the castle of Holt in the Welsh marches. Sir Edward had three sons, and it seems likely that a descendant of one them crossed the river Dee and established himself in town of Malpas in Cheshire, a mere twelve kilometres south east of Holt. Pickerings are recorded there from the beginning of the 1500s, a branch of whom later settled in London.

The arms of all the Pickerings of Cheshire are the same as or a variant of those of the Pickerings of Killington, Westmorland, which are based on those of the Brus family of Skelton, Yorkshire. The arms of Hartford in the parish of Great Budworth match those of the Pickerings of Killington; the arms of the Pickerings of the parish of Malpas are differentiated by a bordure azure; and the arms of the Pickerings of Walford in the parish of Runcorn are differentiated by a bordure azure with eight plates.

Pickerings of Walford

By the the time the parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials were introduced in the mid 1500s, the Pickerings were already firmly established in the northern part of the county of Cheshire. The oldest recorded family was to be found in the small parish of Grappenhall, but it was in the much larger parish of Runcorn, in the chapelry of Daresbury and clustered around it, that most of the families were living by the time the Pickerings of Walford rose to prominence.

It is not known when the Pickerings acquired their estate at Walford, but the family was already living there when Robert of the 1st generation was born in c1545. His eldest son John acquired neighbouring Moore in 1636 and he, along with his son Robert, purchased land and property in many places within the county of Cheshire in 1655. It was this Robert of the 3rd generation who was the most prolific purchaser of lands and properties. He was already a part owner of Hatton and the full owner of Crowley Lodge, in the parish of Great Budworth, when his father died in 1661. As the first son he inherited the Walford estate and his father’s other acquisitions, and in the same year partnered with his brothers Thomas and Peter and their brother-in-law Thomas Chesshyre to purchase Thelwall and several of the surrounding townships. Robert’s last and greatest acquisition took place in 1664-65 when he and two partners purchased vast lands and properties not only in Cheshire, but also in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Yorkshire. In the meantime he was restoring the private chapel at Thelwall and making Thelwall Hall the seat of the main line of the Pickerings of Walford. The old hall was demolised and replaced in 1755-56 by Thomas of the 6th generation, but was sold by the last representative of the main line, Thomas Abree Pickering of the 7th generation.

Thomas Pickering, the third and youngest son of the first Robert, crossed the river Weaver and settled in the parish of Weaverham. He and his wife Elizabeth were living in Bent House, presumably on Bent Lane to the south of Crowton, a sub-parish of Weaverham, when their son Richard was born in 1610. Thomas’s descendants would remain in and around Crowton until John Pickering of the 7th generation moved down the river Weaver to Frodsham Bridge to manage a new installation called Sutton Mills. He and his family initially lived just outside Bradley in the rural part of the parish of Frodsham and later in the warehouse of Sutton Mills, while his house was being built on the same site. Frodsham and Bradley formed part of his great great uncle Robert’s last acquisition of 1664-65, so it is safe to assume that the main line of the Pickerings of Walford was instrumental in John’s move. However, it is thanks to this junior line that the Walford Pickerings survive to this day, the members of the veritable dynasty founded by the first Thomas currently living in the U.K., Germany, the U.S.A., Australia and New Zealand – and probably beyond.

For the Walford Pickerings’ family tree I have leant heavily on Connie Pickering Stover’s extensive research which she has set out on her Pickering Family History website. However, I take responsibility for the link between the main line and the junior line, which is based on circumstantial evidence.

1st Generation

Robert PICKERING of Walford, parish of Daresbury, Cheshire, born c1545, died 1602, married Alice MATHER (daughter of William MATHER) born Warrington, Lancashire.
Children:
1.1. John PICKERING
1.2. Robert PICKERING
1.3. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.4. Thomas PICKERING

2nd Generation

1.1. John PICKERING receiver of Lord Viscount Savage, deputy steward of Widnes, Lancashire, landowner Moore, Cheshire, born c1595 Walford, Cheshire, buried 17 August 1661, married Margaret HARRISON (daughter of Thomas HARRISON) born Acton Grange, Cheshire.
Children:
1.1.1. Helena PICKERING
1.1.2. Robert PICKERING
1.1.3. John PICKERING
1.1.4. Thomas PICKERING
1.1.5. Peter PICKERING
1.1.6. William PICKERING
1.1.7. Margaret PICKERING
1.1.8. Catherine PICKERING
1.1.9. Samuel PICKERING
1.1.10. Benjamin PICKERING

1.2. Robert PICKERING moved to East Grinstead, Sussex, born Walford, Cheshire, married 1st Alice WOODCOCK (daughter of Robert WOODCOCK) born London, married 2nd Martha LYNDSEY (daughter of Edward LINDSEY) born Buckstead, Sussex.
Children of Robert PICKERING Alice WOODCOCK:
1.2.1. Robert PICKERING
Children of Robert PICKERING Martha LYNDSEY:
1.2.2. Martha PICKERING
1.2.3. Mary PICKERING
1.2.4. Ann PICKERING

1.3. Elizabeth PICKERING born Walford, Cheshire, died unmarried.

1.4. Thomas PICKERING lived Bent, Crowton, Cheshire, born Walford, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 21 January 1611 Weaverham, Cheshire, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.4.1. Richard PICKERING

3rd Generation

1.1.1. Helena PICKERING born c1617 Walford, Cheshire, buried 7 July 1618 Daresbury, Cheshire.

1.1.2. Robert PICKERING esquire, barrister, benefactor, landowner Thelwall, Grappenhall, Hatton, Crowley, Moore, etc., Cheshire, born Walford, Cheshire, baptised 30 May 1619 Daresbury, Cheshire, died c1686 Thelwall, Cheshire, married Martha LEY (daughter of Rev. John LEY).
Children:
1.1.2.1. Rev. Robert PICKERING
1.1.2.2. John PICKERING
1.1.2.3. Samuel PICKERING
1.1.2.4. Margaret PICKERING

1.1.3. John PICKERING attorney, born Walford, Cheshire, born Walford, Cheshire, baptised 19 March 1621 Daresbury, Cheshire, buried 17 February 1676 Cuckfield, Sussex, married Margaret UNKNOWN buried 10 June 1654 Cuckfield, Sussex.
Children:
1.1.3.1. John PICKERING
1.1.3.2. Margaret PICKERING
1.1.3.3. Katherine PICKERING

1.1.4. Thomas PICKERING citizen of Chester, landowner Thelwall, Grappenhall, Hatton, Crowley, Moore, etc., Cheshire, born Walford, Cheshire, baptised April 1622 Daresbury, Cheshire, married Unknown UNKNOWN, buried 15 June 1689 Chester, Cheshire.
Children:
1.1.4.1. Mary PICKERING

1.1.5. Peter PICKERING merchant, citizen of London, landowner Thelwall, Grappenhall, Hatton, Crowley, Moore, etc., Cheshire, born Walford, Cheshire, baptised 10 June 1623 Daresbury, Cheshire, died 1711.

1.1.6. William PICKERING born Walford, Cheshire, baptised 16 September 1627 Daresbury, Cheshire.

1.1.7. Margaret PICKERING born Walford, Cheshire, baptised 20 November 1628 Daresbury, Cheshire, married Thomas HODSON born Liverpool, Lancashire.

1.1.8. Catherine PICKERING born Walford, Cheshire, baptised May 1629 Daresbury, Cheshire, married Thomas CHESSHYRE (son of Thomas CHESSHYRE bailiff of Halton and Whitley) landowner Thelwall, Grappenhall, Hatton, Crowley, Moore, etc., Cheshire, born Hallwood, Halton, Cheshire.

1.1.9. Samuel PICKERING born Walford, Cheshire, baptised 14 January 1630 Daresbury, Cheshire.

1.1.10. Benjamin PICKERING member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company, London, born Walford, Cheshire, baptised 24 February 1633 Daresbury, Cheshire.

1.2.1. Robert PICKERING born East Grinstead, Sussex, married Susan PAINE (daughter of Edward PAINE).
Children:
1.2.1.1. Robert PICKERING

1.2.2. Martha PICKERING born East Grinstead, Sussex.

1.2.3. Mary PICKERING born East Grinstead, Sussex, married William FERMOR esquire, born Walsh Manor, Crowborough, Sussex.

1.2.4. Ann PICKERING born East Grinstead, Sussex.

1.4.1. Richard PICKERING born Bent, Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 22 April 1610 Weaverham, Cheshire, married Elizabeth UNKNOWN died Bent House, Crowton, Cheshire, buried 13 May 1663 Weaverham, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1. Richard PICKERING

4th Generation

1.1.2.1. Rev. Robert PICKERING rector Lancashire, born c1642, died 1704, married 7 May 1677 Kildwick, West Riding, Yorkshire Mary CURRER.

1.1.2.2. John PICKERING barrister, lived Crowley Lodge, inherited Thelwall, born c1645, married Abigail SHERARD (daughter of Philip SHERARD and Margaret DENTON) born 1653 Stapleford, Leicestershire.
Children:
1.1.2.2.1. John PICKERING
1.1.2.2.2. Sherard PICKERING
1.1.2.2.3. Danby PICKERING
1.1.2.2.4. Alexander PICKERING

1.1.2.3. Samuel PICKERING emigrated to U.S.A., born c1647, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.1.2.3.1. Samuel PICKERING

1.1.2.4. Margaret PICKERING born c1650.

1.1.3.1. John PICKERING clerk, baptised 27 October 1649 Cuckfield, Sussex, married Barbara UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.1.3.1.1. Katherine PICKERING
1.1.3.1.2. Peter PICKERING

1.1.3.2. Margaret PICKERING baptised 26 February 1652 Cuckfield, Sussex, buried 5 May 1668 Cuckfield, Sussex.

1.1.3.3. Katherine PICKERING baptised 2 June 1654 Cuckfield, Sussex.

1.1.4.2. Mary PICKERING married Cheshire James GERARD gentleman.

1.2.1.1. Robert PICKERING born c1652 East Grinstead, Sussex, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.2.1.1.1. Elizabeth PICKERING

1.4.1.1. Richard PICKERING born c1640, died Bent, Crowton, Cheshire, buried 8 May 1680 Weaverham, Cheshire, married Mary UNKNOWN died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 10 October 1673 Weaverham, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1. John PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2. Peter PICKERING
1.4.1.1.3. Jonathan PICKERING
1.4.1.1.4. Thomas PICKERING

5th Generation

1.1.2.2.1. John PICKERING magistrate, steward Widnes, Lancashire, steward Halton, Cheshire, inherited Thelwall and Hatton, born Crowley, Cheshire, baptised 7 April 1672 Great Budworth, Cheshire, died 26 December 1747, married 23 February 1696 Charlotte ASTON (daughter of Sir Willoughby ASTON) born 22 September 1679, died 29 March 1751 Thelwall, Cheshire.
Children:
1.1.2.2.1.1. Mary PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.2. Thomas PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.3. Willoughby Richard PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.4. John PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.5. Henry PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.6. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.7. Charlotte PICKERING

1.1.2.2.2. Sherard PICKERING baptised 11 October 1680 Whissendine, Rutland.

1.1.2.2.3. Danby PICKERING merchant, born Crowley, Cheshire, baptised 13 November 1684 Great Budworth, Cheshire, married 12 April 1716 London, City Mary HORSON.
Children:
1.1.2.2.3.1. Danby PICKERING

1.1.2.2.4. Alexander PICKERING born Crowley, Cheshire, baptised 25 October 1687 Great Budworth, Cheshire, married Mary WOOLLEY (daughter of Thomas WOOLLEY).
Children:
1.1.2.2.4.1. Thomas Woolley PICKERING

1.1.2.3.1. Samuel PICKERING merchant, born c1690, buried 20 August 1727 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., married c1718 Martha UNKNOWN born c1700 died 2 March 1761 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Children:
1.1.2.3.1.1. Joseph PICKERING
1.1.2.3.1.2. John PICKERING
1.1.2.3.1.3. Jacob PICKERING
1.1.2.3.1.4. Michael PICKERING
1.1.2.3.1.5. Samuel PICKERING

1.1.3.1.1. Katherine PICKERING baptised 27 October 1691 Cuckfield, Sussex.

1.1.3.1.2. Peter PICKERING buried 6 February 1691 Cuckfield, Sussex.

1.2.1.1.1. Elizabeth PICKERING married John WILSON.

1.4.1.1.1. John PICKERING born c1660, lived Crowton, Cheshire, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1.1. Joseph PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.2. Richard PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3. John PICKERING

1.4.1.1.2. Peter PICKERING born c1665 lived Crowton, Cheshire, married 13 January 1692 Weaverham, Cheshire, Hannah UNKNOWN died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 26 December 1713 Weaverham, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1.2.1. John PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2. Peter PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.3. Sarah PICKERING

1.4.1.1.3. Jonathan PICKERING yeoman, born Bent, Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 17 March 1670 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 27 September 1730 Weaverham, Cheshire, married Alice BARKER.

1.4.1.1.4. Thomas PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 10 October 1672 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 6 March 1760 Weaverham, Cheshire, married Elizabeth UNKNOWN.

6th Generation

1.1.2.2.1.1. Mary PICKERING born 24 April 1697 Thelwall, Cheshire, baptised 13 May 1697 Aston, Cheshire, died unmarried Thelwall, Cheshire.

1.1.2.2.1.2. Thomas PICKERING inherited Thelwall, built new Thelwall Hall, born 1700, buried 26 July 1776 chapel, Thelwall, Cheshire, married 1st 1775 Mary THORN, died 8 April 1834 Chester, Cheshire, married 2nd Elizabeth UNKNOWN.

1.1.2.2.1.3. Willoughby Richard PICKERING doctor of medicine, born 2 May 1704 Thelwall, Cheshire, baptised 10 May 1704 Runcorn, Cheshire, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.1.2.2.1.3.1. Willoughby Richard John
1.1.2.2.1.3.2. Elizabeth Maria

1.1.2.2.1.4. John PICKERING born 4 June Thelwall, Cheshire, baptised 13 June Runcorn, Cheshire, died without issue.

1.1.2.2.1.5. Henry PICKERING inherited Hatton, born c1702, lived in London, Westminster, married Unknown KING.
Children:
1.1.2.2.1.5.1. Robert PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.5.2. Henry PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.5.3. John PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.5.4. Mary PICKERING
1.1.2.2.1.5.5. Helena PICKERING

1.1.2.2.1.6. Elizabeth PICKERING died unmarried.

1.1.2.2.1.7. Charlotte PICKERING died unmarried.

1.1.2.2.3.1. Danby PICKERING barrister, editor, non-conformist, baptised 17 March 1717 London, City, buried 24 March 1781, married 12 July 1736 London, Westminster Ann WALTER, born Cuckfield, Sussex.

1.1.2.2.4.1. Thomas Woolley PICKERING baptised 17 June 1718 Deptford, Kent, buried 28 April 1792 Canterbury, Kent, married 2 March 1746 Canterbury, Kent Mary ABREE (daughter of James ABREE).
Children:
1.1.2.2.4.1.1. Thomas Abree PICKERING
1.1.2.2.4.1.2. Mary PICKERING
1.1.2.2.4.1.3. James PICKERING

1.1.2.3.1.1. Joseph PICKERING born c1721, died 21 July 1757 Southampton, Hampshire, married 10 January 1751 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Ann LEBRASSEUR.
Children:
1.1.2.3.1.1.1. Ann PICKERING
1.1.2.3.1.1.2. Mary PICKERING
1.1.2.3.1.1.3. Elizabeth PICKERING

1.1.2.3.1.2. John PICKERING baptised 5 March 1725 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., buried 11 June 1753 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

1.1.2.3.1.3. Jacob PICKERING born December 1726 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., baptised 22 March 1727 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., buried 24 May 1727 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

1.1.2.3.1.4. Michael PICKERING born c1730, married 26 June 1746 London, City Mary SCOTT.
Children:
1.1.2.3.1.4.1. Mary PICKERING

1.1.2.3.1.5. Samuel PICKERING buried 7 February 1734 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

1.4.1.1.1.1. Joseph PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 19 July 1690 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 7 March 1738 Weaverham, Cheshire, married 1st Mary UNKNOWN, married 2nd Elizabeth UNKNOWN.
Children of Joseph PICKERING and Mary UNKNOWN:
1.4.1.1.1.1.1. Joseph PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.1.2. Mary PICKERING
Children of Joseph PICKERING and Elizabeth UNKNOWN:
1.4.1.1.1.1.3. Joseph PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.1.4. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.1.5. Mary PICKERING

1.4.1.1.1.2. Richard PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 25 March 1695 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 17 November 1706 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3. John PICKERING miller, born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 23 July 1698 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 31 March 1749, Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 23 February 1740 Weaverham, Cheshire, married 1st c1725 Elizabeth UNKNOWN, married 2nd 8 May 1743 Weaverham, Cheshire Mary MAINWARING baptised 10 November 1716 Weaverham, Cheshire.
Children of John PICKERING and Elizabeth UNKNOWN:
1.4.1.1.1.3.1. Thomas PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.2. Hannah PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.3. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.4. Ann PICKERING
Children of John PICKERING and Mary MAINWARING:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5. John PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.6. Elizabeth PICKERING

1.4.1.1.2.1. John PICKERING farmer, Weaverham, born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 27 November 1693 Weaverham, Cheshire, married c1730 Elizabeth UNKNOWN, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 10 February 1750 Weaverham.
Children:
1.4.1.1.2.1.1. Thomas PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.1.2. Mary PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.1.3. John PICKERING

1.4.1.1.2.2. Peter PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 29 April 1695 Weaverham, Cheshire, married 1st 5 May 1713 Weaverham Mary ROBINSON, married 2nd Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children of Peter PICKERING and Mary ROBINSON:
1.4.1.1.2.2.1. Thomas PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.2. Samuel PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.3. Isaac PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.4. Peter PICKERING
Children of Peter PICKERING and Unknown UNKNOWN:
1.4.1.1.2.2.5. Peter PICKERING

1.4.1.1.2.3. Sarah PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 30 June 1701 Weaverham, Cheshire.

7th Generation

1.1.2.2.1.3.1. Willoughby Richard John PICKERING born 20 June 1747, died 19 January 1754.

1.1.2.2.1.3.2. Elizabeth Maria PICKERING born 1 June 1748 London, died 21 February 1803, buried Handsworth, Staffordshire, married London George KEEN esq., alderman, mayor of Stafford, died 18 December 1822.

1.1.2.2.1.5.1. Robert PICKERING died without issue 28 July 1820 Wilton upon Wye, Jamaica.

1.1.2.2.1.5.2. Henry PICKERING died 28 December 1820 Bath, Somerset, buried 9 January 1821 Thelwall, Cheshire, married 25 April 1788 Margaret PHILLIPS.

1.1.2.2.1.5.3. John PICKERING died 12 May 1749, buried 14 May 1749 Thelwall, Cheshire.

1.1.2.2.1.5.4. Mary PICKERING buried unmarried at Thelwall, Cheshire.

1.1.2.2.1.5.5. Helena PICKERING died unmarried 1834, buried Thewall, Cheshire.

1.1.2.2.4.1.1. Thomas Abree PICKERING lawyer, author, inventor, inherited Thelwall, born 27 April 1755 Canterbury, Kent, baptised 15 May 1755 Canterbury, Kent, married 3 February 1816 Hannah LION died 4 November 1822.

1.1.2.2.4.1.2. Mary PICKERING married 1770 John BURNBY born Canterbury, Kent.

1.1.2.2.4.1.3. James PICKERING.

1.1.2.3.1.1.1. Ann PICKERING born 1749 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

1.1.2.3.1.1.2. Mary PICKERING born 10 October 1753 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

1.1.2.3.1.1.3. Elizabeth PICKERING born 1757 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

1.1.2.3.1.4.1. Mary PICKERING born c1753, married 1779 London, Stepney John CLARKE, born c1751.

1.4.1.1.1.1.1. Joseph PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 4 March 1721 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 5 April 1721 Weaverham Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.1.2. Mary PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 17 June 1722 Weaverham, Cheshire, died 1724 Crowton, Cheshire, buried 1 January 1725 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.1.3. Joseph PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 16 April 1727 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 4 August 1727 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.1.4. Elizabeth PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 9 June 1728 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.1.5. Mary PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 19 April 1730 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.1. Thomas PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 9 October 1726 Weaverham, Cheshire, died 12 April 1792 Crowton, Cheshire, buried 13 April 1792 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.2. Hannah PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 12 October 1729 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.3. Elizabeth PICKERING born c1735, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 16 September 1738 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.4. Ann PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 17 February 1740 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5. John PICKERING miller Sutton Mills, Cheshire, born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 12 May 1744 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Beech Mill, Bradley, Cheshire, buried 6 January 1814 Frodsham, Cheshire, married 10 January 1765 Mary HARRISON born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 10 February 1734 Weaverham, Cheshire, died 1807 Frodsham, Cheshire.

Children:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1. Thomas PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2. Samuel PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.3. Nancy PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.4. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.5. Mary PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6. John PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.7. Sally PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.8. James PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.9. Joseph PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10. William PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11. Peter PICKERING

1.4.1.1.1.3.6. Elizabeth PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 12 May 1744 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.1.1. Thomas PICKERING baptised 30 April 1732 Weaverham, Cheshire, died May 1732 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.1.2. Mary PICKERING baptised 1733 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.1.3. John PICKERING baptised 1737 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.1. Thomas PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 29 April 1714 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 17 June 1749 Weaverham, Cheshire, married 2 June 1742 Elizabeth EARL.
Children:
1.4.1.1.2.2.1.1. Mary PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.1.2. Mary PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.1.3. William PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.1.4. Sarah PICKERING

1.4.1.1.2.2.2. Samuel PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 27 June 1716 Weaverham, Cheshire, married 1st Mary BASSNETT, married 2nd 29 September 1746 Weaverham, Cheshire Rachel ELLINSON.
Children of Samuel PICKERING and Mary BASSNETT:
1.4.1.1.2.2.2.1. Hannah PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.2.2. Samuel PICKERING
Children of Samuel PICKERING and Rachel ELLINSON:
1.4.1.1.2.2.2.3. Mary PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2.2.2.4. Samuel PICKERING

1.4.1.1.2.2.3. Isaac PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 25 December 1718 Weaverham, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 6 August 1725 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.4. Peter PICKERING born c1719 Crowton, Cheshire, died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 11 November 1719 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.5. Peter PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 16 December 1739 Weaverham, Cheshire.

8th Generation

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1. Thomas PICKERING corn merchant, manager Sutton Mills, Cheshire, born 23 August 1765 Crowton, Cheshire, baptised Weaverham, Cheshire, died 2 January 1814 Sutton Mills, Cheshire, Frodsham, Cheshire, married 24 December 1794 Frodsham, Cheshire Margaret HORROBIN buried 13 July 1820 Frodsham, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.1. Catherine PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.2. Ann PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.3. William PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.4. Margaret PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.5. John Thomas PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.6. Thomas Horrobin PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.7. Catherine PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.8. Eleanor PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.9. Mary PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.10. Lydia PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.11. Edmund PICKERING

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2. Samuel PICKERING corn merchant, manager Sutton Mills, Cheshire, born Crowton, baptised 26 August 1766 Weaverham, Cheshire, died 13 September 1811 Sutton Mills, Cheshire, buried Frodsham, Cheshire, married 12 october 1794 Frodsham, Cheshire Alice RIGBY born 21 April 1771 Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, died 11 November 1844 Frodsham, Cheshire, buried Frodsham, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.1. Mary PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.2. Alice PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.3. John Rigby PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.4. Samuel PICKERING

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.3. Nancy PICKERING born Bradley, baptised 24 July 1768 Frodsham, Cheshire, buried 8 June 1790 Frodsham, Cheshire, married 16 January 1789 Runcorn, Cheshire, Samuel MOULSDALE born 1762, died 9 February 1834 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.4. Elizabeth PICKERING born Bradley, Cheshire, baptised April 1770 frodsham, Cheshire, died 14 January 1797 Fordsham, Cheshire, married 5 February 1792 Eccles, Lancashire, Samuel MOULSDALE born 1762, died 9 February 1834 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.5. Mary PICKERING born Bradley, Cheshire, baptised 19 January 1771, Frodsham, Cheshire, died, 22 December 1837 Frodsham, Cheshire, married 6 February 1793 Aston, Cheshire, William YARWOOD, born c1762 Witton, Cheshire, died 26 March 1803 Northwich, Cheshire, buried Great Budworth, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6. John PICKERING corn merchant, born Bradley, Cheshire, baptised 1 April 1774 Frodsham, Cheshire, married 17 April 1796 Frodsham, Cheshire, Hannah FARRALL baptised 11 June 1744 Frodsham, Cheshire, emigrated c1805 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.1. Margaret PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.2. James PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.3. Henry PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.4. Elizabeth Ann PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.5. William Hunter PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.6. Maria PICKERING

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.7. Sally PICKERING born Bradley, Cheshire, baptised 5 April 1776 Frodsham, Cheshire, married 13 October 1803 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Peter RIGBY.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.8. James PICKERING born Bradley, Cheshire, baptised 21 April 1778 Frodsham, Cheshire, died Sutton Mills, Cheshire, buried 26 March 1794 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.9. Joseph PICKERING corn merchant, slate and timber merchant, born 26 December 1780 Bradley, Cheshire, baptised Frodsham, Cheshire, died 31 January 1839, buried Frodsham, Cheshire, married 25 February 1802 Frodsham, Cheshire Ann HAYES born 16 May 1782 Frodsham, Cheshire, died 21 August 1862 Frodsham, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.9.1. William PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.9.2. James PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.9.3. Edward PICKERING

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10. William PICKERING grain merchant, consul to Mecklenburg, Liverpool, born Bradley, Cheshire, baptised 14 November 1782 Frodsham, Cheshire, died Liscard, Cheshire, buried Wallasey, Cheshire, married 16 July 1812 Danzig, Prussia, Caroline Amalie Friedrieke STEFFENS (daughter of Carl Gottlieb STEFFENS and Caroline Dorothea WEICHBRODT) born 1 September 1788 Danzig, Prussia, died 16 April 1864 Wallasey, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.1. Frederica Carolina PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.2. Charles William PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.3. Emilie Paulina PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.4. Eliza Julia PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.5. Paulina PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.6. Alfred Henry PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.7. James William PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.8. Louisa Wilhelmina PICKERING

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11. Peter PICKERING merchant, Prussia, born 23 August 1785 Sutton, Cheshire, baptised Aston, Cheshire, died Müggau, Prussia, buried 12 June 1865 Wonneberg, Prussia, married 18 April 1818 Emilie Henriette Wilhelmine STEFFENS (daughter of Carl Gottlieb STEFFENS and Caroline Dorothea WEICHBRODT) born 13 February 1794 Danzig, Prussia, died 3 October 1877 Danzig, Prussia.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.1. John William Robert PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.2. Marie Pauline PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.3. Carl Edgar PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.4. Albert Wilhelm PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.5. Eugen Francis PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.6. Mathilde Emilie PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.7. Ida Friedericke PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.8. Johanna Helene PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.9. Clara Henriette PICKERING
1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.10. Hermann Walter PICKERING

1.4.1.1.2.2.1.1. Mary PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 12 February1744 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.1.2. Mary PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 27 May 1746 Weaverham, Chesire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.1.3. William PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 17 December 1748 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.1.4. Sarah PICKERING born Crowton, Cheshire, baptised 6 July 1751 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.2.1. Hannah PICKERING baptised 05. December 1736 Weaverham, Cheshire, buried 15 May 1738 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.2.2. Samuel PICKERING baptised 7 June 1741 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.2.3. Mary PICKERING born Crowton, baptised 25 October 1747 Weaverham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.2.2.2.4. Samuel PICKERING baptised 12 February 1754 Weaverham, Cheshire.

9th Generation

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.1. Catherine PICKERING born 1795 Liverpool, Lancashire, died 20 August 1795 Liverpool, Lancashire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.2. Ann PICKERING born 11 July 1796 Liverpool, Lancashire, died Sutton, Cheshire, buried Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.3. William PICKERING manager Sutton Mills, Cheshire, born 25 September 1797 Liverpool, Lancashire, died 9 September 1829.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.4. Margaret PICKERING born 3 January 1799 Liverpool, Lancashire, died Sutton, Cheshire, buried 28 April 1813 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.5. John Thomas PICKERING manager Sutton Mills, Cheshire, born c1801 Liverpool, Lancashire, buried 27 August 1834 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.6. Thomas Horrobin PICKERING born 14 October 1803, Liverpool, Lancashire, died Liverpool, Lancashire, buried 29 January 1818 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.7. Catherine PICKERING born 9 August 1804 Liverpool, Lancashire, died 30 December 1825 Sutton, buried Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.8. Eleanor PICKERING born 30 October 1806 Liverpool, Lancashire, died 13 December 1887.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.9. Mary PICKERING born 2 May 1809 Liverpool, Lancashire, buried 18 January 1831 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.10. Lydia PICKERING born 24 September 1811.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.1.11. Edmund PICKERING born Sutton, Cheshire, baptised 10 December 1813 Frodsham, Cheshire, died Sutton, Cheshire, buried 14 March 1814 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.1. Mary PICKERING born 12 March 1795 Sutton, Cheshire, baptised Aston, Cheshire, died Sutton, Cheshire, buried 8 February 1864 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.2. Alice PICKERING born Sutton, Cheshire, baptised 3 October 1797 Frodsham, Cheshire, buried 17 February 1826 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.3. John Rigby PICKERING born 28 November 1798 Sutton, Cheshire, baptised Frodsham, Cheshire, died Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.2.4. Samuel PICKERING born Sutton, Cheshire, baptised Frodsham 8 December 1805, died Sutton, Cheshire, buried 16 May 1820 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.1. Margaret PICKERING baptised 16 December 1796 Frodsham, Cheshire, buried 20 October 1801 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.2. James PICKERING born 23 July Runcorn, Cheshire, buried 30 April 1799 Runcorn, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.3. Henry PICKERING born 28 August 1800 Runcorn, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.4. Elizabeth Ann PICKERING born 5 July 1802 Runcorn, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.5. William Hunter PICKERING born 6 April 1804, Liverpool, Lancashire, died 1871 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.6.6. Maria PICKERING baptised 9 March 1806 Runcorn, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.4.5.9.1. William PICKERING salt works owner, baptised 7 March 1804 Frodsham, Cheshire, died 26 June 1845 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.9.2. James PICKERING merchant, mill owner, born 12 October 1805 Frodsham, Cheshire, died 27 May 1860 Frodsham Bridge, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.9.3. Edward PICKERING mill owner, born 18 February 1807 Frodsham, Cheshire, died 3 March 1848 Frodsham, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.1. Frederica Carolina PICKERING 16 May 1814 Liverpool, Lancashire, died 13 January 1892 Liscard, Cheshire, buried Wallasey, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.2. Charles William PICKERING merchant, born 9 September 1815 Liverpool, Lancashire, lived “Montebello”, New Brighton, Cheshire, died 2 March 1881 London, buried Wallasey, Cheshire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.3. Emilie Paulina PICKERING c1818, buried Liverpool Necropolis, Everton, Lancashire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.4. Eliza Julia PICKERING born 1 June 1819 Liverpool, Lancashire, died 26 February 1897 Edinburgh, Scotland, buried Kirruemuir, Angus, Scotland.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.5. Paulina PICKERING born 22 March 1821 Liverpool, Lancashire, died 20 March 1904 Jersey, Channel Islands.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.6. Alfred Henry PICKERING born 23 May 1825 Everton, Lancashire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.7. James William PICKERING born 18 July 1827 Everton, Lancashire, died 1878 West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.10.8. Louisa Wilhelmina PICKERING baptised 14 November 1829 Everton, Lancashire, buried 17 November 1829 Liverpool Necropolis, Everton, Lnacashire.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.1. John William Robert PICKERING born 27 May 1819, died 1 January 1822 Danzig, Prussia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.2. Marie Pauline PICKERING born 31 August 1820 Danzig, Prussia, died 8 February 1902 Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.3. Carl Edgar PICKERING born 22 February 1822 Danzig, Prussia, emigrated 1853 Victoria, Australia, died 15 August 1863 Australia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.4. Albert Wilhelm PICKERING born 12 September 1823 Müggau, Prussia, baptised Wonneberg, Prussia, died 1892.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.5. Eugen Francis PICKERING born 19 March 1825 Müggau, Prussia, baptised Wonneberg, Prussia, died 5 February 1895 Groß Semlin, Prussia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.6. Mathilde Emilie PICKERING baptised 16 February 1827 Danzig, Prussia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.7. Ida Friedericke PICKERING born 3 April 1828 Wonneberg, Prussia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.8. Johanna Helene PICKERING born 24 June 1830 Wonneberg, Prussia, died 18 June 1911 Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.9. Clara Henriette PICKERING born 31 December 1831 Danzig, Prussia, died 18 March 1895 Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia.

1.4.1.1.1.3.5.11.10. Hermann Walter PICKERING born 8 April 1833 Danzig, Prussia, 26 December 1870 Danzig, Prussia.
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Pickerings of Tarvin

It is likely that the Pickerings of Tarvin are an offshoot of the Pickerings of Walford, as Tarvin was one of the places included in Robert Pickering of Thelwall’s purchase of 1664-65.

1st Generation

Rondulph PICKERING baptised c1535, buried 5 February 1588 Tarvin, Cheshire, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.1. Rondulph PICKERING
1.2. Randall Sr. PICKERING
1.3. John PICKERING
1.4. Margaret PICKERING
1.5. Catherine PICKERING
1.6. Jane PICKERING
1.7. Thomas PICKERING

2nd Generation

1.1. Rondulph PICKERING baptised 27 September 1564 Tarvin, Cheshire, buried 17 March 1588 Tarvin, Cheshire.

1.2. Randall Sr. PICKERING master haberdasher, freeman of the City of London, baptised 29 August 1567 Tarvin, Cheshire, buried 1630 London, City, married 29 October 1598 London, City Alice MADDOX buried 24 June 1618 London, City.
Children:
1.2.1. Ann Elizabeth PICKERING
1.2.2. William PICKERING
1.2.3. Randall Jr. PICKERING
1.2.4. Mary PICKERING
1.2.5. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.2.5. John PICKERING

1.3. John PICKERING baptised 17 April 1573 Tarvin, Cheshire, buried 24 April 1573 Tarvin, Cheshire.

1.4. Margaret PICKERING baptised 15 November 1574 Tarvin, Cheshire, married 13 April 1590 Tarvin, Cheshire John GRANTHAM.

1.5. Catherine PICKERING buried 14 June 1572 Tarvin, Cheshire.

1.6. Jane PICKERING buried 1 February 1597 Tarvin, Cheshire.

1.7. Thomas PICKERING born Tarvin, Cheshire, married 16 September 1587 Tarvin, Cheshire Eleanor ITHILL.

3rd Generation

1.2.1. Ann Elizabeth PICKERING baptised 23 September 1599 London, City, married 2 November 1617 London, City Edmond CHILD.

1.2.2. William PICKERING baptised 2 November 1600 London, City.

1.2.3. Randall Jr. PICKERING master haberdasher, freeman of the City of London, founder of Tarvin grammar school, baptised 25 October 1601 London, City, buried 7 April 1641 London, City, married 12 April 1632 Edmonton, Middlesex Ann CRABB.
Children:
1.2.3.1. Lydia PICKERING
1.2.3.2. Ann PICKERING
1.2.3.3. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.2.3.4. John PICKERING

1.2.4. Mary PICKERING baptised 26 June 1603 London, City, died unmarried.

1.2.5. Elizabeth PICKERING born c1604 married 9 February 1623 London, City William PITCHFORD.

1.2.5. John PICKERING baptised 15 September 1605 London, City, buried 25 February 1615.

4th Generation

1.2.3.1. Lydia PICKERING baptised 10 Octtober 1633 London, City.

1.2.3.2. Ann PICKERING baptised 25 February 1636 London, City.

1.2.3.3. Elizabeth PICKERING baptised 24 March 1639 London, City.

1.2.3.4. John PICKERING baptised 29 September 1640 London, City.

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Pickerings of Malpas

Like the Pickerings of Tarvin, John Pickering of the 3rd generation of the Pickerings of Malpas was a haberdasher who migrated to London, though his surviving son did not follow him in the same trade. No link between the two Pickering branches has been found to date.

1st Generation

James PICKERING born Malpas, Cheshire, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.2. William PICKERING

2nd Generation

1.2. William PICKERING born Malpas, Cheshire, married Joanne KYMER (daughter of Thomas KYMER and Joanne COLLEY).
Children:
1.2.1. John PICKERING
1.2.2. Richard PICKERING
1.2.3. Unknown PICKERING
1.2.4. Alice PICKERING

3rd Generation

1.2.1. John PICKERING haberdasher, born Malpas, Cheshire, buried 30 July 1580 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, married 25 October 1551 St. Michael Cornhill, City of London Margaret UNKNOWN buried 7 March 1612 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.
Children:
1.2.1.1. Agnes PICKERING
1.2.1.2. John PICKERING
1.2.1.3. Richard PICKERING
1.2.1.4. Elizabeth PICKERING
1.2.1.5. William PICKERING
1.2.1.6. Jane PICKERING
1.2.1.7. Thomas PICKERING
1.2.1.8. George PICKERING
1.2.1.9. Hugh PICKERING
1.2.1.10. William PICKERING
1.2.1.11. Richard PICKERING
1.2.1.12. Jane PICKERING
1.2.1.13. Bartholomew PICKERING
1.2.1.14. Ann PICKERING
1.2.1.15. Margaret PICKERING
1.2.1.16. Francis PICKERING
1.2.1.17. Charles PICKERING

1.2.2. Richard PICKERING.

1.2.3. Unknown PICKERING married George WALTER.

1.2.4. Alice PICKERING buried 29 September 1563 St. Mary Woolnoth, London.

4th Generation

1.2.1.1. Agnes PICKERING baptised 3 September 1553 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.2. John PICKERING baptised 1 May 1555 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.3. Richard PICKERING baptised 16 June 1556 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, buried 9 July 1563 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.4. Elizabeth PICKERING baptised 12 September 1558 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, married 9 November 1579 Edmund PEARSON St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, baptised 16 June 1551, St. Mary Le Bow, City of London.

1.2.1.5. William PICKERING baptised 24 September 1559 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, buried 6 August 1562 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.6. Jane PICKERING baptised 24 November 1560 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, buried St. Michael Cornhill, city of London.

1.2.1.7. Thomas PICKERING born c1561, buried 9 July St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.8. George PICKERING baptised 25 January 1562 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.9. Hugh PICKERING baptised 14 February 1563 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.10. William PICKERING master armourer, baptised 6 July 1564 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, buried 28 December 1618 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent, married 30 January 1586 Ann KING buried 10 September 1624 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent.
Children:
1.2.1.10.1. John PICKERING
1.2.1.10.2. William PICKERING
1.2.1.10.3. Humphrey PICKERING
1.2.1.10.4. Edward PICKERING
1.2.1.10.5. George PICKERING
1.2.1.10.6. Tobias PICKERING
1.2.1.10.7. Edward PICKERING

1.2.1.11. Richard PICKERING baptised 10 February 1566 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.12. Jane PICKERING baptised 6 April 1567 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, buried 16 March 1588 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.13. Bartholomew PICKERING baptised 9 May 1569 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.14. Ann PICKERING baptised 9 July 1570 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.15. Margaret PICKERING baptised 28 october 1571 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, married Unknown PETHERALL.

1.2.1.16. Francis PICKERING baptised 12 April 1573 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.2.1.17. Charles PICKERING baptised 6 July 1574 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London, buried 18 July 1580 St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.

1.4.1.1. Richard PICKERING born c1640, died Bent, Crowton, Cheshire, buried 8 May 1680 Weaverham, Cheshire, married Mary UNKNOWN died Crowton, Cheshire, buried 10 October 1673 Weaverham, Cheshire.
Children:
1.4.1.1.1. John PICKERING
1.4.1.1.2. Peter PICKERING
1.4.1.1.3. Jonathan PICKERING
1.4.1.1.4. Thomas PICKERING

5th Generation

1.2.1.10.1. John PICKERING armourer, baptised 5 November 1587 St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London, buried 16 August 1625 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent, married Sarah UNKNOWN buried 16 November 1623 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent.
Children:
1.2.1.10.1.1. William PICKERING

1.2.1.10.2. William PICKERING baptised 3 November 1588 St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London.

1.2.1.10.3. Humphrey PICKERING baptised 9 November 1589 St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London.

1.2.1.10.4. Edward PICKERING baptised 12 December 1590 St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London.

1.2.1.10.5. George PICKERING armourer, baptised 25 June 1592 St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London.

1.2.1.10.6. Tobias PICKERING distiller, baptised 18 August 1594 St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London, married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children:
1.2.1.10.6.1. Ann PICKERING
1.2.1.10.6.2. William PICKERING
1.2.1.10.6.3. Tobias PICKERING
1.2.1.10.6.4. Mary PICKERING

1.2.1.10.7. Edward PICKERING baptised 4 July 1596 St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London.

6th Generation

1.2.1.10.1.1. William PICKERING baptised 5 August 1621 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent.

1.2.1.10.6.1. Ann PICKERING baptised 12 March 1620 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent.

1.2.1.10.6.2. William PICKERING baptised 9 May 1621 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent.

1.2.1.10.6.3 Tobias PICKERING baptised 6 October 1622 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent.

1.2.1.10.6.4. Mary PICKERING baptised 22 October 1626 St. Alfege, Greenwich, Kent.

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