George Pickingill  ( 1867 - 1903 )

17.          GEORGE PICKINGILL   was born in the second quarter of 1867 in Canewdon, Essex, England.  According to the Civil registration birth index, his name is listed as George Pickingale.

Father:           George Pickingill                             (No.2)

Mother:           Sarah Ann Bateman                        (also known as Mary Ann)

As with the rest of the Pickingill family, the last name is spelled differently in different records.  For the article, we will use the spelling Pickingill, except when quoting from the actual records below.

In 1871, George Pickingill, age 3, was living with his parents in Canewdon, Essex.

From the 1871 Census of Canewdon, Essex, we find the following:

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

George Pitengale   Head  Mar  55  M          Ag. Lab       Essex      Hockley
Mary Ann    do       Wife   Mar  44  F                             Essex     Tillingham
Martha        do       Daur          12  F          Scholar       Essex    Hatfield
Charles F.  do       Son             9  M         Scholar        Essex     Eastwood
Mary A.      do        Daur           7  F          Scholar       Essex     Eastwood
George      do        Son            3  M                            Essex     Canewdon

In 1881, George Pickingill, age 13, scholar, was living with his parents in Canewdon, Essex.

From the 1881 Census of Canewdon, Essex, we find the following:

Cottage

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

George Pickingale    Head  Mar  60   M   Laborer          Hockley      Essex
Mary A Pickingale    Wife    Mar  50   F                        Tillingham     Do
Mary A Pickingale    Daut           17    F                        Eastwood     Do
George Pickingale   Son            13   M     Scholar        Canewdon     Do

In 1891, George Pickingill, is a prisoner doing some time in the Chelmsford Prison in Springfield, Essex.

From the 1891 Census of Springfield, Essex, we find the following:

Chelmsford Prison

Name – Relationship to Head of Family or Position in the Institution – Married or Single - age sex – Profession – Employed (indicated by the X) – Where Born

George Pickersgale   Son  Prisoner Single 23 M   Agricultural Laborer   X    Essex Canewdon

At the top of the page it states “Return of all the persons who slept or abode in this Institution on the night of Sunday, April 5th, 1891”.

In the beginning of the 20^th century, we find in 1901, George Pickingill and his older brother were back living at their father’s place in Canewdon, Essex.  George was a Farm Labourer

From the 1901 Census of Canewdon, Essex, we find the following:

3 High St.    4 - Number of Rooms occupied

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

George Pickengal     Head  Widr     95  M    Parish relief   Z                       Essex Hockley
Frederick     do          Son     S       40  M    Labourer on farm      Worker       do   Eastwood
George        do          Son     S       28  M        do             do      Worker        do  Canewdon

In 1903, George Pickingill died at the age of 36 in the Workhouse and was buried January 2, 1903 at the church at Canewdon, Essex.

From the Burial Register of Canewdon, we have the following:

Burials 1903 - Page 55 No. 438

George Pickingale  /   Canewdon. (Died in workhouse.)  /  Jany 2nd 1903  /  36 yrs.  /   C. R. W. Hardy Vicar

George Pickingill died in a workhouse, it may have been the Rochford Union House.

Sources:

1.    Civil Registration Index, Birth of George Pickingale, 2^nd Quarter (Apr-May-Jun), Year 1867, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 208.  Searched March 3, 2008 Monday.

2.     1871 Census of England, Essex, Canewdon, District 6, Image No. 21, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: R.G. 10 16[ ]9, Original Page No. 21, Stamped Page No. 86, No. of Schedule 103, Household of George Pitengale.   February 8, 2008 Friday 6:59 PM.

3.     1881 Census of England, Essex, Canewdon, District 6, Image No. 2, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: RG 11/1771, Original Page No. 2, No. of Schedule 7, Household of George Pickingale.   February 21, 2008 Thursday 11:53 AM.

4.     1891 Census of England, Essex, Springfield, District Chelmsford Prison, Image No. 6, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: RG 12 / 1389, Original Page No. 6, Line No. 6.  George Pickersgale.   March 10, 2008 Monday 6:49 PM.

5.     1901 Census of England, Essex, Canewdon, District 5, Image No. 4, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: R.G. 13 / 1684, Original Page No. 4, No. of Schedule 23, Household of George Pickengal.   February 8, 2008 Friday 3:31 PM.

6.    Civil Registration Index, Death of George Pickingale, age 30, 1^st Quarter (Jan-Feb-Mar), Year 1903, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 339.  Searched March 3, 2008 Monday.

7.     Parish Registers of Canewdon, Essex, England.  Burials: Page 55 No. 438, 1903 George Pickingale.  Searched and extracted November 11, 2008 Tuesday.

Last updated April 22, 2009 Wednesday 3:11 PM

Researched and Compiled by William Wallworth

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