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Peter Pickingill ( 1826 – 1890 )
7. PETER PICKINGILL was born ca. 1826 in Hockley, Essex, England and was christened February 18, 1827 at the church in Hockley. On the baptism record his name is spelled Peter Pittingale.
The entry from the Hockley parish register:
Baptisms 1827 Page No. 46. No. 363.
When Baptized. – Child’s Christian Name. – Parents Names, Christian & Surname – Abode. – Profession. – By whom the ceremony was performed.
1827 Feby. 18. / Peter, Son of / Charles and Susannah / Pittingale / Hockley / Labourer / W. C. R. Ray Curate.
Father: Charles Pickingill (No.1)
Mother: Susannah Cudmore (also known as Hannah)
Peter Pickingill lived with his parents in Hockley from the time of his birth in 1826 until by 1841 when he and his father were living in Canewdon, Essex.
In 1841, Peter Pickingale and his father were living in the Inn of the Innkeeper Henry Slade in Canewdon, Essex. Peter and his father, Charles, were Agricultural Laborers.
From the 1841 Census of Canewdon, we find the following:
Name - Age Sex - Profession - Born in County?
Henry
Slade
32 M
Innkeeper
Yes
Rosehannah do
28 F
Yes
Jane Dousett
21 F
Yes
Martha Ann do
2 F
Yes
Robert B do
6
weeks M
Yes
Charles Pickingale 50
M
Ag lab
Yes
Peter do
15 M
do
Yes
In 1851, Peter Pickingale, age 23, was a visitor in the Crown Inn, North street in Rochford, Essex. The Innkeeper was Peter Wright. Peter Pickingale was an Agricultural Laborer.
From the 1851 Census of Rochford, we have the following:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
North
Street
Crown Inn
Peter
Wright
Head mar:
38 M Innkeeper & collbreaker Essex
Crays
Emma Do
Wife mar: 30
F
Do Rochford
Peter Do
Son
11 M
Scholar
Do Do
Reuben Do
Son
9 M
Do
Do Do
Frederick Do
Son
7 M Do
Do Do
Louisa Do
Daur
4 F
Do
Do Do
Arthur Do
Son
2 M
Do Do
Emily Do
Daur
4 mo F
Do Do
Ann Pittingale
Serv: U 28 F General Servant
Cambridge
Thomas Pittingale Lodger U
34 M
Ag: Labr
Essex
Hawkwell
Thomas Bush
Head mar: 40 M
Cork Cutter
Norfolk
Norwich
Sarah Do
Wife mar: 39 F
Do Do
George Do
Son
12 M
Do Do
Thomas Do
Son
10 M
Do Do
Edward Do
Son
8
M
Do Do
Harriet Do
Daur
2
F
Do Do
John Doran
Head mar
60 M
Hawker
England n.k
Mary Do
Wife mar
50 F
Do Do
Julia Do
Daur: U
14 F
Do Do
Owen Do
Son
11 M
Do Do
Charles Do
Son
5 M
Do Do
Mary May
visitor Wo 37 F Hawker (laces
cotton [ ])
Rochford Essex
Michael Smith visitor U
24 M
Ag: Lab:
Do Do
Thomas Dale
visitor Wdr
55 M
Journeyman Bricklayer
Do
Do
Peter Pickingale visitor U
23 M
Ag:
Lab:
Essex Hockley
It is not known if there is any relationship between Peter Pickingill and the Ann and Thomas Pittingale who where in the Crown Inn too.
In 1853, Peter Pickengill, signed up for duty in the Royal Navy and served 1 year on the ship H.M.S. Monarch.
From the Register of Seamens Service, we get the following informations:
Christian and Surname in full
Peter
Pickengill
Where Born
Hopley Essex
Date of Birth
18 June 1833
Description
Height
- 5 Ft 8 in; Complexion - Fair; Hair - Brown, Eyes - Hazel, Marks - None
Ship in which he is entered
Monarch
Date of Entry in Do
12th
Novy 53
Ratings in Do
Ordinary 2 class
Date of Volunteering for Continuous and General Service
12th Novy 53
Period for which he has Volunteered
Ten
Years
Peter Pickengill leaves his mark X
Discharge
14 Novr 54
Cause of Discharge R
Apparently Peter Pickingill lied about his birth date in order to sign up. He joined in on November 12, 1853 was discharged the following year on November 14, 1854. The whole time was with the ship H.M.S. Monarch.
The H.M.S. Monarch was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on December 18, 1832 at Chatham Dockyard and was broken up in 1866.
The Crimean War lasted from October 1853 to February 1856. Peter Pickingill joined the Royal Navy because of the Crimean War.
In 1861, Peter Pickinggil and his father, Charles, were visitors in the household of Jonathan Fordham in Streat, Essex. Peter and his father were Agricultural Laborers.
From the 1861 Census of Streat, we find the following:
Name – Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession - Birthplace
Hill House Farm
Jonathan
Fordham Head Mar
49 M Ag Labr Essex Laindon
Sarah Fordham
Wife Do
46
F
Do Pitsea
William Warner
Visitor Do
52 M Do Do
Do Grt Warley
Charles Pickinggil Do Widdower 71 M
Do Do Do Cannewdon
Peter Pickinggil
Do
Unm
35 M Do Do
Do
Hockley
[Spae] Osborne
Do
Do
27
M Do Do Do North Benfleet
Peter Pickingill married JANE WRIGHT, in 1862.
From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Marriage entry from the Indexes:
Name: Peter Pickingill / Jane
Wright
Year: 1862
Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep (3rd Quarter)
District: Rochford
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 219
Jane was born ca. 1816 in Paglesham, Essex. She was the widow of John Wright an Agricultural Laborer who probably died in 1861-1862.
Earlier, from the 1861 Census of South Benfleet, Essex, we find the following:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
The Wharf
John Wright Head Mar 48 M
Agricl. Labourer Essex Thundersley
Jane do
Wife Mar
47 F “ “
Wife
Essex
Paglesham
In 1871, Peter and Jane Pittingell, were living in Rayleigh, South Benfleet, Essex. Peter was an Agricultural Laborer.
From the 1871 Census of Rayleigh, South Benfleet, we find the following:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
Peter Pittingell Head Mar
45
M Agr
Lab
Hockley Essex
Jane “
Wife
54 F
Paglesham
“
Sarah [Gurkle] Granddaughter 15 F
S. Benfleet “
Eliza A. “ “ “
12 F
“ “
“
In 1881, Peter Pickingell is a Lodger in the Crown Inn in Mucking, Essex. Ephraim Warren was the Innkeeper. Peter is an Agricultural Laborer.
From the 1881 Census of Mucking, we find the following:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
Crown Inn, Ephraim Warren, Innkeeper
Peter Pickingell Lodger Unm 55 M Agrl Labr Essex
Note that it mentioned that Peter is unmarried.
Also in 1881, Jane Pickinggill was living in South Benfleet, Essex. Jane was a Laundress.
From the 1881 Census of South Benfleet, we find the following:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
Jane Pickinggill Head
Mar 65 F Laundress
Essex Paglesham
Eliza Grubb
Grand Daught Unm 23 F
General Servant, Domestic Do
South Benfleet
Nellie Grubb Grand
Daug
4 F
Do Rockford
Note that it mentioned that Jane is married.
In 1890, Peter Pickingale died in the Workhouse at Rochford, Essex and was buried February 20, 1890 at the church at Canewdon, Essex.
The following is the burial entry from the Canewdon parish register:
Burials 1890 - Page 42 No. 336
Name. – Abode. – When Buried. – Age. – By whom the ceremony was performed.
Peter Pickingale / Union House Redford / Feb 20th / yrs 65 / T. A. Maning
In 1891, Jane Pickingale, age 75, is in the Workhouse at Rochford, Essex.
From the 1891 Census of the Workhouse in Rochford, we find the following:
Name - Relation to Head of Family, or Position in the Institution - Condition as to Marriage - Age Sex - Profession - Where born
Jane Pickingale Pauper Widow 75 F [As for where born] unable to give information (n k)
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”.
The above entry was for April 5, 1891. About 2 1/2 weeks later, Jane Pickengall was buried.
Jane Pickengall died in the Workhouse in Rochford, Essex and was buried April 22, 1891 at the church at Canewdon, Essex.
The following is the burial entry from the Canewdon parish register:
Burials 1891 - Page 44 No. 346
Name. – Abode. – When Buried. – Age. – By whom the ceremony was performed.
Jane Pickengall / Union House Rochford / April 22 / yrs 75 / T. A. Maning
It does not appear that Peter Pickingill had any children with his wife Jane. The granddaughters shown in the 1871 and 1881 censuses are from Jane and her first husband John Wright.
Sources:
1. Parish registers for Hockley, Essex, England. FHL British Film 1593600 Items 14 - 31. Christenings 1827 Peter Pittingale. Searched and Extracted March 18, 2008 Tuesday.
2. 1841 Census of England, Essex, Canewdon, District 4, Image No. 7, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: HO 107 / 337 / 3, Original Page No. 14, Stamped Page No. 10, Charles and Peter Pickingale in the household of Henry Slade. March 2, 2008 Sunday 3:39 PM.
3. 1851 Census of England, Essex, Rochford, District 3a, Image Nos. 19 & 20, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: H.O. 107 / 1777, Original Page Nos. 19 & 20, Stamped Page No. 348, No. of Householder’s Schedule 75, Peter Pickingale, Ann & Thomas Pittingale in the Inn of Peter Wright. June 23, 2009 Tuesday 3:37 PM.
4. 1853-1854 Peter Pickengill’s service in the Royal Navy. From The National Archives, Admiralty: Register of Seamens Service, ADM / 139 / 65. Downloaded November 17, 2008 9:52 PM.
5. About the H.M.S. Monarch. Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volumn 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850, Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8. Was quoted on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Monarch_(1832). April 11, 2009 Saturday 8:43 PM.
6. 1861 Census of England, Essex, Streat, District 9, Image No. 1, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: R.G. 9 1077, Original Page No. 1, Stamped Page No. 70, No. of Schedule 4, Charles and Peter Pickinggil in the household of Jonathan Fordham. March 2, 2008 Sunday 3:12 PM.
7. 1861 Census of England, Essex, South Benfleet, District 3, Image No. 13, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: R.G. 9 1083, Original Page No. 13, Stamped Page No. 48, No. of Schedule 73, Household of John and Jane Wright. March 10, 2008 Monday 2:29 PM.
8. Civil Registration Index, Marriage of Peter Pickingill and Jane Wright, 3rd Quarter (Jul-Aug-Sep), Year 1862, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 219. Searched March 3, 2008 Monday.
9. 1871 Census of England, Essex, South Benfleet, Rayleigh, District 3, Image No. 18, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: R.G. 10 1667, Original Page No. 18, No. of Schedule 110, Household of Peter Pittingell. March 2, 2008 Sunday 3:21 PM.
10. 1881 Census of England, Essex, Mucking, District 6, Image No. 6, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: RG 11 / 1754, Original Page No. 6, No. of Schedule 30, Peter Pickingell, a Lodger in the Crown Inn, Ephraim Warren the Innkeeper. March 10, 2008 Monday 2:18 PM.
11. 1881 Census of England, Essex, South Benfleet, District 3, Image No. 14, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: RG 11 / 1768, Original Page No. 14, No. of Schedule 89, Household of Jane Pickinggill. March 10, 2008 Monday 2:07 PM.
12. Civil Registration Index, Death of Peter Pickingale, age 65, 1st Quarter (Jan-Feb-Mar), Year 1890, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 286. Searched March 3, 2008 Monday.
13. Parish Registers of Canewdon, Essex, England. Burials: Page 42 No. 336, 1890 Peter Pickingale; Page 44 No. 346, 1891 Jane Pickengall. Searched and extracted November 11, 2008 Tuesday.
14. 1891 Census of England, Essex, Rochford, District Rochford Workhouse, Image No. 1, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office reference: RG 12 / 1393, Original Page No. 1, Stamped Page No. 98. Line 17, Jane Pickingale in Rochford Workhouse. December 13, 2008 Saturday 7:13 PM.
15. Civil Registration Index, Death of Jane Pickingale, age 75, 2nd Quarter (Apr-May-Jun), Year 1891, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 285. Searched March 3, 2008 Monday.
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