On 14 Nov 2010 at 21:46, Lance L. Piatt wrote: > In Search of Frederick PICKARD from Yorkshire, England. > > According to his biography Frederick PICKARD was born 04 Jun 1799 in > Yorkshire, England. He served with the 68th Regiment of Foot Infantry > at the Garrison of Quebec. He married Mary McGREGOR there 14 Jul > 1823. He was listed as a deserter 16 Apr 1826. He wife and child > settled in Cayuga County, NY, until 1836 where he relocated to Ottawa > County, Ohio. He died there 16 Jul 1861, never knowing the hero that > his son became in the American Civil War. > > I have not been able to make a connection back in Yorkshire. > Perhaps you do not understand how large Yorkshire is. It is the largest county in Britain and in 1799 quite possibly had a larger population than any state in North America. Just saying "born Yorkshire, England" means little, since PICKARD is a fairly common surname. I note three entries for him on the IGI but they are all private submissions by LDS members, so no source is given. You mention his "biography", so what are the sources for that? Are they of any help? Where, for instance, does the birth date come from? A family bible or what? Have you checked out military records online at The National Archives, Kew, or in Canada? -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE
Dear Roy, I understand that Yorkshire is divided into Ridings, but Yorkshire is the only thing I have to go by. His biography was written a over a century ago, for the celebration of the centennial of Ottawa County, Ohio. Longtime residence of Ottawa County had their biographies submitted by family members (i.e., children). No one in the family knew that Frederick PICKARD was a British Army Deserter. I was able to trace him back to Quebec because of the birth of his first child and found his marriage to Mary McGREGOR at the Garrison in Quebec. I ordered is army record and all I have is a muster roll that lists him as a deserter. The British archives statement that they do not maintain records on deserters. So the only thing I have to go on is that he was born 04 Jun 1799 in Yorkshire and that he served with the 68th Regment of Foot Infantry. Regards, Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-YORKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 3:34 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD > On 14 Nov 2010 at 21:46, Lance L. Piatt wrote: > >> In Search of Frederick PICKARD from Yorkshire, England. >> >> According to his biography Frederick PICKARD was born 04 Jun 1799 in >> Yorkshire, England. He served with the 68th Regiment of Foot Infantry >> at the Garrison of Quebec. He married Mary McGREGOR there 14 Jul >> 1823. He was listed as a deserter 16 Apr 1826. He wife and child >> settled in Cayuga County, NY, until 1836 where he relocated to Ottawa >> County, Ohio. He died there 16 Jul 1861, never knowing the hero that >> his son became in the American Civil War. >> >> I have not been able to make a connection back in Yorkshire. > > > Perhaps you do not understand how large Yorkshire is. It is the largest > county in > Britain and in 1799 quite possibly had a larger population than any state > in North > America. Just saying "born Yorkshire, England" means little, since PICKARD > is a fairly > common surname. > > I note three entries for him on the IGI but they are all private > submissions by LDS > members, so no source is given. > > You mention his "biography", so what are the sources for that? Are they of > any help? > Where, for instance, does the birth date come from? A family bible or > what? > > Have you checked out military records online at The National Archives, > Kew, or in > Canada? > > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Good morning Lance. I am sure I wont be able to help you but being a "Pickard" researcher myself I know how hard it is to pinpoint them. Our William Pickard we can trace back to Leeds/Bradford area in 1811 a Wool Comber. When we checked the geographical area the majority of Pickard's came from the West Riding but more so the northern part around Bradford. My husband whose line this is has a theory that the "Pickard's" came over with William the Conqueror or at the later date when the Cistercian Monasteries were founded as shepherds etc looking after the sheep that belonged to the Abbey's i.e. Fountains, Kirkstall, Riveaulex to give you a few. Coincidentally I now live in Ottawa Canada. I am from Sheffield myself and I know at the time period your Frederick was born there were very few churches for you to search in that area. As Sheffield is at the southern tip of the West Riding I can say there are NO Pickards in that area in that time frame. Maybe if you could check the Leeds & Bradford Parish churches out as a start but it is a bit like looking for a needle in haystack. What did he call his firstborn son. And do you have his baptismal records from Quebec? Good luck. Elaine in Ottawa. Canada. -----Original Message----- From: Lance L. Piatt Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 9:36 AM To: eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD Dear Roy, I understand that Yorkshire is divided into Ridings, but Yorkshire is the only thing I have to go by. His biography was written a over a century ago, for the celebration of the centennial of Ottawa County, Ohio. Longtime residence of Ottawa County had their biographies submitted by family members (i.e., children). No one in the family knew that Frederick PICKARD was a British Army Deserter. I was able to trace him back to Quebec because of the birth of his first child and found his marriage to Mary McGREGOR at the Garrison in Quebec. I ordered is army record and all I have is a muster roll that lists him as a deserter. The British archives statement that they do not maintain records on deserters. So the only thing I have to go on is that he was born 04 Jun 1799 in Yorkshire and that he served with the 68th Regment of Foot Infantry. Regards, Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-YORKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 3:34 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD > On 14 Nov 2010 at 21:46, Lance L. Piatt wrote: > >> In Search of Frederick PICKARD from Yorkshire, England. >> >> According to his biography Frederick PICKARD was born 04 Jun 1799 in >> Yorkshire, England. He served with the 68th Regiment of Foot Infantry >> at the Garrison of Quebec. He married Mary McGREGOR there 14 Jul >> 1823. He was listed as a deserter 16 Apr 1826. He wife and child >> settled in Cayuga County, NY, until 1836 where he relocated to Ottawa >> County, Ohio. He died there 16 Jul 1861, never knowing the hero that >> his son became in the American Civil War. >> >> I have not been able to make a connection back in Yorkshire. > > > Perhaps you do not understand how large Yorkshire is. It is the largest > county in > Britain and in 1799 quite possibly had a larger population than any state > in North > America. Just saying "born Yorkshire, England" means little, since PICKARD > is a fairly > common surname. > > I note three entries for him on the IGI but they are all private > submissions by LDS > members, so no source is given. > > You mention his "biography", so what are the sources for that? Are they of > any help? > Where, for instance, does the birth date come from? A family bible or > what? > > Have you checked out military records online at The National Archives, > Kew, or in > Canada? > > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. 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