John Pickering (abt. 1808 - 1881)

Born about 1808 in London Whitechapel St Mary, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Husband of Ann (Watchorn) Pickering — married 13 Apr 1844 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1881 at about age 73 in Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

John was an apprentice carpenter in England, who was first convicted from running away from his master, John Griffith. Then he was indicted on March 14, 1832, for stealing a carpentry plane worth 2 shillings. As it was his second offence, at the age of 22, he was transported for a term of seven years to Van Diemen's Land, or Tasmania, on the ship the Surrey, arriving on the 9th of March 1832, after a four-month long voyage. He married when he had served his term, in Hobart on 13 April 1844 to Ann Watchorn.^[1][2] They had two children together, Matthew and Emily, and later immigrated to New Zealand.

He died in 1881 in Wellington, New Zealand, aged 73 years.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZK-L6N : 10 February 2018), John Pickering and Ann Watchorn, 13 Apr 1844; citing Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,368,287.
2. ↑ TAHO marriage RGD37/1/3 no 1183 https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-3$init=RGD37-1-3P301
3. ↑ Death certificate 1881/4015. Births, Deaths and Marriages Online. Accessed https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/.

Source list:

• "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZK-L6N : 10 February 2018), John Pickering and Ann Watchorn, 13 Apr 1844; citing Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,368,287.
• "Convict Records: John Pickering". 2018. Convict Records. Accessed November 19 2018. https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/pickering/john/122672.
• Death certificate 1881/4015. Births, Deaths and Marriages Online. Accessed https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/.
• "John Pickering - Details - Wellington City Council ". 2018. Wellington.Govt.Nz. Accessed November 19 2018. https://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search/details?id=99644&serviceType=Burial&previousPage=%2fservices%2fcommunity-and-culture%2fcemeteries%2fcemeteries-search%2fresults%3fserviceType%3dAll%26lastName%3dpickering%26fromDate%3d01%252f01%252f1840%26toDate%3d19%252f11%252f2018%26cemetery%3dAll.