Elizabeth Pickett was born in 1842 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, daughter of Uriah Pickett and Anne Bratley.[1] Elizabeth was baptised on 30 March 1842 at their parish church in Gedney.[2]
GRIMSBY--On the 5th instant, at the Parish Church, by the Rev. E. Steele, Mr. James Wilson, to Miss Eliza Picket. (Hull Advertiser - Saturday 10 March 1866, p. 5)
Elizabeth (age 21) married James Wilson (age 21) on 1 March 1866 in Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England.[3][4] They had 2 daughters.
In the 1881 census Elizabeth (age 38) was living with her husband and 2 daughters on Stirling Street, Clee With Weelsby, Lincolnshire, England.[8]
3 Apr 1881: 52 Stirling Street, Clee with Weelsby, Lincolnshire
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Wilson
Head
Married
M
39
Cooper
Scotland
Elizabeth Wilson
Wife
Married
F
38
Gedney, Lincoln, England
Agnes A. Wilson
Daughter
F
13
Scholar
Grimsby, Lincoln, England
Euphemia Wilson
Daughter
F
3
Grimsby, Lincoln, England
In the 1891 census Elizabeth (age 49) was the wife of James Wilson in West Ham, Essex, England. Her husband was a Laundry Man.[9]
5 Apr 1891: West Ham, Essex
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Wilson
Head
Married
M
49
Laundrey Man
Scotland
Elizabeth Wilson
Wife
Married
F
49
Lincolnshire, England
Euphemia Wilson
Daughter
F
13
Lincolnshire, England
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 November 2023)
Picket, Elizabeth (Mother's maiden name: Bratley). GRO Reference: 1842 Apr-May-Jun in Holbeach Volume 14 Page 417.
↑Baptism:
"England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
citing Baptism, 30 Mar 1842, Gedney, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,542,146
FamilySearch Record: QL1G-SF4N (accessed 1 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G96J-2N5H Image number 00269
Elizabeth Pickett baptism on 30 Mar 1842, daughter of Uriah Pickett & Anne Pickett, in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑Marriage Bond:
"England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885"
citing Digital film/folder number: 008436897_002_M9W1-22Q; Image number: 9
FamilySearch Record: 6ZS2-X93L (accessed 1 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3M9-ZS7N-V
Elizabeth Picket (21) marriage to James Wilson (21) on 1 Mar 1866 in Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑Marriage:
"British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
citing Page: 4; Digital film/folder number: 102117811; Image number: 945
FamilySearch Record: QPCJ-1L49 (accessed 1 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSW5-S9NV-6
Eliza Picket marriage to Mr James Wilson on 5 Mar 1866 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑Baptism of child Agnes Anne Wilson:
"England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
citing Baptism, 21 Jul 1867, Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,541,945
FamilySearch Record: QL1J-SPDZ (accessed 1 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G96J-33BW Image number 00151
Elizabeth Wilson's child Agnes Anne Wilson baptism on 21 Jul 1867 in Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑Baptism of daughter Agnes Anne Wilson:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007566709; FHL microfilm: 1541945; Record number: 2065; Packet letter: C
FamilySearch Record: NX1V-YNT (accessed 1 November 2023)
Elizabeth's daughter Agnes Anne Wilson baptism on 21 Jul 1867 in Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑Baptism of daughter Euphemia Wilson:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004032518; FHL microfilm: 1541937; Record number: 212; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: NX1X-G56 (accessed 1 November 2023)
Elizabeth Wilson's daughter Euphemia Wilson baptism on 4 Jan 1878 in Clee, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑1881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
citing p. 38, Piece/Folio 3272/41, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,960
FamilySearch Record: Q27K-MX93 (accessed 1 November 2023) FindMyPast Image
Elizabeth Wilson (38), wife, in household of Elizabeth Wilson (38) in Clee With Weelsby in Caistor registration district in Lincolnshire, England. Born in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England.
↑1891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891"
citing PRO RG 12, Essex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: QL6F-Q3Z (accessed 1 November 2023) FindMyPast Image
Elizabeth Wilson (49), wife, in household of James Wilson (49) in West Ham registration district in Essex, England. Born in Lincolnshire, England.
Research Notes
Unable to locate Elizabeth and her family in 1851 & 1861 by doing searches for each of the 4 family members, nor death records for her parents or brother prior to 1851
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