May Pickles (abt. 1890)

Born about 1890 in Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

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Biography

May Pickles in born in 1889 in the hamlet of Heptonstall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England [1]. Her birth is registered in Todmorden. Clara was born either in the hamlet of Wadsworth [4] or Mytholmroyd [5]. These hamlets lie just outside of the town of Hebden Bridge. Hebden Bridge is about 50 kilometres northeast of Manchester. Her parents are Greenwood Pickles (1855-1931) and Emma Nix (1855-1936). Her father is a weaver in the cotton mills of Hebden Bridge.

In the 1891 census records, May is one year old, living with her family on Burnley Road in Wadsworth [2]. Her father is a “cotton weaver & confectioner.” In the 1901 census records, the family is now living in Hebden Bridge and May is 11 years old [3]. They are still living in Hebden Bridge in the 1911 census records and May is now 21 years old [4].

We Lose track of May after 1911. There are two marriage records, both registered in Todmorden, that could be her [5][6]. One is in 1915 (May would be about 25 years old) and one is in 1923 (May would be about 34 years old).

Sources

[1] https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp England & Wales General Register Office Online index] : accessed 6 October 2019, database entry for PICKLES, MAY (Mother's name NIX) GRO Reference: 1889 J Quarter in TODMORDEN Volume 09A Page 227 [thanks to Joan Whitaker]

[2] "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7GGR-Y3Z : 10 December 2017), Greenwood Pickles, Wadsworth, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. The 1891 census record shows Greenwood Pickles (35) living on Burnley Road in Wadsworth. His occupation is shown as a “cotton weaver & confectioner.” His birth year is estimated as 1856. His wife is Emma (36) and she was born in Lincolnshire. They have five daughters: Alice Hannah (12); Mabel (6); Lattie (sic) (5); May (1); and Clara (0).

[3] “England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9RL-4XG : 8 April 2016), Greenwood Pickles, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hebden Bridge subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. The 1901 census record shows Greenwood Pickles (45) living in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (west riding). He lives on Windsor Road and his occupation is a cotton weaver. His birth year is estimated as 1856 and his birth place is shown as Wadsworth, Yorkshire. His wife is Emma (45) who was born in Haydor, Lincolnshire. They have 4 children living with them: Mabel (16); Lottie (15); May (11); and Clara (10). The first 3 children were born in Heptonstall and Clara was born in Wadsworth. Heptonstall and Wadsworth are hamlets lying on the north side of Hebden Bridge. The family lives on Windsor Road.

[4] "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWNR-H36 : 21 December 2018), Emma Pickles in household of Greenwood Pickles, Hebden Bridge, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. The 1911 census record shows Greenwood Pickles (55) living in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (west riding). His occupation is a “power loom cotton velvet weaver.” His estimated birth year is 1856 and he was born in Wadsworth. His wife, Emma (55) was born in Haydor, Lincolnshire. They have three daughters living with them: Mabel (26), May (21) and Clara (20). The first two were born in Heptonstall (a hamlet just northwest of Hebden Bridge) and the third daughter was born in Mytholmroyd (a hamlet just east of Hebden Bridge).

[5] "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:266J-ZL3 : 13 December 2014), May Pickles and null, 1915; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1915, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 646, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. May Pickles marries John T. Greenwood in the 2nd quarter of 1915. The marriage was registered in Todmorden.

[6] "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZL-BG9G : 8 October 2014), May Pickles and null, 1923; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1923, quarter 4, vol. 9A, p. 553, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. May Pickles married Edgar Halstead in the 4th quarter of 1923 . The marriage was registered in Todmorden.

Acknowledgements

This biography was prepared by Fred Nix in September 2023. Fred and May are second cousins, twice removed.