Elizabeth (Davies) Pickett (1892 - 1918)

Born 1892 in Llanrwst, Sir Ddinbych, Cymru, United Kingdom

Wife of Edward Pickett — married 1914 in St Helens, Lancashire, England

Died 1918 at about age 26 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Corinne Morris [send private message]

Bywgraffiad

Jump to English

Ganwyd Elizabeth ("Bessie") Davies tua 1891 yn Llanrwst, yn ferch i Robert Henry Davies a'i wraig Jane.

Ymfudodd y teulu i St Helens yn Swydd Gaerhirfryn erbyn geni'r plentyn nesaf, Cassie, tua 1893.

Erbyn 31 Mawrth 1901, roedd y teulu'n byw yn Ashcroft Street, Parr, St Helens. Roedd yna bum plentyn - Alfred E Davies (17), Charles Davies (14), Bessie Davies (10), Cassie Davies (8) and William Davies (6). Ar noson y cyfrifiad, roedd ganddyn nhw ymwelydd sef Nellie Griffiths, merch 12 oed a anwyd yn Llanrwst.

Erbyn 2ail Ebrill 1911, roedd y teulu'n dal yn byw yn St Helens, a dim ond Bessie a William oedd yn dal efo'u rhieni. Roedd Bessie'n 20 mlwydd oed, ac roedd ganddi swydd yn golchi (poteli mae'n debyg) mewn gweithfa poteli. Mae'n debyg (o enwau'r swyddi - fel "bottle washer" a "taker in") fod y gweithfa poteli yn cymryd i mewn poteli gwag a'u golchi ar gyfer eu defnyddio eto, yn ogystal â gwneud poteli newydd o wydr.

Priododd Bessie ag Edward Pickett ym 1914 yn Eglwys y Drindod yn Parr Mount, St Helens. Debyg iddyn nhw gwrdd drwy'u gwaith - bu Edward yn brentis gweuthurwr poteli ym 1911.

Ganwyd eu mab, Charles Howell Pickett, ym 1915 yn St Helens, a bu farw ym 1917 yn ddwy flwydd oed.

Bu farw Bessie ym 1918, yn 26 oed. Fe'i claddwyd ar y 6ed o Fawrth 1918 ym mynwent St Helens, mewn bedd lle claddwyd eisoes brawd a chwaer i Edward a fu farw'n ifanc.

Nodiadau Ymchwil

Adnabod ei Rhieni

Mae peth ansicrwydd mai merch Robert a Jane ydy hi, gan fod ddwy Elizabeth Davies arall o tua'r un oed â hi yn St Helens ym 1901, ac un arall ym 1911. Er hyn, merch Robert a Jane sy'n gweddu orau gan mai Bessie yw ei henw yn y ddau gyfrifiad fel yng ngyfnod ei phriodas. Hefyd rhoddodd Bessie'r enw Charles Howell Pickett i'w mab, ac mae Howell yn enw anghyffredin iawn yn St Helens. Roedd yr Elizabeth Davies arall oedd yn St Helens ym 1901 a 1911 wedi'i geni yn St Helens, a heb gysylltiad agos amlwg â Chymru.

Claddedigaeth

Wedi'u claddu gyda'i gilydd ym medd STHELCEM / 9 / 414:

  Victoria M Pickett 9/08/1899 10 wythnos oed

  Harry Pickett 30/06/1902 0 mis oed

  Charles Howell Pickett 10/03/1917 2 flwydd oed

  Elizabeth Pickett 06/03/1918 26 mlwydd oed

  Kenneth Pickett 12/12/1925 1 mis oed

  John Pickett 18/06/1927 32 mlwydd oed

  Samuel Benjafield 08/10/1930 61 mlwydd oed

  Mary Ann Pickett 12/04/1950 82 mlwydd oed

Biography

Neidio i'r Gymraeg

Elizabeth ("Bessie") Davies was born in about 1891 in Llanrwst. She was the daughter of Robert Henry Davies and Jane Davies.

The family had moved to St Helens, Lancashire by the time the next child, Cassie, was born in about 1893.

By March 31st 1901, the family were living in Ashcroft Street, Parr, St Helens. There were five children - Alfred E Davies (17), Charles Davies (14), Bessie Davies (10), Cassie Davies (8) and William Davies (6). On the night of the census, they had a 12-year-old visitor, Nellie Griffiths, who had been born in Llanrwst.

By April 2nd 1911, the family were still in St Helens, and only Bessie and William were still living with their parents. Bessie was 20, and working as a washer in a bottle factory. It seems (from the job names, like "bottle washer" and "taker in") that the bottle works took in empty bottles to be washed for reuse, as well as making new bottles from glass.

Bessie married Edward Pickett in 1914 at Holy Trinity Church in Parr Mount, St Helens. They may have met through their work - Edward was an apprentice bottle maker in 1911.

Their son Charles Howell Pickett was born in 1915 in St Helens, and died in 1917 at the age of two.

Bessie died in 1918, aged 26. She was buried on 6 Mar 1918 in St Helens Cemetery, in a grave with Edward's siblings who died in childhood and where his mother is buried.

Research Notes

Identifying her parents

There is some uncertainty that she is in fact the daughter of Robert and Jane, because there were two other Elizabeth Davieses of similar age in St Helens in 1901, and one other in 1911. However the daughter of Robert and Jane is certainly the best match for Bessie Davies who married Edward Pickett, because she was called Bessie in both censuses, which matches the name on the marriage record. Also, Bessie Pickett's son Charles was given a Welsh middle name, Howell, which is quite an unusual name in St Helens. The second best census match for her, who was also in St Helens in 1911, was born in St Helens and with no indication of a close family connection with Wales.

Burial

Buried together in grave STHELCEM / 9 / 414:

  Victoria M Pickett 9/08/1899 aged 10 weeks

  Harry Pickett 30/06/1902 aged 0 months

  Charles Howell Pickett 10/03/1917 aged 2

  Elizabeth Pickett 06/03/1918 aged 26

  Kenneth Pickett 12/12/1925 aged 1 month

  John Pickett 18/06/1927 aged 32

  Samuel Benjafield 08/10/1930 aged 61

  Mary Ann Pickett 12/04/1950 aged 82

Ffynonellau/Sources

• Marriage registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=NkhfgJG1h17opsfS8Kk7kg&scan=1 & https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=XhtWqKzTdPXVS4YEEvPWtg&scan=1 also listed in Lancashire Register Office indexes on http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk (transcribed as Edward Pickett & Bernie Davies in the latter)

• Death registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=XTKX1RTVjMvv0e0%2BhoecRQ&scan=1

• Burial St Helens Cemetery & Crematorium Online Records http://crem.oltps.sthelens.gov.uk/

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LV-HK5 : 8 April 2016), Bessie Davies in household of Robert H Davies, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWYM-377 : 2 August 2017), Bessie Davies in household of Robert Henry Davies, St Helens, Helens, Lancashire, 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.