Matthew Pickard
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Matthew Pickard (1906 - 1972)

Rev Matthew Pickard
Born in Walker, Northumberland, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 17 Apr 1938 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Father of [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)] and
Died at age 66 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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Matthew Pickard was born in Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Rev Matthew Pickard was a Methodist Minister as well as a husband and father. Matthew's father was a carpenter and shipbuilder and he grew up in the Welbeck Road, Walker, close to grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins relatives (including his uncle Matthew Pickard that he was named after). In the early thirties Matthew went to Leeds to train as a Methodist Minister, and following Ordination he served in a a number of different circuits. In 1938 Matthew married Dorothy Imeson and together they had three children. The family continued to move between circuits until Matthew died in Beeston, Nottinghamshire where he was serving as a minister, he was survived by his wife, three children and the first four of his eventual ten grandchildren.

Timeline

1906 - Matthew Pickard was born on 1 Dec 1906 in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]. He was the second of two children of John Pickard (1873–1939) and Mary Teague (1875–1949).

1911 - Matthew was 4 and living with his parents and older sister in the UK Census on 2 Apr 1911 at 801 Welbeck Road in Walker, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England[2]. He was also living with his maternal grandfather Thomas Teague.

1911 Census of England and Wales: Walker, Northumberland
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John Pickard Head Married M 37 Carpenter and Joiner Gosforth, Northumberland
Mary Pickard Wife Married F 35 Walker, Northumberland
Eleanor Pickard Daughter F 11 Walker, Northumberland
Matthew Pickard Son M 4 Walker, Northumberland
Thomas League Father-in-law Widowed M 62 Joiner in Ship Building Yard Berwick Resident, Northumberland

1921 - Matthew was 14 years and 7 months old and living with his parents and sister in the UK census on 19 June 1921 at 801 Welbeck Road in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England[3].

1921 Census of England and Wales: 801, Welbeck Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Walker, Northumberland
Name Relation Sex Status Age Birth Place Occupation Employer
John Pickard Head M 47 Shipwright (Out Of Work) Shipwright, Rising Sun Colliery
Mary Pickard Wife F 45 Home Duties
Eleanor Pickard Daughter F 21 Shorthand Typist Etc, C E Layne
Matthew Pickard Son M 14

1933 - Matthew was Ordained as a Methodist Minister[4] and served in Headingley, Hull, Middlesborough and several other circuits.

1938 - Matthew Pickard (31) married Dorothy Imeson (33) (born on July 20, 1904 in Stockton, Durham, England; daughter of Alfred Imeson and Florence Ruth (Whittaker) Imeson) on Apr 17 1938 at the Milton Street Methodist Church, Saltburn by the Sea, North Yorkshire, England according to reports in the local paper. Their marriage was registered in the Cleveland district of Yorkshire[5]. Together they had three children with middle names reflecting their grandparents:

1939 - A J P was born in Yorkshire, England.
1941 - D A P was born in Durham, England.
1947 - Ruth Mary Pickard was born 22 Dec 1947 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.

1939 - Matthew was recorded as a Methodist Minister in the UK Register on Fri 29 Sep 1939 at 63 Hamlyn Avenue in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire (East Riding), England[6]. He was living with his wife Dorothy and presumably the first of their three children.

1939 England and Wales Register: 63 Hamlyn Avenue, Kingston Upon Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull C.B., Yorkshire (East Riding)
Name Status Sex Birth Date Occupation
Matthew Pickard Married M 01 Dec 1906 Methodist Minister
Dorothy Pickard Married F 20 Jul 1904 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Closed Record

1972 - Matthew Pickard died in the evening of 4 Dec 1972 in the intensive care unit of Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England according to reports in the local paper, while serving as a Minister in Beeston, Nottinghamshire and living at 1 Cumberland Avenue, Chilwell, Beeston. He was survived by his widow, three children and the first four of an eventual ten grandchildren. His death was registered in Nottingham[7]. His funeral was on 11 Dec 1972 at the Chilwell Road Methodist Church in Beeston, Nottinghamshire (according to the newspaper report). His estate passed probate on 19 Jan 1973 in Newcastle upon Tyne with a value of £5141[8].

Research Notes

Baptism - No record found for a Baptism (although it would be fully expected that one would have happened) on FMP/FS. Look for other online sources or parish records when available. Pickard-1581 09:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Sources

  1. Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"; GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 21 November 2023), Pickard, Matthew (Mother's maiden name: Teague). GRO Reference: 1907 Jan-Feb-Mar in Tynemouth Volume 10B Page 285.
  2. 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911", database, (FamilySearch Record: XWMJ-BX4 : accessed 20 September 2024), Matthew Pickard (4) son in household of John Pickard (37) in Walker in Tynemouth registration district in Northumberland, England. Born in Walker, Northumberland.; citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  3. 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales", database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : accessed 20 September 2024), Matthew Pickard (14) son in household of John Pickard (47) at 801, Welbeck Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Walker in Tynemouth registration district in Northumberland, England.; citing Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 25505; District reference: RD 559 RS 3 ED 18.
  4. Wesleyan Methodist Ministers
  5. Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", database, (FreeBMD Entry Information : accessed 20 September 2024), Pickard, Matthew. GRO Reference: 1938 Apr-May-Jun in Cleveland Volume 9d Page 1283.
  6. 1939 Register: "1939 Register", database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : accessed 21 September 2024), Matthew Pickard (born 1 Dec 1906), married, Methodist Minister, at 63 Hamlyn Avenue, Kingston Upon Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull C.B., Yorkshire (East Riding), England.; citing Reference: RG101/3133A/017/11; Piece number: 3133A; Schedule: 217.
  7. Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index", database, (FreeBMD Entry Information : accessed 21 September 2024), Pickard, Matthew (Date of birth: 1 DE 1906). GRO Reference: 1972 Oct-Nov-Dec in Nottingham Volume 3C Page 798.
  8. Probate: "England and Wales, Index to wills and administrations (1858-1995)", database, (Probate Search/Find A Will (UK) : accessed 21 September 2024), PICKARD Matthew of 1 Cumberland Avenue, Chilwell, Beeston, Notts died 4 Dec 1972. Probate Newcastle upon Tyne 19 Jan 1973. Effects £5141 732207717J.; citing England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1973, page 6827.
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