John William Pickett (1894 - 1927)

Born 1894 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1927 at about age 33 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John William Pickett was born in 1894 in St Helens, Lancashire. He was the son of John Pickett and Mary Ann (Dixon) Pickett. His birth was registered in the last quarter of 1892, in Prescot district.

John's brother Joseph Pickett was born in 1896 in St Helens.

John's sister Victoria May Pickett was born in 1899 in St Helens. She died at 10 weeks old.

John's brother Harry Pickett was born in 1900 in St Helens.

By March 31st 1901, John's family were living at 27 Market Street, St Helens. His father was working as a glass bottle blower. The four surviving children - Edward (8), John (6), Joseph (4) and Harry (8 months old) were all in the household on census night, and there were two visitors - Richard Whelan, a 24-year-old lead works labourer, and 33-year-old Samuel Benjafield, also a lead works labourer.

By April 2nd 1911, the family were still living in St Helens, and John's father was still working as a bottle maker. The three oldest sons, Edward, John and Joseph, were all working at the bottle works - Edward as an apprentice bottle maker, the younger two as bottle works takers in. The family again had two visitors on census night - Samuel Benigafield and William Deadon. Samuel might be the same person as was visiting in 1901, although his birthplace was given as London in 1901 and St Helens in 1911, and his age as 33 in 1901 and 49 in 1911, but since he is buried in the family grave he must have been either a relative of some kind or a close friend.

John died in 1927 in St Helens, aged 32. He was buried on 18 Jun 1927 in St Helens Cemetery, in a family grave.

Research Notes

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

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• Death registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• 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:X9LN-BWP : 8 April 2016), Mary A Pickett in household of John Pickett, 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:XWT1-63Q : 2 August 2017), Mary Ann Pickett in household of John Pickett, 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.

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