William Pick

  General Notes:

From Peggy Cottles letter in 2003 said he was apprenticed at Grays Shipyard in Hartlepools.

  Research Notes:

Durham site http://www.durham.gov.uk/gro/bi185160.nsf/vwebsearch?SearchView&searchorder=4&query=[indsname]=pick
Shows birth 1855.
Birth certificate received 4/6/2004. Father John Pick, butler. Mother Rose Ann Pick (McGinness) registered birth 4/25/1855 Chester le Street.
61 census shown as 5
William is 15 on 71 census,
Can't find on 91 census but Susannah is travelling with Rosa and Julia and are stopping in an inn in Morpeth run by Annie E Wonders B1865
1901 Census has William Pick aged 45 living in Elswick. Don't know if this is same. Mechanical Engineer
5/6/09 added: There is a William Pick 1911 census aged 55 living in Newcastle upon Tyne, death FreeBMD.
9/29/10 IFamilysearch Beta provides Christening info.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth, 13 Apr 1855, Chester Le Street, Durham, England. ³²

• 1861 Census Chester le street Pick John: William Pick son aged 5, scholar born Chester le Street, 7 Apr 1861, Street, Chester le Street. ³³

• 1871 Census Chester le street Pick John: William Pick son unmar aged 15, engine fitter, born Chester le Street, Durham, 2 Apr 1871, Front St, Chester Le Street, Durham, England. ³⁴

• 1881 Census Bishopwearmouth Pick: William Pick aged 25, Engine fitter at works, born Chester le Street, 3 Apr 1881, 3 Armitage Street, North Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England. ³⁵

• Occupation 1881 William Pick, 28 Dec 1881. On his son's John's birth certificate (Dec 81) he was shown to be a fitter and on 81 Census when he was 25 was Engine Fitter at works

• 1891 Census Elswick Pick William: William Pick aged 35, Head, Steam engineer & fitter, Born Chester le St, 5 Apr 1891, 95 Northbourne St., Elswick, Northumberland. ³⁶

• 1901 Census Elswick Pick: William Pick aged 45, Head, Mechanical engineer, Born Chester le St, 31 Mar 1901, 95 Northbourne St., Elswick, Northumberland. ³⁷ Aged 45, head household, mechanical engineer

• 1911 Census Newcastle Pick William: William Pick head aged 55, fitter ordance works, born Chester le street, 2 Apr 1911, 349 Elswick Rd, Newcastle on Tyne. ³⁸

William married Susan Hannah Kell, daughter of Anthony Kell and Isabella Nicholson, on 17 Sep 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England.³⁹ (Susan Hannah Kell was born on 2 Apr 1858 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England, christened on 28 Apr 1858 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England ⁴⁰ and died in Dec 1926 in Newcastle upon Tyne, , Northumberland, England.)

  Marriage Notes:

Marriage certificate on file
Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England