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Pickering family Mullaghbrack

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Hello, I am researching my grandfather's family in Mullaghbrack (Mullabrack). James Pickering (army private 34th regiment) settled in a townland called Lurgaboyin 1863. He had married Mary O'Brian (Bryans) from Mullabrack. They had 3 children, Thomas ( my ggrandfather) Catherine and John. The parents both died when the children were young, perhaps they stayed at the Bryans house in Mullabrack with grandparents. I cannot find any information on Catherine and John and am not sure if they survived childhood. There was a Catherine Pickering in the Armagh workhouse (had a child there) but not sure if related.

The Pickering family lived on the corner of Tannaghmore rd and and unnamed lane near Mullaghbrack Rd, just north of Gosford estate, and my great grandmother was Mary Maguire, Maguires also lived in Mullabrack. James Pickering was Cof E, they were married in St Marks in Armagh, however the children were Catholic. There is a Pickering family headstone in St james churchyard but dont know who it was for.

Thanks, would appreciate any help from someone 'on the ground' as I am in Australia.

anniep.amp@gmail.com

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Anniep,

Armagh Workhouse records are in PRONI in Belfast. They appear to contain the records of admissions in around 1878, so you may be able to get details of Catherine’s admission then, to find out whether she is part of your family.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Armagh/

The records are not on-line so if you can’t get there yourself, you may need to employ a local researcher top get the information.

Don’t expect too much from the admission records. It’s fairly basic information. The format varies slightly according to when the records were compiled but, in 1904 for example, you could expect to see:

 

  1. Admission number
  2. Date of admission
  3. If previously relieved, reference to last register number
  4. Name of Inmate
  5. Residence previous to admission
  6. Sex
  7. Age
  8. If adult, whether single, widower or widow; if child whether orphan, deserted, legitimate or illegitimate
  9. Employment or calling
  10. Religious denomination
  11. Whether disabled and description of disability
  12. Name of spouse
  13. Number of children (which appears to be the number of dependent children, as opposed to the total number of children the person has ever had).
  14. Observations of inmate when admitted eg “Casual & clean” or “To the infirmary”
  15. Date of discharge or death

According to the Valuation Revision records in PRONI, James Pickering’s name remains as tenant for the labourers cottage at plot 5c in Lurgaboy till around 1885. Don’t know if that fits with your information about when he died.  There’s a death for Mary Pickering in 1870, aged 40. Presumably that’s his wife.

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Hello Elwyn, thank you so much for the quick reply! I will have a look at PRONI valuation revison records. I have James Pickering's death as 1867 and Mary's as 1870 as you mentioned. I am wondering about the cottage at Lurgaboy now if he was a tenant until 1885...

I have a friend in Belfast who may be able to check the workhouse records for me.

Thanks again

 

Ann Marie

anniep.amp@gmail.com

Dear Anniep,

Hope all is well.

I may be able to help - or point you in the right direction.  My Grandmother was Gertie Pickering and I believe was born in the house you reference.  My uncle (Gertie's son) actually still owns the house, but does not live there.

Please email me at padraig@visionprivate.com is you wish to discuss further or if you want me to arrange a chat with my uncle Liam.

best regards,

Padraig McBride  

 

 

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