Bickley farmlands
John Pickering (junior) was born around 1628 in Bickley, Yorkshire, England the son of John Pickering (senior) and wife Elizabeth.
His baptism has been unable to be found.
John was a husbandman (farmer) in Bickley. John married Elizabeth, most likely in Bickley around 1649.
John and Elizabeth had four children –
- George born 1650? died 1722 Cropton. Married Elizabeth (Walker?) 7 children.
- Jeremiah born 1660 Bickley. Married Anne Medd. 5 children.
- John born 1668 Hackness, died 1724 Ebberston.
- Henry ?
John appears in the 1663 Yorkshire Hearth Tax records for Bickley. (Folio m67V)
Elizabeth died in December 1687 and was buried on 20 Dec 1687 in Hackness.
John died in 1722 in Harwood Dale and was buried there on 20 October 1722.
