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Sir William Pickering 1515–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Maidstone / Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England

Death Date: 4 January 1575

Death Location: St. Helens, Bishopgate, London, England

Father: Sir Oswaldkirk)

Mother: Eleanor Fairfax

Spouse(s): Lady Wotton

Children(s): Lady Pickering, Sir Pickering, Maud Pickering, Marget Pickering, Julyan Pickering

In 1515, Sir William Pickering entered the world in Maidstone Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England, born to Sir William Pickering Of Oswaldkirk And Eleanor Fairfax. Sir William Pickering married Lady Marion Wotton, and had children including Julyan Pickering, Lady Hestera Pickering, Marget William Pickering, Maud William Pickering, Sir William Pickering, Thomas Wotton. Sir William Pickering/ passed away in 1575 in St. Helens, Bishopgate, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Sir William Pickering entered the world in Maidstone / Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England, born to Sir William Pickering Of Oswaldkirk And Eleanor Fairfax.
  • Sir William Pickering married Lady Marion Wotton, and had children including Julyan Pickering, Lady Hestera Pickering, Marget William Pickering, Maud William Pickering, Sir William Pickering, Thomas Wotton.
  • Sir William Pickering passed away in 1575 in St. Helens, Bishopgate, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Oswaldkirk)
1490–1543
Birth Location: Oswaldkirk, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
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Eleanor Fairfax
1490–1547
Birth Location: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Wotton
1522–1580
Birth Location: Kent / London, England
LW

Children(s)

Lady Pickering
1554–1592
Birth Location: Malherbe, Kent, England
LP
Sir Pickering
1565–
Birth Location: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England
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Maud Pickering
1552–
Birth Location: –
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Marget Pickering
1554–
Birth Location: –
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Julyan Pickering
1550–
Birth Location: Ulting, Essex, England
JP

Sir Pickering's Ancestors

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Sir Pickering
1515–1575
Birth Place: Maidstone / Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England
Parents
Sir William Pickering (of Oswaldkirk)
1490–1543
Oswaldkirk, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Eleanor Fairfax
1490–1547
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Pickering
1460–1509
Oswaldkirk, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Joan (Fitzwilliam (of) Marblethorpe)
1465–
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas MP)
–1497
Margaret Harington
–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pickering's Descendants

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Sir (William) Pickering (1515–4 January 1575) m. Lady (Marion) Wotton (1522–29 July 1580)
  1. 1. Lady (Hestera) Pickering 1554–1592 m. Sir (Edward Wotton (1st Baron of Wotton, Marley,) Marlowe) 1548–1626
    1. 1. Lord (Thomas Wotton (Wooten) (2nd Baron of) Marley) 1585–1630 m. Lady (Mary) Throckmorton 1588–1658
      1. 1. Thomas (Wooten) (Wotton) 1612–1667 m. Sarah Jennings 1620–1699
        1. 1. Richard Wooten 1640–1686 m. Ann (Joyce Lucy) Blott 1640–1687
        2. 2. Thomas Wooten 1651–1669
        3. 3. Mary Wooten 1655–1710
        4. 4. James Wooten 1625–
      2. 2. Catharina ('Kate') Wooten 1609–1667
    2. 2. Edward Wotton 1577–1630
    3. 3. Hon (Philippa) Wotton 1576–1626
    4. 4. Sir (Thomas, Wotton (2nd Baron of) Wotton) 1576–1630
    5. 5. Sir (Henry) Wotton 1569–1639
  2. 2. Sir (William) Pickering 1565–
  3. 3. Maud (William) Pickering 1552–
  4. 4. Marget (William) Pickering 1554–
  5. 5. Julyan Pickering 1550–

Sir Pickering's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir William Pickering in Maidstone / Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England
Maidstone / Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England
1575
4 January 1575
Age 60
Death of Sir William Pickering in St. Helens, Bishopgate, London, England
St. Helens, Bishopgate, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Maidstone / Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1575
    Event Place: St. Helens, Bishopgate, London, England
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