Monthly Archives: January 2011

James Pickstock was convicted at Chester in 1821 (Class: HO 27; Piece: 21; Page: 58) and sentenced to transportation. Other references in Ancestry show that he was 22, a weaver, and had a “native place” of Stockport. My previous post … Continue reading →

It’s been suggested that James Pickstock, grandson of Grace and Abraham Pickstock, is the same James Pickstock who was transported to Van Dieman’s Land (Tasmania) in 1821. I don’t think he is, because I’m now as certain as I can … Continue reading →