• Born: 1848, Fenton, Staffordshire, England ¹
• Married: 2 Aug 1868, Fenton, Staffordshire, England ²
• Died: 1922, Stoke-upon-Trent district, Staffordshire, England ³

  Research Notes:

In 1871 Thomas Picking (22) of Fenton Staffordsh., iron moulder, and wife Ann (21) of Fenton, were living at 26 Hardinge St, Fenton Staffordshire. Present was son Ernest (1) of Fenton

In 1881 Thomas Picking (31) of Fenton Staffordsh., brass & iron founder, and wife Ann (31) of Baddesley Warwicksh., were living at 21 Herbert St., Fenton Stoke-upon-Trent Staffordshire. Present were children (born in Fenton): Earnest (11), scholar, Brittain F. (6), Frank (2), Richard (5m), father Richard Picking (62) of Silverdale, widower, pattern maker in iron foundry.

In 1891 Thomas Picking (40) of Fenton, iron moulder, and wife Ann (40) of Badgeley Warwickshire, were living at 21 Herbert St., Fenton Stoke-upon-Trent Staffordshire. Present were children (born in Fenton): Ernest (21), iron moulder, Brittain (16), apprentice hair dresser, Frank (12), scholar, Richard (10), scholar, Adolphus (8), scholar, Amelia (6), scholar, Leonard (4), Harriet (6 mo), father Richard Picking (72) of Silverdale, widower, pattern maker

In 1901 Thomas Picking (55) [sic] of Fenton Stafford, iron moulder, married, was boarding with William Gibson, pattern maker (wood) at 42 Agard Street Derby Derbyshire.

In 1911 Thomas Picking (62) of Fenton Staffordshire, engineer's iron moulder, and wife of 42 years Ann (61) of Baddesley Warwickshire (mother of 11 children, 3 deceased), were living at 28 Fenton Road Hanley Staffordshire. Present were daughter Harriet Picking (20) of Fenton, warehouse worker, grandsons Jonathan Thomas Picking (16) of Fenton, Leonard Picking (9) of ?, Warwickshire.

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Thomas Picking died aged 72 years. ³