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St. Laurence, Frodsham, Cheshire

Along this churchyard path are the graves of my Pickering ancestors.

All photography by Connie Pickering Stover, April 2011.

St. Laurence Church has played an intimate part in the lives of our ancestors. The records there hold many births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. Quite a number of our ancestors are buried there and through recent research I was able to visit their graves. On my research trip to St Laurence in April of 2011, I was able to view only a limited number of graves because so many of them were flat, sandstones many of which were paving a path that abutted the church wall. From hundreds of years of weather and tredding, the stones were either no longer readable, or in most cases the grass had grown over the stones and were not even visible.

The oldest known ancestor buried there is Thomas Pickering [b. 1765] who died 1814. His entire family is buried in a grave described ad “Sandstone table-top”.

 

 

The spring season was a perfect backdrop for this ancient churchyard during my visit. The cherry trees and spring flowers played beautifully against the dark backdrop of this ancient church and headstones. These photos are a lovely reminder of my visit to St Laurence, Frodsham Parish, Cheshire, England.

Grave No. Born Died Age Buried Name Register
OGB/34/08 1798 1829 31 9/14/1829 William Pickering 1/1354
OGB/34/08 1810 1831 21 1/18/1831 Mary Pickering 1/1486
OGB/34/08 1801 1834 33 8/27/1834 John Thomas Pickering 1/1831
Sacred to the memory of William, son of the above named Thomas and Margaret Pickering, who died Sept. 9th 1829 aged 31 years. Also Mary, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Pickering who died Jan 12th 1831, aged 21 years. Also the body of John, son of Thomas and Margaret Pickering who died Aug. 22nd 1834, aged 33 years. Sandstone table-top.

 
OBG/27/00 1712 1775 63 12/22/1775 Barnet (Bernard) of Norley P. 204
OBG/27/00 1725 1804 79 8/31/1804 Lydia Pickering P. 374
OBG/27/00 1754 1826 72 3/7/1826 Elizabeth Frith 1/053
OBG/27/00 1749 1833 84 6/3/1833 Samuel Frith 1/1719
OBG/27/00 1827 1876 49 8/16/1876 Anne Pickering 3/1300
Here lieth the body of Barnet Pickering of Norley who departed this life 20th Dec. 1775 aged 63. Also the remains of Lydia, wife of the above named who departed this life Aug. the 27th 1804 in the 80th year of her age. Also Elizabeth wife of Samuel Frith who died March 4th 1826 aged 72. Also the body of the above Samuel Frith who died May 31st 1833, aged 84 years. Also Anne wife of Samuel Pickering of Kingsley who died Aug. 12th 1876, aged 49 years. *Bernard in register. Sandstone table-top.

 
OGE/12/02 1751 1776 25 8/11/1776 William Pickeirng P.305
OGE/12/02 1752 1813 61 4/25/1813 Thomas Pickering 1/23
OGE/12/02 1744 1826 82 5/5/1826 Christiana 1/1062
Here lieth the body of William son of Barnet Pickering of Norley who departed this life Aug 9th 1776 aged 25 years. Also the body of Thomas son to the above named Bernard Pickering who died April 22nd 1813, aged 61. Also Christiana wife of the above Thomas Pickering who died May 2nd 1826, aged 82 years. Sandstone table-top. On south side of Church.

 
OGB/29/00 1766 1811 45 9/17/1811 Samuel Pickering of Sutton P. 394
OGB/29/00 1806 1820 14 5/16/1820 Samuel  Pickering (son) 1/566
OGB/29/00 1798 1826 28 2/17/1826 Alice Pickering 1/1048
OGB/29/00 1771 1844 73 11/15/1844 Alice Rigby Pickering 2/634
OGB/29/00 1799 1880 81 10/21/1880 John Rigby Pickering 3/1633
OGB/29/00 1803 1885 82 9/8/1885 Ellen Pickering (wife J. R. P.) 3/2015
1788 1860 72 2/16/1860 Alice Tindal, Niece of Samuel
1864 2/3/1864 Mary, dau. Of Samuel & Alice
Sacred to the memory of Samuel Pickering of Sutton who departed this life Sept. 13th 1811, aged 45 years. Also of Samuel son of the above named Samuel Pickering who died May 11th 1820, aged 14 years. Also of Alice daughter of the above named Samuel Pickering who departed this life Nov 11th 1844, aged 73 years. Also of John Rigby Pickering son of the above named Samuel Pickering who died Oct. 15th 1880 aged 81 years. Also of Ellen Pickering, wife of John Rigby Pickering who died Sept. 4th, 1885 aged 82 years.

 
OGE/08/23,24 1780 1839 59 2/4/1839 Joseph Pickering of Frodsham 1/2372
OGE/08/23,24 1804 1845 41 7/1/1845 William Pickering of Frodsham 2/710
OGE/08/23,24 1808 1848 40 3/8/1848 Edward Pickering of Frodsham 2/1007
OGE/08/23,24 1810 1854 44 2/13/1854 Elizabeth Pickering 2/1624
OGE/08/23,24 1806 1860 54 5/30/1860 James Pickering of Frodsham 2/2235
OGE/08/23,24 1782 1862 80 8/25/1862 Ann Pickering 2/2385
OGE/08/23,24 1833 1906 73 11/12/1906 William Hayes 5/506
Next of kin: Frederick Hayes, Stranton, Shrewsbury. Slate monument (occupies 2 plots). Headstoned 11/12/1982
Front: In memory of James Pickeirng of Frodsham, Obit 27 May 1860, 54 years. Rear: In Memory of Edward Pickering of Frodsham Obit 3 March 1848, 40 years. Left: In memory of Joseph Pickering of Frodsham Obit 31 Jan 1839, 59 years. Also of Ann his wife Obit 21 Aug. 1862, 80 years. Right: In memory of William Pickering of Frodsham Obit 26 June 1845, 41 years. Also of Elizabeth his wife Obit 10 Feb 1854, 44 years. Also of William Hayes Pickering, only son of the above Obit 9 Nov. 1906, 73 years.

 
OGB/34/07 1799 1813 14 4/28/1813 Margaret Pickering 1/25
OGB/34/07 1765 1814 49 1/6/1814 THOMAS Pickering of Frodsham 1/72
OGB/34/07 1813 1814 1 3/14/1814 Edmund Pickering 1/91
OGB/34/07 1803 1818 15 1/1818 Thomas Horabin Pickering 1/369
OGB/34/07 1772 1820 48 7/13/1820 MARGARET Pickering 1/581
OGB/34/07 1796 1822 26 12/29/1822 Ann Pickering 1/766
Sacred to the memory of Thomas Pickering late of Frodsham Bridge who departed this life Jan 2nd 1814 aged 49 years. Also Margaret daughter of the said Thomas and Margaret Pickering who died April 24 1813 aged 14 years. Also Edmund their son died 11th March 1814 aged 11 months. Also Thomas their son who died Jan 25th 1818 aged 15 years. Also of Margaret wife of the above named Thomas Pickering who died July 9th 1820 aged 48 years. Also of Ann daughter of Thomas and Margaret Pickering who died 24th Dec. 1822 aged 26 years.

 
OGB/28/17 1783 1822 39 6/5/1822 Joseph Jones of Helsby 1/732
OGB/28/17 1759 1845 86 4/24/1845 Hannah Jones 2/692
OGB/28/17 1801 1850 49 6/3/1850 John B. Pickering 2/1264
OGB/28/17 1787 1863 76 7/20/1863 William Jones of Flookersbrook 3/77
OGB/28/17 1802 1890 88 4/17/1890 Hannah Pickering 3/2423
OGB/28/17 1818 1902 84 11/27/1902 Eliza Jones. 5/234
Underneath lies the body of Joseph Jones son of William and Hannah Jones of Helsby who departed this life the 2nd of June 1822, aged 29 years. Also the body of the above named Hannah Jones who departed this life the 19th April 1845 aged 86 years. Also William Jones of Flookersbrook, son of the above named who departed this life 14th July 1863 aged 76 years. Hannah Pickering daughter of the above named William and Hannah Jones born Aug. 26th 1803 died April 13th 1890. Also John B. Pickering, her husband, died May 30th 1850 aged 49 years. Also Eliza Jones daughter of William Jones, who died Nov 22nd 1902 aged 84 years. “Jesus lover of my soul” Memorial in Church to William and Hannah Jones – small bronze plaque in the Helsby Chapel (N.W. corner). Sandstone table-top.

 
OGB/33/07 1798 1799 1 4/30/1799 James Pickering of Runcorn P.360
OGB/33/07 1797 1801 4 10/20/1801 Margaret Pickering P. 368
OGB/33/07 1771 1837 66 12/26/1837 Mary Yarwood 1/2226
In memory of James son of John and Hannah Pickering of Runcorn who died April 27th 1799 aged 9 months. Also Margaret Pickering who died the 17th of Oct. 1801 in the 5th year of her age. Also Mary relict (wife) of William Yarwood late of Northwich Druggist and daughter of John and Mary Pickering of Frodsham who died the 22 Dec. 1837, aged 66 years. Sandstone table-top.