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BICKERS FAMILY TREE

JAMES BICKERS

1791

Fustian Cutter

James Bickers was

BORN IN MANCHESTER 1791

WAS MARRIED TO 

MARY HODGKINSON

WHO WAS BORN IN MANCHESTER IN 1796

THEY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN

NAME BORN PLACE MARRIED TO
WILLIAM BICKERS 1806 MANCHESTER HARRIET ??
JAMES BICKERS 1809 MANCHESTER HANNAH ??
MARGARET BICKERS 1814 MANCHESTER ?? PERKINS
SARAH BICKERS 1816 MANCHESTER ?? ASTLEY

 

James Bickers

1809

Fustian Cutter

 James Bickers junior born 1809 in Manchester

was married to Hanah ??

They were both Fustian Cutters

They had the following children

NAME BORN PLACE MARRIED TO
MARY BICKERS 1833 MANCHESTER  
SARAH BICKERS 1835 MANCHESTER  
JANE BICKERS 1836 MANCHESTER  
MATILDA BICKERS 1835-1891 MANCHESTER WILLIAM MCDONOUGH
SELINA BICKERS 1840 MANCHESTER WILLIAM EVANS
ELIZABETH BICKERS 1841 MANCHESTER  
JAMES BICKERS 1842 MANCHESTER MARY ANN
EMMA BICKERS 1843 MANCHESTER  
THOMAS BICKERS 1844 MANCHESTER  

The Bickers lived at 

Finns Court, Gadsby Court and Cheltenham Street, Manchester

 

The surname Bickers is of Anglo-Saxon origin 

It is an occupational name for a beekeeper, meaning the son of the beekeeper.

Bees and beekeepers were very important during the middle ages as honey was the only form of sweetening in England. 

Honey was also a useful preservative. 

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