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William Bickle

(1857 - 1933)


Father: Henry Bickle
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Alice Pollard


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1857-02 Birth
  • Estimated from marriage record
  • freebmd:  T1
1878-08-03 Marriage
Alice Pollard (1859 - 1933)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves
  • Age: 21
  • Abode: Wood Top, Burnley
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: George Wheadon
  • Witness: Ellen Bickle
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 61 Clough Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 34
  • Occupation: Cotton loom overlooker
  • Birthplace: Tavistock, Devon
  • Census record RG12-3370-134-11:  F2  F3  T4
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1901-03-21 Census
  • Abode: 26 Woodbine Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 44
  • Occupation: Cotton loom overlooker
  • Birthplace: Tavistock, Devonshire
  • Census record RG13-3873-74-6:  F4  F5  T5
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1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 42 Belgrave Street, Nelson, Lancashire
  • Age: 54
  • Occupation: Cotton power loom overlooker
  • Birthplace: Tavistock, Devon
  • Census record RG14-PN24894-RD472-SD4-ED14-SN106:  F6  F7  F8  T6
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1933-01-15 Death
  • Age: 75
  • Abode: 15 Fulham Street, Nelson, Lancashire
  • lancashirebmd:  T7
  • freebmd:  T8
  • Probate calendar
1933-06-08 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F9  T9


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Births Mar 1857
Bickle  William Creber    Tavistock  5b 338
        
T2
Page 220
1878.  Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity Church in the Parish of Habergham Eaves in the County of Lancaster
No. 439  3 August 1878
William Bickle  21 years  Bachelor  Weaver  Wood Top  Henry Bickle  Labourer
Alice Pollard   19 years  Spinster  Weaver  Wood Top  John Pollard  Collier
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by Certificate by me, John M. Dorset Owen, Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  William Bickle  }
                                          {  Alice Pollard   }
in the Presence of us,  {  George Wheadon his X mark  }
                        {  Ellen Bickle               }
        
T3
Marriage: 3 Aug 1878 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
William Bickle - 21 years Weaver Bachelor of Wood Top
Alice Pollard - 19 years Weaver Spinster of Wood Top
Groom's Father: Henry Bickle, Labourer
Bride's Father: John Pollard, Collier
Witness: George Wheadon, (X); Ellen Bickle
Married by Certificate by: John M. Dorset Owen, Vicar
Register: Marriages 1875 - 1879, Page 220, Entry 439
Source: LDS Film 1526143
        
T4
1891 census RG12 piece 3370 folio 134 page 11

Administrative County of  Lancaster
Civil Parish of  Habergham Eaves
Municipal Borough of  Burnley
Municipal Ward of  Gannow
Urban Sanitary District of  Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  Holy Trinity

Schedule 68   61 Clough St

William Bickle   Head  M  34    Cotton Loom Overlooker  _ X _  Devonshire Travistock[sic]
Alice A. Bickle  Wife  M    31                                 Lancashire Burnley
Bertha Bickle    daur       9   Scholar                        Lancashire Burnley
William Bickle   Son      7     Scholar                        Lancashire Burnley
Ethel Bickle     daur     mth 2                                Lancashire Burnley

Transcribed from LANRG12_3368_3370-0617.jpg by dh


        
T5
1901 census RG13 piece 3873 folio 74 page 6

Administrative County  [blank]
Civil Parish of  Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of  Gannow John the Baptist
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of  Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of  Lowerhouse
Rural District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]

Schedule 39   26 Woodbine Rd

William Bickle  Head  M  44    Cotton Loom Overlooker  Worker    Devon: Tavistock
Alice Bickle    Wife  M    41                                    Lanc: Burnley
Bertha Bickle   Daur  S    19  Cotton Weaver           Worker    Lanc: Burnley
William Bickle  Son   S  17    Cotton Weaver           Worker    Lanc: Burnley

Transcribed from LANRG13_3872_3875-0533.jpg by dh

        
T6
1911 census RG14 PN24894 RD472 SD4 ED14 SN106

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  4   Nelson
Enumeration District       14

Wm Bickle
42 Belgrave St  Nelson

Schedule 106

William Bickle           Head           54    Married           Cotton Power Loom Overlooker          Worker                           Tavistock Devon
Alice Bickle             Wife             55  Married 32 6 2 4  -                                                                      Burnley Lanc
Edgar Osborne Highfield  Son-in-law     29    Married           Bread Baker                   Master  working on own account  at home  Lancashire Preston
Bertha Highfield         Daughter         29  Married 6  2 2 -  -                             -       -                                Lancashire Burnley
Edgar Highfield          Grandson       6     -                 -                             -       -                                Lancashire Nelson
Doris Highfield          Granddaughter    2   -                 -                             -       -                                Lancashire Nelson

Enumerator JW    3 Males  3 Females  6 Persons     5 rooms. Signed  William Creber Bickle  42 Belgrave St Nelson

Transcribed from rg14_24894_0212_03.jpg and rg14_24894_0211_03.jpg by dh

        
T7
Death:  BICKLE  William Creber  75    1933  Nelson  Lancashire  Preston  NEL/40/18
        
T8
Deaths Mar 1933
Bickle  William C  75  Burnley  8e 399
        
T9
1933  page 309
BICKLE William Creber otherwise William of 15 Fulham-street
  Nelson Lancashire died 15 January 1933 Administration (with
  Will) London 8 June to Bertha Highfield (wife of Edgar
  Osborne Highfield) and William Bickle fitter.
  Effects £3423 6s. 1d.
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Marriage-WilliamBickle-AlicePollard-1878-08-03-HolyTrinityHaberghamEaves.jpeg
F2 Image LANRG12_3368_3370-0617.jpg
F3 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3370-134-11-Bickle.text
F4 Image LANRG13_3872_3875-0533.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3873-74-6-Bickle.text
F6 Image rg14_24894_0212_03.jpg
F7 Image rg14_24894_0211_03.jpg
F8 Transcript Census-1911-RG14-PN24894-RD472-SD4-ED14-SN106.text
F9 Image 1933-Probate-WilliamBickle.pdf


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