Re: Pickup History
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Pickup History
11/03/01
Hope this helps based on the UK origin & history of Pickup surname:
The Pickup surname was a locational name denoting where a man held his land and indicated where he actually lived.Pickup name was originally derived from the Old English word PIC-COPP, literally meaning the dweller on 'Top of the Hill' with sharp peak or 'Pike Cop' and it is interesting to note that when a domicile of a Pickup is located on old maps it is usually near a Pike Hill. This may also explain why a number appear to have been farmers or land owners.
Spelling variations include: Pickup, Pickupp, Pickopp, Pickop, Picup, and others.
First found in Lancashire where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated as Lords of the manor of Pickup and estates in that shire. They were originally from a township & village in the Parish of Walley now styled Yate-Cum-Pickup Bank.
Early records of the name include:
Edward Picup 1273 {documented in County Lancashire}
Edward Pikopp 1379 {Yorkshire}
Roger Piccop of Over Whiteley listed in 'Wills of Chester' 1584
John Piccop of Eccleshill as above 1595
There is a Pickup Coat of Arms registered to a William Pickup of Lancaster.
A local manufacturer, W.Hardman wrote a book called the 'History of Cowpe'in ca 1918-19 [cf Rawtenstall Library]. He refers to a Peter Pickup 'becoming possessed' of Crag Farm in 1540 and later selling this to a Robert Ashworth. The same Peter Pickup along with John Pickup surrendered to the use of Oliver Ormerod in 1557 a piece of land to the East side of Pyke Hill. Hardman believes this to be Puss Height Farm. He also refers to a deed of 1746 signed by Landowners in Cowpe & Lench. This included a James Piccope and a Mary Piccope. The deed also allowed 'all & every person or persons to lead, draw or carry coals over the road gotten & sold in & from Tenement called Hugh Mill.'
There is also a paragraph on churchgoing in the 16th,17th and 18th centuries. Cowpians would have gone to Newchurch on Sundays etc and if a wedding then to a Parish Church,local ones being Rochdale & Bury. This may explain a link between Cowpe & Newchurch Pickups.
Bains History of Lancashire also refers to a branch of the Pickups in Rawtenstall at about the same time
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