William Edmond PICKUP

1890 - 1917  (27 years)   Has 44 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Edmund PICKUP

1745 - Abt 1818  (73 years)

Birth	1745	Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Died	Abt 1818
Family	Jane ORMEROD,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	6 Jul 1772	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. Edmund PICKUP,   b. 1782, Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Robert BROOKE,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Anne BROOKE,   b. 1745, Offley, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Mary Jane Ann PICKUP

1888 - 1974  (85 years)

Birth	20 Jun 1888	Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 Mar 1974	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Abraham PICKUP,   b. Dec 1860, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Mother	Mary Ellen ATTWOOD,   b. 1870, Lane End, Staffordshire, England
Married	26 Aug 1887	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Divorced	1894	New South Wales, Australia
Family 1	Thomas Midgely SHACKLETON,   b. 5 Oct 1879, Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Married	29 Dec 1910	Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Ernest SHACKLETON,   b. 2 Mar 1912, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Mavis Irene SHACKLETON,   b. 21 May 1915, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia   3. Thomas E. SHACKLETON,   b. Dec 1920, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Mary SHACKLETON,   b. 19 Apr 1921, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Elizabeth Jane SHACKLETON,   b. 9 Mar 1924, Byford, Western Australia, Australia   6. William Edmund SHACKLETON,   b. 3 May 1931, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Family 2	George Wilkinson BLADON,   b. 1888, Berverley, Yorkshire, England
Married	1 Feb 1949	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Thomas Midgely SHACKLETON

1879 - 1941  (61 years)

Birth	5 Oct 1879	Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Died	17 Apr 1941	Cardup, Western Australia, Australia
	Cause: Arteriosclerosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cardiac Failure.
Buried	18 Apr 1941	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Midgley SHACKLETON,   b. 14 Oct 1856, Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Mother	Elizabeth HEY,   b. 16 Apr 1858, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Married	5 Oct 1878	Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Family	Mary Jane Ann PICKUP,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Married	29 Dec 1910	Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Ernest SHACKLETON,   b. 2 Mar 1912, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Mavis Irene SHACKLETON,   b. 21 May 1915, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia   3. Thomas E. SHACKLETON,   b. Dec 1920, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Mary SHACKLETON,   b. 19 Apr 1921, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Elizabeth Jane SHACKLETON,   b. 9 Mar 1924, Byford, Western Australia, Australia   6. William Edmund SHACKLETON,   b. 3 May 1931, Byford, Western Australia, Australia

George Wilkinson BLADON

1888 - 1968  (80 years)

Birth	1888	Berverley, Yorkshire, England
Died	16 Feb 1968	Cardup, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1968	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Henry BLADON,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Hannah SHARPE,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Mary Jane Ann PICKUP,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1 Feb 1949	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

William Edmond PICKUP

1890 - 1917  (27 years)

Birth	1890	Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 May 1917	Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
	Cause: Killed in WWI
Buried	1917	Villers-Bretonneux, France
Father	Abraham PICKUP,   b. Dec 1860, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Mother	Mary Ellen ATTWOOD,   b. 1870, Lane End, Staffordshire, England
Married	26 Aug 1887	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Divorced	1894	New South Wales, Australia

Abraham PICKUP

1860 - 1917  (~ 56 years)

Birth	Dec 1860	Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Died	15 Jun 1917	Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	17 Jun 1917	Cemetery, Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Abraham PICKUP,   b. 2 Mar 1817, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Mother	Anne MALONE,   b. Between 1827 and 1831, Spotland, Lancashire, England
Married	22 Feb 1852	Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
Family 1	Mary Ellen ATTWOOD,   b. 1870, Lane End, Staffordshire, England
Married	26 Aug 1887	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Divorced	1894	New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Mary Jane Ann PICKUP,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia   2. William Edmond PICKUP,   b. 1890, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Family 2	Mary Ann HICKEY,   b. Abt 1886
Married	1906	Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia

Mary Ann HICKEY

Abt 1886 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1886
Died	DECEASED
Family 1	Unknown HOBBA,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family 2	Alf MORDLEE,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family 3	Abraham PICKUP,   b. Dec 1860, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Married	1906	Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia

Mary Ellen ATTWOOD

1870 - 1905  (35 years)

Birth	1870	Lane End, Staffordshire, England
Died	21 Nov 1905	California, USA
Father	William Henry ATTWOOD,   b. 21 Jan 1844, Cradley, Worcestershire, England
Mother	Jane WYER,   b. 1844, Wollescote, Worcestershire, England
Married	18 Jan 1863	Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
Family	Abraham PICKUP,   b. Dec 1860, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Married	26 Aug 1887	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Divorced	1894	New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Mary Jane Ann PICKUP,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia   2. William Edmond PICKUP,   b. 1890, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia

• Name	William Edmond PICKUP  [1, 2]
  Relationship	with William George BRADY
  Birth	1890	Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Birth Record	1890	Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
  	#21598
  Travel	17 Apr 1916	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia   [3]
  	Per "Aeneas" - Private 11 Infantry Battalion - 13 to 23 Reinforcements
  Military Service	Bef 1917
  	#5454
  Certificate of Military	1917
  	Have
  Medical	1917  [4]
  Burial	1917	Villers-Bretonneux, France
  	Military Cemetery
  Military Service	6 May 1917  [5, 6]
  	World War 1 - #5454 - Lance Corporal, 11th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F
  Death	6 May 1917	Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  	Cause: Killed in WWI
  Newspaper Article	16 Jun 1917  [7]
  http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/92239798
  Newspaper Article	19 Jun 1917  [8]
  http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33805329
  Newspaper Article	21 Nov 1917  [9]
  http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/92171291
  Newspaper Article	27 Nov 1917  [10]
  http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/34179894
  Siblings	1. Mary Jane Ann PICKUP,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia d. 6 Mar 1974, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund PICKUP,   b. 1745, Rossendale, Lancashire, England d. Abt 1818  (Age 73 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Mary Jane Ann PICKUP,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia d. 6 Mar 1974, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 85 years) â–»Thomas Midgely SHACKLETON,  m. 29 Dec 1910, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia   â–»George Wilkinson BLADON,  m. 1 Feb 1949, Perth, Western Australia, Australia     2. William Edmond PICKUP,   b. 1890, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia d. 6 May 1917, Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  (Age 27 years)
  Person ID	I9274	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	Abraham PICKUP,   b. Dec 1860, Rochdale, Lancashire, England d. 15 Jun 1917, Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia (Age ~ 56 years) Other Partners: Mary Ann HICKEY  m. 1906
  Mother	Mary Ellen ATTWOOD,   b. 1870, Lane End, Staffordshire, England d. 21 Nov 1905, California, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1887	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Divorce	1894	New South Wales, Australia
  	#1654.
  Certificate of Marriage	Have
  Reference Number	#6475
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 1890 - Merewether, New South Wales, Australia Birth Record - #21598 - 1890 - Merewether, New South Wales, Australia Travel - Per "Aeneas" - Private 11 Infantry Battalion - 13 to 23 Reinforcements - 17 Apr 1916 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Burial - 1917 - Villers-Bretonneux, France Death - Cause: Killed in WWI - 6 May 1917 - Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

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• Notes

  Received brass plaque. Joined Army in Australia, Serial Number 5454 Lance Corporal, 17th Reinforcements, 11th Battalion, C company, 3rd Brigade, AIF Won the Military Medal http://www.anzac.org/ Name : PICKUP Forenames : WILLIAM EDMOND Initials : W E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of death : Sun May 6 00:00:00 UTC+0200 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationality of the Regiment : Australian Unit : 11th Bn. Regiment : 11th Bn. Australian Imperial Force. Regiment description : Australian Infantry, A.I.F Regiment description 2 : Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Force : Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cemetery name : VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country : France Locality/Area : Somme -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location : Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. The Memorial stands in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, which is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://yard.ccta.gov.uk/cwgc/ In Memory of WILLIAM EDMOND PICKUP MM Lance Corporal 5454 11th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F who died on Sunday, 6th May 1917. Age 27. Additional Information: Son of the late Abraham and Mary Ellen Pickup. Born at Merewether, New South Wales. Commemorative Information Memorial: VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Somme, France Location: Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. The Memorial stands in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, which is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. Commemorated by name on the Memorial are over 10,000 Australian soldiers who fell in the battlefields of the Somme, Arras and the "Hundred Days" and who have no known grave. The Villers-Bretonneux Memorial is also the Australian National Memorial to the Australian soldiers who fought in France and Belgium during the First World War, to their dead, and especially to those of the dead whose graves are unknown. Historical Information: The Australian National Memorial was erected to commemorate Australian soldiers who fought in France and Belgium, to their dead, and especially to those of the dead whose graves are not known. These soldiers fell in the battlefields of the Somme, Arras and the "Hundred Days". There are now 10736, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated on this memorial. Pickup, William Edmond Number: 5454 Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl] Unit: 11th Bn Service: Army Conflict: 1914-1918 Date of Death: 06/05/1917 Place of Death: Cause of Death: Memorial Panel: 63 Cemetery or Memorial Details: 26 Villers Bretonneux-France Next Of Kin: Place Of Enlistment: Burbanks, WA Native Place: Notes: PICKUP, Lce. Cpl. William Edmond, 5454, M.M. 11th Bn. 6th May, 1917. Age 27. Son of the late Abraham and Mary Ellen Pickup. Born at Merewether, New South Wales. Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army http://www.awm.gov.au/ See: Military career and biographical details of WWI soldier KIA in France. p.260-261, 940.412 GIL (monograph), .b21443555. Author Gill, Ian. Title Fremantle to France : 11th Battalion A.I.F., 1914-1919 / by Ian Gill. Published [Myaree, W.A.] : I. Gill, 2003.

  
  

• Reference

  Darryl Brady. "William Edmond PICKUP". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I9274&tree=Brady2008 (accessed May 9, 2025).