Pickups of Spring Hill House
 

hello - this is my first contact with your forum and I hope someone can help.

I am doing a friends family tree and several members of her family seem to have worked for firstly, William Pickup Pickup (1834-1872) and possibly for his widow and later, son George William Pickup (1862-1910).

Trying to find out how long the Pickups owned Springhill and the surrounding estate. I am guessing that my friends family were still linked to the estate in 1911 when, I am assuming, George's widow Elizabeth Pickup would have inherited some, or all of it.

Can anyone point me to some reference material about the history of the house - all google refs are more recent when it was a restaurant and care home.
Thanks
Rozalia

Re: Pickups of Spring Hill House
 

I am sure there is stuff to be found in Accrington Library - books such as An Accrington Chronology & Men of Mark / Accrington Captains of Industry spring to mind. The family had a pub and a street named after them. They owned land. Lancashire Archives will have stuff too. Newspaper cuttings in the library.

Re: Pickups of Spring Hill House
 

Thanks . Am at The Straits tomorrow doing some other look ups so will go to library as well.

Re: Pickups of Spring Hill House
 

William Pickup's widow, Nancy, married James Shaw in 1875 and she and her son, George, went to live with James in Liverpool. James Shaw was a Superintendent for the London and North Western Railway. James Shaw was based at Accrington railway station in the 1850s and 60s. He was an uncle to Samuel Crossley, station master at Accrington and later Bolton stations and also uncle to Richard S Crossley, editor and proprietor of the "Accrington Observer & Times" newspaper. I am just off to visit my own 91-year-old uncle who is a resident in Springhill House.

Re: Pickups of Spring Hill House
 

Just stumbled on this post.
I have an extract somewhere from Lancashire Life entitled "Is your name Pickup" which makes mention of Spring Hill House, will try to find it.

Re: Pickups of Spring Hill House
 

Found it Rozalia, have emailed you. :)