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Families covered: Pidcock of The Platts

                               
BLG1863 reports that this family's surname "is derived from the armorial bearing of the family, a "pied cock"." It identifies its arms as "Per pale, sable and gules, a cock, per fess, or, and argent, between three acorns of the third."
William Pidcock of Ashbourne, Derbyshire
m. Elizabeth Henzey (dau of Thomas Henzey of Amblecote by Frances Croker)
1. John Pidcock of The Platts (b 29.01.1717, d 08.11.1791, youngest child)
m. Mary Honeybourne (d 28.09.1807, dau/heir of Robert Honeybourne by Ann, dau of Thomas Hammond)
  A. John Pidcock 'of The Platts' (b 01.03.1756, d 09.08.1834, DL)
  m. Elizabeth Barker (d 01.021834, dau of George Hollington Barker of Birmingham)
  i. John Henzey Pidcock 'of Old Swinford' of Bellevue, Worcestershire (b 30.09.1787, dsp 07.02.1861)
  m. (08.08.1829) Jemima Oliver (dau of Thomas Oliver of London & Leyton)
  ii. George Pidcock of Woodland Villa, Guernsey (d 09.11.1788)
m. Giacomina Maria Josephina Manerin ("a Venetian lady")
  iii. Henry Pidcock of Oakfield (Worcestershire), in India (b 24.09.1804, d 26.05.1862, 5th son) had issue
  m1. (07.01.1841) Mary Ann Bacon (d 04.121845, dau of Joshua Bacon of Middlesex)
  m2. (10.06.1847) Augusta Bramley Fraser (dau of Col. _ Fraser)
  iv. Charles Pidcock (b 09.07.1809) had issue
  m. Susannah Foley (dau of Rev. Richard Foley of Huntley)
  v. Anna Maria Pidcock
  m. James Mason of Birmingham & Malvern
  vi. Elizabeth Pidcock
  m. Thomas Battersbee (Captain RN)
vii. Emma Pidcock (b c1794, d 02.02.1875)
  m. (26.01.1815) Edward Addenbrooke (Homfray, later) Addenbrooke
  viii. Mary Anne Pidcock
  m. David Wheeler (vicar of Pulloxhill)
  ix. Louisa Pidcock (d 30.11.1859)
  m. Henry Addenbrooke of Field House
  x. Caroline Pidcock (d 04.09.1847)
  m. (19.02.1835) John Unett of Ickneild House
  xi. Henrietta Pidcock (dsp 27.06.1840)
  m. Thomas Smith of Alcester
xii. Jane Pidcock
  m. Rev. J. Fawcett of Monmouth
  xiii.+ other issue - Thomas (b 05.02.1795, d 13.02.1812), Robert (b 11.06.1802, d 16.01.1812), Frances (d unm 07.03.1832)
  B. Mary Pidcock (d 06.08.1828)
  m. (02.03.1778) Francis Homfray of the Hyde
  C. Sarah Pidcock (d 20.06.1841)
  m. (20.05.1776) Jeston Homfray of Broadwaters
  D. Jane Pidcock
  m. Rev. W. Jones
  E. Henzey Pidcock
  m. Henry Roberts of Stourbridge
  F.+ 7 others (d unm)
2.+ other issue - Thomas, William, Frances, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann Dorothy, Sarah

Main source(s): BLG1863 ('Pidcock of The Platts')
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