hello i am looking into my gt gt grandad joseph pickings (1843- work when he lived in shropshire. he lived in wrockwardine according to the census as a gamekeeer, are there any estates in that area where he would have worked, he moved to wigan and worked at haigh hall until his retirement. there are maney joseph picking within his family. thanks in advance for any help. judi
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Hello Judith
Gamekeepers required a licence / certificate so you might like to explore that avenue. I don't know any details but it might be worth exploring the Shropshire Archives web site.
Michael