ALEXANDER PICKERING I (1783-1861) Alexander, eldest son of William I and Janet Anderson Pickering , like his brothers, was quite involved with shipbuilding and shipping. In the 1841 Census his occupation is listed as ship¬ wright. He married Janet Brown (1789-1863) and they had a large family. Residents of the New London Bay area, they lived in what is now known as Stanley Bridge . The New London was one vessel owned and built by Alexander Pickering . He is also listed as the owner of the Elizabeth, a seventy-four ton schooner. ALEXANDER PICKERING (1783-1861) m. JANET M. BROWN (1789-1863) was the eighth child of Lawrence and Jean (Jamieson) Brown, who emigrated from Scotland and settled in Stanhope . Alexander and Janet had a family of ten children. ALEXANDER was a farmer and mariner and lived in Stanley Bridge . He purchased land on the but did not likely live there. His son Alexander II and family occupied this farm. 1. Jennie (Janet) (1808-1898) m. John Woodside (1806-1894) - Clinton - 7 children - farmed in Clinton 2. Jane m. William Adams - New - 8 children 3. ELLEN (1813-1889) m. DUNCAN ROSS (1810-1897) - he had come from Tain, Rosshire, Scotland - farmed in Stanley, East of the Bridge - 7 children (see ROSS ) 4. William III m. 1 Catherine Thomson , Grenville - no children m. 2 Betsy Kielly - daughter of John and May Brown Kielly, They had three children m. 3 Elizabeth Cole - New - no children 5. Margaret m. Kenneth MacKenzie - Malpeque - 8 children 6. Annie m. 1 John Ramsay - Port Hill m. 2 Levi Diamond - Port Hill 7. ALEXANDER II (1821-1904) {see below} 8. Christie m. James Kielly - St . Avards - 6 children 9. Mary m. James Graham - BayView - 5 children 10. Rebecca (1830-1916) m. in 1858 to William MacArthur (1827-1920) - Victoria West - 11 children PICKERING ALEXANDER II (1821 - Sept. 13, 1904) was the seventh child of Alexander I and Janet Brown PICKERING of BayView . Alexander m. Nov. 14, 1848 to SARAH GRAHAM (Jan. 8, 1829 - Oct. 23, 1888) daughter of John Graham Sr. and Mary Melinda Bernard of BayView . In 1858, Alexander acquired a lease of the property adjoining the Sutherland property . This was from William Pickering I of BayView . Alexander and Sarah had eleven children. John Alexander III , unmarried, died young so his father sold the property to Thomas and Margaret Bolger. 1. John Alexander III (1849/50-Dec. 11, 1886) m. Sept. 20, 1872 to Catherine Mcintosh . 2. Mary (1854-1924) m. William H. Paynter d. Aug. 1906 3. Ambrose b. 1855-1856 4. Charlotte (1857 - Mar. 5, 1912) is buried in Stanley Bridge . 5. Annb. 1858 6. Elizabeth b. 1860 7. Emily b. 1862 8. Martha b. 1865 458