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Continued: According to old family notes, she was disowned by her father, a silversmith of London, for marrying a butcher.
Ann "Nancy" was supposedly born either in London or "Keethlay, near Selby Leads, England, and was buried at "Keethlay, Selby Leads, England."
The place actually refers to Keighley, which is a a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England (historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire). Leeds is about 18 miles east, while Selby is about 40 miles to the east of Keighley.
This conclusion is corroborated by the fact that descendants match DNA with persons named Pickles who lived in Keighley and nearby in Yorkshire.
A brief survey of indexes for parish records of Keighley show:
Ann Laycock, baptized 21 Feb 1762, daughter of Thomas Laycock and Mary.
Nancy Laycock, baptized 10 Oct 1762, daughter of Edward Laycock and Sarah.
Originals should be examined to see if the father's occupation was silversmith.
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