Thomas Percival (antiquarian)

The son of Richard Percival of Royton Hall, near Oldham in Lancashire, he was born there on 1 September 1719.

He was brought up a Presbyterian, but joined the Church of England A Whig in politics, he was an advocate of the Hanoverian succession.

Some of the plans of ancient remains given in John Aikin's Country round Manchester were drawn by him.

[1] Percival married Martha, daughter of Major Benjamin Gregge of Chamber Hall, Oldham.

Pickford was later known as Sir Joseph Radcliffe, 1st Baronet, of Milnesbridge, Yorkshire, and it was to him that Percival's collection of manuscript pedigrees and other papers passed.