Alice was born in 1856 in Felmingham, Norfolk, England and baptised there on October 19, 1856. She was the youngest of fifteen children born to Edmund Hicks and Susan Slapp.
Alice was mentioned in the 1861 census as a child of 4 living with her family at Felmingham.[1]
By the time she was 15 Alice was working as a general servant with the Beech family at Bacton, Norfolk.[2]
Sources
England and Wales Birth Registration Index
Name Alice Hicks
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year 1856
Registration District Tunstead
County Norfolk
Event Place Tunstead, Norfolk, England
Volume 4B Page 52 Line Number 12
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26R5-VMX : accessed 6 September 2015), Alice Hicks, 1856; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tunstead, Norfolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Alice Hicks
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 19 Oct 1856
Christening Place: Felmingham Parish, Norfolk County, England
Father's Name: Edmund Hicks
Mother's Name: Susannah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02009-5 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 1526672
Citing this Record
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2BL-2FS : accessed 2 May 2015), Edmund Hicks in entry for Alice Hicks, 19 Oct 1856; citing Felmingham Parish, Norfolk County, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,526,672.
↑ Name: Alice Hick
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Event Place: Felmingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Felmingham, Norfolk, England
County: Norfolk
Registration District: Tunstead
Residence Note: North Walsham Road
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Occupation: Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Felmingham, Norfolk
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Page Number: 16
Registration Number: RG09
Piece/Folio: 1200 / 50
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Affiliate Image Identifier: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/1200/01370A&parentid=GBC/1861/0006997504
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Edmund Hick Head M 56 Felmingham, Norfolk
Susanna Hick Wife F 51 Skeyton, Norfolk
William Hick Son M 22 Felmingham, Norfolk
Thomas Hick Son M 15 Felmingham, Norfolk
George Hick Son M 11 Felmingham, Norfolk
Susanna Hick Daughter F 9 Felmingham, Norfolk
Alice Hick Daughter F 4 Felmingham, Norfolk
Household ID: 1523757
Line Number: 15
GS Film Number: 101816963
Digital Folder Number: 101816963
Image Number: 00101
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M76F-Y16 : 24 October 2019), Alice Hick in household of Edmund Hick, Felmingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ Name: Alice Hicks
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Event Place: Felmingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sub-District: Bacton
Enumeration District: 5
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Occupation: General Servant
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Birthplace: Felmingham, Norfolk
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Servant
Entry Number: 10
Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/1796/0091
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George S Neech Head M 44 Felmingham, Norfolk
Sophia Neech Wife F 44 Thurlton, Norfolk
Matilda Neech Daughter F 20 Banningham, Norfolk
Margaret Neech Daughter F 18 Banningham, Norfolk
Sarah Ann Neech Daughter F 16 Banningham, Norfolk
Sophia Neech Daughter F 14 Banningham, Norfolk
Alice Hicks Servant F 15 Felmingham, Norfolk
Household ID: 17
GS Film Number: 000838796
Digital Folder Number: 004207630
Image Number: 00369
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N04194-9
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFXS-NDV : 27 September 2019), Alice Hicks in entry for George S Neech, 1871.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alice by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alice: