Sara Wickenden (bef. 1667 - abt. 1712)

Born before 14 Jan 1667 in Edenbridge, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died about 1712 after about age 44 in Chiddingstone, Kent, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Sara Wickenden was born in Edenbridge, Kent, England.

Baptised 14 Jan 1666 St Peter and St Paul Edenbridge Kent Father John Wickenden Mother Elizabeth^[1]
Research Note: Examination of the original transcript indicates that this source has not been corrected to the modern calendar from the original entry in 1666, so the birth year will be 1667.

Geographical Note and Social context: Edenbridge sits on the main London to Lewes road, and hence to the port of Newhaven. Numerous coaching inns developed, and there were links to smuggling.^[2] The surrounding country was farmed the farmhouses are old-fashioned timber buildings, standing single and much dispersedr. A fair is held annually in the village on St. Mark's day, April, 25, for cattle, toys, &c. Extract from [Hasted's History of Kent published in 1797 https://theweald.org/d10.asp?BookId=H03179]

Name: Wickenden
Sex: Female
Death or Burial Date: 15 Jan 1712
Death or Burial Place: Chiddingstone, Kent, England
Father's Name: John Wickenden

Sources

1. ↑ Sara Wickenden
   Baptism date 14 Jan 1666
   Place Edenbridge, Ss Peter & Paul
   Father's first name(s) John
   County Kent
   Country England
   Archive Kent History & Library Centre
   Archive reference P131/1/A/2 Register type Baptisms, marriages & burials Year range 1638-1689 Page 15 Record set Kent Baptisms Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britains Edenbridge Parish Registers, Edenbridge baptisms 1665-1667 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=PRS/KENT/BAP/0077697
2. ↑ https://www.edenbridgetowncouncil.gov.uk/edenbridge/brief-history/

• "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8JR-522 : 14 March 2020), Wickenden, 1712.