Edward Wickenden (1754 - 1842)

Born 1754 in Edenbridge, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Driver) Wickenden — married 10 Feb 1777 in Edenbridge, Kent

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1842 at about age 88 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England

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Biography

Edward Wickenden was born in Edenbridge, Kent, England.

Baptised 15 Sept 1754 St Peter and St Paul, Edenbridge Kent
Father Edward Wickenden
Mother Mary

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.^[1] The surrounding country was farmed the farmhouses are old-fashioned timber buildings, standing single and much dispersed. 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: Edward Wickenden
Event Type: Marriage Notice
Event Date: 10 Feb 1777
Event Place: Edenbridge, Kent, England
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Sarah Driver
Spouse's Gender: Female

Name: Edward Wickenden
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 9 May 1819
Event Place: East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Edward Wickenden
Mother's Name: Sarah

Name: Elizabeth Wickenden
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 29 Apr 1821
Event Place: East Grinstead, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Edward Wickenden
Mother's Name: Sarah

Name: Edward Wickenden
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 22 Jan 1842
Event Place: East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Birth Year (Estimated): 1755

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.edenbridgetowncouncil.gov.uk/edenbridge/brief-history/

Ancestry family trees

England and Wales Christening index 1530-1980 ; Parish Register

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNN4-S3V : 12 March 2020), Edward Wickenden, 1777.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J73K-J8X : 18 September 2020), Edward Wickenden in entry for Edward Wickenden, 1819.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3F2-J7F : 18 September 2020), Edward Wickenden in entry for Elizabeth Wickenden, 1821.
• "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QQ-X9NS : 11 March 2018), Edward Wickenden, 22 Jan 1842; citing Burial, East Grinstead, Sussex, England, 00849, The Keep, East Sussex Record Office; West Sussex County Record Office, Chichester.