Richard
Wickham
Born before in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Wickham
and Mary (Humphry) Wickham
Brother of
Thomas Wickham, Alice (Wickham) Besbeech, Mary Wickham, Humphrey Wickham, Mary Wickham, John Wickham, Brian Wickham, Anne Wickham, Elizabeth Wickham, Elizabeth (Wickham) Medhurst, James Wickham and Edward Wickham
Husband of
Ann (Birch) Wickham
— married
22 Feb 1724 in Sussex, England
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Wickham Pratt and Humphrey Wickham
Died before
at about age 85
in Heathfield, Sussex, England
Profile last modified
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Biography
Richard Wickham was born in Sussex, England.
Richard was born in about 1697 to Richard Wickham) and Mary Humphry. He was baptised on 07 Nov 1697 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.[1]
Richard married Ann Birch on 22 Feb 1724 in Sussex.[2]
The couple went on to have at least ten children.
In 1730 Richard had a son, Richard Pratt (bef.1730-bef.1812) by Elizabeth Pratt.[3]
"Richard Wickham the younger of Wadhurst, cordwainer, with his father Richard Wickham the elder of Wadhurst, cordwainer bound in 50, to acquit the parish of any charges, as the father of the bastard son of Elizabeth Pratt of Wadhurst, spinster. Endorsed: receipt for 1 12s 0d for the lying-in of EP; 6 Jan 1732"[4]
Richard died in 1783 and was buried on 17 Sep 1783 in Heathfield, Sussex, All Saints Parish Church.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQCF-L2Z : 22 March 2020), Richard Wickham, 1697.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNVY-5JH : 11 March 2020), Richard Wickham, 1724.
- ↑ Sussex : Wadhurst : St Peter and St Paul : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/604b81c4f493fd3a59c9d9c0 : viewed 12 Sep 2021) baptism Wickham Richard 13 Dec 1730
- ↑ Bastardy Bond
- ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8PC-2LJ : 16 March 2020), Richard Wickham, 1783.
Research Notes
Remainder of children to be added.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Steve Moray for creating Wickham-240 on 6 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Steve and others.
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