Florence Ann (Yeomans) Hickman (1876 - 1898)

Born 1876 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Alfred Hickman — married 11 Apr 1898 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Died 1898 at about age 22 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Florence was born in 1876 at Bilston, Staffordshire. She was the daughter of James Yeomans and Mary Ann Johnson. ^[1][2]

Florence was recorded in the 1881 census at age 4, living at the back of 20 Barn Street, Birmingham with her parents and infant brother. John Joseph (aged 8 months).^[2]

In the 1891 census, 14-year-old Florence was recorded as a 'press worker' in the production of military buttons. She was living with her parents and siblings at 40 Court 6, Hospital Street, Birmingham.^[3]

She married bicycle maker Alfred Hickman on 11 April 1898 at St Stephen's Church, Birmingham. Both their addresses at the time of their marriage was 41 New John Street (the address of Florence's father in the 1901 census).^[4]

Florence appears to have died either during or soon after the birth of her first child, who was also given the name Florence Ann.^[5]

Research Notes

• mistranscribed as Flinchann in 1881 census
• witnesses at marriage - Joseph Hickman and Sarah Smith (not Alfred's father Joseph who was recorded as deceased)

There is a baptismal record of another Florence Ann Hickman (born 28 April 1898; baptised 1 June 1898) - parents given as Joseph and Sarah Hickman. This appears to be a relative of Alfred's naming their daughter after Florence. Their baby also died soon after. (See profile of Joseph Hickman)^[6] (more research needed - Palmer-9783 10:42, 7 May 2021 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 6 May 2021), database entry for YEOMANS, FLORENCE ANN (Mother's maiden surname: JOHNSON). GRO Reference: 1876 S Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 647.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-WRFJ : 13 December 2017), Flinchann Yeomans in household of James Yeomans, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 29, Piece/Folio 2990/18, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,844.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2PB-2PZ : 5 May 2019), Florence Yeomans in household of James Yeomans, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Warwickshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF84-H5L : 13 March 2020), Florence Ann Yeomans in entry for Alfred Hickman, 1898.
5. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 7 May 2021), database entry for HICKMAN, FLORENCE ANN. (Age at death: 23). GRO Reference: 1898 J Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 76.
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW3F-V5J : 10 April 2021), Florence Ann Hickman, 1898.