The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Obediah Wickens, innkeeper and farmer, son of James Wickens, shopkeeper, beerhouse keeper and farmer and Frances Wickens [Turner]
Generation No. 1
  1. Obediah Wickens, innkeeper and farmer was the son of James Wickens, shopkeeper, beerhouse keeper and farmer and Frances Wickens [Turner]. He was born 23rd Jun 1847 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1847 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of James Wickens (beershop keeper) and Frances Wickens; died 13th Jun 1920 at Rotherfield, Sussex; buried after 13th Jun 1920 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Kember on 8th Oct 1873 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1850 at Hartfield, Sussex; died 8th Jan 1923 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried after 8th Jan 1923 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 9th Mar 1874 at Village, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th May 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Obadiah Wickens (farmer) and Jane Wickens
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Wickens, farm labourer was the son of Obediah Wickens, innkeeper and farmer and Jane Wickens [Kember]. He was born 9th Mar 1874 at Village, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th May 1874 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Obadiah Wickens (farmer) and Jane Wickens
  He married Rhoda Whitewood on Jan to Mar 1902, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1902 Q1 Vol 2b Page 214. She was born 1881 at Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJames Frank who was born 1903 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiObed Edmund who was born 1905 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiFrederic Richard who was born 1906 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivCharles who was born 1908 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   

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