The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Wickens [Manser], daughter of Thomas Manser and Sarah Manser [Colvill]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Wickens [Manser] was the daughter of Thomas Manser and Sarah Manser [Colvill]. She was born 1795 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1795 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, daughter of Thos. Manser and Sarah Manser; died 23rd Nov 1864 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 69 years; buried 28th Nov 1864 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iCary who was born 1814; died 30th Nov 1834 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 20 years, daughter of Mary; buried 8th Dec 1834 Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married George Wickens, farmer on 17th Sep 1816 at St. Dionis, Backchurch, Lime Street, London. He was born 1792 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1792 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Samuel Wickens and Sarah Wickens; died 24th Jul 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 80 years; buried 27th Jul 1872 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iCharles who was born 1817 at Renhurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1817 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (yeoman) and Mary Wickens; died 17th Aug 1855 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 38 years; buried 25th Aug 1855 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 3rd Dec 1818 at Renhurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1819 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens; died 30th Sep 1840 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 22 years, son of George and Mary; buried 3rd Oct 1840 Rotherfield, Sussex
3 iiiGeorge who was born 11th Sep 1820 at Renhurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1820 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens; died 10th Oct 1862 Australia, aged 42 years; buried after 10th Oct 1862
4 ivHarriet who was born 21st Oct 1822 at Renhurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1823 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens
  vGeorgiana who was born 20th Sep 1824 at Mark House, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 21st Dec 1824 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of George Wickens (tanner) and Mary Wickens
5 viSamuel who was born 31st Aug 1826 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1826 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (tanner) and Mary Wickens; died 21st Jun 1862 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 35 years; buried 26th Jun 1862 Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiSusanna who was born 7th Aug 1828 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1828 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens; died 10th Aug 1828 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 3 days; buried after 10th Aug 1828 Rotherfield, Sussex
6 viiiFrederick Nimrod who was born 18th Feb 1830 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1830 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (tanner) and Mary Wickens
7 ixAlexander who was born 4th Nov 1831 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1832 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (tanner) and Mary Wickens; died 4th Dec 1920
  xJulia Nancy who was born 1833 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1833 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens
  xiWalter William who was born 1836 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1836 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Charles Wickens was the son of George Wickens, farmer and Mary Wickens [Manser]. He was born 1817 at Renhurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1817 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (yeoman) and Mary Wickens; died 17th Aug 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 38 years; buried 25th Aug 1855 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Helen Tooth on 28th Jun 1845 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1823. They had the following children:
  iKatherine who was born 1850 at London
  iiClara who was born 1852 at London
  iiiFlora who was born 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1853 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Charles Wickens (farmer) and Helen Wickens; died Feb 1854 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 1 year; buried 23rd Feb 1854 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. George Wickens was the son of George Wickens, farmer and Mary Wickens [Manser]. He was born 11th Sep 1820 at Renhurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1820 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens; died 10th Oct 1862 at Wagga Wagga, Australia, aged 42 years; buried after 10th Oct 1862
  He married Anna Maria Cole on 4th Feb 1845 at Parish Chapel, St Pancras, London. She was born 1826
   
  4. Harriet Tooth [Wickens] was the daughter of George Wickens, farmer and Mary Wickens [Manser]. She was born 21st Oct 1822 at Renhurst, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1823 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of George Wickens (farmer) and Mary Wickens
  She married William Tooth, farmer on 17th Oct 1848 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1815 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1815 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William (farrier) & Elizabeth Tooth. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Henry who was born 1849 at Crabbe, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1849 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William (yeoman) & Harriett Tooth
  iiWalter who was born 1850 at Crabbe, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Nov 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William (yeoman) & Harriett Tooth
  iiiArthur who was born 1857 at Claytons, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st May 1857 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William (farmer) & Harriett Tooth
   
  5. Samuel Wickens, master tanner was the son of George Wickens, farmer and Mary Wickens [Manser]. He was born 31st Aug 1826 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1826 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (tanner) and Mary Wickens; died 21st Jun 1862 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 35 years; buried 26th Jun 1862 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Anne Stapley on Oct to Dec 1850, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q4 Vol 5 Page 760. She was born 1826 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAgnes Anne who was born 1851 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1851 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Wickens (tanner) and Anne Wickens
  iiFanny who was born 1853 at Mark Cross, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1853 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Wickens (farmer) and Ann Wickens; died Sep 1874 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 21 years; buried 19th Sep 1874 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiAda who was born 1855 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1855 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Samuel Wickens (farmer) and Ann Wickens
  ivMary who was born 1857 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vAlice who was born 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  6. Frederick Nimrod Wickens, farmer was the son of George Wickens, farmer and Mary Wickens [Manser]. He was born 18th Feb 1830 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1830 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (tanner) and Mary Wickens
  He married Elizabeth Turner Peek on 10th May 1871 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses William Turner & Frances Turner Peek. She was born 14th Dec 1850 at Frant, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1852 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Frances Louisa Peek. They had the following children:
  iFrederick William who was born 1872 at Frant, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1872 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Frederick Nimrod Wickens (surveyor) and Elizabeth Turner Wickens
  iiTroughton George who was born 1873 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1873 St. Mark's Church, Mark Cross, Sussex, son of Frederick Nimrod Wickens (farmer) and Elizabeth Wickens
  iiiArthur Henry who was born 1878 at Mark Cross, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1878 St. Mark's Church, Mark Cross, Sussex, son of Frederick Nimrod Wickens (surveyor) and Elizabeth Turner Wickens
   
  7. Alexander Wickens, coal merchant was the son of George Wickens, farmer and Mary Wickens [Manser]. He was born 4th Nov 1831 at Mark, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1832 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Wickens (tanner) and Mary Wickens; died 4th Dec 1920
  He married (1) Fanny Smith on July to Sep 1865 at St. John-the-Baptist, Hoxton, Hackney, London, registered at Shoreditch District, London, ref: 1865 Q3 Vol 1c Page 426. She was born 1844, daughter of Joseph Smith, innkeeper; died Mar 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 33 years; buried 8th Mar 1877 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFlora who was born 3rd Jun 1866 at Marlborough Villa, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jul 1866 St. John the Baptist Church, Tidebrook, Sussex, daughter of Alexander Wickens (farmer) and Fanny Wickens
  iiMary Cayley who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1868 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Alexander Wickens (servant) and Frances Wickens
  iiiFanny who was born 1869 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1880 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Fanny Wickens
  ivAlexander George who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1880 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Fanny Wickens; died Jul 1882 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 11 years; buried 27th Jul 1882 Wadhurst, Sussex
  vCharles who was born 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1880 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Fanny Wickens
  viHenry who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1880 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Fanny Wickens
  viiEdith who was born 1876 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1880 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Fanny Wickens
  He married (2) Margaret Wenham on 11th Apr 1880 at St. Philip, Battersea, London, registered at Wandsworth District, London, ref: 1880 Q2 Vol 1d Page 736. She was born 1858 at Frant, Sussex, daughter of William Henry Wenham, shoemaker. They had the following children:
  iCarry who was born Jun 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1880 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Margaret Wickens
  iiJulia Agnes who was born 1882 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 15th Jan 1882 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Margaret Wickens
  iiiWalter William who was born 1883 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1883 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Margaret Wickens
  ivArthur Frederick who was born 1889 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1889 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Margaret Wickens
  vAlexander who was born 1891 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1891 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Margaret Wickens
  viMargaret May who was born 1894 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1894 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Alexander Wickens (coal merchant) and Margaret Wickens
   

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