I have been led to believe that one of the children of James Henry HICKS and Grace Frances PEARCE emigrated to the States.
Possibilities are:
George b 1875 Beatrice Annie b 1883 and spouse Samuel Olds WATKINS b abt 1881 Frances Jane b 1889 and spouse Cecil LONG Oliver Pearce b 1896 and spouse Rose NN
Any assistance will be appreciated.
Thanks Moira
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Did some of this family move to the Coventry area?
Oliver P Hicks m. Rose E Turrell there in 1914 (freebmd) also born there were some Long children with mother's maiden name Hicks: Hilda G. F. H. Long (mmn Hicks) 1912 Cecil S. M. Long (mmn Hicks) 1914 (A Frances Hicks m. possibly Cecil W Long in 1911 in Conventry)
Incidentally, there's evidence for three Samuel Olds Watkins on freebmd - one born about 1839 d. 1900, one born 1881 m. 1904, and a third b. 1905 - probably the son of Samuel and Beatrice?
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/ - there's a Samuel Olds Watkins who recieved a Merchant Seaman's medal in WWII (presumably the one b. 1905), a possible Cecil W Long in the WWI medals, can't find any Oliver Pearce or Oliver P Hicks though. It's hard to find anything for George because the name George Hicks is so common - do you know where in Cornwall he was born and if he was still in England by 1901?
I hadn't thought to look further than what I had been told.
I am not too clued up on English research as you can see! Thanks for the pointers to the other family members and their children.
Regards Moira
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