Coombs Scavenger Hunt...Everyone Welcome To Join In

[Tephra]

Welcome to this weeks Scavenger Hunt........It's another one of those 'Find it in the first half hour - or it'll take the full thread'   

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Barbara

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Trying to find Mary Wickham after 1801 is what I am after. I think her mum Mary Wickham and dad William Wickham died in Slaugham, Sussex in 1810 and 1820.

   
Mary Wickham baptised 16 MAY 1779 Bolney, Sussex, England
Parents:
     Father:     WILLIAM WICKHAM    Family
     Mother:     MARY

The family occasionally used the alias of Blink/Blank. Mary was in Twineham in 1801 when she had a daughter Amelia (Mildred) baptised in 1801. I dont know if she married, died or what.

[lizdb]

Is this Mildred/Amelia in 1851?

Mildred Walder age 50 bn Twineham living in Slaugham with husband John and lots of extended family

HO107 1642 311 8


also from IGI
Marriage
2 Nov 1818
Bolney
John Calder / Milley Wickham

[lizdb]

IF Mary was still alive in 1851, then the census shows 3 Mary's born in Bolney around the right time - Mary Chills, Elliott and Shirley .... but I cant see a Mary Wickham marriage to any of these names on IGI

Someone with Sussex marriage Index would be better bet!

[coombs]

Hi

Yes Mildred Wickham, Mary's daughter married John Walder in 1818. She died in August 1860 aged 59. I descend from her son John Walder born 1820 in Slaugham. Mary must have died locally, or did she?



Ben

[Ebch]

Badly transcribed on A*com 1841 - Rotherfield, Sussex - about 25 miles from Bolney?

Mary Wakem (original reads Wickham) age 65 b Sussex - Ind ??

[coombs]

That is a possibility. It would be good to finally find out about her.

[Ebch]

The Mary Wakem (Wickham) at Rotherfield 1841 Census does not appear on 1851 - neither are there any Mary Wickhams near correct age in country.

Deaths of Mary Wickhams in Sussex 1841 - 1851 are

Mary Wickham   Cuckfield  Jan/March 1844

Mary Wickham    Uckfield   Oct/Dec 1845

Mary Wickham    Ticehurst  Apr/June 1843

Has to be one of these - Bed time now will look in tomorrow 

[Ebch]

Cuckfield website  www.cuckfieldcompendium.co.uk worth visiting.

Cuckfield was a union town responsible for providing a workhouse for the area that included Albourne ....... Bolney  ....... Slaugham and Ticehurst. Did Mary die there?
There is also a page that lists surnames and an email addy for someone researching Wickhams in Sussex.

[coombs]

Hi

Looks a very interesting site. Have you looked any more into those deaths you found?

Ben