When Richard Wicken was born in May 1568, in Shrawley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Wicken, was 28 and his mother, Elinor Thirkell, was 26. He married Alice Stone on 18 September 1591, in Shrawley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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English (Kent, Surrey, and Sussex): from Middle English (atte) wiken, plural form of wik(e) ‘building or dwelling, especially one where dairy products are made’. Compare Wick . The surname may be habitational from a place so named, such as Wicken (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire), Wicken Bonhunt (Essex), (Ash)wicken (Norfolk), Wyken (Warwicks), Wykin (Leicestershire), or Wigan (Huntingdonshire), but it probably more often denoted someone who worked at a dairy farm.
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