George Edwin Wickham

Brief Life History of George Edwin

When George Edwin Wickham was born on 6 April 1875, in Ditchling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Walter Wickham, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Stone, was 24. He married Rose Bessie Dean on 8 January 1916, in Hardham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He died from 1 October 1956 to 31 December 1956, in Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

George Edwin Wickham
1875–1956
Rose Bessie Dean
1886–1958
Marriage: 8 January 1916
George Frederick Wickham
1916–1999
Leslie John Wickham
1918–2008
Wilfred Stanley Wickham
1920–1980
Claude Harry Wickham
1921–1944
William A Wickham
1924–1927
Arthur Ralph Wickham
1925–1987
Edward G Wickham
1926–1927

Sources (5)

  • George Wickham in household of Walter Wickham, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Wickham, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • George Wickham, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wīc ‘specialized farm, dairy farm’ + hām ‘homestead’, such as Wicham (Kent), Wickham (Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire), Wickhambreux (Kent), Wickhambrook (Suffolk), Wyckham (Sussex), Wycomb (Leicestershire), or Wykeham (Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire). Perhaps also from High Wycombe and West Wycombe (both Buckinghamshire), which had forms in -ham from the 16th century. In some instances, however, wīc-hām is associated with a Romano-British town, and wīc is an adaptation of Latin vicus. This is the case for Wickhambrook in Suffolk, the Roman association probably being the Roman villa at nearby Lidgate. Similarly, Wickham Market, also in Suffolk, is associated with a large Roman settlement in nearby Hacheston. The surname is now also common in Ireland (Wexford), where it was taken in the 17th century.

History: Thomas Wickham is recorded as a freeman of Weathersfield, CT, in 1658.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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