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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- 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"
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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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