Ann Wicks

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Wicks was born on 7 November 1800, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, her father, John Somerset Wickes, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Trotman, was 26. She married George Edward Grove Taylor on 21 September 1830, in Clewer, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 26 March 1896, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Edward Grove Taylor
1810–1874
Ann Wicks
1800–1896
Marriage: 21 September 1830
Joseph Edward Taylor
1830–1913
Margaret Ann Taylor
1841–1926
Martha Elizabeth Taylor
1843–1924
Maria Taylor
1845–1901

Sources (40)

  • Ann Taylor in household of George Taylor, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Ann Ind, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" (1801)
  • Ann Wicks, "England Marriages, 1538–1973" to George Edward Taylor (1830)

World Events (8)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1807 · Louisiana is Divided into 19 Parishes

Louisiana was divided into 19 parishes (rather than counties or boroughs) on March 31, 1807. Currently, there are 64 parishes in Louisiana.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English (southern England and East Anglia): generally a variant of Wick , Wyke , or the obsolete form Week, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Occasionally from the plural form of Middle English wik(e), late Middle English weke ‘building, especially one where dairy products are made’ (compare Wick ). An alternative Middle English plural form occurs in Wicken .

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

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Exerpt from the book: More Wives than One: Transformation of the Mormon Marriage System, 1840-1910

"Ann Wickes, for example, married George Taylor in England in 1830, and both were baptized as Latter-Day Saints in 1848. They subsequently separated, and she and their children immigrated to Utah in …

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