William Hicks born 1794.I have been trying to find confirmation of his marriage to "Mercy" probably in 1818 in Ross Herefordshire. The only William Hicks I can find on this site at that time is married to Mary. I have also tried th I.G.I. site.I would be most grateful for any help.
IGI Individual Record
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WILLIAM HICKS
Male
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Marriages:
Spouse: MERCY SIMMONS
Marriage: 11 MAY 1824 Brampton Abbotts, Hereford, England
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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locally listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
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Source Information:
Batch No.: M138591 Dates: 1562-1837 Source Call No.: 0992637
Type: Film Printout Call No.: NONE
The only baptim I can find:-
IGI Individual Record
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Mercy Simmons
Female
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 02 MAR 1800 Filton, Gloucester, England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: George Simmons
Mother: Ann Simmons
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Source Information:
Batch No.: I044955
Printout Call No.: Type: Film
1841 England Census > Herefordshire > Ross > District 3
HO107/421/Book 17; Folio: 31; Page: 8
William Hicks - 48 - Plasterer - Y
John Hicks - 21 - Plasterer - Y
William Hicks - 15 - Y
Ann Hicks - 15 - Y
Susan Hicks - 10 - Y
Matilda Hicks - 8 - Y
Robert Hicks - 6 - Y
Maria Hicks - 4 - Y
George Hicks - 12 - Y
Record_ID: 241873
Entry_Number: 1063
Year: 1825
Month: May
Day: 24
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child-Forenames: William
Fathers_Forename: William
Mothers_Forename: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: in this parish
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: Revd Ja[me]s Mills as certified to Tho[ma]s Underw
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: AG39/4
Page_Number: 133
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Record_ID: 241979
Entry_Number: 1167
Year: 1826
Month: Aug
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: Ann
Fathers_Forename: William
Mothers_Forename: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Trenchard Street
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Underwood Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: twin daughter of
Notes:
Register_Reference: AG39/4
Page_Number: 146
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Record_ID: 241980
Entry_ Number: 1167
Year: 1826
Month: Aug
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Trenchard Street
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Underwood Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: twin daughter of
Notes:
Register_Reference: AG39/4
Page_Number: 146
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Record_ID: 242071
Entry_Number: 1256
Year: 1827
Month: Dec
Day: 5
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: Ann Mercy
Father_Forename: William
Mothers_Forename: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Trenchard St
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Underwood Junior Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: daughter of
Notes:
Register_Reference: AG39/4
Page_Number: 157
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Record_ID: 242176
Entry_Number: 1359
Year: 1829
Month: Apr
Day: 24
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: George
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Trenchard St
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: Rev Ja[ma]s Mills as certified to T Underwood Junr
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: son of
Notes: Public baptisms 1829
Register_Reference: AG39/4
Page_Number: 170
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Record_ID: 242540
Entry_Number: 118
Year: 1833
Month: Feb
Day: 13
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: Louisa
Fathers_Forename: William
Mothers_Forename: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Trenchard Street
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: T Underwood Junr Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: daughter of
Notes:
Register_Reference: AG39/4
Page_Number: 15
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Record_ID: 242701
Entry_Number: 6
Year: 1834
Month: Nov
Day: 19
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: Robert
Fathers_Forename: William
Mothers_Forename: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Trenchard S[tree]t
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: J A Stewart Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: AG39/5
Page_Number: 1
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Record_ID: 242951
Entry_Number: 258
Year: 1837
Month: Apr
Day: 28
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: Anna Maria
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Trenchard S[tree]t
Occupation: Plasterer
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Shepherd Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Daughter of
Notes:
Register_Reference: AG39/5
Page_Number: 33
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
England & Wales Free BMD Death Index: 1837-1983
Name: Mercy Hicks
Year of Registration: 1840
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Ross
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hereford and Worcester
Volume: 26
Page: 164
Thank you so much for such a quick response and so much information. I was obviously a few years out on their marriage. That sets a whole new light on my tree. I was looking for John Hicks born about 1819 father William and as I thought mother Mercy. Now seeing the 1841 census you posted, that there is a John in the family born about that time. Could it be that Mercy was William's second wife, was John born before they married, or could he be another relative?
I was looking for John Hicks born about 1819 father William and as I thought mother Mercy
Record_ID: 241345
Entry_Number: 535
Year: 1819
Month: Jun
Day: 4
Parents_Surname: HICKS
Child_Forenames: John
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: in this parish
Occupation: Tyler
Officiating_Minister: Ja[me]s Mills
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: son of
Notes:
Register_reference: AG39/4
Page_Number: 67
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: H200
Many thanks again for the additional information. I will start researching again on the strength of it.
Hallo "Midland",
I know that this is about 4 years after you requested info on William Hicks and Mercy (or Mary?), but as I have just looked on the same site for info about the same person, - William Hicks of 1793, - I wonder if you still look on this very informative site of the forest of Dean ?
Or if anyone else would have any more info on this William Hicks, and in particular his ancestors, and one of his sons, John Hicks, born 1819 or 1820, whom I think is my great grandfather, as long as he (John), had a son called Alfred John Hicks, who I know to have been my grandfather.
Hoping someone can help,
Kind regards,
Fredbear fr .