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Hickman family history
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The name Hickman is an old one,
and appears in history at least as far back as the thirteenth century. Two
Hickmans (Sir John and Sir Roger) were knighted by Edward III King of England
for their part in his French wars; they were Hickmans of Bloxham, Oxfordshire,
in whose descendants we shall presently become interested. By one the of
the coincidences of history that King was the ancestor of two women who both
married Hickmans of Oldswinford in the eighteenth century.
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The Hickman family in
the history of Stourbridge
Click on the map for
a visit to Stourbridge
“Stourbridge and its
Vicinity”
Written by William Scott in 1832,
includes this survey of the history of Cradley, starting
from 1086.
The populous tract just mentioned
contains Cradley proper and Overend, in the former was
an ancient mansion, of the family of Hickman,
a family long seated at Old Swinford and Stourbridge
Gregory Hickman (1),
clothier of Green Close, Stourbridge, son of Richard Hickman,
clothier of Stourbridge and his wife Mary, bap. 3rd Nov 1651, Oldswinford.
Gregory Hickman was of a prominent and wealthy local family and was
a sleeping partner at the Henzeys’ Brettell Lane Glasshouse.
A History
Of St Thomas' Church Stourbridge
Many well-known local people subscribed
and by March 13th 1727/8, with £2,300 in hand, the
townspeople were able to appoint a committee of trustees to
purchase the land and oversee the building of the church. The
trustees were Gregory Hickman (2), Edward
Milward, Joseph, Best, Thomas Saunders, Thomas Littlehales,
Thomas Milward, Paul Rogers, Jeremiah Lowe and Thomas Yorke and the
land the bought part of the grounds of Cuckow Oak House fronting
onto the Rye Market,
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Henry III
King of England
Edward III King of England
1 February 1327 Edward III was crowned King of England,
reigned from 1327 -1377.
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Richard
Hickman
Birth:
Death: 1628
Richard Hickman
Birth:
Death: 1657
Richard Hickman
Birth: 1623
Death: 1660
Gregory Hickman (1)
Birth: 1651
Death: 1690
Gregory Hickman (2)
Birth: 1688
Death: 1748
Edward Hickman, J.P. of the Castle, Oldswinford,
(15th in decent from Edward III)
Birth: July 1724
Death: 1802
married: Anna Maria Greene
Richard Hickman, Attorney
Birth: 1763
Died: 1800
Eldest son of Edward Hickman J.P
Married: Martha Devereux in 1788
Rev Henry Hickman
Birth : 1797
Death : 1855
Edward Hoste Hickman,
Birth: 24 May 1834 Belbroughton;
Worcestershire
Death: 29 January 1901 Durban, South
Africa.
Edward Price Hickman (Ted)
Birth: 21 Oct 1861 in Durban,
Natal , South Africa
Death: 1 Nov 1926 in Greytown, Natal,
South Africa
Vivian Leslie Hickman (My grandfather)
Birth: 3 Jun 1890 in E. Tvl, Z.-A. Republiek
Death: 27 Mar 1974 in Durban, Natal, South
Africa
Trevor Brian Hickman
Birth: 11 September 1925,
Death: 30 July 2002, Durban, South Africa
Michael Leslie Hickman
Birth: 23 December 1952, Durban,
South Africa
John-Michael Hickman
Birth: 03 December 1989, Durban,
South Africa
Sebastian Richard Hickman
Birth: 18 October 1993, Durban,
South Africa
The Castle although it no longer belongs to the Hickman
family it still stands to this day.
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Oldswinford Castle, known simply as The Castle was built by
our forefathers
This photo
taken in 1900 was kindly sent to me by David Hickman, Town
Librarian, Stourbridge
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St Mary's
church Stourbridge, directly across the road from The Castle, here a
number of our family members found their final resting places.
This photo taken
in August 2005 was kindly sent to me by Jason now living in The Castle.
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Here
you can see the vault of Richard Hickman Esquire in the cemetery of St.
Mary's church in Stourbridge.
This photo
taken in August 2005 was kindly sent to me by Jason now living
in The Castle.
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Here you can see the
plaque inside the church with the family crest seen clearly at
the top of the plaque
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Members of our
Hickman family still continue to leave their mark on history.
My uncle Ron Hickman born in Greytown South Africa who now lives
on the Island of Jersey is one of them.
Uncle Ron is the father of the Black and Decker Workmate,
which is known to most hobby carpenters around the world.
To date over 80 million examples have been sold.
Here are pictures of Ville Devereux the home of our uncle Ron Hickman OBE
on the island of Jersey. (OBE= Oder of the British Empire),
an order that was granted to him by the Queen of England.
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Uncle Ron is also know for his designing of the Lotus
Elite, Elan and Europa sports cars together with Lotus owner
Colin Chapman.
Here is uncle Ron with his own Lotus Elan |
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Click here to view a Power Point presentation of
Uncle Ron's house Ville Devereux
Here you will see how very naturally talented my Uncle Ron
Hickman is. My boys it would do you good to follow in the footsteps
of uncle Ron and others of our Hickman Family. Never forget that you
are Hickmans. You as many of our line of Hickmans past and present
are also able to become rich and famous if you want to. I and your
uncles will be only too happy to give you all the help that we can to
ensure you a good start in life.
This presentation takes some
time to down load so please be patient it is worth the wait.
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If anyone who views this page has any information
to fill in the gaps or anything of interest on my line of Hickmans
please contact me at
info@michael-hickman.info
michael@michael-hickman.info
The Hickman DNA project is open
to all male Hickmans.
Our goal is to establish family connections between
the various branches of the Hickman family.
Surnames in Project:
Heckman, Hickman, Hickmann, Hickmon, Higman, Hyckman
Project Goals:
The Hickman dna
project is an attempt to establish connections between the various
branches of the Hickman family. All male Hickmans are eligible
to participate. We hope that representatives of both the English
and German lines become involved so we will be able to assign members
to either one or the other group. In addition, individuals whose
family history is well documented are especially encouraged to participate
so that those with less documentation will be able to establish themselves
with branches with known lines of descent.
For further information on this project take a look
at
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/hickman
http://www.familytreedna.com/
or contact
Michael Hickman info@michael-hickman.info
Jason Hickman jasonahickman@hotmail.com
Enter
here to view my DNA Results
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