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James WICKS married Sarah MANNERS on the 19th October 1803 at Newick; He is described
as a bachelor of Maresfield and she, spinster of Newick.
By 1831
the couple were in Lewes St John's (sub castro) and were buried in the
churchyard there 'from the union house'; He in 1857, she in 1854.
Their
children were,
Elizabeth, baptised 13th March 1803 at
Newick and married her cousin Abel MANNERS on the 16th July
1826 at Chailey.
In 1851 they were at 'The Rising Sun', Hailsham.
James, baptised 13th January 1805
at Newick married firstly Eliza Jane MANVILLE on 25th December 1824 at
Lewes St Anne's and secondly Frances PAGE at Lewes St John's (Southover)
on 28th October 1844.
The entire family emigrated to New South
Wales on the
'Tantivy', in 1854.
Henry
baptised 23rd July
1809 at Newick.
Thomas baptised 14th February 1812 at Newick and buried
there on the
20th February 1812.
Edward baptised 23rd April 1813 at Newick and married Frances MOON on
the 12th April
1836 at Buxted.
Ellen
baptised 9th April
1816 at Newick.
George born c.1818 and married Mary Ann AKEHURST on the 16th April 1842
at Lewes St.
John's (sub castro).
Barbara Wicks (c.1822 - 1887) married
Samuel WEST (1818 - 1888)
on 16th May 1841 at St. John's sub-castro in Lewes, Sussex.
She is probably the Barbara baptised at East Chiltington on the 24th March 1822, the daughter of James and 'Ann' Wicks'.
At marriage in 1841 she gives her father's name as James Wicks and her residence at Courthouse.
In the 1841 census at Courthouse cottages there is is a James Weeks (age 60, agricultural labourer) and Sara Weeks (age 55), together with George Weeks (age 23, agricultural labourer) and Richard Weeks (age 16, agricultural labourer).
Barbara was buried at Plumpton, Sussex in 1887 age 65.
In the census she gives her age consistently as ?9 and birthplace as Chailey or Lewes St. John's.
The 'Ann' in the register must be a mistake and the mother should have been 'Sarah'.
Richard WICKS baptised 24th March 1824
at Hamsey.
He married firstly Lucy ? and secondly, Priscilla
Harriett HENSHAW
In 1881 the couple were living in Ringmer and Richard is described as a bricklayer. Tragically he committed suicide in 1885
His son, Richard Thomas WICKS (1861-), is also described as a bricklayer (1892, 1901), but by 1907 as a builder. His last entry in the Ringmer Directories is 1924.
His son, Percy Richard WICKS (1894-) then appears as 'Builder, Contractor, painter & Decorator' (1930) and 1934/5 as a builder.
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Courthouse farm lies in a detached part of the parish of St. John's sub-castro, Lewes.
A narrow piece of land it is
surrounded by parts of Chailey, Westmeston, East Chiltington, Plumpton and
Hamsey.
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