Thomas Hickmott

Thomas Hickmott (1769-1854) and Elizabeth Wibley (1766-1837) were married at St Mary's Church of England at Lamberhurst in Kent on 2 May 1788. The registration of marriage shows that Thomas was 'of this parish' and that he was both a minor and a batchelor. Elizabeth, the daughter of David and Elizabeth W(h)ibley, was a spinster from the parish of Frant. The couple were married by William Liptrott by licence and with the consent of Thomas' parents. They signed the certificate with a 'mark' and in the presence of Robert Figg and Samuel Martin.

The local parish registers show that Thomas and Elizabeth had twelve children all of whom were baptised at Lamberhurst. We know that two of these, Susannah (1788-1805) and Thomas (1791-1794) died when they were young. Two others, Thomas (1794-1871) and Samuel (1799-c1872), were transported to Australia. The remainder appear to have stayed in England although some of their descendants later left the country for other lands. Below are summaries of what we know to date about Thomas and Elizabeth's other eight children (the details supporting these narratives are shown on my Rootsweb site, the Hickmott Family).

http://homepage.mac.com/g.cheeseman/hickmottsiblings.htm

Thomas and Elizabeth had 12 children.