THE FAMILY TREES –– INTRODUCTION

by Gordon Lickfold

Some people may not be interested in the family trees of people who are not in their particular branch of the family. However, I have produced the same pack for everyone because Branches 1, 5 and 8 are closely connected, as are Branches 3 & 4.

There is no Branch 6.

That only leaves Branches 2 and 7. [And, of course, it’s easier for me to produce the same pack for everyone!]

I have deliberately not given dates for living people.

People attending the gathering are shown in italics and underlined.

Overview of all Branches of the Lickfold Family

I The Lickfolds of Sussex

Page 52 shows how Trees 1 and 5 branch off Tree 8.

Branch 2:

The ancestry of Thomas Lickfold, who lived at Witley in 1758 and died at Hambledon in 1791 (page 19), is uncertain. A Thomas Lickfold was born at Tillington (between Lodsworth and Petworth in Sussex) in 1733, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Lickfold. His (probable) great–grandfather, Anthony Lickfold, lived at River – a hamlet on the borders of Lodsworth and Tillington parishes. This Anthony’s father was another Anthony, who was baptised at Lodsworth in 1579 – son of John Lyckfold. Was this the same John Lyckfold who lived at Nutwell in Lurgashall parish? – See page 12.

II The Lickfolds of Surrey

Page 24 shows where Tree 4 branches off Tree 3.

III The Lickfolds of London – Branch 7

Most of these are “the Eastenders”, who descend from John Lickfold, a carpenter, who married Mary Shepherd at Bethnal Green in 1770 – page 45. Where did John come from? Where was he born, and when? Who were his parents? Most likely the Lickfolds of Sussex or Surrey. Perhaps one day I shall discover whether he does link back to one of the two major trunks of the Lickfold family tree – Branch 3 in Surrey or Branch 8 at Lurgashall.

Similarly, it remains to be discovered whether the other John Lickfold, who was born somewhere in Surrey around 1791 – 96, does indeed link back to the Lickfolds of Surrey.