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The church is dedicated to St Peter
Baptist HICKS [see below] was Rector 1709-44. A memorial to his first wife Christiana lies in the chancel floor.
His father Henry HICKS was Rector 1689-1709
The present church was rebuilt in 1841 on the site of the previous church.
View of the West end
View of the Pulpit and East end
William
GIBBINS married Eutrecia HICKS at
Broadwell, GLS
on
26 September 1741
A
possible baptism for William is 30 February 1690 at Stretton
This
makes him 25 years older than his wife
He
was buried in 1748
Eutrecia
was baptised 1 July 1715 at Stretton
Her
father was Rector of Stretton which makes it odd that they married in Broadwell,
unless they eloped
In
his Will, Eutrecia’s father specifically excludes her husband from having any
claim upon her inheritance, a very specific exclusion, because he mentions 3
other sons in law to whom he leaves the sale and disposal of cottages and
tenements and manuscripts and papers
Eutrecia
died at Barcheston, WAR in 1812 at the age of 96
Their
children were
Baptist
Hickes GIBBINS baptised 11 July 1742
Henry
Hickes GIBBINS baptised 24 June 1745
For
his marriage and family go to Blockley,
WOR
William
GIBBINS baptised 27 September 1748
All
baptised at Stretton
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Baptist HICKS married his first wife Christiana HALES at Holy Trinity, Coventry, WAR on 20 April 1699
Christiana
was born circa 1663, the daughter of Thomas HALES, Gentleman of Coventry
None
of her 3 children survived into adulthood
She
died 16 April 1707 and has a memorial stone in the Chancel at Stretton
Baptist
married his second wife Jane SMITH at Exhall,
WAR on 26 July 1709
Baptist
was baptised July 1669 at Stretton
He
gained his BA from Trinity College, Oxford in 1694
He
was curate of Stretton 1702-1709
Rector
of Ebrington, GLS 1704-1708
Rector
of Stretton 1709-1744
He
died in 1744
Their
surviving children were
Baptist
HYCKES baptised 7 December 1711
Mary
HICKES baptised 27 April 1714
Eutrecia
HYCKES baptised 1 July 1715
For
her marriage and family go to Stretton-GIBBONS
Joshua
HICKES baptised 1 August 1716-no burial known but he is not mentioned in
father’s Will
William
HICKES baptised 15 February 1719-as per Joshua
Anne
HICKES born circa 1723
Follow
this line back under Chipping
Campden, GLS
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