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THE DEEKS FAMILY OF KEDINGTON
Our Deeks family originally from Hundon, Suffolk have lived in Kedington for about the last 220 years. The first of our Deeks family in Kedington was James Deeks 1788 who was born in Hundon but settled in Kedington where he worked as a wheelwright. The family then remained in Kedington and even today there are Deeks family still living in the village. My Grandmother Rosa Deeks was born in Kedington and lived with her family in Rose Cottage, Silver Street. Her father like her grandfather and great grandfather worked as builders and bricklayers.
DEEKS PARISH ENTRIES FOR KEDINGTON Baptisms 1813 - 1900 (have not yet been able to search earlier records)10 Oct 1813 Joseph Deeks James & Phoebe 18 Jan 1816 Mary Deeks James & Phoebe 5 Mar 1820 Harriett Deeks James & Sarah 21 Oct 1821 George Deeks James & Sarah 14 Mar 1824 Edward Deeks James & Sarah 10 Jan 1830 William Deeks James & Sarah 2 Jan 1831 Phoebe Deeks Mary 5 Jun 1836 Walter Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 29 Apr 1838 Henry Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 4 Aug 1839 Alice Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 25 Jul 1841 Frederick Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 3 Sep 1843 Emily Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 22 Jun 1845 George Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 4 Jul 1847 Alice Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 16 Sep 1849 Arthur Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 2 Mar 1851 Ellen Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 10 Aug 1851 Jane Deeks Edward & Eliza 20 Nov 1853 Laura Deeks Joseph & Tabitha 11 Mar 1855 Jonas Deeks Edward & Eliza 27 Apr 1856 Sarah Elizabeth Deeks William & Frances 14 Mar 1858 Elizabeth Deeks Walter & Mary Ann Choat 21 Mar 1858 David Deeks Edward & Eliza 16 Oct 1859 Jessie Deeks Henry & Harriett 11 Mar 1860 Mary Susannah Deeks Walter & Mary Ann Choat 27 May 1860 James Henry Deeks William & Frances 1 Jun 1862 Oliver Deeks Edward & Eliza 20 Jul 1862 William Walter Deeks Walter & Mary Ann Choat 6 Dec 1863 Mary Ann Deeks William & Frances 11 Dec 1864 Albert James Deeks Walter & Mary Ann Choat 1 Jan 1865 Kate Deeks Frederick & Maria 10 Dec 1865 Alfred Deeks Edward & Eliza 25 Dec 1866 Harry Deeks Frederick & Maria 30 Dec 1866 Ernest Deeks Walter & Mary Ann Choat 18 Dec 1868 Edwin Deeks Henry & Harriett 9 May 1869 Emily Maria Deeks Frederick & Maria 31 Oct 1869 William Deeks William & Frances 11 Jun 1871 Charles Deeks Frederick & Maria 8 Jun 1873 Charles Samuel George Deeks William & Fanny 12 Oct 1873 Laura Deeks Frederick & Maria 11 Jul 1875 Arthur Deeks Walter & Mary Ann 12 Nov 1871 Vincent Deeks Henry & Harriett 14 May 1876 Alice Deeks Frederic & Maria 10 Nov 1878 Tabitha Deeks Frederick & Maria 8 May 1881 Florence May Deeks Walter & Mary Ann 12 Jun 1861 Rose Mary Deeks Frederick & Maria 14 Feb 1886 Edith Lily Deeks Frederick & Maria 11 Sep 1887 Bertha Deeks James & Jane 11 Dec 1887 Edith Annie Deeks Harry & Lizzie 11 Aug 1889 Harry Deeks Harry & Lizzie 12 Jul 1891 Margaret Daisy Deeks Harry & Lizzie 6 Nov 1898 William James Rolfe Deeks William & Adeline
Marriages 1654 - 190110 Oct 1783 Margaret Deeks Henry Nunn 6 Oct 1789 George Deeks Charlotte Barwick 3 Dec 1811 James Deeks Phoebe Barrett 11 Mar 1819 James Deeks Susan Bard 14 Nov 1834 Mary Deeks William Rutter 27 Mar 1835 Joseph Deeks Tabitha Ruse 28 Oct 1841 Harriett Deeks John Sargeant 3 Sep 1846 George Deeks Emma Ambrose 15 Jul 1848 Edward Deeks Eliza Cornwell 7 Jul 1857 Walter Deeks Mary Ann Choat Cornwell 29 Jun 1859 Henry Deeks (aged 21) Harriett Betts (aged 24) 6 May 1864 Frederick Deeks (aged 23) Maria Phillips (aged 20) 1 Oct 1867 Emily Deeks (aged24) William Cobbold (aged 26) 16 Apr 1872 Alice Deeks (aged 25) James Jarvis (aged 26) 20 Nov 1872 Ellen Deeks (aged 21) James Cornwell (aged 28) 8 May 1873 Jane Deeks (aged 21) Eli Wiffen (aged 22) 9 Apr 1884 Jessie Deeks (aged 24) William Thake (aged 22) 18 Oct 1884 Kate Deeks (aged 20) James Coe (aged 20) 12 Oct 1886 James Henry Deeks (26) Jane Maria Freestone (26) 4 Jul 1887 Sarah Elizabeth Deeks (31) Hary Whiting (aged 26) 9 Jul 1887 Harry Deeks (aged 20) Lizzie Twitchett (aged 24) 18 Oct 1888 Mary Ann Deeks (full) John Hughes (Full) 26 Dec 1895 Edwin Deeks (aged 27) Harriet Ellen Wright (28)
Burials - National Burial Index26 Aug 1784 William Deeks sp 27 Nov 1792 George Deeks 6w sp 4 Sep 1812 Joseph Deeks inf so James 14 Mar 1817 Phoebe Deeks 26 1 Feb 1831 Phoebe Deeks 11w 18 Dec 1840 Alice Deeks 1yr 5m 19 Jan 1856 Jonas Deeks 11m 15 Mar 1867 James Deeks 78 22 Oct 1869 Sarah Deeks 69 31 Aug 1870 Laura Deeks 16 31 May 1872 Charles Deeks 1 7 Apr 1873 Vincent Deeks 1yr 6m 3 Jul 1873 George Deeks 3m 15 Jul 1879 Joseph Deeks 65 20 Aug 1881 Edward Deeks 57 2 Oct 1886 Tabitha Deeks 72 4 Nov 1892 Emma Hews Deeks 70 Abode Clare 18 Jan 1894 William Deeks 64 23 Apr 1895 Mary Ann Choat Deeks 59 3 Aug 1907 Walter Deeks 71 (Death Cert) Entries for Kedington Union Workhouse17 Nov 1871 James Deeks 89 Buried Wickhambrook 5 Nov 1896 John Deeks 80 Buried Denston 18 Mar 1897 Elsie Deeks 4w Buried Denston