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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 - 1901
10 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 Index
26 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 Workhouse
17 Nov 1871 James Deeks 89 Buried Wickhambrook
5 Nov 1896 John Deeks 80 Buried Denston
18 Mar 1897 Elsie Deeks 4w Buried Denston