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Edward Chicken was born in 1698 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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One of his poems was “The Collier’s Wedding”. He was one of the earliest of the Geordie poets and songsters. Not much is known of his life except a few snippets, mainly from details from a Mr West Cail’s publication of 1829.
He was the Parish clerk at Saint John"s Church, and lived at (or near) The White Cross, Newgate Street.
Newcastle upon Tyne. By profession he was a teacher. Edward Chicken died on 2 January 1746 in Newcastle, and was buried at Saint John"s Churchyard where a tombstone was erected in his name.
