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Although his birth was registered under WICKS, due to his father's name change he married and died under the name of WESTON.¹ William Wicks was born at the Pilot Station in Tauranga on 16 September 1885.^1,2

He married Florence Louisa Sheard in New Zealand in 1906.³

He was widowed on the death of his wife Florence in 1940.⁴

William died in 1945 in New Zealand.⁵

William Augustus Wicks was born at 16 Albert St in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on 21 June 1849.^2,1 and was baptised on 3 November 1850 at St Marys in Portsea.³
The siblings Eliza and William were listed in the 1851 census at 5 Victoria St in Portsea, Hampshire, with their mother Sarah Elizabeth Buckingham.⁴ After the death of his father in 1859 he was admitted to the Royal Hospital School in Greenwich in Jan 1860 (aged 10) and was probably there until his enlistment in the Royal Navy.⁵
He was attending the Hospital School at Greenwick at the time of the 1861 UK census.⁶

He enlisted in the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd class (height 4" 11 1/2", hair brown, eyes hazel) on 27 May 1864. However, he did not volunteer for 10 year continuous service until 21 June 1867. The RN records only document service from Jan 1873 until September as a signalman on HMS Sphinx, by which time he had grown to be 5' 6".

His subsequent RN discharge record, on 4 Oct 1873 in Halifax, show he had served on HMS Irresistible (May 1860 - Apr 1868), Hector (May - Nov 1868) and Duke of Wellington (Nov 1868 - May 1870) with Very Good conduct throughout, but on leaving HMS Sphinx, he is noted as 'RQ' (meaning 'Run, with Query'). As this date was only part way through his 10-year service contract he appears to have absconded.^7,8

He was awarded his Master's Certiticate on 1 Jul 1878 in Cork, Co. Cork, while claiming to be an American citizen named Augustus William WESTON, born in Portland, Maine on the 21 June 1848 (1 year before his real birth). In support of his application he provided a list of supposed service periods on board various vessels, at least part of which he must have invented to cover the period 1865-1873 when he was, in fact, in the Royal Navy. He also supplied a Declaration of his US service supported by the US Consul in Queenstown, who must have had no way of checking the details.

William's marriage to Sarah Ann Holman was registered between January 1881 and March 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire. Despite William's use of the name Weston, he reverted to Wicks for his marriage.⁹

As of 13 November 1882, William Augustus Wicks was also known as Augustus William Weston as he had himself naturalised as a British subject (which he was already), having claimed to be American. This effectively performed his renaming from WICKS to WESTON - he included his 1 yr old son Evelyn in the declaration, although it should be noted that Evelyn already had WESTON as a middle name.¹⁰
He was listed in the 1891 census, boarding at 96 Gough St in Tower Hamlets, Poplar, London, Middlesex, with his wife Sarah and son Percy in the household of one Thomas Kepple Clark, also a seaman. In this census he is using the name WESTON and claiming to be a naturalised American.¹¹

He signed a will dated 20 November 1897 at sea, aboard the Yanariva, of which he was Master. It was witnessed by the 1st Mate and Chief Engineer and subsequently lodged on June 12, 1899. Apart from various items and £100 to be given to each of his two sons, most of his estate was to be inherited by his wife Sarah.¹²

William died on 28 January 1899 at sea at age 49, washed overboard from his ship Yanariva in the Nth Atlantic.¹³

His will was probated in Glasgow on 27 June 1899 with Sarah Ann Holman appointed executrix with the estate valued at £436/14/8; note that in Scotland, probate was granted under the name of WESTON.¹⁴

His will was probated in London on 9 July 1901 under his birth name of Wicks, with effects of £252 going to his widow Sarah.¹⁵

William's birth was registered between July 1841 and September 1841 in Portsea Island, Hampshire.¹

William's death was registered between January 1842 and March 1842 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.² He was buried on 4 March 1842 at the All Saints in High Wycombe.³

William Cyril Wicks was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on 28 June 1900.^1,2
The siblings Hilda, Irene, Sydney, Archibald and William were listed in the 1901 census at 126 Sheldon Rd in Edmonton, Middlesex, with their parents, Ernest Edward Wicks and Sarah Ann Murphy.³
The siblings Hilda, Sydney and William were listed in the 1911 census at 17 Durham Road in Edmonton, Middlesex, with their mother Sarah Ann Murphy.⁴

He enlisted in the Army after being called up on 12 July 1918 and was posted to a Training Battalion (Bedfordshire Regt), before being transferred to the RAMC on 19 Jul 1919. He served as a Private (#169128) with the 36^th CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) at Cologne before being demobbed on the 29 Apr 1920. At enlistment his address was 21 Oxford Rd, Ponders End, London and he was employed as an embosser's assistant.⁵
He was listed in the 1921 census with Albert Victor Playford and Hilda Mary Wicks at 21 Oxford Rd in Enfield, Middlesex, (as was his mother) and he was an unemployed labourer.⁶

He married Annette Winifred Frances Clements at St Matthews Church in Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex, on 25 December 1928. He was a labourer, she was a clerk and she took 7 years off her age on the marriage certificate.^7,8

He was listed in the 1939 Register at 4 Berkely Ave in Chestnut, Hertfordshire, with Annette Winifred Frances Clements; he was a cordite worker and ARP warden.²

William died on 9 March 1961 at The Herts and Essex General Hospital in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, at age 60.^9,10

His will was probated in London, Middlesex, on 9 June 1961 with his estate valued at £1700/16/-.⁹

William Ernest Wicks was born in Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, on 20 October 1889.^3,4,2
The siblings Harold, Cyril, Percy and William were listed in the 1891 census in Wooburn Green, Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, with their parents, Richard Robert Wicks and Emily Dunn.⁵
The siblings Harold, Cyril, Percy, William, Richard and Dorothy were listed in the 1901 census at Bourne Rd in Bourne End, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, with their parents, Richard Robert Wicks and Emily Dunn.³

William's marriage to Eliza Mary Nash was registered between July 1938 and September 1938 in Southwark, London, Middlesex.⁶

He was listed in the 1939 Register at Faunce St in Southwark, London, Middlesex, with Eliza Mary Nash; he was a van loader (heavy worker).⁴

William's death was registered between October 1963 and December 1963 in Southwark, London, Middlesex.⁷

William Poulter Wicks was born in Queenborough, Kent, on 10 July 1807.² He was baptised at Holy Trinity in Queenborough, Kent, on 18 October 1807.^1,2

He married Esther Barton, daughter of George Barton and Ann Oxled, in Hedsor, Buckinghamshire, on 9 March 1835.³
He served with the Royal Navy but records for him are scant; they do show him as a Gunner (12 Apr 1839), Gunner 3rd class on Excellent and Cambrian (1841), advancing to 1st class by Jan 1848 on the Ganges, but apparently hospitalised 15 Oct 1849. His burial records state he was a Warrant Officer (1859).^4,5

He was widowed on the death of his wife Esther between April 1846 and June 1846.⁶

William's second marriage was to Sarah Elizabeth Buckingham, daughter of Richard Buckingham and Patience Higgs, on 10 August 1847 in Lewisham, Kent.^7,8,9

William died on 24 November 1859 at Victoria St, Landport in Portsea, Hampshire, at age 52.^10,11 He was buried on 29 November 1859 at the Kingston Cemetery in Portsmouth.¹²

His will was probated in Winchester on 22 February 1860 with Sarah Elizabeth Buckingham appointed administrator for his personal estate and effects, being under £200.¹¹

Fanny Wiggins was born at Clifton in Bristol, Gloucestershire, in 1834.² and was baptised on 30 March 1834 in Clifton.³
She was listed in the 1841 census at the Bath Buildings in Bristol, Gloucestershire, where she appeared to be living with a Read family.⁴
She was listed in the 1851 census at 5 Eldon Place in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, with her dressmaker mother Fanny (widowed) and sister Emily. She was working as a milliner.²

Fanny's marriage to Willoughby Legay Hawkins was registered between April 1860 and June 1860 in Clifton, Gloucestershire.⁵

She was listed in the 1861 census as Head of Family at Romnilly Cres in Llandaff, Glamorganshire; he was an accountant in a merchant's office and the household included their newborn son Willoughby R A HAWKINS.⁶

She was listed in the 1881 census as Head of Family at 39 Charles St in Cardiff, Glamorganshire; he was secretary to the Chamber of Commerce., as were their three sons (Willoughby, Ralph, William) and a servant. Note that he is listed as 'William N HAWKINS' - presumably a census-taker's error.⁷

Fanny, as the mother of the bride, attended Constance Evelyne Legay Hawkins and Ernest Stuart Fergusson's wedding at St Margaret's Church in Roath, Glamorganshire, on 1 October 1888.^8,9,10

She was listed in the 1891 census as Head of Family at 17 Partridge Rd in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire; her son Willoughby and a servant were also present.¹¹

She was widowed on the death of her husband Willoughby on 5 January 1893.^12,13

She was appointed executrix of Willoughby Legay Hawkins's estate in Llandaff, Glamorganshire, on 6 May 1893.¹³

She was listed in the 1901 census as Head of Family at 39 Newport Rd in Cardiff, Glamorganshire. Her daughter Constance was listed as living with her, as was her grandson Norman Stuart Fergusson.¹⁴
She was listed as the mother of Constance Evelyne Legay Hawkins in the 1911 Census at 18 Cathedral Rd in Cardiff, Glamorganshire.¹⁵

Fanny's death was registered in December 1916 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire.¹⁶

Alfred Richmond Wigmore was born in New Zealand in 1883.^1,2

He married Ivy Nina Myrtle Wallis, daughter of William Wallace Wallis and Ann Paul, at Ashfield in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1909.^1,3

Alfred died on 26 August 1933 in Auckland.^1,4,5 He was buried on 29 August 1933 at the Purewa Cemetery.⁶

Malcolm Gowen Wilber was born in USA on 11 November 1925.¹

Malcolm died on 2 August 1998 in USA at age 72.¹

She married Edward Forsaith Williams, son of Ernest Edward Williams and Margaret Lucy Forsaith.¹