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Muggins in Sussex 09-07-11 07:22

Henry William Wicks
 
He was either my grandfather or was married to my grandfather's sister

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Henry William Wicks, often known as H W Wicks – (Googling brings up results for both)

Date and place of birth
17th July 1893 – Poplar, London

Names of parents –
Henry Wicks & Annie E Wicks (nee Payne)

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any - and any divorces
11th Dec 1915 to Mary Suzette Syms at the Unity Church and Hall, Wood Green

27th December 1918 to Caroline Ruth Dowsett at the Presbyterian Church, Brighton

(On 8th August 1918 Caroline Ruth Dowsett married Clarence Thomas Platt at Preston Parish Church, Brighton – there is a possibility that Clarence Thomas Platt was really Henry William Wicks, and that this was some sort of insurance scam – but I now think that this is unlikely)


Occupation(s) - if any
Insurance Manager, inveterate litigator, broadcaster of pro-nazi propaganda from Berlin to England in WW2.

Military service - if any - none found

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on, if applicable.
1901 Census – aged 7 in Walthamstow
1911 Census – Clerk for Insurance Company in Kingston
Numerous addresses including London, Liverpool, Brighton, Bournemouth, Redhill, Germany, France and Malta – also spells in HMP Wormwood Scrubs and HMP Parkhurst


Date, place and cause of death
2nd April 1979 Horley “on the way to Redhill Hospital” – coronary Thrombosis, Arteriosclerosis and Diabetes Mellitus

Date and place of burial / cremation. – not looked for
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable – not known
Memorial inscription - if any – not known

Margaret in Burton 09-07-11 09:42

This is the one I have been waiting for.

HarrysMum 09-07-11 09:54

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Originally Posted by Margaret in Burton (Post 142638)
This is the one I have been waiting for.



Me too...

Muggins in Sussex 09-07-11 09:56

LOL Marg & Libbby

I'll try and post a photo of him ...
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...iamWicks-1.jpg


Edit - oooh - it worked!

maggie_4_7 09-07-11 10:57

We looked for a baptism for him before didn't we and didn't find one but found two of his sisters Beatrice and Florence as I recall.

Merry 09-07-11 11:04

He has quite a particular look, doesn't he?

Muggins in Sussex 09-07-11 11:10

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Originally Posted by maggie_4_7 (Post 142656)
We looked for a baptism for him before didn't we and didn't find one but found two of his sisters Beatrice and Florence as I recall.

That's right Maggie - what a good memory you have :) -then I thought I'd found it but i'd gone wrong :(

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Originally Posted by Merry (Post 142658)
He has quite a particular look, doesn't he?

He does, Merry - I found the book on Abe books, and I remember when it arrived and I opened it, I was astonished to see his face staring at me - there seems to be something quite haunting about it - I can't quite put my finger on it.

Merry 09-07-11 11:13

I was just reading about the 1934 libel case against Sun Life. I either didn't know, or had, forgotten that HWW used to live in a road I used to drive down every day, to and from work, in the late 1980s!!

Might any benefit come from electoral rolls/street directories for Bournemouth?

Nell 09-07-11 11:15

I think its the way he is staring so intently at the camera.

Merry 09-07-11 11:16

He looks like a 1930s film star - maybe not the lead, but the supporting role!


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