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William Edgar Wicks 1873 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1873

Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 11 Oct 1941

Death Location: 102 Amity Road, Reading, Berkshire, England

Father: William Wicks

Mother: Charlotte Abbott

Spouse(s): Lucy Woods

Children(s): William Wicks, Eva Wicks, Vera Wicks, Kenneth Wicks, Alexander Wicks, Wicks None

William Edgar Wicks was born in 1873 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of William Berry Wicks and Charlotte Abbott. William Edgar Wicks married Lucy Pheobe Woods, and had children including William Henry Lancelot Wicks, Eva Madeline Wicks, Vera Minnie Wicks, Kenneth Cyril Wicks, Alexander Roland Wicks, Wicks. William Edgar Wicks passed away in 1941 in 102 Amity Road, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Edgar Wicks was born in 1873 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of William Berry Wicks and Charlotte Abbott.
  • William Edgar Wicks married Lucy Pheobe Woods, and had children including William Henry Lancelot Wicks, Eva Madeline Wicks, Vera Minnie Wicks, Kenneth Cyril Wicks, Alexander Roland Wicks, Wicks.
  • William Edgar Wicks passed away in 1941 in 102 Amity Road, Reading, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wicks
1848 – 1964
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England
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Charlotte Abbott
1842 – 1910
Birth Location: Preston, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Woods
1875 – 1928
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Wicks
1898 – 1929
Birth Location: 5 Foxhill Rd, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Eva Wicks
1899 –
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Vera Wicks
1901 –
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire
VW
Kenneth Wicks
1906 – 1939
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire
KW
Alexander Wicks
1909 – 1939
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Wicks None
Birth Location: –
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William Wicks's Ancestors

Self
William Wicks
1873 – 1941
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents
William Berry Wicks
1848 – 1964
Reading, Berkshire, England
Charlotte Abbott
1842 – 1910
Preston, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Berry) Wicks
1797 – 1852
Berryhead, Brixham, Devon
Elizabeth Taylor
1807 – 1876
St Giles; Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Weeks
1760 –
Mary Buffett
1765 –
William Taylor
1781 –
Mary
1783 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Buffett
Joan Hamlyn
1748 –

William Wicks's Descendants

1.
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William (Edgar) Wicks (Jun 1873 – 11 Oct 1941) m. Lucy (Pheobe) Woods (July 1875 – Dec 1928)
  1. 1. William (Henry Lancelot) Wicks (January 1898 – Mar 1929) m. Mabel (Gertrude) King (29 May 1904 – Sep 1980)
  2. 2. Eva (Madeline) Wicks (April 1899 – )
  3. 3. Vera (Minnie) Wicks (11 JUL 1901 – )
  4. 4. Kenneth (Cyril) Wicks (22 JUL 1906 – 16 JUL 1939)
  5. 5. Alexander (Roland) Wicks (October 1909 – 1939)
  6. 6. Wicks

William Wicks's Timeline

2 Records

1873
Jun 1873
Birth of William Edgar Wicks in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1941
11 Oct 1941
Age 68
Death of William Edgar Wicks in 102 Amity Road, Reading, Berkshire, England
102 Amity Road, Reading, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1873
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1941
    Event Place: 102 Amity Road, Reading, Berkshire, England
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