I come down fromthe Merriwa Wicks family and have their info on paper, probably can't get anything until the new year, have a website & a lady that researched the family ( Linda Farraclough. sic), will try to find it all after the Xmas period. I'm on 0400186471 if you wish to talk beforehand Regards Rob Train ----- Original Message ----- From: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley-request@rootsweb.com> To: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY Digest, Vol 1, Issue 75 > > [HV] > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wicks (Maree Elliott) > 2. Re: Wicks (MargM) > 3. Wicks (Juliette Hendry) > 4. Re: Wicks (MargM) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:40:05 +1100 > From: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au> > Subject: [HV] Wicks > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <013501c721b6$f4b86c40$1400a8c0@laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > According to family legend Henry Wicks and his wife Hannah arrived in Sydney from England as assisted emigrants on 3 Sept 1831 on the Bussorah Merchant. > I have tried shipping records at State records but unable to find anything that coincides with dates etc. > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can validate this claim? > > > Thanks > Maree Elliott > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:45:05 +1100 > From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [HV] Wicks > To: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au>, > <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00c401c721c8$77f502b0$0401010a@margslbm456c> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:40 PM > Subject: [HV] Wicks > > > > > > According to family legend Henry Wicks and his wife > > Hannah arrived in Sydney from England as assisted > > emigrants on 3 Sept 1831 on the Bussorah Merchant. > > I have tried shipping records at State records but > > unable to find anything that coincides with dates etc. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can validate this > > claim? > > Hi Maree > > You have the date wrong .......... ! In 1831 this ship > transported convicts from Dublin to Sydney arriving 14 Dec > 1831 as Bussorah Merchant 3 . Lesley Umbel has this date > in her Claim a Convict web site and is also quoted in an > old index I have on fiche - Free passengers and Crew of > convict ships 1830 -1840 . > Alas no Henry WICKS in these fiche . Also checked a > couple of Col secs indexes 1831 + and PO Dirs 1834 , > 1835 and 1839 and no ref to any Henry WICKS ?? > > Does his death cert offer any clue as to length of time > resident ? > > Was he living in Merriwa by Oct 1852 ? > > Bye > > MargM > Hunter Valley List Admin > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:00:02 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) > From: "Juliette Hendry" <terralea@westnet.com.au> > Subject: [HV] Wicks > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <45862E62.000008.02060@ACER> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hi Maree and Marg, > > I just did a Google search and came up with this site: > > http://kapana.customer.netspace.net.au/sargeant-desc.html > > Here's a snippet from the website, which would suggest the date should be > 1839. > > ...."Georgiana (Hannah) Sargeant. She was christened on 12 April 1812 at > Kingswood and married Henry Wicks, son of Stephen Wicks and Sarah Hable, > circa 1830 in Gloucestershire. On 2 September 1839 she arrived in Sydney, > per the Bussorah Merchant with Henry and her family. She died on 8 June 1877 > at Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW, at age 65." > > Hope this helps you, > > Juliette > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:57:40 +1100 > From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [HV] Wicks > To: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au>, > <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000701c721d2$91c8c050$0401010a@margslbm456c> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:40 PM > Subject: [HV] Wicks > > > > > > According to family legend Henry Wicks and his wife > > Hannah arrived in Sydney from England as assisted > > emigrants on 3 Sept 1831 on the Bussorah Merchant. > > I have tried shipping records at State records but > > unable to find anything that coincides with dates etc. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can validate this > > claim? > Hi again Maree > > With Juliettes help you now can ........... NSW state > records film # 1300 will tell all . This family indexed in > the Bounty CD as Henry and Anna WEEKS ...... > sigh .......! > > bye > > MargM > Hunter Valley List Admin > > > > > Thanks > > Maree Elliott > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > > body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY list administrator, send an email to > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY mailing list, send an email to AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY Digest, Vol 1, Issue 75 > ****************************************************
Hi Rob, I have Stanley Albert Wicks married Gloria May Bird 1951 Scone NSW His parents were Henry Albert Wicks and Robina May Holman. My husband Ken's grandmother was a Bird from Scone NSW. Also other connections to Pittman, Hayward and Nowland. Any connection with your Wicks. Cheers, Laraine -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Chris Train Sent: Monday, 1 January 2001 1:17 AM To: aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HV] AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY Digest, Vol 1, Issue 75 I come down fromthe Merriwa Wicks family and have their info on paper, probably can't get anything until the new year, have a website & a lady that researched the family ( Linda Farraclough. sic), will try to find it all after the Xmas period. I'm on 0400186471 if you wish to talk beforehand Regards Rob Train ----- Original Message ----- From: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley-request@rootsweb.com> To: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY Digest, Vol 1, Issue 75 > > [HV] > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wicks (Maree Elliott) > 2. Re: Wicks (MargM) > 3. Wicks (Juliette Hendry) > 4. Re: Wicks (MargM) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:40:05 +1100 > From: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au> > Subject: [HV] Wicks > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <013501c721b6$f4b86c40$1400a8c0@laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > According to family legend Henry Wicks and his wife Hannah arrived in Sydney from England as assisted emigrants on 3 Sept 1831 on the Bussorah Merchant. > I have tried shipping records at State records but unable to find anything that coincides with dates etc. > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can validate this claim? > > > Thanks > Maree Elliott > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:45:05 +1100 > From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [HV] Wicks > To: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au>, > <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00c401c721c8$77f502b0$0401010a@margslbm456c> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:40 PM > Subject: [HV] Wicks > > > > > > According to family legend Henry Wicks and his wife > > Hannah arrived in Sydney from England as assisted > > emigrants on 3 Sept 1831 on the Bussorah Merchant. > > I have tried shipping records at State records but > > unable to find anything that coincides with dates etc. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can validate this > > claim? > > Hi Maree > > You have the date wrong .......... ! In 1831 this ship > transported convicts from Dublin to Sydney arriving 14 Dec > 1831 as Bussorah Merchant 3 . Lesley Umbel has this date > in her Claim a Convict web site and is also quoted in an > old index I have on fiche - Free passengers and Crew of > convict ships 1830 -1840 . > Alas no Henry WICKS in these fiche . Also checked a > couple of Col secs indexes 1831 + and PO Dirs 1834 , > 1835 and 1839 and no ref to any Henry WICKS ?? > > Does his death cert offer any clue as to length of time > resident ? > > Was he living in Merriwa by Oct 1852 ? > > Bye > > MargM > Hunter Valley List Admin > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:00:02 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) > From: "Juliette Hendry" <terralea@westnet.com.au> > Subject: [HV] Wicks > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <45862E62.000008.02060@ACER> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hi Maree and Marg, > > I just did a Google search and came up with this site: > > http://kapana.customer.netspace.net.au/sargeant-desc.html > > Here's a snippet from the website, which would suggest the date should be > 1839. > > ...."Georgiana (Hannah) Sargeant. She was christened on 12 April 1812 at > Kingswood and married Henry Wicks, son of Stephen Wicks and Sarah Hable, > circa 1830 in Gloucestershire. On 2 September 1839 she arrived in Sydney, > per the Bussorah Merchant with Henry and her family. She died on 8 June 1877 > at Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW, at age 65." > > Hope this helps you, > > Juliette > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:57:40 +1100 > From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [HV] Wicks > To: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au>, > <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000701c721d2$91c8c050$0401010a@margslbm456c> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maree Elliott" <eltrix@hunterlink.net.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:40 PM > Subject: [HV] Wicks > > > > > > According to family legend Henry Wicks and his wife > > Hannah arrived in Sydney from England as assisted > > emigrants on 3 Sept 1831 on the Bussorah Merchant. > > I have tried shipping records at State records but > > unable to find anything that coincides with dates etc. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can validate this > > claim? > Hi again Maree > > With Juliettes help you now can ........... NSW state > records film # 1300 will tell all . This family indexed in > the Bounty CD as Henry and Anna WEEKS ...... > sigh .......! > > bye > > MargM > Hunter Valley List Admin > > > > > Thanks > > Maree Elliott > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > > body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY list administrator, send an email to > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY mailing list, send an email to AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY Digest, Vol 1, Issue 75 > **************************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Good Morning, For those who may be interested 'The Lure of the Land. Historic Merriwa' by H. Bettington makes mention of Wick's Vegetable Mart c. 1960 and contains a group photo entitled 'Brindley Park Shearers 1909' which has a L. and J. Wicks. Htioi Terry -