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WICKS, Sydney B. Harcourt
1881 - 1955 (74 years) Has 9 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
1851 - 1936 (85 years)-
Name WICKS, Sydney B. Harcourt Birth 1881 Truro, Cornwall, England 
Gender Male Death 1955 Truro, Cornwall, England Burial 1955 Truro, Cornwall, England Person ID I1095 Edgoose Last Modified 7 Feb 2026
Father WICKS, Charles William, b. 26 Apr 1850, Truro, Cornwall, England d. 6 Mar 1932, Truro Registration District, Cornwall (Age 81 years) Mother MINORS, Louisa Woodworth, b. 18 Aug 1851, Truro, Cornwall, England d. 28 Dec 1936, Truro Registration District, Cornwall (Age 85 years) Marriage 31 Aug 1874 Truro St. Paul, Cornwall Family ID F714 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family LEVERTON, Gwendoline Mary R., b. 1891, Truro Registration District, Cornwall d. 1963, Redruth Registration District, Cornwall (Age 72 years) Marriage 1911 Truro Registration District, Cornwall Children 1. WICKS, Thora Christabel I. L., b. 1911, Truro Registration District, Cornwall d. 1999, Truro Registration District, Cornwall (Age 88 years)2. WICKS, Sydney C. T., b. 1912, Truro Registration District, Cornwall d. 1997, Truro Registration District, Cornwall (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F713 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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SYDNEY B. HARCOURT WICKS 1881-1955
The birth of a Sidney Harcourt WICKS was registered in 1881.
(GRO June 1881 Truro 5c 155)
The 1881 census return for Pydar Street, Truro St. Mary Cornwall:
Charles WICKS, head, aged 30, bookbinder, born at Truro, Cornwall;
Louisa WICKS, wife, aged 30, bookbinder's wife, born at Truro;
Arthur WICKS, son, aged 6, scholar, born at Truro;
Claude WICKS, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Truro;
Ethel WICKS, daughter, aged 4, scholar, born at Truro;
Bertie WICKS, son, aged 3, scholar, born at Truro;
*Sydney WICKS, son, aged 1 (= 1 Month?), born at Truro, Cornwall.
(RG11/2311/65/16)
The 1891 census of 70 Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall:
Charles WICKS, head, aged 39, bookbinder, born at Truro;
Louisa WICKS, wife, aged 39, born at Truro;
Arthur WICKS, son, aged 15, printer compositor, born at Truro;
Claude WICKS, son, aged 14, tailor's apprentice, born at Truro;
Ethel WICKS, daughter, aged 13, scholar, born ay Truro;
Bertie WICKS, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Truro;
Gwendoline WICKS, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Truro;
Cora WICKS, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Truro;
Christable (sic) WICKS, daughter, aged 2, born at Truro;
*Sydney WICKS, son, aged 10 (months?), born at Truro.
(RG12/1829/159/5)
The 1901 census of 23 wesley Place, St. Ives, Cornwall:
*Sidney (sic) WICKS, aged 20, journeyman baker, born at Truro in Cornwall, boarding with George and Sarah CARE.
(RG13/2250/9/10)
Sydney B. H. WICKS married Gwendoline M. LEVERTON in 1911.
(GRO March 1911 Truro 5c 203)
The death of a Sydney B. H. WICKS aged 74 was registered in 1955.
(GRO March 1955 Truro 7a 286)
He was buried in Truro Cemetery in 1955 aged 74.
(Cornwall FHS MI)
(revised 17.01.2005)