Henry Weeks ( Wicks ) (1806....1894.)
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Foot 2nd Yorkshire , West Riding Light Infantry Regiment
Born :
1806
Where Born : Fareham, Hants
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 17th
October 1837
Ship Arrived on :
Rank attained : Private
Date of Enlistment :
1833 .
Where Enlisted :
Regimental Number :
933
Date of Discharge :-
1839
Where Discharged : Hobart
Died :
1894
Where Died /
Buried :
Turkey Island, Wickham, Hampshire
Parents Names : Robert
WICKS (b......d.) and Hannah (nee HICKMAN ) (b......d.)
Spouse's Name :
Elizabeth CHURCHER,
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Date Married : 1844
Where Married :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Spouse's Parents :
John CHURCHER and Anne KNIGHT
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- Descendants
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supplied by Ruth Email address SoutheastEnder02@aol.com
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- Children
- 1 . Jane CHURCHER, Stepdaughter, age 10, born
Wickham
2 . Ann WEEKS, daughter, age 5, born Wickham
3 . George H WEEKS, son, age 2, born Wickham
4 . Eliza WEEKS, daughter, age one month, born Droxford.
- Area Settled :
- Hobart
- History &
Achievements :
- Henry WEEKS was born in 1806 at Fareham, Hants,
the son of Robert WICKS and Hannah (nee HICKMAN). He was
baptized on 20 March 1808 at Fareham (Parish Register).
He worked as a labourer, and in 1833 enlisted in the 51st
Foot, Private No.933. He was described as 5ft 9½
ins tall, with dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and a dark
complexion (Army Service Record, Attestation papers).
He was posted to the penal colonies of Van Dieman's Land,
arriving on 17th October 1837. His military service ended
in 1839 following a medical discharge caused by the loss
of his left hand through "mutilation contracted on
duty, the effect of accident, and not attributable to
design or negligence.........from the bursting of his
firelock, when stationed at Hope Beach. The limb
was so completely shattered by the accident that
immediate amputation was considered necessary." He
was repatriated with "the privates of the 21st
Regiment" and lived in Wickham, Hampshire on a
pension of 9d. a day. In the 1841 census he was listed as
a Labourer.
He married Elizabeth CHURCHER, daughter of John CHURCHER
and Anne KNIGHT, circa 1844.
By the census of 3 April 1881 he and his family were back
at Wickham Common, Hampshire; RG11/1171/68
By the time of the census of 5 April 1891 he and
Elizabeth were living at Pricketts Hill, Wickham, with
their daughter Harriet, and son in law, Walter CAIR and
their family.
He died in 1894 at Turkey Island, Wickham, Hampshire. He
was buried on 26 October 1894 at Wickham parish church.
- court martialled in 1839 while serving at Hobart
Penal Colony with the 51st Foot
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- Last revised: December 30, 2002.