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Record #4212
Name :
: Roland James WICKINS (1882 - )


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Date of Birth
: Sep 1882

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, St. George, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Huntsville
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Mar 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Roland James Wickins: Year of Registration: 1882; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: St George Hanover Square; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 425. (Parents: John Wickins and Elizabeth Walker, married 1872 in Pancras, England.)

A death registration was found for John Wickins: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850; Year of Registration: 1889; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 39; District: St Giles; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 318.

In 1891, Roland J. Wickens, 8 years of age, was shown residing at 65 Marchmont, Bloomsbury, St. George, London, England. Other family members included: Charles F. Wickens, 11; Elizabeth Wickens, 41, widow, dressmaker; Henry J. Wickens, 13, errand boy; William J. Wickens, 6. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 208; Folio 39; Page 7; GSU roll: 6095318.)

In 1892, Roland James Wickens, 9 (along with brother Charles F. Wickens, 12), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 303 Barnardo children accompanied by Mr. Owen en route to Toronto, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

In 1901, Roland J. Wickens, 19, painter, was shown as a boarder in the home of George F. and Mary J. Marsh in Huntsville, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as September 29, 1881, and his country or place of birth is denoted as Canada.

On December 27, 1904, at Franklin, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Roland James Wickins and Emma Barbara Hicks, daughter of Daniel Hicks and Charlotte Hounsel. (Wedding Announcement published on page 5 of the Huntsville Forester, January 19, 1905.)

In 1911, Roland J. Wickins, 28, manager of a sawmill, was shown residing at Walter Street, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, along with his wife, Emma Wickins, 26; and children: Charles A. Wickins, 3; and Norman R. Wickins, 1.

Roland James Wickins died about 1960 in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-17 14:12:23 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 17:04:19 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4213 WICKINS, Charles Frank1879ENG, MDX, St. George, London Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
4212 WICKINS, Roland James1882ENG, MDX, St. George, London Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos