Wicks/Relf (Sussex, Reading, and on to Wiinipeg)

[DianaCanada]

Have you now found Annie's birth registration?  If not it is registered September qtr 1885 as Annie Maria, Ticehurst RD (correct for Burwash) ref 2b 105, mms Potten.

Nell

Added: the family are in Burwash in both 1891 and 1901, with no sign that any of the children were born anywhere else.

Thank you, yes, I had that birth registration, as well as her baptismal record (she was 3 by that point).
The three youngest children: were two daughters born in Bexhill, Sussex (Daisy and Rose) as well as a son Bertie in Seal, Kent (he later goes by Albert, so gave me a bit of a challenge), he was the youngest.
On the 1911 Hannah states she had 12 children, all living.  They are in Eltham, London by that point. (They lost two sons that I have accounted for in WWI, and at least 3 served).

The family had a habit of changing names, i.e. Bertie's death registered as Albert Thomas and Rose (registered as Rose Mary May) death is Rosemary.  At birth Rose's mother on Gov.uk is Potter rather than Potten.

I have edited my first post - Hannah was with her husband in Eltham in 1911, not in an institution in Brentwood, Essex, as I stated. She was in Brentwood in 1921.

[J.J.]

I know you have 2 of the censuses, DC, but sharing if anyone else looking in.
  Moving a family to look into for Albert..."on speculation only" to bottom of post

1906- Albert on the Tunisian - Carpenter - arrived Quebec, heading for Winnipeg
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q38-XVM?lang=en

1915 is signed up with Britain Trade Union Registers in Reading, Berks
(Info FindMyPast) perhaps why he returned in 1914?
Should be correct person, as he's signed up with them twice later 1919 &1921 Winnipeg,

1916 Wpg.   530 Sherbrooke  He says b. 1883 imm. 1904   Annie  b. 1885  imm. 1914
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&IdNumber=43135699&ecopy=31228_4363961-00659

Albert WICKS  - 1920 directory  lives at 530 Sherbrook at Radisson 
Carpenter for Sutherland Construction

1921 says b. 1883 carpenter odd jobs & that both immigrated 1912
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&IdNumber=67398982&ecopy=e002889789

1926 census ALBERT  c. 1888 Eng. says imm. 1910 - Annie inm 1915  215 CAMPBELL ST. 
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&IdNumber=71518878&ecopy=e011231367

1931 - as "Nicks"  Albert b. 1883  Annie Marie b. 1887
 215 CAMPBELL ST  -says immigration 1896 for both!
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&IdNumber=83530728&ecopy=e011719175

1935 - 419 Kingsway but elsewhere says home is at 419 Borebank
1945 - 419 Haskins & Kingsway
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Moved & added to: There's this Albert - on speculation only
age & location fits but found no proof of actual tie-in
1891 census - born Reading, with siblings Minnie & Louisa
single mother Mary A Wicks b. 1860 Berkshire  Harry Pocock head
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:71K9-53Z
which at first made me think homechild, as there are Wicks...but then found his arrival.
 Burial - Perhaps Louisa   (if related, also listed: cricketer Ernest Herbert Relf d. 1918 -ww1)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C69R-XHN2?lang=en
Marriage Sept Quarter 1903  Albert Lane /Minnie Wicks  Reading
1911 Has Minnie with husband & children / Mother has married Harry Pocock
1891 and she now calls herself Sarah Anne.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7LX-7QD
Note father is in the building trade & sister's husband Albert Lane, the furniture business
Albert called himself a cabinetmaker on at least one early directory year 1919
!!!Just found on 1901 Albert & siblings now have last name "Pocock" 
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS35-63N?id=9K2F-QRV
above & between lines is on spec only
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There were actually several Wicks in Manitoba & Winnipeg...so there may have been misspells, as few were included in the directories. https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/wicks_fw.shtml
an Alfred 1931 with a child/ out of work / perhaps the one found earlier
May have been the fireman with the railroad & perhaps worked with chemicals that extinguish fires?
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&IdNumber=83562477&ecopy=e011719841

[DianaCanada]

J.J., thanks for all this.  Will look it over and add to my file in this branch.