Robert Wicks

1820 Settler - Dyasons Party

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Robert son of Robert and Mary WICKS Ramsgate, baptised 29 October 1815 in St.Laurence in Thanet, Kent

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Robert Jnr:

By 1831 Robert was working for William Gravett.

28th July 1831 Robert "did wrongfully and unlawfully assault (here it gives the child's name) , an infant under the age of 10 years and her did violently and against her will, ravish and carnally know her." (So he was guilty of rape.)

October 1831 he was condemned to be hanged.

January 1832 his sentence was commuted to transportation for 14 years.

1835 the inhabitants of Graham's Town also submitted a petition, which was unsuccessful.

Robert remained in custody in Cape Town until the Earl Grey** convict ship passed the Cape on her way to Australia. He spent ten years in Australia as his four years in prison were taken into account.

• * Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc. New South Wales. Australia. Date of arrival 31st December 1836. Robert Wicks. Ship Earl Grey.

How Robert returned to the Cape is not known - where did he get the funds from?

Certificate of Freedom granted 24 July 1846 (Australian Government Archives)

• March 1847 Robert staying at John Phillip's house at Fish River Mouth. August 1847 Robert doing carrying business. August 1847 Robert has a span of oxen taken near Drivers Hill. April 1850 Robert with William Surman has leased Pigot Park from Catherine Pigot.*
• to * from NAAIRS.

1848 Pigot Park was purchased from Catherine Pigot by William Wicks, so it would seem likely that Robert and William were leasing from Robert's younger brother.

Nothing more is heard of Robert after this that can be verified.

1882 a J W Kewley requests admittance for a Robert Wicks to Somerset Hospital. There is nothing to confirm that this is the above Robert Wicks.

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Notes from The Lower Albany Chronicle Part 3 1841 - 1850 Compiled by E. Morse-Jones

Page 69 : 3 March 1847 "Robert Wicks junior was staying at John Phillips' house near the Fish River mouth. He walked out after dark into an ambush set by seven Xhosas. An assegai was thrown and two guns fired at him, but he escaped."

Page 76 : 16 August 1847 "Robert Wicks junior had a span of oxen taken near Driver's Bush hill."

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• DEPOT KAB
• SOURCE CSC
• TYPE LEER
• VOLUME_NO 1/2/1/8
• SYSTEM 01
• REFERENCE 17
• PART 1
• DESCRIPTION RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF CRIMINAL CASE. CIRCUIT COURT, ALBANY. THE KING VERSUS ROBERT WICKS. ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A RAPE.
• STARTING 18310000
• ENDING 18310000

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• DEPOT KAB
• SOURCE CO
• TYPE LEER
• VOLUME_NO 3967
• SYSTEM 00
• REFERENCE 97
• PART 1
• DESCRIPTION MEMORIALS RECEIVED. MARY ANN WRIGHT. MITIGATION OF SENTENCE OF TRANSPORTATION AWARDED AGAINST HER SON ROBERT WICKS.
• STARTING 1833
• ENDING 1833

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• DEPOT KAB
• SOURCE CO
• TYPE LEER
• VOLUME_NO 3983
• SYSTEM 00
• REFERENCE 154
• PART 1
• DESCRIPTION MEMORIALS RECEIVED. INHABITANTS OF GRAHAMSTOWN. REMISSION OF CONFINEMENT OF ROBERT WICKS.
• STARTING 1835
• ENDING 1835

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Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849 Provided by Peter Mayberry

Primary Sources 	 Secondary Sources  Displaying 1 to 1 of 1 records In the Rebel field R denotes Rebel (generic activity); D denotes Defender; RE denotes Emmet Rebel (1803); RS denotes Rebel Soldier (Minerva) and WB denotes Whiteboy.

Surname First Name Age Reb Ship Tried Trial Place Term DOB Native Place Crime Marital Status Trade or Calling Remarks Died Death Place Wicks Robert 21 Earl Grey (1) [1836] 1831 Grahams Town Cape of Good Hope South Africa 14 1815 Ramsgate England Rape Single Boatman

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Robert Wicks

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Alias: Irish Rebel: Religion: Protestant Age on arrival: 21 Marital status: Single Calling/trade: Boatman Born: 1815 Native place: Ramsgate England Tried: 1831 Grahams Town Cape of Good Hope South Africa Sentence: 14 Former convictions: None Ship: Earl Grey (1) [1836] Crime: Rape Description: Remarks: Spouse: Died:

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Cape Times 1882 4 October - December Written by Clive Jones. Posted in Cape Times

TUESDAY 24th OCTOBER 1882

DEATH

WICKS ???? (age 58 years) (wife of Robert WICKS) - on 15th October 1882

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