Emmeline Martha Wicks (1863 - 1951)

Born 27 May 1863 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Daughter of Robert Wicks and Elizabeth (Small) Wicks

Wife of Sydney Albert Benson — married 27 Sep 1885 in St Anne's, Ryde, NSW, Australia

Died 22 May 1951 at age 87 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Emmeline Martha Wicks was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Emmeline Martha Wicks was born on 27 May 1863 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, daughter of Robert Wicks (1820 - 1901) and Elizabeth (Small) Wicks (1821 - 1916).^[1]

Her siblings were:

1. Robert Wicks (1843 - 1919)
2. Elizabeth Wicks (1845 - 1845)
3. William Henry Wicks (1846 - 1921)
4. Thomas Wicks (1849 - 1925)
5. Susannah (Wicks) Best (1851 - 1941)
6. Rebecca Wicks (1854 - 1936)
7. Mary Jane Wicks (1856 - 1856)
8. John George Wicks (1857 - )
9. Charlotte Sarah Wicks (1860 - 1946)

Emmeline Martha (22) married Sydney Albert Benson (22) (1863 - 1949) on 27 Sep 1885 in St Anne's, Ryde.^[2]

Emmeline Martha died on 22 May 1951 in Ryde aged 87.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Lorraine (Wicks) Simpson and YT (grandaughter of Emmeline), her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Wicks and Elizabeth Small, the great great grandparents of Lorraine (Wicks) Simpson and great grandparents of YT. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2rd-3rd Cousins, based on sharing 191 cM across 8 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages, BDM - NSW Birth Index, www.bdm.nsw.gov.au, WICKS EMMELINE M13255/1863 ROBERT ELIZABETH RYDE
2. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages, BDM - NSW Marriage Index, www.bdm.nsw.gov.au, 4664/1885 BENSON SYDNEY A WICKS EMMELINE M RYDE

• Wicks-364 was created by Dom Swinkels through the import of William Small Descendants.ged on Mar 10, 2014.