Wilks, Christopher
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | Christopher WILKS aka Charles WILLIAMS |
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| Birth date and place | c. 1833 Lambeth, Surrey, England. |
| Baptism date and place | 26 Feb 1837 St Mary at Lambeth, Surrey. |
| Civil Census Residences | Regency Place, Lambeth, London (1841). 8 King Street, Newington, London (1851). |
| Occupations pre-WA | Brush Maker. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 7½ ins. Complexion: dark. Eyes: dark hazel. Hair: black. Face: round. Build: stout. Distinguishing Marks: Anchor right arm. Anchor and heart left arm. |
| Marriage date and place | Single on arrival in Western Australian. |
| Spouse | None ditto. |
| Children | None ditto. |
| Death date and place | 11 Sep 1907 Old Men’s Home, Claremont, Western Australia. |
| Burial date and place | 12 Sep 1907 Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia. Area: Anglican. Section: BC. Gravesite 007. |
| Will and Probate | None. |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | Royal Artillery. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #? Private. |
| Attestation date and place | c. 1854. |
| Service/Campaigns | Crimea. |
| Musters | |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasp Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. Unproven – not on Medal Roll. |
| Casualty/Medical | |
| Regimental Courts Martial | Desertion (s) to be confirmed. |
| District Courts Martial | |
| General Courts Martial | |
| Civil or Criminal Court | 29 Dec 1856 Southwark Police Court before T B Burcham, Esq. |
| Trial | 7 Jan 1857 Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Willes 7 Jan 1857. Click here for Proceedings. |
| Crime | 17 Dec 1856 Robbery with violence on Charles Hagan and stealing from him a watch and moneys, value 15s. his goods and moneys. |
| Sentence | Transported for 20 years. |
| Prison and Register # | 5 Jan 1857 Newgate Prison, 2 months 11 days. 17 Mar 1857 Millbank Prison, 20 days (#4248). 6 Apr 1857 Pentonville Prison, 10 months 8 days (#7146). 15 Feb 1858 Portland Prison (#7599). 18 Aug 1858 Convict Ship Edwin Fox, 86 days. 20 Nov 1858 Fremantle Prison (#5201). |
| Newspaper Articles UK | The Standard 23 Dec 1856. Morning Chronicle 30 Dec 1856. The Kentish Gazette 30 Dec 1856. Staffordshire Advertiser 3 Jan 1857. Lloyds Weekly 4 Jan 1857. The Globe 8 Jan 1857. John Bull & Britannia 12 Jan 1857. |
| ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Edwin Fox. |
| Departure and Arrival | 26 Aug 1858 Plymouth; 20 Nov 1858 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Convict. Whaler. |
| WA Convict # | 5201. |
| WA Ticket of Leave | 7 Jul 1862. |
| WA Certificate of Freedom | |
| WA Conditional Pardon | 5 Apr 1865. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | None. |
| Subscriptions | None. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from WA | Not applicable. |