|
Family
Name |
WICKES,
Richard Stephen “Steve” |
|
Date
of Birth |
1
August 1877 |
|
Place
of Birth |
Hackney
SA |
|
Date
of Death |
6
April 1954 |
|
Place
of Death |
Prospect
SA |
|
Place
of Burial |
Enfield
Cemetery |
|
Lived
in Prospect (dates) |
From about 1898 |
|
Addresses
in Prospect |
Rose
Street, 16 & 17 Daphne Street, Alexander St., 2 Kintore Ave., Farrant
Street, Prospect, Toronto Street Ovingham, 95 Prospect Road, Prospect (main
address from 1921) |
|
Names
of houses (if any) |
16 and
17 Daphne Street and Alexander St. all named as “Alcia Grainge” Apparently
took the name with them as they moved. |
|
Parents |
William
Charles WICKES and Sarah “Sally” SMITH |
|
Spouse(s) |
Elsie
May SMITH |
|
Date(s)
of Marriage(s) |
25
July 1907 |
|
Place(s)
of Marriage(s) |
Congregational
Church, Rose Park SA |
|
Children |
Ernest
Alfred, Lester Ralph Emerson, Thelma Grace “Bobbie”, Milton Steve “Peter” |
|
Occupation(s) |
Artist,
Signwriter, commercial painter, shop keeper First
painting firm Wickes Bros. (with his brother) Started
own family company Steve Wickes and Sons Pty. Ltd. Started
Wickes Broadway Stores |
|
Interests |
Art,
Fellow of the Royal SA Society of Arts, Member
of the Prospect, Nailsworth and Enfield Traders Association. Regular
small contributor to newspapers - noted in short article at his death |
|
Religion/Churches
|
Baptist,
gave chalk talks to all denominations around SA. Painted
scrolls in many churches around the state. |
|
Notes
(points of interest etc.) |
Built
the 4 shops at 95 & 97 Prospect Road in front of the family home c1927.
At first the shops were rented but eventually all 4 were run by the family. These
remained in the Wickes family until sold in the 1980s. Painted
many Honour Boards – major example at North Adelaide School |
|
Sources
of information |
Lesley
Attema (descendant) |