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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)

 

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