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I usually google ‘old photos of ………’. That often gives several sources.

Definitely not on GR

One of the best for old photos of towns and villages is the Francis Frith collection

thank you so much for your hard work, you've given me loads to go on.
you mentioned seaching for photos, in the uk, city, town and village collection, can i search that on genes or do i google it?

Marriage of the two witnesses, just in case there is some connection.

First name(s)  Fanny Cecilia
Spouse's father's first name  Alfred
Last name  Foster
Spouse's father's last name  Reeves
Age  22
Spouse's father's occupation  Labourer
Birth year  1880
First witness  Albert John Foster
Marital status  Spinster
Second witness  Alice Maud Millard
Marriage year  1902
County  Surrey
Marriage date  08 Nov 1902
Country  England
Marriage place  Chertsey, St Peter
Archive  Surrey History Centre
Father's first name(s)  Amos Henry
Archive reference  6576/1/4
Father's last name  Foster
Register type  Marriages
Father occupation  Metal Merchant
Year range  1901-1910
Spouse's first name(s)  John Arthur
Page  27
Spouse's last name  Reeves
Record set  Surrey Marriages
Spouse's age  23
Category  Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's birth year  1879
Subcategory  Parish Marriages
Spouse's occupation  Labourer
Collections from  England, Great Britain
Spouse's condition  Bachelor
 

Speculating.............. the daughter was old enough

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey, England

Benjamin Wicks Head - Male 43 1828 - Middlesex, England
Harriet Wicks Wife - Female 40 1831 - Surrey, England
Richard Wicks Son - Male 20 1851 - Surrey, England
Harriet Wicks Daughter - Female 16 1855 - Surrey, England
Emily Wicks Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Surrey, England
Benjamin Wicks Son - Male 7 1864 - Surrey, England


Name: Harriet Annie Wicks
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 17 Jun 1876
Marriage Place: Chertsey, St Peter, Surrey, England
Father: Benjamin Wicks
Spouse: Thomas James Knight

The birth and baptism clearly indicate illegitimacy - the image of the baptism shows that the vicar started to write the name 'Henry', then crossed it out.

So the father's name may well have been Henry, but his surname was not likely to be Wicks

The mother was recorded as being a servant.

William lived at 65 Station Rd, Chertsey :-) Emily at Friary St, Guildford.

John Arthur Reeves and Fanny Cecilia(?) Foster were witnesses.

Father, Henry, was a labourer not noted as being deceased. I know this could all be fabricated.

Name: William Wicks
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 27
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Year: abt 1873
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1900
Marriage Place: Chertsey, St Peter, Surrey, England
Parish as it Appears: Chertsey
Search Photos: Search for 'Chertsey, St Peter' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Father: Henry Wicks ------ labourer
Spouse: Emily Wynne

william lived at 65 chertsey road

1921 Census Of England & Wales
1 Randall's Cottages, Ickenham Road, Hillingdon West, Middlesex, England

James William Wicks Head Male 1872 48 Weybridge, Surrey, England General Domestic Servant Uxbridge Council Out Of Work
Emily Wicks Wife Female 1877 43 Camberley, Surrey, England Home Duties -
Mabel Ellen Ella Wicks Daughter Female 1910 11 Middlesex, England -

Thank you for so much information, I'm now going to put it all together. I promised my mum that I would try and find her side of the family, thanks for helping me.

If that’s his birth, he was illegitimate, and you will never know who his father was.

? birth reg. for the baptism posted by namelessone

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
WICKS, WILLIAM JAMES -
GRO Reference: 1872 S Quarter in CHERTSEY Volume 02A Page 27

? William in 1891 - shows born Weybridge

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
London Road, Frimley, Farnham, Surrey, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edwin Dibben Head Married Male 52 1839 Licensed victualler Chichester, Sussex, England
Mary M Dibben Wife Married Female 42 1849 Pensioner Reading, Berkshire, England
James Bever Lodger Single Male 62 1829 Working on own account Reading, Berkshire, England
Frederick Burney Lodger Single Male 41 1850 Bricklayers labourer Sudbury, Suffolk, England
John Church Lodger Single Male 56 1835 Pensioner labourer Titchfield, Hampshire, England
John McLavery Lodger Single Male 45 1846 Traveller Bath, Somerset, England
John Woolsey Lodger Single Male 38 1853 Traveller Ireland
John Smith Lodger Married Male 68 1823 Traveller Kent, England
George Smith Lodger Single Male 20 1871 General labourer Kent, England
Aaron Porter Lodger Single Male 30 1861 Stooling musician Hastings, Sussex, England
James Smith Lodger Single Male 49 1842 Butcher Kingston, Surrey, England
Charles McCullems Lodger Married Male 77 1814 Carpenter Inverness, Scotland
William Wicks Lodger Single Male 17 1874 - Weybridge, Surrey, England
Frederick Newman Lodger Single Male 45 1846 - -

As the marriage was in Chertsey could this be his birth

William James Wicks born 20/7/1872 baptised Weybridge, registered Chertsey mother Harriet Wicks.

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
65, Station Road, Chertsey, Surrey, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Wicks Head Married Male 28 1873 Labourer general Weybridge, Surrey, England
Emily Wicks Wife Married Female 25 1876 - Camberley, Surrey, England
William Wicks Son Single Male 0 1901 - Chertsey, Surrey, England

1911 Census For England & Wales
7 Randalls Cottages Park Road Uxbridge, Hillingdon West, Middlesex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James William Wicks Head Married Male 38 1873 Rag porter Weybridge Surrey
Emily Wicks Wife Married Female 33 1878 - Camberley Surrey
William James Wicks Son - Male 10 1901 School Chertsey Surrey
Mabel Ellen Ella Wicks Daughter - Female 1 1910 - Uxbridge Middlesex

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
WICKS, WILLIAM JAMES WYNNE
GRO Reference: 1901 M Quarter in CHERTSEY Volume 02A Page 51

Although the registration of his birth in Q1 1901 - he could have been born anytime from mid November 1900 onwards as 6 weeks are allowed to register birth. As ErikaH has pointed out, on the other thread his birthdate has been given on the 1939 register as 29 Dec 1900

Do you have a copy of the marriage certificate? This would not only give you the fathers name but also his occupation - which might prove helpful in finding him.
Edit: re the earlier marriage post. William Wicks, age 27, was a labourer as was his father, Henry.

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1401001

As well as family search there are other useful free websites that might be worth looking at:
www.freebmd.org.uk
www.freecen.org.uk
www.freereg.org.uk

This is possibly the marriage in 1900:-

First name(s) Emily
Country England
Last name Wynne
Volume 2A
Marriage quarter 2
Volume as transcribed 2A
Marriage year 1900
Page number 81
Registration month -
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
MarriageFinder™ Emily Wynne married one of these people
****William Wicks,**** Albert William Crewdson
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Chertsey
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
District number -
Collections from Great Britain, England
County Surrey

He was either known by his middle name or he was born William James.
Emily's surname is given on the marriage as Wynne with an "e" on the end.

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