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WITTICK, 453 John

WITTICK, 453 John

Male Abt 1775 - 1845  (70 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WITTICK, John
    Prefix 453
    Birth Abt 1775  Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 28 Apr 1775  Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Mathews 
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1822  Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Tailor 
    Legal 14 Mar 1822  Stafford, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Charged with Burglary & Larceny 
    Address:
    Lent Asizes 
    • The Charges:-
      John Wightwick (Wittick), aged 45, along with Walter Wightwick (Wittick), aged 16, and Thomas Rigby, aged 26. Were charged with breaking and entering the dwelling - house of of Samuel Bayley, at Wednesbury and stealing wearing apparel and othe r articles, his property. John Wightwick was also charged with stealing a set of fire irons, a looking glass and other articles, the property of George Elwell Jackson. He appeared before The Honorable Sir William Garrow, Knight, One of the Baron s of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer and The Honorable Sir John Richardson, Knight, One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. Committed on the 19th of January, by Rev A. B. Haden
      J Wightwick found not guilty of the first offence. Sentenced to transportation for seven years for the second offence.
      • The Sentence:-
      Walter, with 183 other convicts, who were sentenced to transportation, were loaded aboard the Arab and on July 14th 1822 sailed into an unknown future. After a passage of 116 days, on the 6th of November 1822 they arrived at Hobart / Derwent, V an Diemen's Land . The ships Master was Rbt. R. Brown and the Surgeon was Chas. Carter On his arrival in Hobart Town John was described as being 5 feet tall with dark brown to grey hair, grey eyes 45 years of age. Gaol report stated he wa s "very badly connected", his son under sentence of death at the time of his conviction. Hulk report show him as orderly. John confessed wife and one child at Walsall.
      • Conduct Report:-
      Convict number 453 Gaol report stated very badly connected, his son under sentence of death at the time of his conviction. Hulk report show him as orderly. Confessed wife and one child at Walsall. What follows is the report on John's conduc t during the time he came under the jurisdiction of the penal authority in Van Diemen's Land. August 25th 1827 did not attend Muster fined 5/-.
      Free pardon certificate No. 727 1845
    Physical Description 6 Nov 1822  Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Find all individuals with events at this location 
    5'0" tall, grey eyes, dark brown/Grey hair, 
    Census 1823  Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1826  Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number W0264 
    _COLOR 11 
    _UID CC88E87007154E09B4B658122FDC5C48A204 
    Death 6 Apr 1845  Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Paralysis 
    Address:
    Central Hospital 
    • This is possibly John????? Under the name Whittaker
    Burial Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Holy Trinity Church 

    • Possibly at Holy Trinity Cemetary
    Person ID I826  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2026

    Father WHITTICK, Roger,   b. Abt 1746   d. Yes, date unknown
    Mother FORSTER, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1747   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WHISTANCE, Fanny,   b. Abt Apr 1776   d. Yes, date unknown
    Marriage Banns 3 Dec 1797  Rushall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Michaels 
    Marriage 6 Aug 1798  Rushall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • IGI Record Mariage,
      Batch #, Dates, Source call #, Type, Printout Call # , Type, Sheet.
      M056062 1660/1813 0421585 Film 1238703
    Children 
     1. WITTICK,   b. Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. WITTICK, 436 Walter,   b. Abt 1803, Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1870, Richmond, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

  • Notes 
    • Whats in a name:-
      Prior to the 20th century there was no importance placed on formal spelling and as a result quite often it depended on who was doing the writing, and where they came from, as to how things were spelt. If the speaker had a broad accent or was ill iterate and could not check what was written, these things quite often meant a person could be known by many different spellings of their name over their lifetime.

      For example in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands there is Wrightwick or Wightwick Manor and Leicestershire has the town of Whitwick all these names are pronounced WITTICK.

      Over Walters & Johns lifetime their surnames were spelt:-
      Wrightwick,
      Wightwick,
      Whitwick,
      Whittick,
      Whiticker.