VICK, Henry William
Henry William Vick was born at Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire on 12 June 1866, son of William Vick (1833-15 April 1911), a schoolmaster, and his second wife Mary Ann née Agar (1842-26 February 1907), who married at St Marylebone church on 26 August 1865, William's first wife was Joyce née Webb, who died at Cainscross on 10 January 1865 and by whom he had three sons Charles William, Henry John and James Walford Vick. On 19 December 1868, Henry's father purchased the well known and established business, the equipment and negatives of Ipswich photographer William Cobb, who had left for London in another business as the chemicals in the photography had impaired his health, and Vick announced the launch of his studio at the junction of Norwich Road, Clarkson Street and London Road, Ipswich. In 1871, Henry was a 4-year-old, living at Corner House, London Road, Ipswich with his parents, 38-year-old William, now a photographic artist, who was born at Ebley, Gloucestershire and 30-year-old Mary Ann, who was born in London, and his newborn sibling sister, Eleanor Mary, who was born at Ipswich and in 1881 they were at the same address with the addition of 7-year-old daughter Annie Maud, who was born at Ipswich in 1873. Henry was educated at Ipswich Grammar School and studied at Ipswich School of Science and Art from 1886 and passed his drawing examination in 1888 and in 1891, a 24-year-old architect's assistant, boarding at St Bride Street, London, his parents were still living in Ipswich. In 1898 William Vick retired as a photographer and left Ipswich the following year and in 1901, Henry was a 34-year-old architect, living at 1 Princes Avenue, Hornsey, Middlesex, which was now the new home of his parents, William and 'Annie' Vick, with their Ipswich born daughter, 30 year old Eleanor, the family then seem to have moved to Hastings, Sussex but on the death of Mary Ann in 1907, father William went to live at St John’s Lodge Nursing Home, Merton, Surrey where he died on 15 April 1911. In 1911, Henry was an architect's assistant boarding at 10 Annis Road South, Hackney, London but was of 36 Westbourne Road, Cricklewood when he died at Croydon General Hospital on 21 November 1913, aged 47, his death was reported by his half-brother Charles William Vick. He was sometimes known as William, Harry or William Henry.