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Hickey, William, 1749-1830
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1749-1830
History
HICKEY, WILLIAM, brother of Joseph Hickey (qv); b. 30 Jun 1749; adm. Jan 1757 (Memoirs of William Hickey, i, 13); left Dec 1763; played cricket for OWW against Old Etonians on Moulsey Heath Aug 1768, “being regarded as a famous stop behind the wickets” (Memoirs, i, 99, 100, 105-6); spent two years in father’s office; Cadet, EICS Madras 1768; arrived in India May 1768; Ensign, EICS Madras; did not take up military duties and left Madras Jul 1768; visited Canton before returning to England in Apr 1770; re-entered father’s office; adm. attorney Jul 1775; returned to Calcutta, where entered on roll of attorneys 13 Nov 1777 and practised with some success until his retirement in 1808; returned to England; his Memoirs were edited by Alfred Spencer in four volumes, 1913-25; probably the William Hickey buried Old St. Pancras churchyard, London 31 May 1830. DNB Missing Persons.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.