The genealogy of
this family is given here because some members have put
forward a claim to the Hawaiian Royal succession. It is
impossible to reconcile these claims with any of the
rules of succession or selection, established by any of
the constitutions promulgated by the Kingdom of Hawaii
before 1895. They certainly do not conform to the laws of
the last constitution of 1887. This constitution, though
superseded, was never legally revoked.
It would seem that the claim rests primarily on the
possible attendance of Alii Theresa Owana
Kaohelelani La'anui Rives, as a pupil of the Royal School
in Honolulu. Established under the direction of Mr Amos
S. Cooke, an American missionary, to educate the children
of the Royal family and families connected to it, the
school operated for a brief period and closed ca. 1850.
Mere attendance at an institution seems insufficient to
establish any claim to the succession. Moreover, it does
not seem to conform to any known system of hereditary
inheritance or selection, either Hawaiian or foreign.
Contemporary documentation, similarly fails to
substantiate the claims to, or use of, regal titles for
this lady and any members of her family.
Captain William
Slocum Wilcox. b. at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 4th
December 1814, son of Charles Wilcox, by his wife,
Hannah, daughter of John Slocum, of Middletown, Newport,
Rhode Is. Sheriff of Kuai. Rcvd: Officer of the
Order of the Crown of Hawaii (1883). m. 1854, Alii
Kalua Makole-o-kalani Hiapo (b. 1836; d.
1865), daughter of Haupa, by his wife, Alii
Makole-o-kalani Hiapo, daughter of Alii Na'aieono.
He d. 4th January 1910, having had
issue, four sons and two daughters:
1)
Colonel The Hon. Robert William Kalani-hiapo
Wilcox. b. at Kahulu, Honuaula, Maui, 15th
February1855, educ. Haleakala Boarding
Sch., Makawao, Maui; RMA and Royal Application
Sch. for Engineer & Artillery Officers,
Turin, Italy. School teacher at Honuaula for
several years, MLA for Wailukua (Maui) 1880-1881,
Honolulu 1890-1892, and for Koolauloa (Oahu)
1892-1895, cmsnd. Sub-Lieut. Italian Regt. of
Artillery 1885, recalled by the Hawaiian
Government in 1887, Surveyor of Lands in San
Francisco 1887-1889, attempted to overthrow the
government of the "Bayonet
Constitution" in favour of the King 1889,
tried for treason but acquitted, attempted a
Royalist restoration 1895, court-martialed and
sentenced to death, but imprisoned instead
1895-1898, 1st delegate for Hawaii in
the US Congress 1900-1903. m. (first) at
Turin, Italy, 20th July 1887 (div.
at San Francisco, California, 1889) Maria
Carolina Isabella Luigia dei baroni Sobrero [Gina
Sobrero] (b. at Palermo, Sicily, 20th
July 1863; d. at Rome, Italy, 1912), a
journalist and writer under the name of
"Mantea", author of "Galateo della
signorina" (1911), daughter of Lorenzo dei
baroni Sobrero, by his wife, Donna Vittoria
Colonna dei principei di Stigliano, elder
daughter of Don Marcantonio Colonna dei principei
di Stigliano, of Naples, Italy. m.
(second) at Honolulu, Oahu, 20th
August 1892, Alii Theresa Owana
Kaohelelani (b. 1st May 1860; d.
at Honolulu, Oahu, 5th January 1944),
widow of Alexander Joy Cartwright, Jnr., and
daughter of Alii Gideon
Kailipalaki-o-Keheananui La'anui Rives, by his
wife, Elizabeth Kamaika-o-paikawekiu- o-kaloni.
He d. at Honolulu, Oahu, 23rd
October 1903, bur. there at the King
Street Catholic Cemetery), having had issue, one
daughter by his first wife, and one sons and two
daughters by his second wife:
a)
Robert Garibaldi Kalani-kupuapai
Kalani-nui Keoua Wilcox. b. at
Honolulu, Oahu, 17th January
1893 (s/o Theresa Owana). m.
(first) at Honolulu, Oahu, 15th
April 1916, Helen Kaleipuanani Simerson
Wilberton (b. at Honolulu, Oahu,
31st December 1900; d.
there, 17th December 1931),
daughter of William Kuakini Simerson, by
his wife, Julia, née Andrews. m.
(second) Ruth Ewaliko. He d. at
Honolulu, Oahu, 26th February
1934, having had issue:
i)
Robert Keoua
Kalani-kupuapaikailanihui Wilcox.
b. at Honolulu, Oahu, 12th
April 1919 (s/o Helen). m.
(first) Martina Tamara Ahuna (b.
14th January 1922). m.
(second) Betty Kim. m.
(third) Eleanor Kalama. m.
(fourth) Anita ... He d.
14th December 1996,
having had issue, two sons and
six daughters:
(1)
Orson Guy Kiha'apiilani
Wilcox. b. 2nd
September 1953 (s/o
Martina). m.
(first) Marilyn Marella
Mitchell (b. 1st
March 19...). m.
(second) Noreen Maidhem (b.11th
April 1969). He has
issue, four sons and two
daughters:
(a)
Kaulahea Kaohelalani
Wilcox. b. 8th
September 1986 (s/o
Marilyn).
(b)
Kahealani Kuuipo Wilcox. b.
20th April
1988 (s/o
Marilyn).
(c)
Kunitamo Wilcox (s/o
Noreen).
(d)
Isaah Kahaumani Wilcox (s/o
Noreen).
(a)
Owana Kalokuokamaile. b.
29 Oct 1975 (d/o
Marilyn). m.
Robert Scott McClay. She
has issue.
(b)
A daughter (d/o
Marilyn)
(2)
Robert Keeaumoku Wilcox (s/o
Betty). m. Shirley
Ann Saffery. He has
issue, one daughter:
(1)
Sherrill Wilcox (by ? ). m.
(first) Daisy Kahahiko. m.
(second) Arleen ... He
had issue, one son by his
first wife and one
daughter by his second
wife:
(a)
Darrell Christopher
Wilcox (s/o
Daisy).
(b)
Noelle Wilcox (d/o
Arleen).
(2)
Venetta Owana Kaohelelani
Wilcox. b. 27 Jan
1952 (d/o
Martina). m. 28th
October 1972, Hensley
Kahaunani Enos. She has
issue.
(3)
Adrienne Lee Wilcox (d/o
Betty)/
(4)
Tyrene Wilcox (d/o
Betty).
(5)
Trudy May Wilcox (d/o
Eleanor).
(6)
Dalla Kaleipuanai Wilcox
(d/o Anita). m.
Larry Souza (b. 30th
March 1964). She has
issue.
ii)
George Montague Athanasius
Wilcox. b. 12th
September 1927 (s/o Helen).
He d. 9th March
1999.
(1)
Owana Ka'ohelelani
Mahaelani-rose Salazar. b.
30th October
1953, educ.
Kamehameha Sch. and Univ.
of Hawaii. Slack-key
guitarist and singer. m.
(first) Ronald Walters. m.
(second) ca. 1980, Kaipo
DeGuire. She had issue,
one son by her first
husband, and one son by
her second husband:
(a)
Noa Kalokuokamaile
DeGuire. b. 19th
November 1981 (s/o
Kaipo DeGuire).
(a)
Kapumahana Ka'ahumanu
Walters. b. 15th
October 1979 (d/o
Ronald Walters).
i)
Viola Kalanikauleleiawi
Kaohelelani Kapiolani. b.
12th December 1922 (d/o
Helen). m. (first) Richard
Shaw. m. (second) Ronald
Montague Madeiros.
ii)
Myrtle Kaloiokalani Kinau. b.
4th January 1924 (d/o
Helen). m. Philip
Kaweaiolana Hatori. She d.
4th June 1998, having
had issue.
iii)
Flora Leilani (d/o Ruth). m....Torres.
a)
Vittoria Colonna Wilcox. b. at San
Francisco, California, 1888 (d/o
Gina). She d. at sea, while
crossing the Atlantic for Italy with her
mother, July 1889.
b)
Virginia Kaihikapumahana Kahoa Kapumahana
Ka'ahumanu Wilcox. b. at Honolulu,
Oahu, 27th May 1895 (d/o
Theresa Owana). m. at Honolulu,
Oahu, 1916, John Kiliohe Miller (b.
24th May 1897; d. at
Kailua, Honolulu, 20th October
1969). She d. 13th June
1954, having had issue.
c)
Elizabeth Ka'akualaninui Wilcox. b.
at Honolulu, Oahu, 2nd January
and d. there, 24th
November 1898 (d/o Theresa Owana).
a)
Caroline Wilcox. b. 1886. She d.
10th November 1910.
3)
Edward J. Makole Kapunakane Wilcox. b. at
Kahulu, Honuaula, Maui, 22nd February
1860. m. 4th July 1891,
Alexandrina Alania Kalilioku Piianaia (b.
at Lanai), second daughter of Shin Goo Akuna, by
his wife, Kalilioku. He had issue.
4)
Charles Kauakahiakua Wilcox. b. at
'Ulupalakua, 13th December 1862. m.
25th August 1885, Elinor Milnor
Nakaiewalu (b. 20th October
1861; d. 9th October 1941),
daughter of William K. Halstead, by his wife,
Uwaikikilani Davis. He d. 14th
May 1927, having had issue, four sons and six
daughters:
a)
William Keliikui Wilcox. b.
Kuhulu, Honuaula, 30 May 1887.
b)
Robert Halstead Wilcox. b. Kuhulu,
Honuaula, 27 Mar 1886.
c)
Charles Llewelyn Wilcox. b.
Kuhulu, Honuaula, 24th August
1890.
d)
John Lupekapu Wilcox. b. Kuhulu,
Honuaula, 1901. He d. 1903.
a)
Lucy Kamelalehua Wilcox. b.
Kuhulu, Honuaula, 10 Feb 1889.
b)
Elenor Ethel Kawaikikilani Wilcox. b.
Kuhulu, Honuaula, 19th June
1892.
c)
Mabel Kawanakinilani Wilcox. b. at
Kahulu, Honuaula, Maui, 6th
December 1895.
d)
Niau Johanna Wilcox. b. Kuhulu,
Honuaula, 18th February 1898.
e)
Phoebe Keohokeukilolaikawai Wilcox. b.
at Kahulu, Honuaula, Maui, 26th
August 1899.
f)
Sarah Ann Kauilomaloma O Kamamalu Wilcox.
b. 29th May 1904.
1)
Caroline Haupa Wilcox. b. at Kahulu,
Honuaula, Maui, 24th September 1856. m.
at St Andrews, Honolulu, Oahu, 23rd
April 1892, William Frederick Sharratt (d.
31st January 1913). She d. 7th
October 1938, having had issue.
2)
Hannah Nancy Kalua Wilcox. b. at Honolulu,
Oahu, July 1864. m. at Wailuku, Maui,
1886, Alfred Jones (d. 1887). She had
issue, one son.