Bigg - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Bigg family

yellowjelly — 2009-09-18 16:47:52Z

I don't think so. I have a census which says he was a chandelier.

Re: Bigg family

DeeHarrison32 — 2009-09-15 00:56:41Z

Was Edward Bigg a butcher by trade?

Re: Bigg family

DeeHarrison32 — 2009-07-23 15:29:05Z

Do you know if Edward Bigg was a butcher by trade?
My father, Frederick Bigg 1895-1963 had a cousin Edward (Teddy) who lived in Sheen, SW of London.

Bigg family

yellowjelly — 2009-07-01 19:48:59Z

Trying to find out more about the Bigg side of my family, not got much to go on... I'm as far as great-grandfather Edward Bigg who, I'm guessing, was born somewhere around 1899 as that's when his wife was born, I pretty sure he was born in London.

Any help would be really appreciated =)

Thanks!

Misty K. Biggs

aprilbiggs1 — 2008-05-27 18:33:15Z

I am looking for a female whose birth name was Misty K. Bigs. Born in the early 70's. If you have any information pertaining to.... please reply.

Re: Bigg Family Harpenden Area

louloulumpkin — 2008-04-20 17:54:42Z

My daughter has forwarded your note to me.
My husband's grandmother was Ellen Bigg who married Alfred Harding.
We believe that her mother and father were Mary Sibley and Thomas Bigg.
We would appreciate any help.
Thanks

Re: Bigg Family Harpenden Area

elandgel — 2008-02-19 16:01:27Z

Hi there.

I know its a couple of years since your post but have been doing some work on my family tree and believe we may have a connection as I am decended from Thomas Bigg from Kimpton who was born around 1824.

Hope to hear back from you,

Regards.

Jane Bigg

johnboon1 — 2007-12-18 18:25:28Z

Jane Bigg married John Youngs in Braintree, Essex, England in 1776. Does anyone know her baptism date, her place of birth or her parents?

Re: Bigg family of Limehouse (Stepney) and Camberwell

dianeharrison93 — 2007-06-22 11:02:37Z

Thank you for your message, but my Frederick Thomas Bigg was born in Poplar and was married to
1. Mary Ann Mercy Smith
2.Sophia (Cobbold) Page.
So it seems they are not the same Frederick Thomas.
Thank you for your interest.

Re: Bigg family of Limehouse (Stepney) and Camberwell

yecats63 — 2007-06-22 04:29:00Z

Hi Diane,

If it is the same Thomas Frederick Bigg born in 1833 Marylebone, London. He was married to Janet Emma Johnstone. He was an Anglican clergyman throughout England. He was my GGgrandfather. I'm not sure how many kids he had but I know there was my Ggrandfather Frederick Johnstone, Margaret (Peg), Maria, Lionel, Henry Reginald, Olive, Evelyn. Thomas's mother was Sarah. On the 1841 London Census she appears with Sarah 18, William 8, Thomas 6, Mary Ann 4, & Martha 2. I know that this leg of the family has a lot of Anglican clergy. There is a plaque at the church in Six Penny Handley dedicated to Thomas.

Re: family ties

yecats63 — 2007-06-22 04:11:35Z

Hi Diane

I know we are related. Frederick Johnstone Bigg Jr (Jack) was my grandfather.

Re: MARIA WOODLEY BIGG born 1801 Newington, Surrey

caroline1314 — 2007-06-14 20:08:53Z

Hi Rhian,
my GGG grandmother is also Maria Woodley Bigg but I don't know who her parents were. Good hunting
Caroline

Re: BIGG/GILBERT

yecats63 — 2007-04-12 04:10:05Z

Hi

Do you know William's parents' names?

If it is Thomas & Sarah I may be related through sibling Thomas Frederick Bigg. Sarah was 36 in 1841. William would have been 8 & Thomas was 6.

Re: The Bigg Family

yecats63 — 2007-04-12 04:03:20Z

Hi

I think we may be related as well. My GGGrandfather was Thomas Frederick Bigg. He was born 17 May 1838, Marylebone, London & died 14 Apr 1929, Canterbury, England. He was an Anglican clergyman. He went to school at Cambridge. His father, according to 1871 census, was Thomas of Clapham, Surrey. I know his mother's name was Sarah according to 1841 Census. He also had a sister Sarah, Bros Thomas & William, & sisters Mary Ann & Martha. I also know that the family was wealthy & there were a lot of Anglican clergymen in the family. His uncle was a famous Anglican missionary, I think also a Thomas. That is the only info that I have on him. Sarah was 36 in 1841. (BTW, if my Thomas IS Sarah Elden's husband then I have seen info on them on family tree sites)

Would love to make a connection to my Thomas somehow as this educated family is the missing link in my family tree.

My GGrandfather, Frederick Johnstone Bigg, immigrated to Canada when he was young so the family history kind of died there.

My grandfather, FJ Bigg, Jr saw a lot of my GAunts & Uncles: Peg, Evelyn, etc during WWII but we do not have much info on their Granparents or even their parents. My GGgrandmother was Janet Emma Johnstone. Her family, BTW, has been quite easy to trace because they were famous medical Drs. & were Scottish lairds.

Any help you have would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thomas Frederick Bigg, b1838 Marylebone, London

srhorne_1 — 2006-11-08 02:21:43Z

His wife was Janet Emma Johnstone

Thomas was vicar of the Anglican Church. He served at Sixpenny handley from 1877 - 1892 & was also vicar of Islesworth.

Among his children are Lionel Bigg, not sure of DOB,Maria, Henry, Gertrude, T Evelyn, Agnes,
Frederick Johnstone Bigg, b 17 Jan 1875, my Ggrandfather, Margaret (Peg) Bigg Reade

Please send emails to lahorne@shaw.ca

Thanks

Laura Horne

Bigg Family Harpenden Area

louloulumpkin — 2006-11-03 21:14:59Z

I am trying to find out more information about Thomas Bigg (1824?) from Kimpton who I think married Mary Sibley(1822) from Harpenden. If anyone has information on this or knows who their parents were could they please help me out.

Thanks

Re: The Bigg Family

francisbigg — 2006-05-08 16:22:09Z

THanks,
Iam going to look for wills for...
William Edward
Lionel Thursfield Bigg
Millicent Cobden Bigg (married A S Gibbs)
Reginald Bigg
Leonard Bolitho Bigg
Dorothy Mary Bigg

How and why are you looking at this line?

Re: The Bigg Family

PGould — 2006-05-08 16:18:26Z

Look forward to what you can find out. Good Luck

Re: Bigg Family Kent

2005-05-29 16:51:52Z

Hi, I think I just found a connection to the bigg family of sheerness/sheppey.

On my fathers line,

Delia Smith - b 1842 sheerness m James Mills b 1832 and had 3 sons, George H Mills,James Mills and John Mills.

James Mills died in about 1874 and Delia re-married in 1874 to a James Bigg in Bethnal Green.
They were living in poplar on the 1881 census. By this time James Bigg must have passed away.

Delia Bigg b 1842 in sheerness - Head,
George H Bigg b 1864 in sheerness - Son,
James Bigg b 1871 in poplar - Son,
John H Bigg b 1866 in sheerness - Son,
Sarah Bigg b 1880 in millwall - Daughter.

I assume the 3 sons are actually children of James Mills.

Anyway, If any of this info is good for you let me know.
Thanks,
Warren.

Re: Bigg Family Kent

2005-05-16 00:03:22Z

Any relation to a William Samuel Bigg married to an Alice Barnard?

Re: family ties

2005-05-12 09:40:05Z

My fathers name was Alf william Bigg - i was told that it was family to have boys with a middle name of "william". he was born in london [a true cockney].

Re: family ties

2005-05-11 18:47:46Z

Hello Alison,
My grandfather's name was Frederick John Bigg, born 1871 in Lambeth, London.
He had 9 siblings - none of them was named William.
My great rg.father's name was Thomas Frederick Bigg, born in 1833 in Poplar. Many of the Bigg family were grocers or butchers.
Family names are Jakeman, Page, Cobbold, Owers.
Like you I have been looking for an ancester for a long time. I am looking for John Bigg - born probably between 1780-1800.
I hope you are sucessful finding yours!
Reply if you think we are related.
Regards - Diane.

I

Re: family ties

2005-05-11 07:13:36Z

sorry no, my sister may know. But he left my grandmother for another woman and was never seen again [Aledgedly - but who knows what went on]

Re: family ties

2005-05-11 07:10:02Z

yes i think so, my father was a cockney who went to blackpool during the war to work at vickers. I nearly put Teddy's eye out with some scissor's it is my earliest memory [about 2 years old]

Re: The Bigg Family

2005-02-03 00:02:29Z

Hi Frank,
i'm sure your right we must all be related somewhere along the line, the problem is finding that missing link.
My GGGGrandfather is a William Bigg but it appears there are quite a lot of them
Have you managed to locate your GGGrandfather on any censuses, if you have it should hopefully tell you where he was born, this is however dependant on whether he himself knew, that may be a starting point, alternatively you should try and look at the parish records for where he was married they should be able to tell you if he was also born there.
I have been using the website www.Genesconnected.co.uk to put my family tree online, there is loads of Bigg's registered on there, you should take a look maybe you will find the answer you're looking for. It is free to search and costs £7.50 a year to register and use all the facilities so may be worth a shot.
Good luck with your search, bye for now
Susan

Re: The Bigg Family

2005-01-30 22:08:09Z

Hi Frank,
i am attempting to trace the bigg family tree at the moment, currently back as far as about 1840 i think with my 3 x great grandfather William Bigg. My side of the family definately originate from kent as i believe the surname Bigg actually does. In fact my 2 x great grandfather Charles Skinner Bigg was actually a stonemason who worked on Canterbury Cathedral.
Susan

Re: family ties

2004-11-22 12:42:04Z

Rod
Thanks for the info
I will call your sister
Do you know if your grandad was born in Islington around 1890?
If so he may be the same William Bigg as in my tree
My Dad (his nephew) never knew if his Uncle Will got married or had any children
If so, then your Dad is my dad's cousin!
My Dad was born in West Wickham, Kent in 1931
Dad would be so pleased if you are related, since he had 4 daughters and so the 'Bigg' name stops with him
Cheers
Alison

Re: family ties

2004-11-22 09:20:14Z

Thinking on the following may be helpfull.
1] My sister Jeanette has been compling a family tree - She lives in Blackpool [Ring Blackpool 01253347324 I think!].
2] All the boys have a middle name "William"
3] My fathers name was Alfred William Bigg [A Cockney]

Re: family ties

2004-11-19 09:33:19Z

My father was a "Cockney" but there is a hive of our family in Kent [Sally Gunnell is married to one of them]. The only one of my dads brothers I know is Teddy, but there are several more. My immediate family now lives in Blackpool where my Dad was posted to build bombers during the 2nd WW.
Regards

Re: Hertfordshire BIGG project

2004-11-18 22:52:12Z

Alison, hello
My trawl round my part of the family is rather confined to the other end of the county: Harpenden, Wheathamstead, Kimpton, Hertford. But that's not to say that it won't move !
Quite addictive, this, isn't it !?
One of us is just bound to discover that forgotten inheritance !

Peter Bigg

Re: family ties

2005-05-10 13:24:44Z

Was your uncle Teddy Bigg a butcher who lived in Sheen, SW London? If so he was my father's cousin.

Re: The Bigg Family

francisbigg — 2006-05-08 15:43:50Z

Finaly found out when this group of syblings died so will try to find wills and so a little more info on relatives and decendants will come to light... Hopefully!

Re: The Bigg Family

francisbigg — 2006-05-08 15:19:20Z

Hi Pat sorry so long to reply! Im just working on Lionel Thursfield Bigg now.... Going next week to dig up his will.
wish me luck!

Re: The Bigg Family

francisbigg — 2006-05-08 15:13:42Z

Hi Alison, Good to see other Bigg members doing this research! Nothing familier at this moment but My family does have connections with London so it is possible that we are connected! The BIGG family (with no s) is a lot smaller than most families! My GG grandfather was probably from London though I am having a hard time to trace him! Born Thomas Bigg about 1800. Was a Calico printer in Manchester in the mid 1800s Cencus 1841 he died in 1843. Maried Sarah Elden in London at Saint Martin in the Fields (Trafalgar Square)
Good luck
Keep in touch
Frank

Re: The Bigg Family

francisbigg — 2006-05-08 15:13:42Z

Hi Susan,
Thanks for getting in touch with me! Yes I believe the Bigg name is from Kent too, Lots of Biggs but the Bigg family is not easy to trace, not my side I have got back to about 1832 as a definite but before that I am not having much luck! I have come across the William Bigg line a number of times but I am stuck on my GGGrandfather Thomas Bigg, I just dont know how to find out where he was born! He was married in Saint Martin-in-the-Fields London and the marriage banns state he is of that parish so he may be a Londoner though he live all his married life up in Manchester he was a Calico Printer and Manchester was the place to be then right in the heart of the Industrial Revolution! They Had money and all the children were educated and went to University.
I will look out for your line as I am sure we must have a connection!
All for now , Frank

Re: The Bigg Family

francisbigg — 2006-05-08 15:13:42Z

Hi Pat
Yes he is ! how can I help? and how and why are you looking for him / info? Get back to me and I will let you know what I know. What line are you looking into?

Re: The Bigg Family

PGould — 2005-06-21 05:10:17Z

Hi Frank
Thank you for the quick reply.
I am trying to work out how his son came to have the second name Thursfield. On the 1881 census he is Lionel age 10.

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Charles (D. D.) BIGG Head M Male 40 Manchester, Lancashire, England Schoolmaster Clergyman Without Cure Of Souls
Millicent May BIGG Wife M Female 37 Manchester, Lancashire, England Schoolmasters Wife
Chs.Sale BIGG Son Male 13 Cheltenham, Gloucester, England Scholar
Wm.Edwd. BIGG Son Male 11 Cheltenham, Gloucester, England Scholar
Lionel THUS... BIGG Son Male 10 Cheltenham, Gloucester, England Scholar
Millicent C. BIGG Dau Female 9 Brighton, Sussex, England Scholar
Reginald BIGG Son Male 5 Brighton, Sussex, England Scholar
Lawrence J. BIGG Son Male 4 Brighton, Sussex, England Scholar
Leonard B. BIGG Son Male 2 Brighton, Sussex, England
Dorothy May BIGG Dau Female 9 m Brighton, Sussex, England

Re: The Bigg Family

PGould — 2005-06-20 07:04:30Z

Hi Frank
I am trying to trace Charles Bigg baptised Broughton, Salford in 1840. Is he one of yours.
Pat

Re: Bigg Family Info!

GBIGG46 — 2005-08-12 21:20:16Z

Hey Chris..your old email doesnt work. Uncle George--send me your new email.

Re: Bigg Family Kent

t4murray1 — 2005-06-10 06:59:29Z

Hello Prue
I have sent an email to your email address - my email is t4murray@aol.com in case it goes astray
Teresa

Bigg Family Kent

t4murray1 — 2005-03-04 19:17:23Z

hi
just discoveredd this board - are there any Bigg family members out there researching the family in Sheppey Kent??
I can`t be the only one!!
Teresa murray nee Bigg

Re: Hertfordshire BIGG project

phil_sher — 2006-01-19 16:10:06Z

Hi Robert,
Congrats on starting this much-needed project. I have only recently started tracing my gt-grandmother Sarah BIGGS 1811-1867 born Stevenage who married Samuel KIDDLE there in 1837. From the IGI the surname appears in Stevenage ca 1560, and I think I can trace back to a Stephen BIGG who must have been born ca1750, but where? Would like to contact anyone tracing the name in Stevenage.

Phil Sherwood

Re: Bigg Family Kent

Prue_McKay — 2005-06-09 07:14:16Z

I also have a connection to a Bigg or Biggs family from Kent. My g-g-g-grandmother was Caroline BIGG or BIGGS (depending on which primary source you look at!). She had two sisters that I know of: Frances and Sarah Ann. I believe Caroline was born around 1830.
THe family as below is shown in 1841 census for Essex, at West Ham where they had a large market garden:
William BIGG born Minster in Sheppey, Kent
Lydia BIGG born Lydd, Kent
and the three girls as above, all born in Eastchurch, Sheppey, Kent

In 1861 William and Lydia still had the same farm; Caroline had a daughter out of wedlock and was living with her daughter and sister, Sarah Ann WEST, along with Sarah's two children (Lydia and William), in Stepney. Frances was married to Samuel COOPER and was also living in Stepney. Eventually Caroline married a fellow called Thomas COOPER - I believe he was some relation of Frances's Samuel COOPER but haven't proven that as yet.

Sarah Ann is interesting in that her children were born here in Australia. I did some research and found that she married William WEST in 1853, in Victoria, Australia, and that in 1854 they had their daughter Lydia in Newcastle, New South Wales. William junior was born in 1857, also in Newcastle, and after that I think their father died, and Sarah took the children back to England before 1861, where she appears on the census.

Last week a cousin of mine in the UK had her brother visit Eastchurch in Kent, where he took some photos of the church, and also of a gravestone of Richard BIGG who we believe was a brother to William BIGG. I'm attaching the gravestone photo in case it's of interest to anyone.

If any of this sounds familiar please get back to me! I've only just started on this BIGG trail, and am looking forward to the chase.

Best regards

Prue McKay
Canberra, Australia

Re: family ties

alison11506 — 2005-05-10 15:45:01Z

Rod, I never got round to callin your sister. My computer crashed and I lost alot of information. Anyway, all backed up now
Do you by any chance know the name of your Grandad on the BIGG side and if the family was from North London
Thanks
Alison

Re: family ties

alison11506 — 2005-05-11 14:53:26Z

Diane
Do you know what the name of your grandfather or G gradnfather was
Do you know if the family was orginally from Islington?
I am looking for a William John Bigg, born 1891, son of William John Bigg and Charlotte Annie Young. He was my dad's Uncle
If he had children then they would be my dad's cousins
Dad was born in West wickham Kent in 1931
Maybe we are related
I have been looking for this William for almost 10 years so i would be delighted to be able to tell dad I have found some cousins/second cousins
Thanks
Look forward to hearing from you
Alison

Re: family ties

alison11506 — 2005-05-11 14:49:19Z

Rod
What you say about your grandad leaving your grandmother and going AWOL is very interesting
My Dad has an old family 'story' about Uncle Will being a bit of a black sheep and possibly having an affair
Maybe it's the same William Bigg
My dad was born in 1931 and his father Chalres Albert Bigg was 14 years younger than his oldest brother William. If your dad was born in the 20's it makes sense
I have left a message for your sister on the number you left and hope she calls
Thanks again, we may be almost cousins
Cheers
Alison

Re: Hertfordshire BIGG project

alison11506 — 2004-11-18 17:14:05Z

Any connection with the Watford Biggs
My GGG grandfather was John Bigg a coachman from beecher grove in Watford
he married a Sarah Collings and they had several children (John, Martha, Mary A, James) in the 1840's
John Jnr married Emma Sutton in Kent in 1867 and they had 8 children (william, Henry, Emma, Minnie, Ada, John, James and Albert)
William married Charlotte Young and they had 3 sons (william, harry and chales my grandad)
They moved from Watford to islington around 1870 where they lived for over 40 years
Anything familiar?
Alison Jones (nee BIGG)

Re: MARIA WOODLEY BIGG born 1801 Newington, Surrey

rhiannelmes — 2006-03-27 19:50:41Z

Dear Caroline,

We are related: like this I think.

Charles Gilbert Wood is the older brother of my GGGGrandmother Ada Louisa Wood. She was the youngest daughter of Francis William Wood and Amelia A.M.I have traced the family back to Francis William Wood's parents: Samuel Turner Wood and Maria Woodley Bigg. But no further either.

The eldest son Francis Edward was born in Hungary in 1846 and the eldest daughter Amelia was born in Prussia in 1849 but the other children: Maria E, Henry, Charles and Ada are all born in England.

Francis William Wood was a jeweller in the 1851 census, but what were they up to in Europe?

Any ideas?

Amelia A.M. re-marries a Richard Tarraway and are living in Jersey in 1861 and then move to Cardiganshire in the 1871 census. No idea why. I've not heard of the link between Phillipp's of Aberglasney?

Francis Edward the eldest didn't move to Wales.

Charles Gilbert's sister, Ada marries Joshua Harries and had 10 children. One being Joshua Harries my Great Grandad. His son also called Joshua was given the middle name Wood! He was my Grandad! So the Wood name continued until his death.

I don't suppose you have any photographs of Charles Gilbert. I don't have any I'm afraid of this side of my family.

I live near Aberystwyth, where are you?

The younger brother of my Grandad is still alive and lives in Cwrtnewydd. He remembers his Mamgu and Dadcu (Ada and Joshua Harries).

Look forward to your reply.

PS. had a post from a relative of Ada and Charles's older brother Francis Edward who is related to us in the same way!!!

Rhian

This is the post

Board : Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > England >
London > London
Subject : Re: Samuel Turner WOOD + Francis William Wood Jeweller

MARIA WOODLEY BIGG born 1801 Newington, Surrey

rhiannelmes — 2006-03-09 17:29:35Z

I'm trying to find out some more information about my G, G, G, Great Grandmother: Maria Woodley Bigg who was born about 1801 in Newington, Surrey.

She married a Samuel Turner Wood in about 1822.

I found her in the 1851 census living in Chiswick.

I would love to find who her parents were?

Is anyone able to access the 1841 census?

I'm stuck now at 1801 and can't go back any further!!!

Hope someone can help me.
Thank you

Rhian

Re: The Bigg Family

gfrb2 — 2005-04-17 13:28:14Z

Hi Frank
I was wondering if you happen to be related to the following Bigg's: EW Biggs born 19/09/1846, Florence Bigg 17/09/?, Alice Daisy Bigg 13/03/1891 and William Bigg 25/11/1809.
From what I have found so far, they mainly came from Canterbury, Kent.
Any help you can provide would be really helpful.
Thanks, Rachael