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Personal data George Thomas William Biggs 

  • He was born on October 13, 1853 in Mortlake, Surrey. England.Sources 1, 2
    Name: George Thomas Biggs Year of Registration: 1853 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Richmond Sry County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 191

    First name(s) GEORGE THOMAS
    Last name BIGGS
    Birth year 1853
    Birth quarter 4
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District Richmond (Surrey)
    County Surrey
    Country England
    Volume 2A
    Page 191
  • He was baptized on November 27, 1853 in St. Mary the Virgin, Barnes, Mortlake, Surrey.
    Name: George Thomas William Bigg
    Gender: Male
    Christening Date: 27 Nov 1853
    Christening Place: Mortlake, Surrey, England
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    Father: George Bigg
    Mother: Elizabeth Bigg
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  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1871 Agricultural Labourer.Source 3
    • in the year 1881 Gardener.Source 4
    • in the year 1891 Domestic Servant.Source 2
    • in the year 1911 Domestic Gardener.Source 5
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: 5 Biggs Row, Putney, Surrey. (Visitor).Source 6
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 374; Folio: 69; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542626

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      5, Biggs Row, Putney, Wandsworth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Jane Darby Lodger Widow Female 75 1786 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      George J W Biggs Visitor Unmarried Male 7 1854 Scholar Patney, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1871: 3 Rose Cottages, Barnes, Surrey.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 871; Folio: 113; Page: 15; GSU roll: 827769.

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Rose Cottages, Barnes, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Robert Stamford Head - Male 43 1828 - Surrey, England
      Elizabeth Stamford Wife - Female 41 1830 - Surrey, England
      Elizabeth Stamford Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Surrey, England
      George Biggs Step-Son - Male 17 1854 - Surrey, England
      Mary Ann Easman Niece - Female 8 1863 - Surrey, England
    • in the year 1881: 3 Sydney Terrace, Archway Street, Barnes, Surrey.Source 4
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 848; Folio: 55; Page: 24; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341201.

      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      3, Sydney Ter Archway Street, Barnes, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Biggs Head Married Male 27 1854 Gardener Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Annie Biggs Wife Married Female 24 1857 - Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Jane Biggs Daughter Single Female 4 1877 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      George Biggs Son Single Male 2 1879 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      Annie Biggs Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      E Stamford Sister Single Female 18 1863 General Servant Barnes, Surrey, England
      James Spratley Lodger Head Single Male 18 1863 Railway Labourer Berkshire, England
      Cabeb Spratley Brother Single Male 16 1865 Gardener Berkshire, England
    • in the year 1891: 70 Clifton Street, Clapham, London.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 441; Folio 113; Page 14; GSU roll: 6095551.

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Clifton Street, Clapham, Wandsworth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George T W Biggs Head Married Male 37 1854 Domestic Servant Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Thirza A Biggs Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      Jane A Biggs Daughter - Female 14 1877 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      George T W Biggs Son - Male 12 1879 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      Annie S Biggs Daughter - Female 10 1881 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      Henry R Biggs Son - Male 8 1883 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      Alfred J Biggs Son - Male 5 1886 - Stockwell, Surrey, England
      Charles E Biggs Son - Male 2 1889 - Battersea, Surrey, England
      Elizabeth M Biggs Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Clapham, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1901: 43 Clifton Street, Clapham, London.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 463; Folio: 56; Page: 20.

      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      43, Clifton Street, Clapham, Wandsworth, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George T W Biggs Head Married Male 47 1854 Gardener Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Thirza Ann Biggs Wife Married Female 45 1856 - Barnes, Surrey, England
      George T W Biggs Son - Male 22 1879 Carter Barnes, Surrey, England
      Henry R Biggs Son - Male 18 1883 General Labourer Barnes, Surrey, England
      Alfred J Biggs Son - Male 15 1886 District Messenger Stockwell, Surrey, England
      Charles E Biggs Son - Male 12 1889 - Surrey, England
      Sydney R Biggs Son - Male 6 1895 - Clapham, Surrey, England
      Albert A Biggs Son - Male 1 1900 - Clapham, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1911: 116 Salcott Road, Wandsworth, London SW.Source 5
      RG14PN2242 RG78PN76 RD26 SD3 ED22 SN181

      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      116 Salcott Road S W, Battersea, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      George Thomas William Biggs Head Married Male Gardener Domestic 57 1854 Mortlake Surrey
      Thirza Ann Biggs Wife Married Female - 55 1856 Barnes Surrey
      Charles Edward Biggs Son Single Male Telephone Operator 22 1889 Battersea Surrey
      Sidney Kendall Biggs Son Single Male Railway Engineers Apprentice 16 1895 Clapham Surry
      Albert Arthur Biggs Son - Male School 11 1900 Clapham Surry
    • in the year 1939: 15 Holly Road, Heston, Middlesex.
      Biggs Household (3 People) 15 Holly Road , Heston and Isleworth M.B., Middlesex, England

      First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
      George T W Biggs 13 Oct 1853 Railway Time Keeper (Retired)
      Albert A Biggs 23 Apr 1899 Clerk Textile
      Irene C Biggs 25 Aug 1908 Unpaid Domestic Duties
  • He died on 1ST Q 1941 in Brentford, Middlesex. England, he was 87 years old.
    First name(s) GEORGE T W Last name BIGGS Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1854
    Age 87
    Death quarter 1
    Death year 1941
    District Brentford
    County Middlesex
    Volume 3A
    Page 352
    Country England
    Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Deaths & burials
  • This information was last updated on December 13, 2021.

Household of George Thomas William Biggs

He is married to Thirza Ann Pocock.

They got married on October 25, 1874 at The parish Church Barnes Surrey, he was 21 years old.

Name: Thyrza Ann Pocock Year of Registration: 1874 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Richmond Sry County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 481

First name(s) THYRZA ANN Last name POCOCK Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1874 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ THYRZA ANN POCOCK married one of these people GEORGE THOMAS BIGGS, EDWIN FULLER
District RICHMOND (SURREY) District number - County Surrey Country England Volume 2A Page 481

First name(s) GEORGE THOMAS W Last name BIGGS Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1874 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ GEORGE THOMAS W BIGGS married one of these people Thyrza Ann Pocock, Ann Mallett District Richmond (Surrey) District number - County Surrey Country England Volume 2A Page 481

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Notes about George Thomas William Biggs

Parents George Benjamin Biggs 1829–1859 Elizabeth Easman 1830–

Spouse & Children Thyrza Ann Pocock 1856–1913

Jane Alice Biggs 1877– George Thomas William Biggs 1878– Annie Skiel Biggs 1881– Henry Richard Biggs 1883– Alfred James Biggs 1886–
Charles Edward Biggs 1889– Elizabeth Mary Biggs 1890– Sidney Kendall Biggs 1894–1932 sydney a Biggs 1895– Albert Arthur Biggs 1899–1976

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Sources

  1. 1901 Census England
  2. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
  3. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
  4. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
  5. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911
  6. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census

Historical events

Birthday October 13, 1853

  • The temperature on October 13, 1853 was about 10.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
    • March 19 » The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
    • July 14 » Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
    • July 25 » Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californio bandit known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.
    • October 4 » The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
    • December 30 » Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.

Christening day November 27, 1853

  • The temperature on November 27, 1853 was about -1.1 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
    • February 22 » Washington University in St. Louis is founded as Eliot Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • March 19 » The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
    • July 14 » Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
    • November 30 » Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
    • December 30 » Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.


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