Paul's Family Genealogy Pages

Discovering our American and European Ancestors

First Name Last Name
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark

John Knox Biggers

Male 1856 - Yes, date unknown


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name John Knox Biggers  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 1856  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Christened 14 Sep 1856  Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 11 Dec 1889  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    baker 
    Census 1891  Ensham, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Mill Street, Bakers House 
    Census 1911  Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 6555DF68719846BB8D0674BCBC9707678F08 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I1073  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2015 

    Father Henry Biggers,   b. 1827, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Emma,   b. 1823, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1906, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 7 children 
    Family ID F372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Butcher,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Dec 1889  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Biggers,   b. 27 Oct 1890, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Henry Biggers,   b. 27 Oct 1890, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904  (Age 13 years)
     3. Annie Elizabeth Biggers,   b. 1893,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Wilifred Norman Biggers,   b. 1898,   d. 1948  (Age 50 years)
     5. Ida Mildred Biggers,   b. 1901,   d. 1986  (Age 85 years)
     6. Evelyn May Biggers,   b. 1903,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Henry Christopher Biggers,   b. 1905,   d. 1990  (Age 85 years)
     8. John Knox Biggers,   b. 1905,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1856 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 14 Sep 1856 - Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1861 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - baker - 11 Dec 1889 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Dec 1889 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Mill Street, Bakers House - 1891 - Ensham, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1911 - Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • (Research):1911 Census UK

      Name, Relation, Years Married, Sex, Age, Birth year, Occupation, Where born,


      BIGGERS, John K Head Married M 54 1857 Baker And Coal Merchant Eynsham Oxon
      BIGGERS, Mary J Wife Married 21 years F 41 1870 Eynsham Oxon
      BIGGERS, Annie Daughter Single F 17 1894 Eynsham Oxon
      BIGGERS, Welfred Son M 13 1898 School Eynsham Oxon
      BIGGERS, Ida Daughter F 10 1901 School Eynsham Oxon
      BIGGERS, Evelyn Daughter F 7 1904 School Eynsham Oxon
      BIGGERS, Christopher Son M 5 1906 Eynsham Oxon
      BIGGERS, John Son M 5 1906 Eynsham Oxon

      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      RG number: RG14
      Piece: 8203
      Reference: RG14PN8203 RG78PN418 RD156 SD1 ED1 SN113

      Registration District: Witney
      Sub District: Eynsham
      EnumerationDistrict: 1
      Parish: Eynsham

      Address: The Square Eynsham
      County: Oxfordshire

      Source:
      http://www.findmypast.com
      Date searched: October 11, 2009

  • Sources 
    1. [S447] UK & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index 1837-1983, General Register Office, in London, England, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Birth Index: 1837-1983 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England. ), 1856; Apr-May-Jun Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire; Volume: 3a; Page: 561 (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 2006.
      Surname of parent: Biggers
      Name of child: John Knox
      Sup. Registrar's District: Witney
      Vol: 3a
      Page: 561
      Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin      		 Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin
      John Knox Biggers      		 John Knox Biggers
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    2. [S450] UK 1861 Census, National Archives, London England, (Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.), Class: RG9; Piece: 904; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542719. (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 2006.
      Civil Parish: Eynsham
      County/Island: Oxfordshire
      Country: England
      District: 1f
      No. of schedule: 38
      Road, street, no. or name of house: Mill St.
      Houses inhabited: 1

      Name: Henry Biggers
      Relationship to head of family: head
      Condition: mar
      Age: 33
      Occupation: wool sorter
      Place of birth: Bcon Witney

      Name: Emma "
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Condition: mar
      Age: 38
      Occupation: [none shown]
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: Emma "
      Relationship to head of family: dau
      Condition: -
      Age: 7
      Occupation: Sholar
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: John "
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Condition: -
      Age: 4
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: Ann "
      Relationship to head of family: dau
      Condition: -
      Age: 3
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: William "
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Condition: -
      Age: 1
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: William Thorley
      Relationship to head of family: Lodger
      Condition: Wdr.
      Age: 76
      Occupation: Proprietor of houses
      Place of birth: Bcon Witney
      Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin      		 Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin
      HenryBiggers.jpg      		 HenryBiggers.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    3. [S448] UK Oxfordshire Parish Registers - Witney (CD), Oxfordshire Family History Society, (Oxfordshire Family History Society 1994-2003 http://www.ofhs.org.uk/index.html Oxfordshire Family History Society; c/o Miss Angela E. Wood 40 Kersington Cresent Cowley Oxford, OX4 3RJ United Kingdom See also: http://www.ofhs.org.uk/whoswho.html Phone: 01865 718723 Email: AngeWd1@aol.com), Holy Trinity Church, Wood Green, Witney, Parish Records, Baptisms, 1849-1971, page 2 (Reliability: 3), 27 Aug 2006.
      1856 Sept 14 BIGGERS John Knox s. Henry & Emma (Hailey) Woolstapler
      NicholasNancyVanbrocklin1880.jpg      		 NicholasNancyVanbrocklin1880.jpg
      "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25154-30695-68?cc=1417683 : 24 December 2015), New York > Jefferson > Alexandria > ED 105 > image 3 of 19; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, Reel 838 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms
      Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms      		 Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms


    4. [S1303] 1891 Census - Oxfordshire, England, England. Oxfordshire., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . http://ancestry.com : 2005), Civil Parish: Eynsham, Ecclesiastical parish: St Marys, Registration district: Witney, folio 4, page 4, John Knos Biggers; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., \i Ancestry.com\i0 (Reliability: 3), 6 Apr 2015.
      Name:
      Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin      		 Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin
      John Knox Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England      		 John Knox Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      John Knox Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    5. [S447] UK & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index 1837-1983, General Register Office, in London, England, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Birth Index: 1837-1983 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England. ), 1856; Apr-May-Jun Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire; Volume: 3a; Page: 561 (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 2006.
      Surname of parent: Biggers
      Name of child: John Knox
      Sup. Registrar's District: Witney
      Vol: 3a
      Page: 561
      Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin      		 Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin
      John Knox Biggers      		 John Knox Biggers
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    6. [S450] UK 1861 Census, National Archives, London England, (Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.), Class: RG9; Piece: 904; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542719. (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 2006.
      Civil Parish: Eynsham
      County/Island: Oxfordshire
      Country: England
      District: 1f
      No. of schedule: 38
      Road, street, no. or name of house: Mill St.
      Houses inhabited: 1

      Name: Henry Biggers
      Relationship to head of family: head
      Condition: mar
      Age: 33
      Occupation: wool sorter
      Place of birth: Bcon Witney

      Name: Emma "
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Condition: mar
      Age: 38
      Occupation: [none shown]
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: Emma "
      Relationship to head of family: dau
      Condition: -
      Age: 7
      Occupation: Sholar
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: John "
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Condition: -
      Age: 4
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: Ann "
      Relationship to head of family: dau
      Condition: -
      Age: 3
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: William "
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Condition: -
      Age: 1
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: William Thorley
      Relationship to head of family: Lodger
      Condition: Wdr.
      Age: 76
      Occupation: Proprietor of houses
      Place of birth: Bcon Witney
      Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin      		 Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin
      HenryBiggers.jpg      		 HenryBiggers.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    7. [S448] UK Oxfordshire Parish Registers - Witney (CD), Oxfordshire Family History Society, (Oxfordshire Family History Society 1994-2003 http://www.ofhs.org.uk/index.html Oxfordshire Family History Society; c/o Miss Angela E. Wood 40 Kersington Cresent Cowley Oxford, OX4 3RJ United Kingdom See also: http://www.ofhs.org.uk/whoswho.html Phone: 01865 718723 Email: AngeWd1@aol.com), Holy Trinity Church, Wood Green, Witney, Parish Records, Baptisms, 1849-1971, page 2 (Reliability: 3), 27 Aug 2006.
      1856 Sept 14 BIGGERS John Knox s. Henry & Emma (Hailey) Woolstapler
      Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin      		 Nicholas and Nancy Vanbrocklin
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms
      Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms      		 Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms


    8. [S450] UK 1861 Census, National Archives, London England, (Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.), Class: RG9; Piece: 904; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542719. (Reliability: 3), 6 Aug 2006.
      Civil Parish: Eynsham
      County/Island: Oxfordshire
      Country: England
      District: 1f
      No. of schedule: 38
      Road, street, no. or name of house: Mill St.
      Houses inhabited: 1

      Name: Henry Biggers
      Relationship to head of family: head
      Condition: mar
      Age: 33
      Occupation: wool sorter
      Place of birth: Bcon Witney

      Name: Emma "
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Condition: mar
      Age: 38
      Occupation: [none shown]
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: Emma "
      Relationship to head of family: dau
      Condition: -
      Age: 7
      Occupation: Sholar
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: John "
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Condition: -
      Age: 4
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: Ann "
      Relationship to head of family: dau
      Condition: -
      Age: 3
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: William "
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Condition: -
      Age: 1
      Occupation: -
      Place of birth: " Eynsham

      Name: William Thorley
      Relationship to head of family: Lodger
      Condition: Wdr.
      Age: 76
      Occupation: Proprietor of houses
      Place of birth: Bcon Witney
      Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin      		 Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin
      HenryBiggers.jpg      		 HenryBiggers.jpg
      Whitney1585m.pdf      		 St. Mary parish records, marriages
      See page 152


    9. [S448] UK Oxfordshire Parish Registers - Witney (CD), Oxfordshire Family History Society, (Oxfordshire Family History Society 1994-2003 http://www.ofhs.org.uk/index.html Oxfordshire Family History Society; c/o Miss Angela E. Wood 40 Kersington Cresent Cowley Oxford, OX4 3RJ United Kingdom See also: http://www.ofhs.org.uk/whoswho.html Phone: 01865 718723 Email: AngeWd1@aol.com), St. Leonard Eynsham Marriages, p. 261 (Reliability: 3), 12 Oct 2006.
      1889
      Dec. 11
      BIGGERS, John Knox, 33 b baker s. Henry, grocer
      BUTCHER, Mary Jane, 20 sp d. John, papermaker
      w. John BUTCHER, E. WASTIE
      Auction in Wellington, NZ      		 531 C18th Small Sampler
      531 C18th Small Sampler worked in coloured silks with flowers and animals, Charlotte Claridge 1789
      Est $100 - 200
      Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin      		 Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin


    10. [S1303] 1891 Census - Oxfordshire, England, England. Oxfordshire., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . http://ancestry.com : 2005), Civil Parish: Eynsham, Ecclesiastical parish: St Marys, Registration district: Witney, folio 4, page 4, John Knos Biggers; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., \i Ancestry.com\i0 (Reliability: 3), 6 Apr 2015.
      Name:
      Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin      		 Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin
      John Knox Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England      		 John Knox Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      John Knox Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      Whitney1585m.pdf      		 St. Mary parish records, marriages
      See page 152


    11. [S448] UK Oxfordshire Parish Registers - Witney (CD), Oxfordshire Family History Society, (Oxfordshire Family History Society 1994-2003 http://www.ofhs.org.uk/index.html Oxfordshire Family History Society; c/o Miss Angela E. Wood 40 Kersington Cresent Cowley Oxford, OX4 3RJ United Kingdom See also: http://www.ofhs.org.uk/whoswho.html Phone: 01865 718723 Email: AngeWd1@aol.com), St. Leonard Eynsham Marriages, p. 261 (Reliability: 3), 12 Oct 2006.
      1889
      Dec. 11
      BIGGERS, John Knox, 33 b baker s. Henry, grocer
      BUTCHER, Mary Jane, 20 sp d. John, papermaker
      w. John BUTCHER, E. WASTIE
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    12. [S448] UK Oxfordshire Parish Registers - Witney (CD), Oxfordshire Family History Society, (Oxfordshire Family History Society 1994-2003 http://www.ofhs.org.uk/index.html Oxfordshire Family History Society; c/o Miss Angela E. Wood 40 Kersington Cresent Cowley Oxford, OX4 3RJ United Kingdom See also: http://www.ofhs.org.uk/whoswho.html Phone: 01865 718723 Email: AngeWd1@aol.com), Eynsham (Oxon) Baptisms, page 176 (Reliability: 3), 12 Oct 2006.
      Sep 24, 1893
      BIGGERS, John Henry s. John Knox & Mary Jane, baker, b. 1890, Oct. 27
      BIGGERS, Annie Ezth. d. John Knox & Mary Jane, baker, b. 1890, Oct. 27
      St. Mary registers, burials      		 St. Mary registers, burials


    13. [S1304] England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, General Register Office, ((http://ancestry.com : 2006)), accessed Apr 6, 2015), Marriage of John Knox Biggers and Mary Jane Butcher; England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Vol. 3a, Pg. 1384. (Reliability: 3), 6 Apr 2015.
      Name:
      Whitney1585m.pdf      		 St. Mary parish registers, marriages
      See page 152