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Henry Biggers

Male 1827 - 1904  (77 years)


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  • Name Henry Biggers  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 1827  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Christened 21 Nov 1827  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1856  Hailey, Oxfordhshire County, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 4 Mar 1860  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    woolsorter 
    Census 1861  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 1881  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Occupation 11 Dec 1889  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    grocer 
    Census 1891  Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Mill Street, Grocers Shop 
    _TODO Open 
    _UID 10BD5470513C480C899579C519CFCC37B9A1 
    Died 1904  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Person ID I1077  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2016 

    Father John Biggers,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Rachel Shorter,   b. 1809, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1884, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 23 Jun 1827  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • St. Mary's parish
    Children 6 children 
    Family ID F373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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 
     1. Elizabeth Thorley Biggers,   c. 1 Aug 1852, Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Emma Biggers,   b. 1854, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Knox Biggers,   b. 1856, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ann Biggers,   b. 24 May 1858, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. William Henry Biggers,   b. 29 Sep 1859, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Florence Biggers,   b. 20 Jul 1863, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Eugenie Biggers,   b. 4 Jul 1867, Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2006 
    Family ID F372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1827 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 21 Nov 1827 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1841 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1856 - Hailey, Oxfordhshire County, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - woolsorter - 4 Mar 1860 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1861 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - grocer - 11 Dec 1889 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Mill Street, Grocers Shop - 1891 - Eynsham, Oxfordhsire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1904 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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
      RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg      		 RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg
      HenryBiggers.jpg      		 HenryBiggers.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    2. [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
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms
      Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms      		 Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms


    3. [S1300] 1881 Census, Oxfordshire, England, England. Oxfordshire., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . http://ancestry.com : 2004), Civil Parish: Ensham, Registration district: Witney, Sub registration district: Ensham, folio 7, page 8, Henry Biggers; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., \i Ancestry.com\i0 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2015.
      Name:
      Henry Biggers & family, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England, 1881      		 Henry Biggers & family, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England, 1881
      Henry Biggers & family, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England, 1881
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    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 3, Henry Biggers; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., \i Ancestry.com\i0 (Reliability: 3), 6 Apr 2015.
      Name:
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England      		 Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers
      Witney Cemetery registers      		 Witney Cemetery registers


    5. [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. Mary parish regsiters, baptisms, page 344 (New Volume) (Reliability: 3), 9 Sep 2006.
      1827 21 Nov BIGGERS Henry s. John & Rachel, Wool Sorter
      RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg      		 RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    6. [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 3, Henry Biggers; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., \i Ancestry.com\i0 (Reliability: 3), 6 Apr 2015.
      Name:
      RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg      		 RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England      		 Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    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), St. Mary parish regsiters, baptisms, page 344 (New Volume) (Reliability: 3), 9 Sep 2006.
      1827 21 Nov BIGGERS Henry s. John & Rachel, Wool Sorter
      RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg      		 RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    8. [S443] UK 1841 Census, Ancestry.com, (Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.), Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Witney; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 6; Page: 6; Line: 18; GSU roll: 474571. (Reliability: 3), 7 Aug 2006.
      Name: Rachel Bigger
      Age: 30
      Occupation: Milliner
      Born in same county: y

      Name: Henry "
      Age: 13
      Born in same county: y

      Name: John "
      Age: 10
      Born in same county: y

      Name: Elizabeth "
      Age: 10
      Born in same county: y

      Name: Jane "
      Age: 5
      Born in same county: y
      Rachel Bigger      		 Rachel Bigger
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers
      Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms      		 Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms


    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), 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
      RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg      		 RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers
      Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms      		 Witney Holy Trinity Church, register, baptisms


    10. [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 138 (Reliability: 3), 12 Oct 2006.
      March 4 1860
      BIGGERS, William Henry s. Henry & Emma, woolsorter, b. 1859 Sep 29
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers
      Whitney1585m.pdf      		 St. Mary parish register, marriages
      See page 152


    11. [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
      Rachel Bigger      		 Rachel Bigger
      HenryBiggers.jpg      		 HenryBiggers.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    12. [S498] UK 1881 Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA), (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ), Class: RG11; Piece: 1513; Folio: 7; Pages: 8,9; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341365. (Reliability: 3), 23 Dec 2006.
      Civil Parish: Ensham
      Village: Ensham
      Rural Sanitary District of: Witney
      Ecclesiatical Parish of St. Leonards
      Street: Mill Street

      Name: Henry Biggers
      Relationship to head of household: head
      Marital status: Mar.
      Age: 53
      Occupation: grocer
      Birthplace: Oxfordsshire, Witney

      Name: Emma Biggers
      Relationship to head of household: wife
      Marital status: Mar.
      Age: 58
      Occupation:
      Birthplace: Oxfordsshire, Ensham

      Name: John K. Biggers
      Relationship to head of household: son
      Marital status: unm.
      Age: 24
      Occupation: carpenter
      Birthplace: Oxfordsshire, Ensham

      Name: Annie Biggers
      Relationship to head of household: dau
      Marital status: unm.
      Age: 23
      Occupation: telegraph clerk, civil service
      Birthplace: Oxfordsshire, Ensham

      [page 9]

      Name: Florence Biggers
      Relationship to head of household: dau
      Marital status: unm.
      Age: 17
      Occupation: grocer's assistant
      Birthplace: Oxfordsshire, Ensham

      Name: Eugenie Biggers
      Relationship to head of household: dau
      Marital status: unm.
      Age: 13
      Occupation: scholar
      Birthplace: Oxfordsshire, Ensham

      Name: Florence Robinson
      Relationship to head of household: niece
      Marital status: unm.
      Age: 20
      Occupation: draper's assistant - out of employ
      Birthplace: Oxfordsshire, Stonesfield
      Rachel Biggers.jpg      		 Rachel Biggers.jpg
      Henry Biggers      		 Henry Biggers
      Florence & Eugenie Biggers      		 Florence & Eugenie Biggers
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    13. [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
      RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg      		 RachaelBiggers1861_Ox.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    14. [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 3, Henry Biggers; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., \i Ancestry.com\i0 (Reliability: 3), 6 Apr 2015.
      Name:
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England      		 Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Henry Biggers and family, 1891, Ensham, Oxfordshire, England
      Image source: http://ancestry.com
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers
      Whitney1585m.pdf      		 St. Mary parish register, marriages
      See page 152


    15. [S1473] England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, ((https://familysearch.org : 2014)), accessed Nov 4, 2016), Entry for Henry Biggers; Death, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. (Reliability: 3), 4 Nov 2016.
      Name:
      Rachel Bigger      		 Rachel Bigger
      St. Mary parish registers      		 St. Mary parish registers


    16. [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. Mary parish registers, Marriages, page 133 (Reliability: 3), 23 Aug 2006.
      Year: 1827
      Date: 23 Jun
      Husband: BIGGERS
      H_Forename: John
      Birth: Hailey
      Wife: SHORTER
      W_forename: Rachel
      Birth: Hailey
      Watertown Daily Times      		 Watertown Daily Times
      Whitney1585m.pdf      		 St. Mary parish register, marriages
      See page 152