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Elizabeth Biggers

Female 1830 - 1853  (~ 22 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Biggers  [1, 2
    Christened 27 Oct 1830  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1841  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1851  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence Oct 1853  Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID 47CCAE6276C343A5966C8F5A46227DCEE23C 
    Buried 24 Oct 1853  [7
    Person ID I1263  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2013 

    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  [8
    • St. Mary's parish
    Children 6 children 
    Family ID F373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 27 Oct 1830 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1841 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Witney, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Oct 1853 - Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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 350 (Reliability: 3), 9 Sep 2006.
      1830 27 Oct BIGGERS Elizabeth d. John & Rachel, Wool Stapler
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      St. Mary parish registers
      St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    2. [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
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Rachel Bigger
      Rachel Bigger
      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), St. Mary parish regsiters, baptisms, page 350 (Reliability: 3), 9 Sep 2006.
      1830 27 Oct BIGGERS Elizabeth d. John & Rachel, Wool Stapler
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      St. Mary parish registers
      St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    4. [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
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Rachel Bigger
      Rachel Bigger
      St. Mary parish registers
      St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    5. [S470] UK 1851 Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA), (Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. 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: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 525; Page: 10; GSU roll: 193640-193641. (Reliability: 3), 22 Aug 2006.
      Parish of: Witney
      Sub district: Baines & Hailey
      No. of householder's schedule: 46
      Name of Street, Place, or Road
      and name or No. of House: Woodgreen
      Name: Rachel Biggers
      Relation to head of family: head
      Condition: widow
      Age: 42
      Occupation: Dress maker?
      Where born: Oxon, Hailey

      Name: Elizth
      Relation to head of family: dau
      Condition: u [unmarried]
      Age: 20
      Occupation: /
      Where born: Oxon, Hailey

      Name: Jane
      Relation to head of family: dau
      Condition: u [unmarried]
      Age: 15
      Occupation: /
      Where born: Oxon, Hailey



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      Ancestry.com interpretation of the record:

      Name: Rachel Biggers
      Age: 42
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
      Relation: Head
      Gender: Female
      Where born: Hailey, Oxfordshire, England
      Civil parish: Witney
      Ecclesiastical parish: Hailey
      County/Island: Oxfordshire
      Country: England

      Registration district: Witney
      Sub-registration district: Ensham
      ED, institution, or vessel: 4a
      Household schedule number: 46
      Household Members:
      Elizth Biggers 20
      Jane Biggers: 15
      Rachel Biggers: 42
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Rachel Biggers.jpg
      Rachel Biggers.jpg
      St. Mary parish registers
      St. Mary parish registers, baptisms


    6. [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, burials, page 269 (Reliability: 3), 23 Sep 2006.
      1853 24 Oct BIGGERS Elizabeth (23), Woodgreen
      St. Mary registers, burials
      St. Mary registers, burials


    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 registers, burials, page 269 (Reliability: 3), 23 Sep 2006.
      1853 24 Oct BIGGERS Elizabeth (23), Woodgreen
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Isaac Biggerstaff
      Whitney1585m.pdf
      St. Mary parish registers, marriages
      See page 152
      St. Mary registers, burials
      St. Mary registers, burials


    8. [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