
Abt 1862 - 1946 (83 years)
1824 - 1900 (75 years)
| Birth |
5 Apr 1824 |
Ross, Hereford, England |
| Died |
24 Mar 1900 |
Oakland farm, Aberdeen district, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Buried |
26 Mar 1900 |
Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Father |
James Biggs, b. 14 Jul 1789, Ross, Herefordshire, England |
| Mother |
Sarah Trotter, b. 30 May 1787, Herefordshire, England |
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| Family |
Elizabeth Wheeldon, b. 1834 |
| Married |
10 Aug 1852 |
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sarah Elizabeth Biggs, b. 14 Sep 1853, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 2. Benjamin Ford Biggs, b. Abt 1855 |
| | 3. Lydia Sophia Biggs |
| + | 4. Alfred Ross Biggs, b. Abt 1860 |
| + | 5. William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 |
| + | 6. James Ebenezer Biggs |
| | 7. Emma Jane Biggs |
| + | 8. Arthur John Biggs, b. 18 Nov 1869 |
| + | 9. Albert Edward Biggs |
| + | 10. Henry Rogers Biggs |
| + | 11. Charles Septimus Biggs, b. 6 Nov 1872 |
| + | 12. Mary Ann Biggs, b. 6 Aug 1856, Stapleford, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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1834 - 1923 (89 years)
| Birth |
1834 |
| Died |
19 Apr 1923 |
Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Father |
John Wheeldon, b. 10 May 1802, Wiltshire, England |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Ford, 1820 Settler, b. 1809 |
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| Family |
James Biggs, b. 5 Apr 1824, Ross, Hereford, England |
| Married |
10 Aug 1852 |
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sarah Elizabeth Biggs, b. 14 Sep 1853, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 2. Benjamin Ford Biggs, b. Abt 1855 |
| | 3. Lydia Sophia Biggs |
| + | 4. Alfred Ross Biggs, b. Abt 1860 |
| + | 5. William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 |
| + | 6. James Ebenezer Biggs |
| | 7. Emma Jane Biggs |
| + | 8. Arthur John Biggs, b. 18 Nov 1869 |
| + | 9. Albert Edward Biggs |
| + | 10. Henry Rogers Biggs |
| + | 11. Charles Septimus Biggs, b. 6 Nov 1872 |
| + | 12. Mary Ann Biggs, b. 6 Aug 1856, Stapleford, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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1873 - 1905 (31 years)
| Birth |
27 Jun 1873 |
Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Died |
7 May 1905 |
Grootehoek farm, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Father |
Charles Jesse Hobson, b. 23 Feb 1847, Somerset East district, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Mother |
Amelia Hubbard, b. 1 May 1846, Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
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| Family |
William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 [1] |
| Married |
Abt 1898 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Eira Amelia Biggs, b. Abt Feb 1900, Graaff-Reinet district, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 2. Mitford Charles Biggs, b. 15 Nov 1902, Grootehoek farm, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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Abt 1900 - 1965 (65 years)
| Birth |
Abt Feb 1900 |
Graaff-Reinet district, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Died |
20 Dec 1965 |
Weskoppies Hospital, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| Father |
William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 |
| Mother |
Edna Hobson, b. 27 Jun 1873, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Family |
John Thomson Ross, b. 6 Oct 1879, Graaff-Reinet district, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Married |
6 Jan 1921 |
| Children |
| | 1. William Thomson Ross |
| | 2. Kenneth Ross |
| | 3. Eric Austin Ross |
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1902 - 1973 (70 years)
| Birth |
15 Nov 1902 |
Grootehoek farm, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Died |
10 Sep 1973 |
| Buried |
Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa |
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| Father |
William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 |
| Mother |
Edna Hobson, b. 27 Jun 1873, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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- 1947
| Died |
1947 |
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| Family |
William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 [5] |
| Married |
11 Oct 1906 |
Klipfontein farm, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| | 1. Laura Biggs |
| | 2. Ebenezer Biggs |
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| Father |
William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 |
| Mother |
Ethel Lilian Howell |
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| Father |
William James Biggs, b. Abt May 1862 |
| Mother |
Ethel Lilian Howell |
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| Name |
William James Biggs [2, 3] |
| Birth |
Abt May 1862 [4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| 1820 Lineage |
Yes |
| Residence |
1920 |
Hopewell farm, Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa [3] |
| Death |
2 Jan 1946 |
Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa [4] |
| Burial |
Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa [4] |
| Person ID |
I127569 |
master |
| Last Modified |
25 Jul 2021 |
| Father |
James Biggs, b. 5 Apr 1824, Ross, Hereford, England d. 24 Mar 1900, Oakland farm, Aberdeen district, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Wheeldon, b. 1834 d. 19 Apr 1923, Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 89 years) |
| Family ID |
F24413 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Edna Hobson, b. 27 Jun 1873, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 7 May 1905, Grootehoek farm, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1898 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Eira Amelia Biggs, b. Abt Feb 1900, Graaff-Reinet district, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 20 Dec 1965, Weskoppies Hospital, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 65 years) |
| | 2. Mitford Charles Biggs, b. 15 Nov 1902, Grootehoek farm, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 10 Sep 1973 (Age 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F54924 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart
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| Last Modified |
29 Nov 2018 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Death - 2 Jan 1946 - Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa |
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 | Burial - - Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa |
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| Sources |
- [S1968] John Powell, Powell, John, 15 Feb 2018.
- [S1968] John Powell, Powell, John, 23 Jun 2016, fgw 780.
- [S3527] 1820 Settler's Centenary Genealogical records, (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/305287).
- [S1968] John Powell, Powell, John.
- [S3527] 1820 Settler's Centenary Genealogical records, (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/305287) (Reliability: 3).
- [S3798] SA Anglican Parish Registers 1801-2004, Cape Marriages [LDS], (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2338744), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-YQQJ-S?cat=671879 (Reliability: 3).
- [S3527] 1820 Settler's Centenary Genealogical records, (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/305287), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKK-V9T1-M (Reliability: 3).
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