1844 - 1919 (75 years)
1807 - 1860 (53 years)
| Birth |
1807 |
Bristol, Somerset, England  |
| Died |
24 Aug 1860 |
Egelsgat farm, Albany district, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
John Biggs, 1820 Settler, b. 1778, Somerset, England |
| Mother |
Mary Ellis |
| |
| Family |
Jane Thomas, b. Est 1818 |
| Married |
27 Jul 1837 |
Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| + | 1. Elizabeth Jane Biggs, b. 27 Jun 1838 |
| + | 2. Harriet Ann Biggs, b. Abt 1841 |
| + | 3. Elizabeth Rebecca Biggs, b. 12 Aug 1842 |
| + | 4. John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| + | 5. William Charles Hendrik Biggs, b. Abt 1847 |
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Est 1818 - Bef 1860 (< 41 years)
| Birth |
Est 1818 |
| Died |
Bef 1860 |
| |
| Family |
William Biggs, 1820 Settler, b. 1807, Bristol, Somerset, England |
| Married |
27 Jul 1837 |
Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| + | 1. Elizabeth Jane Biggs, b. 27 Jun 1838 |
| + | 2. Harriet Ann Biggs, b. Abt 1841 |
| + | 3. Elizabeth Rebecca Biggs, b. 12 Aug 1842 |
| + | 4. John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| + | 5. William Charles Hendrik Biggs, b. Abt 1847 |
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Abt 1847 - 1908 (61 years)
| Birth |
Abt 1847 |
| Died |
7 Oct 1908 |
| |
| Family |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Married |
24 Aug 1863 |
Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| + | 1. Andriëtta Maria Johanna Biggs, b. 30 Nov 1865 |
| + | 2. Elizabeth Jane Biggs, b. Abt 1863, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 3. William Samuel Biggs |
| + | 4. John James Biggs, b. Abt 1871 |
| | 5. Johanna Magdalena Biggs |
| | 6. Hester Francina Biggs, b. 7 Mar 1876 |
| | 7. Eliza Rebecca Maria Biggs, b. 5 Aug 1877 |
| | 8. Charl jacobus Biggs |
| | 9. Hester Francina Biggs, b. 15 Nov 1881 |
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| |
1865 -
| Birth |
30 Nov 1865 |
| Christened |
13 May 1866 |
Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
| |
| Family |
Stephanus Petrus Bekker |
| |
Abt 1863 - 1898 (35 years)
| Birth |
Abt 1863 |
Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Died |
16 Aug 1898 |
Rhodes, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
| |
| Family |
Petrus Jacobus Dry, b. Abt 1858 |
| Married |
27 Feb 1882 |
Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| | 1. Henrietta Petronella Dry |
| | 2. Thomas Jan Dry |
| | 3. Anna Jacoba Dry |
| | 4. Elizabeth Jane Dry |
| | 5. Hendirina Petronella Dry |
| | 6. Johanna Magdalena Dry |
| | 7. John James Dry |
| | 8. Cepas Jacobus Dry |
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| |
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| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
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Abt 1871 -
| Birth |
Abt 1871 |
| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
| |
| Family |
Susanna Sophia Viljoen |
| Married |
16 Jan 1894 |
Methodist Church, Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
| |
1876 -
| Birth |
7 Mar 1876 |
| Christened |
14 Nov 1876 |
Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
| |
1877 - 1877 (0 years)
| Birth |
5 Aug 1877 |
| Died |
9 Sep 1877 |
| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
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| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
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1881 - 1881 (0 years)
| Birth |
15 Nov 1881 |
| Died |
4 Dec 1881 |
| |
| Father |
John James Biggs, b. 6 May 1844 |
| Mother |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 |
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| Name |
John James Biggs [2] |
| Birth |
6 May 1844 |
| Gender |
Male |
| 1820 Lineage |
Yes |
| Death |
14 Aug 1919 |
Rhodes, Eastern Cape, South Africa [3] |
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Biggs, John James (1844-1919) DN
Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-YSY5-F
Keywords: Death Notice |
| Person ID |
I77968 |
master |
| Last Modified |
25 Jul 2021 |
| Father |
William Biggs, 1820 Settler, b. 1807, Bristol, Somerset, England d. 24 Aug 1860, Egelsgat farm, Albany district, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 53 years) |
| Mother |
Jane Thomas, b. Est 1818 d. Bef 1860 (Age < 41 years) |
| Family ID |
F18240 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Cornelia Andritta Petronella Catharina Cronjé, b. Abt 1847 d. 7 Oct 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Aug 1863 |
Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa [4] |
| Children |
| > | 1. Andriëtta Maria Johanna Biggs, b. 30 Nov 1865 |
| + | 2. Elizabeth Jane Biggs, b. Abt 1863, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 16 Aug 1898, Rhodes, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 35 years) |
| | 3. William Samuel Biggs |
| > | 4. John James Biggs, b. Abt 1871 |
| | 5. Johanna Magdalena Biggs |
| | 6. Hester Francina Biggs, b. 7 Mar 1876 |
| | 7. Eliza Rebecca Maria Biggs, b. 5 Aug 1877 d. 9 Sep 1877 (Age 0 years) |
| | 8. Charl jacobus Biggs |
| | 9. Hester Francina Biggs, b. 15 Nov 1881 d. 4 Dec 1881 (Age 0 years) |
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| Family ID |
F49991 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart
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| Last Modified |
9 Apr 2017 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Marriage - 24 Aug 1863 - Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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 | Death - 14 Aug 1919 - Rhodes, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Sources |
- [S1663] John Biggs descendants.ged.
- [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-D9G6-Y (Reliability: 3).
- [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-YSY5-F (Reliability: 3).
- [S781] Heese, JA & Lombard, RTJ 1986, SAG01, (Pretoria, Human Sciences Research Council), page 244 (Reliability: 2).
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