Walter Biggar (1787 - 1867)

Born 1787 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Duff) Biggar — married 13 Dec 1822 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1867 at about age 80 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Walter was born in 1787. Walter Biggar ... ^[1]

Marriage Records

Daughter Margaret Catherine

William Garden Blaikie

Spouse's Name Margaret Catherine Biggar

Event Date 20 May 1845 Event Place Saint Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland

Spouse's Father's Name Walter Biggar^[2]

Sources

• Scotland Census, 1841," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYZ5-X7L : accessed 25 October 2015), Walter Biggar, St Cuthbert'S, Midlothian, Scotland; from "1841 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 6, PRO HO 107, New Register House, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 1,042,792.
• Scotland Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYTV-QT1 : accessed 25 October 2015), Walter Biggar, , Midlothian, Scotland; from "1851 England, Scotland & Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 2, PRO HO 107, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1,042,517.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Sir William Arbuthnot, Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
2. ↑ "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYWZ-CF3 : accessed 11 November 2015), Walter Biggar in entry for William Garden Blaikie and Margaret Catherine Biggar, 20 May 1845; citing Saint Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,066,766.

Census 1861: “Census Returns" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 07 Aug 2021) Biggar, Walter 1861 age 73 Ref 685/2/78/17, citing district St Andrew, county Midlothian

Burial: Walter Biggar "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29T-9NNL : 9 July 2020), Walter Biggar, 1867; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/150651908/walter-biggar : accessed 07 August 2021), memorial page for Walter Biggar (1787–6 Aug 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150651908, citing Edinburgh Rosebank Cemetery, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland ; Maintained by GariochGraver (contributor 47469430)

Memorial Fountain - Banff reference to his being The Founder of the Scotch Continental Herring Trade "In the 19th century the harbour was busy with herring fishing. Walter Biggar, an Edinburgh merchant who settled in Banff in 1821, pioneered the export of herring to the Baltic from the north east of Scotland. He and his wife Anne are commemorated on the Biggar Fountain in Low Street" Banffshire Journal and General Advertiser 13 August 1867 © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD p 5 column 6 accessed 18 August 2021

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sir William Arbuthnot for creating Biggar-90 on 23 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Sir William and others.