William Riggs (bef. 1830 - 1900)

Born before 25 Jul 1830 in Affpuddle, Dorset, England

Descendants

Biography

William was born in 1830. William Riggs, child of Thomas Riggs, blacksmith, & his wife Frances, was baptised on 25 July 1830 in Affpuddle, Dorset, England.^[1]

In the 1841 census William Rigs (age 11) was in Aff Puddle, Dorset, England.^[2]

Thomas Rigs M 35 Dorset, England

Fanney Rigs F 35 Dorset, England

George Rigs M 12 Dorset, England

William Rigs M 11 Dorset, England

Georgeina Rigs F 6 Dorset, England

Mary Rigs F 4 Dorset, England

Elizabeth Rigs F 2 Dorset, England

In the 1851 census William Riggs (age 21) was the servant of George T Fisher in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England.^[3]

George T Fisher Head M 54 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth Fisher Wife F 51 Bath, Somerset, England

John T Mackenyle Nephew M 26 Mlt British Subjt

Emma Trustter Servant F 28 Downhead, Devon, England

Susan William Servant F 21 Osmington, Dorset, England

William Riggs Servant M 21 Affpuddle, Dorset, England

Thomas Angel Servant M 14 Winfrith, Dorset, England

William Riggs (full age), bachelor, servant of Pulteney Road, son of Thomas Riggs, blacksmith, married Rebecca Wheeler, daughter of James Wheeler, farmer, on 5 April 1856 in Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset, England.^[4]

In the 1860 census William Riggs (age 30) was in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.^[5]

William Riggs M 30 England

Rebecca Riggs F 27 England

Mary F Riggs F 3 Rhode Island

George Riggs M 1 Rhode Island

William Riggs died in 1900.^[6] He was buried in Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906"
   Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Reference: PE/AFF: RE 1 - 7
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2162 #2771818 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   William Riggs baptism on 25 Jul 1830, child of Thomas Riggs & Frances Riggs, in Affpuddle, Dorset, England.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 278; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Aff Puddle; County: Dorset; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 8; Page: 11; Line: 23; GSU roll: 241336
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #1485462 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   William Rigs (11) in Aff Puddle in Wareham and Purbeck registration district in Dorset, England. Born in Dorset, England.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1856; Folio: 568; Page: 1; GSU roll: 221003; ED, institution, or vessel: 8a; Household Schedule Number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #6535232 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   William Riggs (21) servant in household of George T Fisher (54) in Winfrith Newburgh in Wareham registration district in Dorset, England. Born in Affpuddle, Dorset, England.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914"
   Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wid/2/1/4
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record SomersetParishMarriages #2514840 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   William Riggs (full age) marriage to Rebecca Wheeler on 5 Apr 1856 in Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset, England.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 120; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1204; FHL microfilm: 805204; Record number: 10827;
   FamilySearch Record: MFFD-T22 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS6-9HZN Image number 00282
   William Riggs (30) in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Born in England.
6. ↑ "Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8XY-8XH : accessed 28 March 2015), William B. Riggs, 27 Nov 1900; citing Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, reference p 3; FHL microfilm 2,188,896.
7. ↑ Find a Grave memorial for William B. Riggs

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFD-T22 : accessed 28 March 2015), William Riggs, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 120, household ID 1028, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,204.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF3-8X2 : accessed 27 March 2015), William Riggs, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. 66, family 630, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,971.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SZ-YPT : accessed 28 March 2015), William Riggs, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district 92, sheet 161C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1210; FHL microfilm 1,255,210.

• "Rhode Island, State Census, 1885," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5FQ-BPP : accessed 28 March 2015), William Riggs, Newport Ward 03, Newport, Rhode Island; citing , State Archives, Providence; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M97L-KXW : accessed 28 March 2015), William B Riggs, Newport city Ward 3, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,505.

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