George Herbert Wigg (bef. 1861 - 1943)

Born before 8 Dec 1861 in Patshull, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Died 15 Jun 1943 after age 81 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Biography

George Wigg was born in Staffordshire, England.

George Wigg migrated from England to the Colony of Victoria.

George Herbert Wigg was born in 1861, in Patshull, Staffordshire, England & baptised 8th Dec 1861, the son of James Wigg & Catherine Elizabeth Finch.^[1][2]

George Herbert Wigg, age 26, Bachelor, Clerk, of 17 Weech Rd, Hampstead, London N.W., (son of James Wigg, Deceased) & Elizabeth Ann Blease, age 26, Spinster, of Altrincham, (daughter of Henry Blease, Deceased) were married 9th July 1888 in St. George's Church, Altrincham, Cheshire, England according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns by John W. Challenor (Curate). George & Elizabeth both signed. Witnesses were Fred Whalley Barron, William Wellington Wigg, Edith Bowler & Mary Agnes Wigg.^[3][4][5]

George Herbert Wigg died aged 81, on 15th June 1943 at Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. A cremation service was held 16th June 1943 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia.^[6][7][8]

Birth

Date: before 8 Dec 1861

Place: Patshull, Staffordshire, England ^[1][2]

Christening

Date: 8 Dec 1861

Place: Patshull, Staffordshire, England ^[2]

Marriage

Date: 9 Jul 1888

Place: St. George's Church, Altrincham, Cheshire, England ^[3][4][5]

Death

Date: 15 Jun 1943

Place: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia ^[6][7]

Cremation

Date: 16 Jun 1943

Place: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia ^[8]

Residence

1871 - Church Vale, West Bromwich, Staffordshire

Catherine Eliz. Wigg, head, widow, 40, Very small income derived from dividend, born London, Middlesex

George Herbert Wigg, son, 9, Scholar, born Patshull, Staffordshire

Catherine Mary Wigg, dau, 3, born Patshull, Staffordshire ^[9]

1881 - 37 Wigmore Street, St. Marylebone, London, Middlesex

Robert Hedley Pattinson, servant, single, age 17, Drapers Junior Clerk, born Holtwhistle, Northumberland

Richard Lewis Tucker, servant, single, age 18, Drapers Apprentice (Assistant), born Harberton, Devon

George Stephen Briggs, servant, single, age 19, Drapers Apprentice, born Dursley, Gloucestershire

Charles Frederic Moss, servant, single, age 17, Drapers Apprentice, born Ashington Hall, Essex

George Herbert Wigg, servant, single, age 19, Drapers Junior Clerk, born Patshull, Staffordshire

Frank Lamacraft, servant, single, age 18, Drapers Junior Clerk, born Dawlish, Devon

Edward Clark Harris, servant, single, age 19, Drapers Porter, born Saltly, Warwickshire

Charles Pottle, servant, single, age 21, Drapers Porter, born Witherden, Suffolk

John Lewis, servant, single, age 21, Drapers Porter, born Clerkenwell, Middlesex

Henry Charles Maynard, servant, single, age 16, Drapers Junior Clerk, born Walthamstow, Essex ^[10]

1891 - 7 Aldred Road, Hampstead, London

George Herbert Wigg, head, married, age 29, Warehouseman Clerk, born Patshull, Staffordshire

Elizabeth Ann Wigg, wife, married, age 29, born Altrincham, Cheshire

Herbert James Wigg, son, age 1, born Hampstead, London

Elizabeth Kate Sattle, servant, single, 18, General Servant, born Clapham, Surrey ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} England & Wales General Register Office Online Index - Births > Dec Qtr 1861 > George Herbert Wigg; Registration District: Shiffnal; Volume No. 6a; Page No. 557; Mother's Maiden Surname: Finch.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch accessed: 26 September 2022 > George Herbert Wigg, 1861.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} England & Wales Marriages > Sep Qtr 1888 > George Herbert Wigg & Elizabeth Ann Blease; Registration District: Altrincham; Volume No. 8a; Page No. 241.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} England, Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths Index > Marriages > 188-1890 > George H. Wigg & Elizabeth A. Blease > Church: Altrincham, St George; Ref. CE3/1/263.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000, database and images, FamilySearch accessed: 27 September 2022 > Altrincham > Marriages > Film # 004018311 > Image 451 of 782; Page 132; Entry No. 263: 9 Jul 1888. George Herbert Wigg & Elizabeth Ann Blease.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Australia, Victoria Deaths Index, database accessed: 26 September 2022 > Registration Number: 5603/1943: George Herbert Wigg, died age 81, at Caulfield, child of James Wigg & Catherine Finch.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Public Record Office, Victoria, Wills and Probates 1841-2016, database accessed: 27 September 2022; Record Series Number (VPRS): 28, 17379, 7591, 7592, 7933 > 346/772 > George H. Wigg: Will; Grant of Probate; died 15 June 1943; grant 6 August 1943.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Australia, Victoria, Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust > Springvale Botanical Cemetery > George Herbert Wigg. Cremated: 16 June 1943; Cemetery Area: Agonis; Cemetery Location: Agonis, Bed 37, Rose 03.
9. ↑ England Census, 1871, Class: RG10; Piece: 2985; Folio: 124; Page: 18; Schedule: 97.
10. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1881, database with images, FamilySearch accessed: 26 September 2022 > George Herbert Wigg in household of Robert Hedley Pattinson, St Marylebone, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 139/6, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,344.
11. ↑ England Census, 1891, Class: RG12; Piece: 114; Folio: 99; Page: 1; Schedule: 7.