John
Biggar
Born about in Sciennes House, Edinburgh, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of John Biggar
and Anne (Butter) Biggar
Husband of
Jessie (Murray) Biggar
— married
1803 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Biggar and Henry Biggar
Died
at about age 39
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2015
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Biography
- Born 1772 at Sciennes House
- 1788 apprenticed to Robert Burn, an Edinburgh architect
- 1793 "Master Mason", following which he embarked on a career as a self-employed and, it would appear, increasingly successful architect and builder.
- 1796 Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh
- 1811 died "at the premature age of 39 .... His illness was brought on by drinking copiously of cold water, after a fatiguing walk on a summer's day" according to a diagnosis advanced by his son in 1862. Given the impact on the drains (lack of) arising from the rapid growth of major British cities, including Edinburgh, during this period, it is indeed bel;ievable that drinking copiously of cold water in the city could indeed have proven fatal
Sources
- http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-biggar29400+2-2-0-1-0
- William Henry Biggar: Genealogical Sketch of the Family of Biggar, printed 1862 at Edinburgh by A. & W. R. Wilson. Pages 18-20
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
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