James
Bigmore
Born in West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Harriet (Curtis) Bigmore
— married
10 Nov 1849 in West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England
Husband of
Ann (Marsh) Bigmore
— married
24 Nov 1855 in West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Bigmore and John William Bigmore
Died
at about age 74
in Nairne, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2018
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Biography
James Bigmore was born in West Wratting, and baptised there on 25 December 1825, he was the son of John and Frances Bigmore [1]
1841 census: West Wratting, Cambridgeshire [2]
- John Bigmore M 40-44 Cambridgeshire
- Frances Bigmore F 35-39
- William Bigmore M 15-19 Cambridgeshire
- James Bigmore M 15-19 Cambridgeshire
- Mary Bigmore F 13 Cambridgeshire
- John Bigmore M 10 Cambridgeshire
- Charles Bigmore M 8 Cambridgeshire
- Eliza Bigmore F 5 Cambridgeshire
- Henry Bigmore M 2 Cambridgeshire
James married Harriet Curtis in West Wratting on 10 November 1849, [3]
1851 census: West Wratting [4]
- James Bigmore Head M 25 West Wratting, Cambridgeshire
- Harriet Bigmore Wife F 28 Westley, Cambridgeshire
- Henry Bigmore Son M 0 West Wratting, Cambridgeshire
Following the death of his first wife, James married for a second time on 24 November 1855 in West Wratten, to Ann Marsh. Ann was shown in the register to be 24 years old and the daughter of John Marsh. [5]
James and his family emigrated to Australia on board the 'Violet', which left Southampton on 20 December 1855, and arrived in Port Adelaide, South Australia on 13 April 1856 [6]
James passed away in Nairne district, South Australia in 1899 [7]
Sources
- ↑ "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1599-1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZH-SR5D : 17 March 2018), James Bigmore, 25 Dec 1825; citing Baptism, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Library, England; FHL microfilm 1,574,818.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRX-N4G : 12 December 2017), James Bigmore in household of John Bigmore, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
- ↑ Findmypast Cambridgeshire Marriages [1]
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCP-3T6 : 9 November 2017), James Bigmore, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England; citing West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England, p. 24, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
- ↑ Findmypast Cambridgeshire Marriages [2]
- ↑ TheShipsList website [3]
- ↑ Genealogy SA reg 260/457
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As an adult Samuel took the name Marsh, married Hannah Manton and moved to Western Australia settling in Peringellup. They had ten children. Samuel and Hannah are my paternal great grandparents. One of their sons, Harry Percival Marsh is my grandfather. Samuel Joseph Marsh is his son and my father. I have a sister Barbara..