Joseph Piggott (1842 - 1933)

Born 2 Aug 1842 in Wybunbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died Dec 1933 at age 91 in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1842^[1] in Lea, Cheshire to William Piggott, a farmer and his wife Mary He was baptised on August 2nd 1842 in Wybunbury^[2] (cheshire baptisms 1538-1911)

In 1851 he was living with his family at Lea Hall, Lea, Nantwich, Cheshire^[3]

By 1861 he was living with his parents and 5 siblings at Shocklach Hall, Shocklach Oviatt, Denbighshire on a 245 acre farm^[4]
He remained here for the rest of his life taking on the dairy farm after the death of his father

1871 census still at Shocklach Hall^[5]

By 1881 he was head of household at Shocklach Hall^[6]

He and his wife had 9 children together Lucy, the youngest, was born in 1892 so does not appear in the table below

1891 Census ^[7]

1901 census"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6F-WB2 : 21 May 2019), Joseph Piggott, Shocklach Oviatt, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Tattenhall subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

1911 census^[8]

1921 census^[9]

He died in 1933.^[10]

He left a Will which included 5 of his children ^[11]

Research Notes

1851 3 sibs William Hassal Bother in law of his father so his uncle married to one of fathers sisters farm 19.3 or 193 acres employing 2 labourers 3 farm servants 3 house servants

1861 Shocklach Hall, Pursa, Shocklach Oviatt, Wrexham^[12]

1911 census wife 10 years younger! grand-daughter Gwendoline Piggott age 13 1921 census wife correct age, Gwendoline still there

In 1874 he married Frances Fearnall^[13]

England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index -Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [17th november 2022), database entry for

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index -Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [17th november 2022), database entry for PIGGOTT, JOSEPH mother HASSALL GRO Reference: 1842 S Quarter in NANTWICH UNION Volume 19 Page 157
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQFY-15P : 8 March 2018), Joseph Piggott, 02 Aug 1842, Christening; citing item 3 p 70, , Wybunbury, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,068,773.
3. ↑ (accessed 17 november 2022) https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0013790161&expand=true
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7J8-52G : 3 March 2021), Joseph Piggott in household of George Piggott, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5PG-XHF : 27 June 2022), Joseph Piggott in entry for George Piggott, 1871.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WS-H61M : 11 December 2017), Joseph Piggott, Shocklach Oviatt (Cheshire), Denbighshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 10, Piece/Folio 5511/32, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,505.
7. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1891/0031246579&expand=true
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW3D-T31 : 3 July 2019), Joseph Piggott, Shocklach Oviatt, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1921/RG15/17044/0477/01&expand=true
10. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index -Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [17th november 2022), database entry for PIGGOTT, JOSEPH 91 GRO Reference: 1933 D Quarter in CHESTER Volume 08A Page 428
11. ↑ family tree handed down to Peter Exley.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7J8-52G : 3 March 2021), Joseph Piggott in household of George Piggott, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
13. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/M/WAL268145/1

baptisms Wybunbury cheshire https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FCHS%2F4004179%2F00304&parentid=GBPRS%2FB%2F765021181%2F1