Biography

Arthur Wigan is Notable.

Arthur was born in 1785 in Abbots Bromley. He was the son of Robert Wigan and Elizabeth Eason. His baptism was 29 April 1785 ^[1] in Abbots Bromley.

On 11 February 1813 he signed a marriage bond ^[2].

On 15 March 1813 he married Lydia Cleveland ^[3] at St Antholin, Budge Row,London ^[4] and they had 3 children, Arthur (who sadly only lived for 1 month), Arthur (they must have really wanted this name) and Basil.

In 1837 he was living in Brighton ^[5]

Arthur was a General Practitioner and author

He passed away 7 December 1847 in Pancras, London ^[6] and was buried 11 December 1847 ^[7] in St Martin in the Fields, Camden Town

Bibliography

Published in 1844: A New View Of Insanity: The Duality Of Mind: Proved By The Structure, Functions, And Diseases Of The Brain And By The Phenomena Of Mental Derangement, And Shown To Be Essential To Moral Responsibility ( ISBN-10: 0331468972, ISBN-13: 978-0331468977)

Brighton, And Its Three Climates ( ISBN-10: 1245569317, ISBN-13: 978-1245569316)

Historical Note

Before civil registration began in 1837, most people in England during the timespan of these records married by banns or by license, as required by law. The process of requesting a license included providing a written allegation stating a couple’s intent to marry and asserting that there were no legal obstacles to the marriage. From 1604 until 1823, the allegation was made sure by bond. Two witnesses, one of them typically the groom, swore to the bond, which would be forfeit if the claims of the allegation proved false and a legal impediment to the marriage, such as consanguinity, arose.

Marriage allegations and bonds often exist where licenses don’t because, while the license was given to a member of the wedding party to present to the officiant at the ceremony, the allegation stayed with the authority who issued it.

Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (FHL Film Number 417162)
2. ↑ London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921 ( Reference Number DL/A/D/24/MS10091E/126)
3. ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 (FHL Film Number 374419, 942 B4HA V. 8)
4. ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
5. ↑ UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893
6. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
7. ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980

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