Family of George BIGGS and Mary Elizabeth PECK

Husband:
George BIGGS (1867-1935)
Wife:
Mary Elizabeth PECK (1867-1953)
Children:
Myrtle May BIGGS (1889-1987)
Eva BIGGS (1891-1977)
Wilfred James BRIGGS (1893-1954)
Albert Edward BIGGS (1895- )
Arthur George BIGGS (1898-1964)
Donald BIGGS (1908-2001)
Marriage:
Q4 1888
Chesterton, Cambs¹

Husband: George BIGGS

Name:
George BIGGS²
Sex:
Male
Father:
Charles Newton BIGGS (1832- )
Mother:
Frances LUCAS (1833?-1893)
Birth:
Q2 1867
Histon, Cambs² ³ ⁴
Baptism:
28 Apr 1867 (age 0)
Histon, Cambs⁵
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 3)
Impington, Cambs⁶
Address: Station Road
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 14)
Histon, Cambs²
Address: High Street
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 13-14)
Agricultural Labourer; Histon, Cambs²
Physical Description:
3 Apr 1881 (age 13-14)
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Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 34)
Histon, Cambs⁷
Address: Barn Close
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 33)
Jam Boiler; Histon, Cambs⁷
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 44)
Histon, Cambs⁸
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 43-44)
Jam Boiler; Histon, Cambs⁸
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Jam Factory

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 54 yrs 3 mns)
Histon, Cambs³
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 53-54)
Foreman, Jam Preserves; Histon, Cambs³
Employment: Chivers & Sons Ltd, Jam Maufacturers

Place of Work: Histon, Cambs
Death:
29 Oct 1935 (age 68)
Histon, Cambs⁹
Address: 6 Poplar Road
Probate:
29 Jan 1936
Peterborough, Cambs⁹
Value of Estate £415 1s 3d

Wife: Mary Elizabeth PECK

Name:
Mary Elizabeth PECK³
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
24 Sep 1867
Histon, Cambs³ ¹⁰
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 33)
Histon, Cambs⁷
Address: Barn Close
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 43)
Histon, Cambs⁸
Address: Poplar Road
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 53 yrs 9 mns)
Histon, Cambs³
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 53)
Home Duties; Histon, Cambs³
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 72)
Histon, Cambs¹¹
Address: 6 Poplar Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 72)
UDD; Histon, Cambs¹¹
Death:
8 Mar 1953 (age 85)
Histon, Cambs⁹
Address: 6 Poplar Road
Probate:
27 Jun 1953
Peterborough, Cambs⁹
Value of Estate £198 16s 8d

Child 1: Myrtle May BIGGS

Name:
Myrtle May BIGGS
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Ernest Charles COOK (1888-1949)
Birth:
7 Oct 1889
Histon, Cambs⁷ ¹⁰
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
Histon, Cambs⁷
Address: Barn Close
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 8 mns)
Chelmsford, Essex¹²
Address: 8 Manwood Avenue
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 31)
Home Duties; Chelmsford, Essex¹²
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 49)
Histon, Cambs¹³
Address: 8 Station Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 49)
UDD; Histon, Cambs¹³
Executor:
10 Jan 1950 (age 60)
Myrtle May BIGGS was a Executor at Probate of Ernest Charles COOK on 10 January 1950 in London
Death:
12 Jan 1987 (age 97)
Histon, Cambs⁹
Address: 148 Cottenham Road
Probate:
31 Mar 1987
Ipswich, Suffolk⁹
Value of Estate £116,093

Child 2: Eva BIGGS

Name:
Eva BIGGS
Sex:
Female
Birth:
12 Dec 1891
Histon, Cambs⁷ ¹⁴ ¹⁵
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
Histon, Cambs⁷
Address: Barn Close
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
Histon, Cambs⁸
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
Teacher; Histon, Cambs⁸
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: School

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 29 yrs 6 mns)
Chelmsford, Essex¹²
Address: 8 Manwood Avenue
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 29)
Teacher; Chelmsford, Essex¹²
Employment: Cambridge Education Committee

Place of Work: Council School, Histon
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
Histon, Cambs¹¹
Address: 6 Poplar Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
Assistant Teacher; Histon, Cambs¹¹
Executor:
10 Jan 1950 (age 58)
Eva BIGGS was a Executor at Probate of Ernest Charles COOK on 10 January 1950 in London
Death:
Q4 1977 (age 85-86)
Histon, Cambs¹⁶

Child 3: Wilfred James BRIGGS

Name:
Wilfred James BRIGGS
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Mary Gladys PEPPERCORN (1896-1975)
Birth:
21 Aug 1893
Histon, Cambs⁷ ¹⁷ ¹⁰ ¹⁸
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 7)
Histon, Cambs⁷
Address: Barn Close
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 17)
Histon, Cambs⁸
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 17)
Clerk; Histon, Cambs⁸
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Jam Factory

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 27 yrs 9 mns)
Cambridge, Cambs¹⁹
Address: 47 Bridge Street
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 27)
Fruiterer, working partner; Cambridge, Cambs¹⁹
Employment: Own Account

Place of Work: At home
Occupation:
1924 (age 30-31)
Fruiterer²⁰
Executor:
29 Jan 1936 (age 42)
Wilfred James BRIGGS was a Executor at Probate of George BIGGS on 29 January 1936 in Peterborough, Cambs
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 46)
Cambridge, Cambs²¹
Address: 24 Huntingdon Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 46)
Wholesale & Retail Fruit & Vegetables Merchant; Cambridge, Cambs²¹
Executor:
27 Jun 1953 (age 59)
Wilfred James BRIGGS was a Executor at Probate of Mary Elizabeth PECK on 27 June 1953 in Peterborough, Cambs⁹
Death:
Q1 1954 (age 60)
Cambridge, Cambs²²

Child 4: Albert Edward BIGGS

Name:
Albert Edward BIGGS
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Alberta GOTHARD (c. 1895- )
Birth:
Q4 1895
Histon, Cambs⁷ ²³
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 5)
Histon, Cambs⁷
Address: Barn Close
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
Histon, Cambs⁸
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
Clerk; Histon, Cambs⁸
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Jam Factory

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 9 mns)
Histon, Cambs²⁴
Address: Saffron Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 25)
Ledger Clerk at Jam Factory; Histon, Cambs²⁴
Employment: Chivers & Sons Ltd

Place of Work: Histon, Cambs

Child 5: Arthur George BIGGS

Name:
Arthur George BIGGS³
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Edith MARVEN (1896-1985)
Birth:
11 Oct 1898
Histon, Cambs³ ²⁵ ¹⁰
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 2)
Histon, Cambs⁷
Address: Barn Close
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 12)
Histon, Cambs⁸
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 12)
School; Histon, Cambs⁸
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 22 yrs 8 mns)
Histon, Cambs³
Address: Poplar Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 22)
Engine Driver; Histon, Cambs³
Employment: Chivers & Sons Ltd, Jam Maufacturers

Place of Work: Histon, Cambs
Residence:
frm 1939 to 1964 (age 40-66)
Histon, Cambs⁹
Address: 6 West Road
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 40)
Histon, Cambs²⁶
Address: 6 West Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 40)
Motor Driver; Histon, Cambs²⁶
Death:
23 Feb 1964 (age 65)
Cambridge, Cambs⁹
Address: Addenbrookes Hospital
Probate:
17 Apr 1964
Peterborough, Cambs⁹
Value of Estate £2,444

Child 6: Donald BIGGS

Name:
Donald BIGGS³
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Monica Winifred COLDMAN (1911-1976)
Birth:
13 May 1908
Histon, Cambs³ ²⁷ ¹⁰
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 2)
Histon, Cambs⁸
Address: Poplar Road
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 13 yrs 1 mn)
Histon, Cambs³
Address: Poplar Road

Education: Whole Time
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 31)
Canterbury, Kent²⁸
Address: 8 Manwood Avenue
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 31)
Commercial Traveller; Canterbury, Kent²⁸
Death:
12 May 2001 (age 92)
Portsmouth, Hants⁹ ²⁹

Sources

1.: England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005. Vol 3b P 962.

2.: Census 1881 E&W (03/04/1881). RG11 PN1657 F20 P3 SN218.

3.: Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921). RG15 PN08074 SN28 RD180 RS1 ED18,19.

4.: England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006. Vol 3b P 470.

5.: England Births & Baptisms 1538 - 1975.

6.: Census 1871 E&W (02/04/1871). RG10 PN1578 F34 P3 SN9.

7.: Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901). RG13 PN1522 F10 P11 SN68.

8.: Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911). RG14 PN9067 RD180 SD1 ED17 SN15.

9.: England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019.

10.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939).

11.: Ibid. RG101 PN6315C I005 L30.

12.: Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921). RG15 PN08983 SN2 RD194 RS2 ED14,15.

13.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). RG101 PN6315B I009 L1.

14.: England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006. Vol 3b P 441.

15.: England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007.

16.: Ibid. Vol 9 P 0840.

17.: England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006. Vol 3b P 433.

18.: England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007. Vol 3b P 286.

19.: Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921). RG15 PN08107 SN7 RD181 RS1 ED10.

20.: Cambridgeshire Marriages.

21.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). RG101 PN6309H I021 L15.

22.: England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007. Vol 4a P 282.

23.: England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006. Vol 3b P 432.

24.: Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921). RG15 PN8074 SN67 RD180 RS1 ED18,19.

25.: England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006. Vol 3b P 436.

26.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). RG101 PN6315C I012 L42.

27.: England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006. Vol 3b P 420.

28.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). RG101 PN1679C I012 L30.

29.: England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007. Dist 4971E Reg E60A Ent 067.