Wilfred James BRIGGS

1893 - 1954  (60 years)

• Name	Wilfred James BRIGGS
  Birth	21 Aug 1893	Histon, Cambs   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Histon, Cambs   [1]
  	Age: 7y
  	Address: Barn Close
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Histon, Cambs   [5]
  	Age: 17y
  	Address: Poplar Road
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Histon, Cambs   [5]
  	Clerk
  	Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Jam Factory Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Cambridge, Cambs   [6]
  	Age: 27y 9m
  	Address: 47 Bridge Street
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Cambridge, Cambs   [6]
  	Fruiterer, working partner
  	Employment: Own Account Place of Work: At home
  Occupation	1924  [7]
  	Fruiterer
  Probate	29 Jan 1936	Peterborough, Cambs   [8]
  	Value of Estate £415 1s 3d Role: Executor
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Cambridge, Cambs   [9]
  	Address: 24 Huntingdon Road
  Name	James Wilfred Biggs
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Cambridge, Cambs   [9]
  	Wholesale & Retail Fruit & Vegetables Merchant
  Probate	27 Jun 1953	Peterborough, Cambs   [8]
  	Value of Estate £198 16s 8d Role: Executor
  Death	Between Jan 1954 and Mar 1954	Cambridge, Cambs   [10]
  Person ID	I366794951	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	George BIGGS,   b. Between Apr 1867 and Jun 1867, Histon, Cambs d. 29 Oct 1935, Histon, Cambs (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth PECK,   b. 24 Sep 1867, Histon, Cambs d. 8 Mar 1953, Histon, Cambs (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct 1888 and Dec 1888	Chesterton, Cambs   [11]
  Family ID	F13084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Gladys PEPPERCORN,   b. 15 Jun 1896, Paddington, London W d. 12 Feb 1975, Cambridge, Cambs (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1924	Histon, Cambs   [7]
  Family ID	F16134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 21 Aug 1893 - Histon, Cambs Census - Age: 7y,Address: Barn Close - 31 Mar 1901 - Histon, Cambs Census - Age: 17y,Address: Poplar Road - 2 Apr 1911 - Histon, Cambs Occupation - Clerk - 2 Apr 1911 - Histon, Cambs Census - Age: 27y 9m,Address: 47 Bridge Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Cambridge, Cambs Occupation - Fruiterer, working partner - 19 Jun 1921 - Cambridge, Cambs Marriage - 26 Dec 1924 - Histon, Cambs Probate - 29 Jan 1936 - Peterborough, Cambs Census - Address: 24 Huntingdon Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Cambridge, Cambs Occupation - Wholesale & Retail Fruit & Vegetables Merchant - 29 Sep 1939 - Cambridge, Cambs Probate - 27 Jun 1953 - Peterborough, Cambs Death - Between Jan 1954 and Mar 1954 - Cambridge, Cambs  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN1522 F10 P11 SN68. Census England 1901 Address: Barn Close Place: Histon, Cambs Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Infirmity George Biggs • Head • M • M • 34 • Jam Boiler • Worker • • Histon, Cambs • Mary Elizabeth Biggs • Wife • M • F • 33 • • • • Histon, Cambs • Myrtle M Biggs • Daughter • S • F • 11 • • • • Histon, Cambs • Eva Biggs • Daughter • S • F • 9 • • • • Histon, Cambs • James Wilfred Biggs • Son • S • M • 7 • • • • Histon, Cambs • Albert Edward Biggs • Son • S • M • 5 • • • • Histon, Cambs • Arthur George Biggs • Son • S • M • 2 • • • • Histon, Cambs • [S419] England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006, Vol 3b P 433. [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S418] England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007, Vol 3b P 286. [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN9067 RD180 SD1 ED17 SN15. Census England 1911 Address: Poplar Road Place: Histon, Cambs Name • Relation • Sex • Age • Married • Years • Chd Born • Chd Living • Chd Died • Occupation • Industry • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Nationality • Infirmity George Biggs • Head • M • 44 • M • • • • • Jam Boiler • Jam Factory • Worker • • Histon, Cambs • • Mary Elizabeth Biggs • Wife • F • 43 • M • 22 • 6 • 6 • 0 • • • • • Histon, Cambs • • Eva Biggs • Daughter • F • 19 • S • • • • • Teacher • School • Worker • • Histon, Cambs • • James Wilfred Biggs • Son • M • 17 • S • • • • • Clerk • Jam Factory • Worker • • Histon, Cambs • • Albert Edward Biggs • Son • M • 15 • S • • • • • Clerk • Jam Factory • Worker • • Histon, Cambs • • Arthur George Biggs • Son • M • 12 • S • • • • • School • • • • Histon, Cambs • • Donald Biggs • Son • M • 2 • S • • • • • • • • • Histon, Cambs • • [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN08107 SN7 RD181 RS1 ED10. Census England 1921 Address: 47 Bridge Street Place: Cambridge, Cambs Name • Relation • Age • Sex • Marr/Orph'd • Birthplace • Nationality • Education • Occupation • Employment • Place of Work • Chd <16 • Children's Ages James Wilfred Biggs • Boarder • 27y 9m • M • Single • Histon, Cambs • • • Fruiterer, working partner • Own Account • At home • • [S514] Cambridgeshire Marriages. [S488] England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019. [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939), RG101 PN6309H I021 L15. Register England & Wales 1939 Address: 24 Huntingdon Road Place: Cambridge, Cambs Name of person • Status • Gender • Birthdate • Condition • Occupation • Comments Biggs, James Wilfred • • M • 21 Aug 1893 • M • Wholesale & Retail Fruit & Vegetables Merchant • Biggs, Mary Gladys • • F • 15 Jun 1896 • M • UDD • Biggs, Peter J • • M • 19 Mar 1930 • S • At School • [S418] England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007, Vol 4a P 282. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 3b P 962.