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Richard William Biggs

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Name Richard William Biggs Birth 8 Apr 1815 Cottons Gardens, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Christening 14 May 1815 St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Gender Male Occupation Between 1841 and 1884 Cordwainer/Shoemaker Census 7 Jun 1841 11, Union Buildings, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Illiterate 1843 Residence 1843 1, Pullens Buildings, Patience Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Census 2 Apr 1871 11, Union Buildings, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Census 1881 10, Union Buildings South, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England - 1881 census - RG11/385 folio 58 pg 48 - 10 Union Buildings South, Shoreditch
Richard William Biggs - age 65 - head- marr- cordwainer - born Shoreditch
Sarah Biggs - 69 - wife - born Ware, Hertfordshire
Daniel Biggs - son - age 27 - carman - born Shoreditch
Thomas Biggs - son - age 21 - carman - born Shoreditch
Residence 1884 10, Union Walk, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Death 23 Sep 1884 10, Union Walk, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Cause: Phthisis Pulmonalis 2 years - Superintendent Registrar's District Shoreditch
Registrar's Sub-District Saint Leonard
1884 Deaths in the Sub-District of Saint Leonard in the County of Middlesex
No. 87
When and Where died - Twenty Third September 1884 10 Union Walk
Name and Surname - Richard William Biggs
Sex - Male
Age - 69 years
Rank or profession - Shoe Maker
Cause of death - Phthisis Pulmonalis 2 years certified by F.H. Oliver F.S.A.
Signature, description and residence of informant - B. Welch son in law present at the death 2 Block Prior Buildings Wilmer Gardens Hoxton
Date Registered - Twenty Third September 1884
Signature of Registrar - N.C. Hinks Registrar
Person ID I1243 FamilyTree1 Last Modified 28 Aug 2025
Father Richard Biggs, b. 1788, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England d. 13 Apr 1862, Shoreditch St Leonard Workhouse, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
(Age 74 years)
Mother Ann Lytham, b. Abt 1787 d. 27 Jul 1857, Shoreditch St Leonard Workhouse, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England (Age 70 years)
Family ID F51 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Sutton, b. 1819, Butcherley Green, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d. 2 Sep 1894, 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England
(Age 75 years)
Marriage 11 Sep 1842 St Matthew's Church, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Children + 1. Sarah Ann Biggs, b. 12 Sep 1843, 1, Pullens Buildings, Patience Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England d. 22 Nov 1903, 12, Casterton Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England
(Age 60 years)
+ 2. Richard Thomas Biggs, b. 16 Mar 1846, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown
3. Daniel Biggs, b. 1850, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England d. 1852, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
(Age 2 years)
4. Daniel Biggs, b. 1853, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown
5. Thomas Biggs, b. 1859, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID F285 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Mar 2010
- 1881 census - RG11/385 folio 58 pg 48 - 10 Union Buildings South, Shoreditch