Birth: 1859 Tewin, Hertfordshire, UK
Father: Joseph Wiggs 1810-1863
Mother: Eliza Marvel [Ray] (1821-1890)
Christening: 10 January 1859 St Peter, Tewin, Hertfordshire, UK
Marriage: 14 September 1889 St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK
Wife: Eliza Dye 1850-1929
Death: 2 October 1916 Edmonton, Hertfordshire, UK
Buried: 6 October 1916 Hertfordshire, UK
None known
Birth of John Wiggs in FreeBMD in January-March 1859 in Hertford (3A 261).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for the baptism of John Wiggs on 10 January 1859 in Tewin, Hertford, parents Joseph and Eliza Higgs.
Entry in FreeReg for the baptism of John Wiggs on 10 January 1859 at St Peter, Tewin, Hertfordshire, parents Josph, a labourer, and Eliza Wiggs of Tewin, a note adding "Privately baptized. Admitted into the Church Feb 6 1859".
His sister was registered in April-June 1860 in Hertford and privately baptised on 3 April 1860 at Tewin.
In the 1861 census as John Wiggs aged 2, born in Tewin, Hertfordshire, and living with his parents (Joseph and Eliza), sister (Eliza), half-brother (James Ray) and half-sister (Emma Ray) in Upper Green, Tewin, Hertfordshire.
His father was buried on 6 May 1863 at St Peter, Tewin when they were living at Nancy Bury, Tewin.
In the 1871 census as John Wiggs aged 12, born in Tewin, a labourer, living with his widowed mother (Eliza), sister (Eliza) and (half)brother (James) in a cottage in Nancy Bury, Tewin, Hertfordshire.
In the 1881 census as John Higgs aged 22, born in Tewin, Hertfordshire, single, an agricultural labourer, and living with his widowed mother (Eliza), sister (Eliza) and nephew (John Richard Wiggs) in Tewin Lower Green, Tewin, Hertfordshire.
Entry in Ancestry England, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's to current for John Wiggs on 12 January 1884 in Hertfordshire Mercury and County Press published 12 January 1884.
Marriage of John Wiggs and Eliza Dye in FreeBMD in July-September 1889 in Edmonton (3A 350).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 for John Higgs (sic) aged 33, father Joseph Higgs (sic), and Eliza Dye in 1889 in Cheshunt, Hrtf.
Entry in FreeReg for the marriage of John Wiggs aged 33 and a bachelor and labourer of Cheshunt father Joseph Wiggs deceased, and Eliza Dye aged 39 and a spinster of Cheshunt father William Dye deceased, on 14 September 1889 at St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, witnessed by George William Andrews (brother-in-law?) and H G Stratton.
In the 1891 census as John Wiggs aged 34, born in Tewin, Hertfordshire, a nursery labourer, and living with his wife (Eliza) in four rooms at Flamstead End, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
In the 1901 census as John Wiggs aged 51, born in Tewin, Hertfordshire, a general labourer, and living with his wife (Eliza) and (wife's) nephew (John Dye aged 20, single and a general labourer - I cannot locate any other reference to him) at Flamstead End, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
I cannot locate him in the 1911 census - his wife was living with her brother (Alfred) in four rooms at Flamstead End, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
His brother-in-law died on 28 August 1916 and was buried on 31 August 1916 in Hertfordshire.
Death of John Higgs in FreeBMD in October-December 1916 aged 68 (sic - 58 would be more accurate) in Edmonton (3A 767) on 2 October 1916 in Edmonton and was buried on 6 October 1916 in Hertfordshire.
Entry in Deceased Online for John Wiggs died 2 October 1916 and buried 6 October 1916 in Hertfordshire.
There are ten entries in Ancestry Family Trees for John Wiggs.
Tewin is 4 miles NW of Hertford, Cheshunt is 9 miles south of Hertford, Flamsrtead end is 1 mile NW of Cheshunt.
John Wiggs was the husband of Eliza Dye, sister of Emily Dye, mother of Edith Mary Andrews, wife of George Andrew Henry Barton, second cousin once removed of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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