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  1. #1
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    Cool Kimpton - Jospeh Bigg

    I am looking for the parish Birth record for Joseph Bigg b: abt 1825 in Kimpton, Hertfordshire. Married Alice Day in 1880 ( this was his second wife). Have Census details back to 1841 but in his younger years he was a servant on a farm so is not listed as living with his parents - so I need their names to be able to go back further.

    I keep getting stuck on all my lines once I hit before the 1841 Census.

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    Hi Tan,

    Do you have a copy of Joseph's marriage certificate? This should name his father and give us some clues for looking in the census.

    Class: HO107; Piece: 1710; Folio: 507; Page: 12 has a Bigg family living in Kimpton:
    Eliza Bigg 17
    James Bigg 65
    Jane Bigg 56
    John Bigg 11
    Mary Bigg 19
    Sophia Bigg 14

    If James is named as Joseph's father, this could be the family. Kimpton is not that big a village - even now!

    Or....

    Class: HO107; Piece: 1710; Folio: 521; Page: 16 - another Bigg family (probably related):

    Joseph Bigg 63 - recorded as father-in-law.
    Edmund Hawker 39
    Edmund Hawker 11
    Eliza Hawker 5
    Emma Hawker 9
    Mary Hawker 34
    Saml Hawker 7

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    Hi
    The IGI has a christening for Joseph Bigg, 9 Nov 1823, Kimpton, father Joseph mother Mary.
    Sandy

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    Found this also on IGI
    Family Group Record

    Joseph Biggs
    Birth: Of Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertford, England
    Christening: 24 SEP 1786
    Marriage: 12 MAR 1808 Clothall, Hertford, England
    Death: 14 AUG 1860 Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertford, England
    Burial:

    Father: William Bigg Family
    Mother: Anne Watson

    Mary Sherwood
    Birth: Of Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertford, England
    Christening: 23 APR 1789
    Marriage: 12 MAR 1808 Clothall, Hertford, England
    Death: 11 SEP 1832 Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertford, England
    Burial:

    Father: Stephen Sherwood
    Mother: Elizabeth Ward

    Children of Joseph and Mary
    1. Ann Biggs
    Female
    Birth: 10 MAY 1812 Of, Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Christening:
    Death: 02 AUG 1895
    Burial:

    2. Jane Biggs
    Female
    Birth:
    Christening: 27 NOV 1814 Weston, Hertford, England
    Death:
    Burial: 14 MAY 1815

    3. Mary Biggs
    Female
    Birth: 30 JUN 1816 Of, Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Christening:
    Death: 29 OCT 1893
    Burial:

    4. Sarah Biggs
    Female
    Birth:
    Christening: 03 SEP 1820 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Death: 18 OCT 1883
    Burial:

    5. Joseph Biggs
    Male
    Birth:
    Christening: 09 NOV 1823 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Death: 04 MAY 1892
    Burial:

    6. Eliza Biggs
    Female
    Birth:
    Christening: 21 JAN 1827 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Death:
    Burial:

    7. John Biggs
    Male
    Birth: JAN 1830 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Christening:
    Death: 15 JAN 1830
    Burial:

    8. John Biggs
    Male
    Birth: 07 JUN 1831 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Christening: 26 MAR 1853
    Death:
    Burial:

    To be continued.....
    Sandy

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    Could this be your first marriage.....

    Joseph Biggs
    Event(s):
    Birth:
    Christening: 09 NOV 1823 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Death: 04 MAY 1892
    Burial:

    Parents:
    Father: Joseph Biggs
    Mother: Mary Sherwood

    Marriages:
    Spouse: Mary Ann Giddens
    Marriage: 01 JAN 1848

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    Could this be the children of Joseph and 1st wife Mary ann

    Joseph Biggs Jr.
    Birth: 1822 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Christening: 09 NOV 1823
    Marriage: 01 JAN 1848 St Paul'S Walden,Hitchins, , Hertford, England
    Death: 04 MAY 1892 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Burial:

    Father: Joseph Biggs
    Mother: Mary Sherwood


    Mary Ann Giddens
    Birth: 1827 St Paul'S Walden,Hitchins, , Hertford, England
    Christening:
    Marriage: 01 JAN 1848 St Paul'S Walden,Hitchins, , Hertford, England
    Death:
    Burial:



    Children
    1. James Biggs
    Male
    Birth: 03 FEB 1850 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Christening:
    Death:
    Burial:

    2. Edmund Biggs
    Male
    Birth: About 1852 Kimpton, Hertford, England
    Christening:
    Death:
    Burial:

    Note the spelling is now Biggs.
    A search of Joseph Bigg b1825 +/- 5 years Kimpton, Hertford only gave the 1 person

    Sandy

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    Thanks Sandy
    You've been busy. What is IGI? On ancestry there are the above records but the birth date doesn't seem to fit. I have a copy of his death record which is right 4 May 1892 but it puts his age at 66 which would make him born in 1826 not 1823.
    I will see if I can find the marraige cert, this will hopefully shed some light.
    Tan

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    Hi

    The IGI stands for International Genealogical Index found on Family Search/LatterDaySaints Web site.

    Don't for get sometimes people didn't know birth dates so the ones you have could be wrong, sometimes people lied about their ages as well.

    Sandy

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    You will have to look at the Kimpton Parish Records to see the Christening dates as there are no birth records for 1825 its to early.

    But these are the marriages which will give you fathers names and Occupations.

    First marriage
    Marriages Mar 1848
    Bigg Joseph Hitchin 6 665
    FORSTER Sophia Hitchin 6 665
    Giddens Mary Hitchin 6 665
    Giddens Mary Ann Hitchin 6 665
    Giddons Mary Hitchin 6 665
    Giddons Mary Ann Hitchin 6 665
    TOOLEY William Hitchin 6 665


    Second Marriage
    Marriages Mar 1880
    Bigg Joseph Hitchin 3a 391
    DAY Alice Sarah Hitchin 3a 391

    Sandy
    Last edited by Sandyhall; 21-07-2008 at 4:15 PM. Reason: to add info...

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