Individual Details
James Francis BIGGS
(Abt Jul 1886 - 7 May 1917)
Events
| Birth | Abt Jul 1886 | Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1891 | Hill Foot, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England |  | | |
| Census | 1901 | Brewer's Office Clerk - Hill Foot, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Drapery Assistant - 41 Green Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Apr 1915 | Clerk - Kensington, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Apr 1915 | 29 Portland Road, Kensington, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Apr 1915 | St James Norlands, Kensington, Middlesex, England - Florence Louise FRIEND | | | |
| Death | 7 May 1917 | Died of Wounds - France | | | |
| Military | 7 May 1917 | Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment, British Army | | | |
| Burial | Aft 7 May 1917 | Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France | |
Families
| Spouse | Florence Louise FRIEND (1885 - ) |
| Father | James BIGGS (1853 - ) |
| Mother | Eva VARNEY (1857 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Henry John Varney BIGGS (1881 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Eva Mary BIGGS (1892 - 1966) |
Notes
Census
Birthplace: Chinnor, OxonCensus
Birthplace: Bledlow, OxonCensus
Birthplace: Bledlow Hill, Bucks - Listed as a visitor in the following household:George Alfred Friend 48 - Head - French Polisher (Chairs) - born: Bethnal Green, London
Elizabeth Friend 48 - Wife (married 28 years 12 children born alive 9 still living 3 have died) - - born: Spitalfields, London
Florence Friend 26 - Daughter - Assistant in Grocer Shop - born: High Wycombe, Bucks (his future wife - they marry in 1915)
Bertha Lily Friend 22 - Daughter - Rush Chair Matter - born: High Wycombe, Bucks
William Friend 16 - Son - French Polisher (Chairs) - born: High Wycombe, Bucks
Ivy Friend 11 - Daughter - School - born: High Wycombe, Bucks
George Friend 8 - Son - School - born: High Wycombe, Bucks
Francis Friend 2 - Son - - born: High Wycombe, Bucks
Marriage
Extract from marriage register: 1915 marriage solemnized at the parish church in the parish of St James Norlands in the county of London.No: 16
Date: 4 April 1915
Name: James Francis Biggs - Florence Louisa Friend
Age: 28 - 30
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Clerk - -
Address: 29 Portland Road (both)
Father: James Biggs - George Friend
Father's occupation: Gardener - Chair Maker
married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after banns by: C Chatwoods Hamilton
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Albert Edward Banter? & Florence Emily Hanter?
Death
Extract from Register of Soldier's Effects:Record No: 507858
Registry No: 419207/1
Soldier's Name: Biggs James Francis
Regiment,Rank & No: 8th Bn Middlesex - Private - 242362 7728
Date & Place of death: 7 May 1917 - In the field, France
Credits: Account & Date - Amount: Hounslow Aug 1917 - £3 5s 9d
Charges: Account & Date: £3 5s 9d - W.O. Amount: Sept 1917 - Date of authority: 5 Sept 1917 - To whom authorised: Widow Florence L. - Amount authorised: £3 5s 9d
War gratuity - £3 - Paid to widow on 29 Oct 1919.
Military
From Army register of Soldiers' Effects:Rank: Private
Regiment: Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment
Regimental Number: 242362 7728
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1886 Jul/Sept - Wycombe - Vol: 3a Page: 674.
2. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1143; Folio: 135; Page: 8; .
3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1374; Folio: 62; Page: 3.
4. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 7865; Schedule Number: 100.
5. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint James Norlands, Kensington, Register of marriages, P84/JS, Item 016.
6. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint James Norlands, Kensington, Register of marriages, P84/JS, Item 016.
7. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint James Norlands, Kensington, Register of marriages, P84/JS, Item 016.
8. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1915 Apr/Jun - Kensington - Vol: 1a Page: 317.
9. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Bigg, James Francis.
10. UK - Army, Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 506501-508000; Reference: 290.
11. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site.
12. UK - Army, Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 506501-508000; Reference: 290.
13. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site.