William Biggs (1769–1825)
William Biggs, shoe and bootmaker, was sentenced to 14 years transportation. He arrived in Sydney in 1791 aboard the Admiral Barrington as part of the Third Fleet. In 1809 he leased 30 rods in Back Row East in Sydney.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Gazette, 8 September 1825, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Lewis, Mary Ann (partner)
- Smith, Elizabeth (daughter)
- Biggs, Sarah (daughter)
- Cook, Ann (daughter)
- Stapleton, Maria (daughter)
- Biggs, William Jennings (son)
- Biggs, Charles (son)
- Biggs, James (son)
- Biggs, William (son)
- Biggs, John (son)
- Biggs, Francis (son)
- Biggs, Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Biggs, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Biggs, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Smith, John Frederick (son-in-law)
- Cook, William (son-in-law)
- Stapleton, Francis (son-in-law)
- Gregory, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Murray, Martha (granddaughter)
- Bagot, Jane (granddaughter)
- Torning, Margaret Jane (granddaughter)
- Boyce, Sarah (granddaughter)
- Biggs, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Jones, Maria (granddaughter)
- Norgate, Harriet (granddaughter)
- Morris, Elizabeth Sarah (granddaughter)
- Grill, Emily (granddaughter)
- Smith, James Sydney (grandson)
- Smith, Walter George (grandson)
- Biggs, Sydney John (grandson)
- Biggs, William (grandson)
- Biggs, Henry James (grandson)
- Biggs, George (grandson)
- Biggs, Henry Arthur (grandson)
- Biggs, Arthur (grandson)
Citation details
'Biggs, William (1769–1825)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/biggs-william-28069/text35784, accessed 4 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1769
Warwick,
Warwickshire,
England
Death
6 September,
1825
(aged ~ 56)
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.