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Life Summary

Name	Sydney John Biggs
Born	23 December, 1859 Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	5 October, 1937 (aged 77) Healesville, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Biggs, Mary (wife) Biggs, Mary Ann (mother) Biggs, William Jennings (father) Jones, Maria (sister) Norgate, Harriet (sister) Morris, Elizabeth Sarah (sister) Grill, Emily (sister) Biggs, William (brother) Biggs, George (brother) Biggs, Henry Arthur (brother) Biggs, Arthur (brother) Boyce, Sarah (half-sister) Biggs, Elizabeth (half-sister) Biggs, Sarah Ann (sister-in-law) Biggs, Harriett (sister-in-law) Biggs, Jane Alice (sister-in-law) Jones, Thomas (brother-in-law) Morris, William Henry (brother-in-law) Norgate, Robert Charles (brother-in-law) Grill, James (brother-in-law) Smith, Elizabeth (aunt) Biggs, Sarah (aunt) Cook, Ann (aunt) Stapleton, Maria (aunt) Biggs, Charles (uncle) Biggs, James (uncle) Biggs, William (uncle) Biggs, John (uncle) Biggs, Francis (uncle) Smith, John Frederick (uncle by marriage) Cook, William (uncle by marriage) Stapleton, Francis (uncle by marriage) Lewis, Mary Ann (grandmother) Biggs, Mary Ann (grandmother) Biggs, William (grandfather) Gregory, Mary Ann (cousin) Smith, James Sydney (cousin) Smith, David Biggs (cousin) Smith, William Edward (cousin) Smith, Walter George (cousin) Murray, Martha (cousin) Bagot, Jane (cousin) Torning, Margaret Jane (cousin)
Occupation or Descriptor *	farmer (1880-1925) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate