Montrose Antecedents
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Montrose Antecedents |
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| Who could check out the service record of Samuel? It might indicate who his parents were. | Samuel PIGGINS sergeant instructor in Royal Artillery (Service record possibly in WO 97/1344, Second Series, Royal Artillery: Perr - Pyn 1855-1872 which has not been indexed online. He is not in WO 97/1256 First Series, Royal Artillery: Pic - Pur, which can be searched online.) born about 1819, St Martins, Leicester (according to 1881 census) Said to have been the son of one James PIGGINS: the family tradition was that James was a master shoemaker of Nottingham but the most likely James of those alive at this time was a shoemaker who apparently spent all his life in Leicester. Samuel married Harriet SAUNDERS (c.1825-1877) on 12 February 1844 at Athlone in County Roscommon, Ireland. One of the couple's sons, James (1866- ), may have died as infant. The family were living at 18 Wellington Place, Montrose, Scotland in 1881 (Samuel described as Chelsea pensioner). The 1861 and the 1871 census entries for Montrose have yet to be checked. Samuel died 1888 aged 69 at Montrose |
Possible earlier child: James Storer PIGGIN * 1841c Leicester |
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| I. Samuel, publican * 1845a, Leicester % Caroline --- (1843- ) (one child, George 1876-1877, died in infancy) living at Kings Head, 36 Middle St, Chatham, Kent at 1881 census + 1886d, Poplar, "aged 42" |
A. Annie * 1864 |
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| B. Elizabeth * 1867 |
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| C. Edward * 1869 % Mary --- children at 1901 census: Winifred and Edward |
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| D. Alfred * 1872c, Medway % Edith Mildred List, 1895 |
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| E. Samuel (order clerk commercial at 1901 census) * 1874d, Medway % Naomi --- |
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| F. Joseph, commercial clerk, warehouseman * 1879c, Medway (still living with mother in 1901 census) % Jemima "Nina" Wishart (Shields?) (1881-1975) 1906 + 1948 |
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| G. Rupert E adopted son of Caroline, according to 1901 census: he is not mentioned in any other record * circa 1890 |
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| II. Edward, clothier * 1847c, Greenwich % Margaret MILLAR: they were supposed to have had two sons and two daughters 1881 census: living at 120 High Street, Montrose + 1887 in Scotland? |
A. Jane * c1873 |
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| B. Florence * c1874 |
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| C. Fanny * c1877 |
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| III. Eliza * 1850c, Greenwich % George SHARPE, n.i. % Louie VAN DER MERWE, n.i. + 1900 |
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| IV. William, mason * 1852d, Greenwich % Helen STUART (c1851-1916) 1881 census: 15 Reform St, Montrose 1893 Detroit City Directory: stone yard, Clinton Avenue + 1905, Dundee The Ellis Island lists show the arrival in New York in 1904 of William S. Piggins aged 52 and Helen Piggins aged 47 (they must have then returned to Scotland). There is then the (re?) arrival of Helen S. Piggins aged 59 on 1909/09/24 aboard the Lusitania |
A. Harriet * c1877, Dundee + 1930 |
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| B. William * c1878, Dundee % Caroline A. Vincent + 1944 Not located in the Ellis Island lists. A principal of the K-R-I-T Motor Car Co. of Detroit. See photo of him driving a car in 1910, as well as factory photos. He later obtained a patent |
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| C. Edward * c1879, Dundee % --- + 1932 The Ellis Island lists show the arrival in New York in 1907 of Edward S. Piggins, aged 28. |
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| V. George * 1856/05/22, Montrose % Betsy L.N. Doig 1886 at Montrose (George F. Piggins) % --- CHEAP, n.i. + 1896b, Portsea, "aged 40" |
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| VI. Frances * 1859, Kinsale, Ireland % Captain W. KERRISON + 1928 |
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| VII. Alfred, stonemason * 1861/04/21, Montrose % Mary Agnes MATHERS ( -1947) + 1892 in Scotland? |
A. Harriet * 1885 % Alex YUILL, n.i. + 1965 |
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| B. James Mathers, shipbroker * 1888 % Mary MILNE + 1978 |
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| VIII. Frederick * 1864/07/15, Montrose + 1885 aged 20 in Scotland? |
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Further information on this family is available from the Scots Origins website, which offers the following information relating to the surname Piggins. The proffered details of Piggins in the 1881 census are publicly available on this website and some of the registry information is certainly in the chart above. But other secrets may be held by Scots Origins. Would some kind soul care to extract what they have and share it?
| Scots Origins Dataset | No. of records |
| OPRI & SRI Birth & Christenings (1553-1901) | 20 |
| OPRI & SRI Marriages (1553-1901) | 16 |
| SRI Deaths (1855-1926) | 12 |
| 1881 Census | 14 |
| 1891 Census + Images | 9 |
| 1901 Census + Images | 11 |
| Total | 82 |
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