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Death Notices

Sydney, Australia • The Ryerson Index
Two Piggin and six Piggins notices from the Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.southernx.com.au/dps/smhdp070.htm -- Last checked: 25.06.01

Directories

Arnold, Daybrook and Red Hill, England • White 1853
Samuel Piggin was in business here as a grocer.
http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/renfrew/history/NTT/White1853/arnoldres.html -- Last checked: 01.06.00

Derby, England • Bagshaw 1846
Thomas Piggin, victualler
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/bagde_nr.htm -- Last checked: 15.06.01

Derbyshire, England • Glover 1833
William Piggin of Crich
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/gloverscrich.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Derbyshire, England (2) • Pigot 1835
Esther, John and William Piggin all listed here
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Pigot1835/namespr.html -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Hose, Leicestershire, England • White's Leicester and Rutland Directory 1877
William Piggins (sic), farmer and grazier
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/Ag/maps/hose.htm -- Last checked: 19.09.01

Long Eaton, England • Unsourced List 1900-1918
Includes a butcher (no first name) with a business in Long Eaton in the 1900-1918 period.
http://www.archive.long-eaton.com/looking.htm -- Last checked: 15.06.01

Nottinghamshire, England • Pigot 1830
Samuel Piggins (sic), framesmith at Red Hill
http://www.geocities.com/ian_charles_uk/pigotso-s.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Tasmania, Australia • Drapers 1922
E W Piggin of Hobart
http://www.rootsweb.com/~austas/draper.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Trenton, New Jersey • City Directory - 1882
Piggin Henry, potter, living at Trenton, NJ: h 241 Elmer, Chamb'g
http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/directories/1882dir-PZ.htm -- Last checked: 25.11.02

Genealogies

Australia • Graham Coward
Joseph Piggin of Norwich and his Australian descendants. This information is drawn from the research by Ross Piggin White of Melbourne and largely matches that on the Norwich/Braintree page of this website.
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~coward/ -- Last checked: 08.03.02

Bottesford, England • Guy Etchells
A reconstruction by a one-place specialist of the Bottesford Piggins family
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/framland/html/dat2.htm -- Last checked: 01.07.03

Leicestershire, England • Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor has created www.pigginsurname.co.uk to present the fruits of his laborious research into the Piggin family of Leicestershire
http://www.pigginsurname.co.uk/ -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Norfolk, England • Marion Lowe
One of the first Piggin family trees on the Internet
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4826/names1.htm#PIGGIN -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Spondon, Derbyshire • Roy Branson
Members of the 17th century Spondon family
http://www.hasker.f9.co.uk/f87.htm#P407 -- Last checked: 13.05.02

Sydney, Australia • Blair Venn
An Australian Piggins family is mentioned in this family database.
http://www.blairvenn.com/ipp.html -- Last checked: 30.03.02

Victoria, Australia • Joanne R Grant
Matilda Piggin features in this family tree
http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/Jo_Grant/SERONG/ -- Last checked: 08.02.02

History

Canada • Alfred Piggin
A Canadian pioneer is mentioned in the book Where We Crossed the Creek and Settled - Wheatland.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~abarchiv/wheatland/pubwwctc.txt -- Last checked: 16.05.03

Crich, England • Social History
Piggin family as "humbler Crich people"
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/crich2.htm#2.9 -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Penrith, England • Sampler Stitcher
A needlework sampler done by 7-year-old Judith Piggins in 1793 is put up for sale.
http://www.thesaurus.co.uk/penrithfarmers/xq/asp/SaleID.1086144/LotNumber.99/qx/lot.htm -- Last checked: 17.04.03

Racine, Wisconsin • Churchgoers
The History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Racine, Wisconsin by E.W. Leach lists Jessie Piggins of 1100 Sixth St, Racine as an active member of Episcopalian Methodist Church in 1912 and William Piggins appears in a choir photo aged about 20
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiracin2/methodistracine.htm -- Last checked: 20.06.03

Spondon, England • The Farmers
Piggin is mentioned here as one of the names of the families that farmed at Spondon in Derbyshire
http://homepage.mac.com/derekporter/spondonlad/farmers.html -- Last checked: 31.10.01

Suburban Chicago • Bill Piggins
The Piggins (Bill, Ruth, Tom, Gail and Joyce) who lived at Park Forest, Illinois (suburban Chicago). This website created by the Park Forest Historical Society, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, Park Forest, IL 60466
http://www.lincolnnet.net/users/lrpfhs/dietch.html -- Last checked: 30.03.02

Tasmania, Australia • Convict Landings
Joseph Piggin, convict in Tasmania
http://www.rootsweb.com/~austas/convictsP.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Warwick, England (1) • 1670: Hearth Tax
A widow Piggin living in Bridgend Ward of Warwick Town: no other information is recorded.
http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/hearth_1670.html -- Last checked: 25.12.01

Warwick, England (2) • List of Communicants in St Mary's Parish, Warwick, in 1586
John Pigen and Elizabeth Pigen separately mentioned by the author John Fisher. He evidently did not mean persons called Pigeon, as he records an Ales Pigeon elsewhere in the same document.
http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/st_mary_1586.html -- Last checked: 25.12.01

Wellington Valley, New South Wales • Missionary Figures
Biography of a former convict and pioneer in New South Wales.
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/amrhd/wvp/entities/biogs/WVP0046b.htm -- Last checked: 16.04.03

Land

Australia • 1927: Canberra
Allocation of House Site to F.A. Piggin
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/x27ph.htm -- Last checked: 10.01.02

Hose, England • Portland Papers
William Piggin of Hose and his dealings with the Portland estate
http://mss.nott.ac.uk/cats/port_londonple_enfranchise.html -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Leicestershire, England • Returns of Owners of Land
William Piggin of Hose in Leics. Returns of Owners of Land
http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/RoOLP.htm -- Last checked: 08.03.02

Military

Australia (1) • British 50th Regiment
John Piggin, member of British 50th regiment who did a tour of duty 1866-1869 in Australia.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~garter1/p50th.htm -- Last checked: 16.05.03

Australia (2) • RAAF aircrew in 1945
1945 RAAF aircrew: G W Piggin of 460 Squadron
http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/460sqdn/crewj.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Canada • Royal Canadian Air Force
Alfred Piggin died in 2000. Legion magazine in Canada printed his name in its Last Post column.
http://www.legionmagazine.com/lastpost/details.asp?LastName=piggin&FirstName=&Year=&Age=&Rank=&City=&submit=Start+Search&Unit=&Province=&CreationDate=&PeriodOfService=&LegionBranch=&IssuePublished=&WebPublishingDate=&WebPublishingStatus=Show&LastPostData_ID=74996 -- Last checked: 01.07.03

Montrose, Scotland • War Dead WWI
Frederick Piggins died in the First World War
http://vzone.virgin.net/ian.edwards2/montrose.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Norfolk, England • Charles Henry Piggin
A photograph of First World War serviceman Private Charles Henry Piggin, 1st King's Own Scottish Borderers in the Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library
http://norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/image-viewer-web.sh?enqtype=SECOND&enqpara1=RESULT&rcn=NP00010603&media_code=53&sec_code=15&filename=/tmp/gasIraaBM.001&page=0&no_of_results=9&type=AUTHKEY -- Last checked: 26.07.03

Nottinghamshire, England • Sherwood Foresters
Frederic Piggin served in the Sherwood Foresters (Private, 17393, 10th Btn.) and was killed in the fighting 14/02/1916
http://212.67.202.71/~johnwhal/emwfa/rollhonour/Roll%20P.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Racine, Wisconsin • Militia
Harry S. Piggins on Racine militia roster March 31, 1881 (the Racine Light Guards were a precursor of the National Guard)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/racine/military/natlgrd.txt -- Last checked: 30.03.02

Wisbech, England • War Memorial WWI
Compiled from databases: with George Edward Piggins
http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcam/WisbechRollofHonour.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Registers

Alvaston, England • Marriages 1614-1812
Alvaston Marriages including Sarah, Mary and John
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sherwoodoutlaw/alvastongroom.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Crich, England • Burials 1816-1820
John Piggin burial 1807
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/burials1.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Derby St. Peter's, England • Marriages 1558-1812
John Piggin 1708
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sherwoodoutlaw/derbystpetersgroomsotoz.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Kirkley, Norfolk, England • Burials
William W. Piggn 1974
http://www.waveney.gov.uk/cemetery/kirkley/kirkley_p.html -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Wimpole, England • Burials 1600-1699
Alice Piggin, wife of John: the name index to this site also lists other PICKIN(GE) and PIGGIN entries: baptisms in 1650, 1654 1657 1662 1665 1671; marriage in 1650; banns in 1807; burials in 1674 1709 1710 1719; a godparent in 1661
http://www.wimpole.uk.com/1600%20burials.htm -- Last checked: 17.04.03

Wirksworth, England • Marriages
John Piggin marriage 1796 at Wirksworth
http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/PR55.htm#1651 -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Woodville, England • Christenings
Two daughters of Frederick Joseph Piggin
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/woodville/wood_bap90.htm -- Last checked: 29.06.01

Young County, Texas • Marriages 1921-1924
Ruth Piggin, 1922
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txyoung/1921-24.htm -- Last checked: 27.06.01

Rolls: Census & Electoral

Australia (1) • 1943: Canberra
Electoral Roll: Doris, Frederic & Frederick Piggin (hd, civil servant & draftsman)
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/x43_21.htm -- Last checked: 10.01.02

Australia (2) • 1949: Canberra
Electoral Roll: Marguerite Piggin, head: Dampier Crescent, Forrest
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/x49_09.htm -- Last checked: 10.01.02

Australia (3) • 1949: Canberra
Electoral Roll: Doris, Nanette & Frederic hd, librarian & ps
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/x49_20.htm -- Last checked: 10.01.02

Australia (4) • 1943: Canberra
Electoral Roll: Marguerite Piggin school teacher
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/x43_10.htm -- Last checked: 10.01.02

Australia (5) • 1913: Canberra
Census: F.A. Piggin
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/act1913.htm -- Last checked: 10.01.02

Australia (6) • 1935: Canberra
Electoral Roll: Doris & Frederick hd & civil servant
http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/x27ph.htm -- Last checked: 10.01.02

England (1) • 1891: Norfolk
Matches families reported on the Piggin website's 1891 page
http://apling.freeservers.com/1891Census/NameIndexN.htm -- Last checked: 22.05.02

England (2) • 1881: the Newcombs
A Piggin servant in a Newcomb household
http://members.aol.com/bmacliam/newcomb/UK1881.html -- Last checked: 25.06.01

Vessel Berhampore • Passenger List
Passengers to Auckland included George Piggin and wife.
http://pearlspad.tripod.com/ShipsToAuckland.htm -- Last checked: 17.04.03

Vessel Calabar • Passenger List
Passengers to Adelaide included Piggin, John, bricklayer, Surrey, 35; Piggin, Harriet, Surrey, 26; Piggin, William, Surre, 7 and Piggin, Georgiana.
members.iinet.net.au/~alxandra/Calabar.html -- Last checked: 17.04.03

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