Mary (Axford) Biggs (1827 - 1912)

Born 1827 in Diltons Marsh, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of James Lanfear — married 5 Apr 1866 (to 22 Dec 1882) in Baptist Chapel, Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Jesse Biggs — married 7 Apr 1890 (to 27 Aug 1894) in West End Baptist Chapel, Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Died 7 Feb 1912 at about age 85 in Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary (Axford) Biggs was born in England.

Mary (Axford) Biggs was born in Wiltshire, England.

Mary Axford was born in about 1827. She was the daughter of James Axford and Ann Eyres.

1841 UK Census
Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Westbury & Whorwelsdown, Wiltshire, England:

Her father James died some time before 1851.

In the England Census of 1851, Mary Axford (aged 27 and a servant) was probably recorded in the household of George Wicks (52) and his wife Eliza Wicks (49) in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. By 1861, she was probably recorded as a Housekeeper in the household of William Carmack in Clifford Street, St Mary, Hampshire, England. She was aged 34 and single. Also in the household was her sister Ruth Axford 25 and a Servant).

At the age of about 39 she married James Lanfear in 1866 Westbury, Wiltshire^[1]. James had been widowed the year previous. They appear to have remained childless.

1871 England Census
Marsh Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, England:

1881 England Census
2, Fair View Cottages Marsh Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, England:

Her husband James passed away on 22 December 1882.

Eight years after his death, Mary married, secondly, Jesse Biggs on 7 April 1890 in Westbury, Wiltshire^[2]. He was a Retired Factory Foreman. Notice of their marriage was printed on page 5 of the Warminster Herald dated 12 April 1890:

BIGGS--LANFEAR. —April 7th, at West End Baptist Chapel, Westbury, by the Rev. W. P. Laurence, Jesse Biggs, of Westbury Leigh, to Mary Lanfear, of Warminster Road, Westbury.^[3]

1891 England Census
Westbury Leigh Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, England:

Her second husband Jesse passed away on 27 August 1894.

1901 England Census
Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, England:

Her sister Ruth died in 1909.

Mary Biggs (aged 84) and a Pensioner was living alone in the 1911 England Census, her address recorded as Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire.

She passed away on 7 February 1912 aged 85, her death being registered at Westbury, Wiltshire on the same day^[4]. Causes of death were recorded as Senile Decay and Cardiac Failure. The informant was Maria Webb, present at death.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DC3-SKT : accessed 12 September 2015), James Lanfear, 1866; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D8S-K28 : 13 December 2014), Mary Lanfear, 1890; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
3. ↑ Warminster Herald dated 12 April 1890, page 5, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004250%2F18900412&page=5&article=115&stringtohighlight=jesse+biggs (requires subscription to view)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N19-D7Q : 31 December 2014), Mary Biggs, 1912; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73L-8Y8 : accessed 11 June 2016), Mary Axford in household of Jas Axford, Westbury, Wiltshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HX-V9H : accessed 11 June 2016), Mary Axford in household of William Carmack, St Mary, Hampshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJ9-29W : accessed 12 September 2015), Mary Lanfear in entry for James Lanfear, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ37-RHD : accessed 12 September 2015), Mary Lanfear in household of James Lanfear, Westbury, Wiltshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VMG-XW2 : 15 October 2015), Mary Biggs in household of Jesse Biggs, Westbury, Wiltshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSV1-PSP : 29 August 2015), Mary Biggs, Westbury, Wiltshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X725-4PP : 20 January 2015), Mary Biggs, Westbury, , Wiltshire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census,"