Brief Life History of John
When John Wigg was christened on 14 November 1708, in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Wigg, was 24 and his mother, Mary Gigney, was 24. He married Hannah Wyman on 18 March 1743, in Layston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
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- John Wigg, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Spouse and Children
1708– Male
1712– Female
Parents and Siblings
1684–1735 Male
1684– Female
Siblings (9)
1708– Male
1710– Male
1711– Female
1713–1735 Female
1714–1718 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (2)
1801 · The Act of Union
1815
Name Meaning
English (southeastern):
probably a nickname from Middle English wicga ‘beetle’.
metonymic occupational name for a maker of buns or fancy breads baked in rounds and then divided up into wedge-shaped slices, from Middle English wygge, from Middle Dutch wigge ‘wedge(-shaped cake)’. Compare Wigger 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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