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Children of Henry Robert WIGGINS m2. 1892 Louisa JONES
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Louisa JONES was born 4 Dec 1859 at Forcett, the 8th child of George JONES and Ann KEMP. Her birth was registered at Sorell [Tas 2097]
Louisa JONES apparently lived at Whitemark, Sorell with John WIGGINS and had two children to him, although he was married to Lucy (aka Louisa, Matilda, Nancy) EATON. more info
1. Mary Jane WIGGINS b 8 Feb 1879 Sorell d/o John WIGGINS/Louisa JONES [Tas 2371]
2. John Henry WIGGINS b 22 May 1880 Sorell s/o John WIGGINS/Louisa JONES [Tas 2371]
Louisa JONES age 35 yrs m 17 May 1892 Sorell, Henry Robert WIGGINS age 52 yrs [Tas 907] (brother of the above John WIGGINS, sons of Thomas WIGGINS and Susannah NEWPORT)
Louisa was housekeeping for Henry Robert WIGGINS after his first wife Mary Ann (ms WILLIAMS) died in 1876 leaving three daughters aged 8, 4 and 2.
Children of Henry Robert WIGGINS and Louisa JONES: (The first six children were born out of wedlock and were registered as JONES with father unknown)
1. George Robert JONES b 5 Oct 1882 Sorell s/o unk/Louisa JONES [Tas 2816]
2. Emmaline Louisa JONES b 13 Nov 1884 Sorell d/o unk/Louisa JONES [Tas 3102]
3. Anna Bertha JONES b 11 Sep 1886 Sorell d/o unk/Louisa JONES [Tas 3162]
4. Alice JONES b 13 Jul 1888 Sorell d/o unk/Louisa JONES [Tas 3230]
5. Thomas William JONES (known as William Thomas) b 26 Nov 1889 Sorell s/o unk/Louisa JONES [Tas 3067]
6. Unnamed male JONES b 5 May 1891 Sorell s/o unk/Louisa JONES [Tas 3215] d 5 May 1891 [Tas 361] 7. Fanny WIGGINS b 19 Sep 1892 Sorell d/o Henry Robert WIGGINS/Louisa JONES [Tas 2399] 8. Henry Robert WIGGINS b 22 Sep 1894 Sorell s/o Henry Robert WIGGINS/Louisa JONES [Tas 2435] 9. Richard Samuel WIGGINS b 18 Aug 1896 Sorell s/o Henry Robert WIGGINS/Louisa JONES [Tas 2444]
See Dunalley and Blackman's Bay, 57km E of Hobart and SE of Sorell at location 4 on Port Arthur Region map
10. James Charles WIGGINS b 14 Sep 1898 Sorrell s/o Henry Robert WIGGINS/Louisa JONES [Tas 2399]
William Thomas WIGGINS b abt 1889 from age at enlistment [Australian War Memorial]
5788 2 Cpl William Thomas WIGGINS served in the Australian Army A. Prov. Corps and was awarded the Military Medal. He sailed overseas in WW1 with his brother Richard Samuel (see below). A photo of the brothers can be seen on the Australian Memorial website Roll of Honour Database file for Richard Samuel WIGGINS. (Leanda Balmforth)
5787 Pte WIGGINS Richard Samuel enlisted in the Australian Army 12th Battalion 23 Mar 1916 at Dunalley, District of Sorell, Tasmania s/o Henry Robert and Louisa WIGGINS, Occ: Woodcutter, Bushman, C of E, died 5 Jul 1916 of pneumonia aged 20 yrs. Memorial Panel 68, Egypt 16 Tel El Kebir Memorial Cemetery [AWM]
5787 Pte Richard Samuel WIGGINS aged 19 and 5788 Pte William Thomas WIGGINS aged 27 embarked 8 May 1916 Hobart with 12th Infantry Battalion on HMAT Seang Choon A49. Both were Woodcutters, Single, C of E, of Sorell on enlistment 23 Mar 1916 and Next of Kin: Mrs L WIGGINS, mother, Blackman's Bay, Dunally, Tasmania [AWM Embarkation Roll]
Engraving of Blackman's Bay in 1866 at State Library of Victoria.
Richard Samuel WIGGINS can be found in The Soldiers Walk WW1 Avenue of Honour in Queens Domain, Hobart searchable database