James Biggar^[1]

1836 - 1921  (85 years)

• Name	James Biggar
  Born	18 Mar 1836	Gattanside, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1874  [2]
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Pattern Maker
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1892	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	pattern maker
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	pattern Maker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-63919
  Died	6 Aug 1921	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: old age
  Person ID	I63919	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Biggar,   b. Abt 1806, of, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret Dalgleish,   b. Abt 1806, of, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Edgar,   b. 23 May 1835, Gattanside, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 25 Mar 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1857	Ladhope, Roxburgh, Scotland   [8]
  Children	1. Biggar   2. Biggar   3. Robert Biggar,   b. 1857, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth Biggar,   b. 20 May 1858, Galashiels, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 25 Jun 1925  (Age 67 years)   5. William Biggar,   b. 1866, , England ,   d. 16 Apr 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)   6. Margaret Biggar,   b. 1868, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. James Biggar,   b. 1871, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. John Biggar,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Andrew Biggar,   b. 31 Mar 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F16693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11755-82. James D. Baillie, 24, occ. Blacksmith, b. Flamborough, res. Galt, son of Elijah Baillie and Martha Machan, married Elizabeth Biggar, 25, b. Galashiels Scotland, res. Galt, daughter of James Biggar and Christena Edgar, Witness(s): Robert Henselwood and Christena Glady, Both of Galt, 5 April 1882 at Galt [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 15. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 31. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. James Biggar d. 6 Aug 1921 Galt b. 18 Mar 1836 Scotland, occ. carpenter, s/o James Biggar (b. Scotland) & Maggie Edgar (b. Scotland) cause: old age. [S658] Church Records - Scotland, Roxburgh, Melrose - Melrose parish registers of baptisms, marriages, proclamations of marriages, session minutes, 1723-1741 and mortuary rolls, 1642-1820. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 58. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Andrew Biggar Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1892 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: James Biggar (pattern maker of Galt) Mother's Name: Christina Edgar [S117] Vit - Scotland - Marriage Registration.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Mar 1836 - Gattanside, Melrose, , Roxburgh, Scotland Married - 17 Jul 1857 - Ladhope, Roxburgh, Scotland Occupation - Pattern Maker - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - pattern maker - 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - pattern Maker - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 6 Aug 1921 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth