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Record #18076
Name :
: William Henry RIGGS (1898 - 1957)
  aka : Private Riggs


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Nov 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1957
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Shirley
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
: Rogers
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Middlemore Homes

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Henry Riggs. The children of Alice Sophie Brooks and Andrew Tom Riggs were Walter George, William Henry and Alice Elizabeth, all were British Home Children through Middlemore Homes. Alice had two more children although their father's identity is unconfirmed, Robert Richardson Riggs and Nancy Lillian Riggs. Alice then remarried Edward Richards and the couple had Edward Richards, Dorothy Richards and Thomas Richards.


In the 1901 English Census, Alice Riggs, 25, 'Dressmaker' and children Walter G (5, born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England), William (3, born in Shirley, Warwickshire, England), Alice E (6, born in Olton, Warwickshire, England) in Solihull, Warwickshire, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RIGGS
Given Name: William H
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Carthaginian
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-05-16
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1908-05-28
Party: Middlemore Homes
Destination: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-503
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place William Riggs in the household of Elizabeth and John Rogers in Carleton, New Brunswick as a Domestic. William is listed as being born in May of 1899 and having immigrated from England in 1908.

Attestation papers were signed 13 Feb 1917 in Fredericton, Nova Scotia. William Henry Riggs was born 22 Nov 1892 in Birmingham, England. He was a Teamster by trade and lived in Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick. His Next of Kin was his sister, Mrs. E. A. Neal of Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. 5'5" in height with brown eyes and red hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

22 Sep 1923 Marriage record for William Henry Riggs and Lucy Hannah Brooks in York County, Ontario. William lists his parents as Alice Brooks and Thomas Riggs. He is a Tinsimth by trade and this was the first marriage for both of them. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-11-15 12:41:31 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-13 10:03:39 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8965 RIDER, George 1900ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7659 RIDGEWAY, Mary1860ENG,     Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
19512 RIDGWAY, P. J.1873ENG,     May 1889 : Nestorian CAN Unknown  
26598 RIDLEY, J1887ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9054 RIDLEY, Sarah1898ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16008 RIDLEY, William1876ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
18873 RIGBY, John1887ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
11871 RIGBY, Sebastian John1873ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
23419 RIGGALL, Edward1890ENG, LIN, Spalding Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
15012 RIGGLEHOOT, Charles1886ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
18075 RIGGS, Alice Elizabeth1894ENG, WAR, Olton May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13301 RIGGS, Walter George1895ENG, WAR, Solihull May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18076 RIGGS, William Henry1898ENG, WAR, Shirley May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18594 RIGLEY, William1897ENG,     Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15890 RILEY, Alice1872ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
4096 RILEY, Arthur David1893IRL, ANT, Belfast Sep 1902 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7986 RILEY, Bridget1851ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
19624 RILEY, C E1883ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
13627 RILEY, Charles1877ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13124 RILEY, Elsie1894ENG,     Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2905 RILEY, John1894ENG,     Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
13629 RILEY, June1877ENG, LAN, Ashton Under Lyne Jun 1887 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13626 RILEY, Mary1875ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16092 RILEY, Mary1875ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15864 RILEY, Mary Ellen1877ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
13567 RILEY, Matthew1877ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
11868 RILEY, Miles1873ENG, LAN, Bootle Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
14729 RILEY, Patrick1871ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
11766 RILEY, Rosanna1894ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13565 RILEY, Thomas1874ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
13628 RILEY, Thomas1875ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16580 RILEY, William1897ENG,     Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
25933 RIMMER, A B1886ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
5775 RIMMER, Agnes E.1901ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7025 RIMMER, Mary A.1862ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
5545 RING, Ellen Elizabeth1898ENG,    , Plumstead Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3766 RINGER, Alice1891ENG,    , Witham Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
14128 RINGROSE, Alice1886ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
23418 RINGROSE, Thomas1889ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
17079 RINGROW, Richard1887ENG, LDN, London May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16326 RINGWOOD, Mary1878ENG,     Jun 1889 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
5885 RIORDAN, Edward1890ENG, BRK, Reading May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24188 RIPLETT, J. 1855ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
9884 RIPLEY, Cecilia1888ENG,    , Brighton Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
26241 RIPLEY, G1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9166 RIPLEY, Mary1896ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4886 RIPLEY, Norah1912ENG,    , Maidstone Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
5761 RIPLEY, Verenna Elsie1902ENG, DBY, Chesterfield May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18077 RISDON, Sarah1898ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21472 RISEBROOK, Albert1894 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
18078 RISEBROOK, Bert1901ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21473 RISEBROOK, Cecil1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9503 RISLEY, Sidney 1900ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12714 RITSON, Cyril Gordon H1909ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1922 : Montrose CAN MacPherson Homes  
10177 RITTERSBACK, Arthur1890ENG,    , Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9896 RIX, Charles Alfred1897ENG, NFK, Norwich Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10926 RIX, Olive1896ENG,    , Wayland May 1912 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
14705 ROACH, Alfred Thomas1880ENG, LND, Wood Green Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
16778 ROACH, Henry 'Harry' Wilfred1896ENG,    , Glouchester Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14082 ROACH, James1885ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
15007 ROACH, Thomas1888ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
11586 ROACH, William1857ENG,     Aug 1870 : Austrian CAN Father James Nugent  
15648 ROAD, Henry 1912ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12345 ROADKNIGHT, James1869ENG, LEI Apr 1884 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
13474 ROADNIGHT, Edward1874ENG, SRY, Croydon May 1887 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
25976 ROADS, John Arthur1916ENG, DBY, Bakewell Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11398 ROAKE, Albert Robert1903ENG,    , Fulham Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
7009 ROBATHAN, Ethel Florence1896ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
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