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


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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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
7883 FREEMAN, Arthur Thomas ENG, HAM, Shirley May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
18076 RIGGS, William Henry1898ENG, WAR, Shirley May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore