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


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

Marriage (1)
:
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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5126 ABBOTT, Emily1886ENG,     May 1898 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3011 ABBOTT, Frederick1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3012 ABBOTT, George1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3058 ABBOTT, Herbert William1893ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3140 ACKROYD, Frances May1899M__,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3143 ACKROYD, Mabel Emma1904IRL,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3144 ACKROYD, William Henry1906IND,    , Quetta Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
6924 ADAMS, Ann Elizabeth1867ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
8778 ADAMS, George1875ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
8128 ADIE, Dorothy May1914ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10056 ADIE, Mary1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
9641 AGAR, John1905ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8129 AGER, Arthur Charles1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
23376 ALEXANDER, Walter1906ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4640 ALLDRIDGE, Francis1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4644 ALLDRIDGE, Harry1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4639 ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard1884ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4641 ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca1890ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4642 ALLDRIDGE, William Henry1886ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
9650 ALLEN, Dorothy1903ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17060 ALLEN, Edward1887ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore hlomiller  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4703 ALLEN, Thomas Henry1899ENG, WOR, Kings Norton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12871 ALLEN, Walter Harry1883ENG, WOR, Kidderminster Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
16328 ALLMAN, Sophia Mary Ann1875ENG, MDX, St. George in the East Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg CAN Middlemore  
6925 ALLSUPP, Eliza Matty1865ENG,    , Upton on Severn Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
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