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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)
:

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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3042 ABBOTT, John1881SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
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  
9641 AGAR, John1905ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13349 ALGIE, James1871SCT,     Apr 1888 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4644 ALLDRIDGE, Harry1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9650 ALLEN, Dorothy1903ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian 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  
17071 ANDREWS, William 1898ENG,     May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
5753 ARUNDEL, Alfred1900ENG,    , Kings Norton May 1914 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
5754 ASHBURNE, Alfred1892ENG, YKS, Dewsbury May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24069 ASHBY, James1904ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23681 ASHFIELD, George1900ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23682 ASHLEY, Frank1895ENG,     Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23683 ASHTON, Abraham1896ENG,     May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4015 ATTWOOD, Beatrice May1897ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4016 ATTWOOD, Louisa1899ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3620 AVERILL, Ernest John1894ENG, BRK, Reading Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8592 BAILEY, Ernest1902ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3423 BALL, Albert Victor1902ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3422 BALL, Amelia1900ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24070 BALL, Daisy1909ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4038 BALL, Edward1901ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24071 BALL, George1907ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9157 BARLEY, Edward 1894ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
7199 BARLEY, Frederick1897ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
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