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WELCOME TO THE TWELFTH EDITION OF THE “WORLD WIDE W*GG*”

Editor - Vivian Egan

1901 CENSUS – ENGLAND & WALES

After the debacle in January, the 1901 Census website is back online, albeit as a “test site” www.census.pro.gov.uk/index.html

I have been able to extract the W*GG* entries from the index. We have 856 WAGG; 213 WEGG; 1,016 WIGG; 273 WIGGS; 23 WAG; 5 WAGGE; 16 WAGGS; 8 WEGS; 3 WHIG; 2 WIG; 1 WIGGE and 1 Austrian WOGG.

I have noted several entries have been recorded incorrectly (whether by the enumerator or transcriber is unclear at present). We have WEGGs listed as WIGG and vice-versa. Also there are some listed as WIGG, which should be listed as WRIGG or RIGG. They show up as WRIGG, etc. in the 1881 Census and there are no relevant listings in the WIGG GRO extracts.

If anyone has viewed the image of the original entry, I would appreciate details to add to the database.

You have probably seen advertisements for "Muster Rolls" or "Militia Musters" for many counties available on disc (3.5" not CD). These descriptions are quite correct but don't confuse them, as I did, with "Militia Lists". The latter are lists of ALL the men liable for military service, originally those between 18 and 50, from whom the required number were drawn by ballot. Muster Rolls are those who actually served in the Militia.

Obviously the Militia Lists and the similar Posse Comitatus or Levee en Masse lists, which included all able bodied men, are more useful but, unfortunately, only a few are known to exist whereas the Muster Rolls 1781- 1782 are available for more than 50 counties.

For further details I would strongly recommend the book "Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876" by Jeremy Gibson and Mervyn Medlycott, published by the "Federation of Family History Societies".

The Muster Rolls only list the persons Surname, Given Name, Rank and the Company in which he served; no age or home address is given so it is necessary to consult the Enrolment and Discharge Lists to obtain full details.

I have searched the following Rolls for the names Wagg, Wegg & Wigg(s)

East Norfolk	Nil
West Norfolk	Nil
East Suffolk	1 - Samuel Wigg, Pte., Capt. Murray's Company Discharged 17/3/1782
West Suffolk	1 - John Wagg, Pte., Capt Grigsby's Company Discharged 20/10/1781
Nottinghamshire	1 - John Wagg, Pte., Capt. Parkyns Company Discharged 29 Nov. 1781

No reason is given for their discharge but presumably this would be because they had reached the upper age limit (50) of liability for Militia Service.

RESEARCHERS

Recently I was informed of the death of WEGG researcher, Mr. Norman LIGHTUP. Our sincere condolences go to his family.

NOTABLE W*GG*s     -     Charles Mayes WIGG   1889-1969

contributed by Martin WIGG with information from the Art Department, Norwich Castle Study Centre

Charles Mayes Wigg was born in Nottingham 13 January 1889, the eldest son of Mayes WIGG & Agnes nee SUDBURY. By 1893 the family were living in Watton, Norfolk where his father was a Bank Manager. He was educated at Gresham's School 1906. By 1909 they were living at Bank House, Cromer. In 1911 he studied art at Norwich School of Art and later with Frank Spenlove-Spenlove at his Yellow Door School of Art at Beckenham, Kent. A talent for art ran in the WIGG family – his aunt Fanny WIGG was listed as an artist in the 1891 Census.

During the First World War he was seriously wounded in Gaza and invalided out of the army around 1916. His injuries left him with walking difficulties. He subsequently found life afloat easier and for many years lived and painted in a boat on the Norfolk Broads. He had a studio at his parents' home, The Thatched House, Brundall, and at Rose Cottage, Barton Turf, from 1929.

The North Norfolk coast and Broadland scenery provided him with subjects for his watercolours and etchings. He was particularly fascinated by the Norfolk wherry. He painted very few oils. He exhibited regularly with the Norwich Art Circle from 1909-1936, once at the Royal Academy in 1915 and with the British Water-colour Society.

Little is known of his later life. Apparently following his marriage in 1952 he ceased to paint, and he died at St Mary's Hospital, Eastbourne, on 2 March 1969.

This WIGG line has been traced back to James WIGG who married Elizabeth SHANKE 23 Feb 1779 at Cantley, Norfolk.

My name is Shirley Linton and I began searching out my family lines back in 1975. I am interested in all my direct lines and so am searching in a large number of surnames. My families cover England, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA, to this point of my research. William WIGGS 1704-1766 Cheshunt, is my 7th Great Grandfather.

My husband Gerry, who became interested in Family research back in 1954, and I immigrated from New Zealand to Canada in 1977 with our five children. My husband was a Canadian Coast Guard Radio Operator, first of all in Alert Bay, on Cormorant Island off Vancouver Island, Canada, and then after 8 years we moved to the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, where my husband is now retired.

Our children, 1 boy a 737 Pilot lives in Houston Texas, 2 boys in the teaching profession living in Korea and British Columbia, Canada, a married daughter also living in British Columbia Canada and a single son living in Alberta, Canada. From them we now have 16 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

Both my husband and I have computers and guess what our hobby is??? you guessed it.......Family History!

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