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Agency:
Abraham Biggs and Family
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1798
Description:
Abraham Edwin Biggs was a Hobart builder and contractor who married Eliza Coleman in 1822. The family emigrated to Tasmania in 1833. Biggs had close associations with the Methodist church. ;;Eldest son, Alfred Barrett Biggs 1825 - 1900, was a teacher, accountant and inventor, notable for his work in astronomy and for the installation of the telephone in Tasmania.;;Other descendants included Albert Walter and Edith Agnes.;;
Information Sources:
Lugton Family and Close Connections and Australian Dictionary of Biography website.
Reginald Allan Biggs (NG2157)17 Apr 189725 May 1995
Series Created By Agency:
NS984 Biggs Family Papers01 Jan 183331 Dec 1982

NS5467 Family Research Materials and Papers01 Jan 183331 Dec 1982

NS761 Typescript of Correspondence of Abraham Biggs and Family01 Apr 183315 May 1853

NS5466 Ephemera and Printed Materials01 Jan 184931 Dec 1935

NS5465 Family Photographs01 Jan 185031 Dec 1965

NS5468 Scrapbook about Education in Tasmania21 Aug 187424 Sep 1880