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.
Related Agencies:
Reginald Allan Biggs (NG2157) | 17 Apr 1897 | 25 May 1995 |
Series Created By Agency:
NS984 Biggs Family Papers | 01 Jan 1833 | 31 Dec 1982 |
NS5467 Family Research Materials and Papers | 01 Jan 1833 | 31 Dec 1982 |
NS761 Typescript of Correspondence of Abraham Biggs and Family | 01 Apr 1833 | 15 May 1853 |
NS5466 Ephemera and Printed Materials | 01 Jan 1849 | 31 Dec 1935 |
NS5465 Family Photographs | 01 Jan 1850 | 31 Dec 1965 |
NS5468 Scrapbook about Education in Tasmania | 21 Aug 1874 | 24 Sep 1880 |