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PAGE UPDATED 15 JANUARY 2015 |
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WIGLEY FAMILY
HISTORY |
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THE WIGLEY FAMILY, DIDDLEBURY, SHROPSHIRE, KENT, SCOTLAND, USA |
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THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME WIGLEY AND SOME EARLY WIGLEYS |
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WIGLEY COAT OF
ARMS ● belonging to the Wigley
family of Scraptoft, Leicestershire, with whom our Wigley
family may be related ● left: a needlepoint version by the late Jane
Elizabeth Wigley, Florida, USA based on a photo taken by Roland L. Wigley, of New Jersey, USA, at the church at Scraptoft ● right: a replica found in the USA (click on the picture to enlarge it) |
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SHROPSHIRE LINE POSSIBLE ANCESTORS ASSUMED FROM WILLS DATED 1552-96 |
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GENERATIONS ARE NUMBERED
FROM THE FIRST TRACED ANCESTOR, RICHARD WIGLEY II (about 1600-1661), BUT THESE ARE THREE
POSSIBLE GENERATIONS BEFORE RICHARD II |
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THOMAS WIGLEY I |
GENERATION 1 |
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born
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died
about 1552, Diddlebury, Shropshire |
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married |
KATHERINE -- |
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born
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died
about 1577, Diddlebury, Shropshire |
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● Thomas was previously numbered THOMAS 1a - renumbered MAY 2020 ● nothing more is known about him or Katherine
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CHILDREN |
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DIED |
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WILLIAM
WIGLEY I |
? |
about 1596 |
Diddlebury, Shropshire |
SEE
BELOW |
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RICHARD
WIGLEY I |
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about 1592 |
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THOMAS
WIGLEY II |
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about 1587 |
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EDWARD WIGLEY I |
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? |
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ELIZABETH WIGLEY
I |
? |
? |
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OTHERS? |
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THOMAS WIGLEY I’s CHILDREN |
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WILLIAM WIGLEY I |
GENERATION 2 |
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born
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died
about 1596, Diddlebury, Shropshire |
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married |
….. |
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born ? |
died
before 1596? |
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i |
● William was
previously numbered WILLIAM Ia - renumbered MAY 2020 |
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nothing is known about William’s wife |
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CHILDREN |
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DIED |
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THOMAS WIGLEY IIII |
before
1552 |
after
1596 |
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previously numbered THOMAS Ic - renumbered MAY 2020 ●
nothing more is known about them |
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EDWARD WIGLEY I |
? |
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previously numbered EDWARD Ib - renumbered MAY 2020 ●
nothing more is known about him |
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KATHERINE WIGLEY |
before
1577 |
nothing
more is known about them |
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THOMASINE WIGLEY |
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OTHERS? |
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RICHARD WIGLEY I |
GENERATION 2 |
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born
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died
about 1592, Diddlebury, Shropshire |
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married
after 1552 |
MARGERY -- |
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born ? |
died
after 1593 |
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Richard was previously numbered RICHARD Ia
- renumbered MAY 2020 |
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LAWRENCE WIGLEY |
? |
after 1593 |
nothing
more is known about him |
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ELIZABETH WIGLEY II |
? |
after 1593, Diddlebury, Shropshire |
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previously numbered ELIZABETH
Ib -
renumbered MAY 2020 ●
unmarried? ●
nothing more is known about her |
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THOMAS WIGLEY II |
GENERATION 2 |
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born
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died about
1587 |
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married |
JOYCE -- |
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born ? |
died
after 1587 |
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Thomas was previously numbered THOMAS 1b - renumbered MAY 2020 |
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CHILDREN |
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DIED |
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ANTHONY WIGLEY |
before 1587 |
? |
nothing
more is known about him |
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WILLIAM WIGLEY II |
? |
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previously numbered WILLIAM Ib - renumbered MAY 2020 ●
nothing more is known about him |
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ELIZABETH WIGLEY III |
? |
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previously numbered ELIZABETH Ic - renumbered MAY 2020 ●
nothing more is known about her |
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EDWARD WIGLEY I |
GENERATION 2 |
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born
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died ? |
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married -- |
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born
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died ? |
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Edward was previously numbered EDWARD Ia - renumbered MAY 2020 |
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nothing is known about Esward’s wife |
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CHILDREN |
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DIED |
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WILLIAM WIGLEY III |
before 1577 |
? |
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previously numbered WILLIAM Ic - renumbered MAY 2020 ●
nothing more is known about him |
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ELIZABETH WIGLEY I |
GENERATION 2 |
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born
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died ? |
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married |
-- ENYONS |
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Elizabeth was previously numbered ELIZABETH Ia - renumbered MAY 2020 |
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nothing more is known about -- Enyons |
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DIED |
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KATHERINE ENYONS |
before 1577 |
? |
not
definite - nothing more is known about them |
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JANE ENYONS |
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JOHN ENYONS |
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….. WIGLEY’s CHILDREN |
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RICHARD WIGLEY II |
GENERATION 4 |
= GENERATION 1 OF FULL FAMILY |
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born
about 1600, Bromfield, Shropshire? |
died
1661, Bromfield, Shropshire, age about 61 |
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married |
ALICE --….. |
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born ? |
died 1671, Bromfield, Shropshire |
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nothing more is known about Alice -- |
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·
NOTES: Roman
numerals after a person’s name, eg. Richard
I,
are purely to distinguish different people with the same name R/D = Registration DistrIct R/O = Register OffIce (for an explanation of
these two terms, see homepage) i = odd notes ● SOURCE
ABBREVIATIONS: BMD online
birth/marriage/death indexes CENSUS
various census records CERT
birth/marriage/death certificate FAM family sources IGI International
Genealogical Index (not always completely reliable) WILL will/letters of
administration/probate details COMMENTS
AND CORRECTIONS WELCOMED IN PARTICULAR, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY LINKS THAT DON’T
WORK CONTACT ADDRESS ON HOMEPAGE |
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