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The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

Additonal Information

This is pre 1820 information mainly taken from actual images of UK parish registers and other primary sources which I have personally researched. Further information about the settlers and their families once they reached the Cape can be found at https://www.1820settlers.com/

Sue Mackay

BIGGAR, Alexander - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

Leader of BIGGAR's Party 

 

Death Notice (Cape Archives)

 

Born Kinsale, Ireland, son of Robert Harold BIGGAR

 

Further information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biggar_family

 

New Register House, Edinburgh

 

Marriage in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
2 March 1799
Lieutenant Alexander BIGGAR of His Majesty's 15th Regiment of Foot and Miss Mary STRATON, daughter of the Rev Mr. George STRATON, Episcopal Clergyman in Brechin, were contracted in order to marriage; and their banns having been published there several times and no objection offered were married the 3rd current.
 

Baptisms of three of his children found in Scotland:

Ann Harold, daughter of Captain BIGGAR and Mary STRATON born 18 August and baptised 1 September 1801 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.

Capt. Alexander BIGGAR 13th Royal Perthshire Militia and Mrs. Mary STRATON, spouse, in St.Andrew's Parish, Edinburgh, a daughter born 4 August 1810 named Charlotte.

Capt. Alexander BIGGAR, Perthshire Militia, and Mrs.Mary STRATON his spouse, Edinburgh Castle, a son born 27 September 1812 named Robert.

 

Canterbury Cathedral Archives:

 

Agnes Elizabeth BIGGAR, daughter of Alexander and Mary, baptised 29 November 1808 in St.Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent (born May 12)

 

Northamptonshire County Council:

 

Isabella Alexina, daughter of Alexander and Mary BIGGAR Esq, Bullhead Lane, paymaster 85th Regiment, christened 25 October 1816 in St.Sepulchre, Northampton

Death Notice (Cape Archives) for Alexina EATON, daughter of Captain BIGGAR, lists her middle name as Isabella

 

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

 

Helen, daughter of Alexander and Mary BIGGAR, Paymaster 85th Regt, baptised 20 June 1818 in Stoke Damerel, Devon

 

Baptism of Margaret Graham BIGGAR not found but her Death Notice (Cape Archives) saya that she died on 31st May 1890 aged 90 years and 5 months

Baptisms of Mary John, Jean Straton and Georgina (born between 1803 and 1807) not found, suggesting that Alexander may have been posted elsewhere during this period.

 

National Archives, Kew

 

ADM37/6145 - Muster Roll of HMS Weymouth

Born on board:

Feb 20 ___ BIGGAR [this was his son George]

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