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'''Leonard Biggs''' 1850-1928 was the son of George & Hester Biggs 

'''Sarah Gomme''', born 1851 in Loosley Row, the daughter of James Gomme of Lockington and Jane, nee Millers of Slough (nr Saunderton Station).

Until 1901 Leonard was recorded as a sawyer in the census.   In 1901 he has become a sandstone miner.

'''Leonard married Sarah in 1874'''

'''Leonard and Sarah had seven children, all born in Loosley Row, as follows''' :-

'''Rose Biggs''' 1876-1953.   Married Henry Kester, 1876-1932.   Rose died 24 January 1953 in Surrey.

'''Lily Margaret Biggs''' 1877-1891.   Married 1907 at Cowley, Oxon, Frank Leonard Jenkinson from Naphill, chairmaker.   In 1939 Lily and Frank were living at 'Berwyn', Main Road, Naphill, which is where Lily died on 26th June 1967.

'''George Biggs''' 1879-   In 1911 George aged 33, single, working at Watford as an engineer and fitter.

'''Eva Biggs''' 1882

'''Ernest Alfred Biggs''' '''1885-1915'''.   '''Married 1911 Ella M Martin, daughter of George and Anne Martin of Downley.'''    '''Ernest Alfred Biggs died 30th''' June 1915 WW1 of 'spotted fever' aged 29.   He was in the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry.

'''Buried''' at Stratford-cum-Castle, Wiltshire, grave 96.   '''Memorial''' '''at Loosley Row Baptist Cemetery'''

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'''Alice Biggs''' 1888-

'''Ralph Leonard Biggs''' born 1890 married  Jessie May Tapping on 25th December 1921.   See [[Ralph & Jessie Biggs]] for their life story        

{{Person
|Forename=Leonard  /  Sarah
|Surname=Biggs  /  Gomme
|Year of Birth=1850  /  1851
|Year of Death=1928  /  1914
|Partner=married  couple
|Father=George Biggs  /  ?
|Mother=Hester  /  ?
}}