Leonard Biggs & Sarah Gomme

Leonard Biggs 1850-1928 was the son of George Biggs and Hester, his wife. In 1874 Leonard married Sarah Gomme, born 1851 in Loosley Row, the daughter of James Gomme of Lockington and Jane, nee Millers of Slough (nr Saunderton Station).

Leonard and Sarah had seven children, as follows ---

Children

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. St. Lawrence Churchyard, Stratford-cum-Castle, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Grave 96

Memorial At Loosley Row Baptist Cemetery

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Ella Biggs, widow. In the 1939 Register Ella is recorded as a widow, living at 17 Littleworth Road, Downley,(Council Houses), with Norman J Biggs an upholsterer. Ella died October 1962.

Alice Biggs 1888-

Ralph Leonard Biggs 1890-1955. Married Jessie May Tapping, 1899-1980, born Hampstead. In 1939 Ralph and Jessie were living at Wayside Cottage, Loosley Row, with children Joan F Biggs 17, Edwin Leonard Biggs 14 and Raymond George Biggs 11.