Dave's Family History
Thomas BIGLAND
Has no ancestors but 75 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Thomas BIGLAND Gender Male Reference Number S 0030aP Person ID I3086 Simpson Last Modified 5 Aug 2022
Family Mary WINSTANLEY Marriage 23 Nov 1773 Kendal, Cumberland, England 
[1, 2] - Mary is from Sizergh, Kendal, Westmorland and Thomas is from
Children + 1. Thomas BIGLAND, b. Abt 1778, Ulverston, Lancashire, England d. 15 May 1863, Ulverston, Lancashire, England (Age 85 years)2. John BIGLAND, b. Abt 1778, Ulverston, Lancashire, England 3. Alice Winstanley BIGLAND, b. Abt 1781, Ulverston, Lancashire, England 4. Betty BIGLAND, b. Abt 1783, Ulverston, Lancashire, England Family ID F988 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Aug 2022
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Marriage - 23 Nov 1773 - Kendal, Cumberland, England 
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Notes - Bigland Family
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The Bigland name is not the most common of names (at least not in nthe 18th/19th centuries).
There are some in Scotland and in Yorkshire as well as the Lancashire family.
There is Bigland Hall near Haverthwaite. [54.237964208841525, -3.0057827818701064]
The Bigland family is an old family - at least 1466
Whilst there are numerous entries in Burke's History of The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 3) C 1835 p238 it is not possible to confirm a connection between the Biglands in this database.
See extract of on Google Books -
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Burke_s_Genealogical_and_Heraldic_Histor/SKM9HwbXW_8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bigland+hall&pg=PA238&printsec=frontcover
Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue has a summary that includes "Early records show a variety of Bigland family members but it is difficult to establish a concise family tree. Not untill the death of George Bigland of Bigland Hall who died in 1902 is it possible to trace the line of descent."
See https://archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=WDBGLD
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