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Hi Pittsy, if you mean Wm snr's siblings I only have the deaths, which I have given you. You can work out approx birth year from their age at death. All were born in Scotland, not stuff I have access to.

:-)

Glad this is the right family though, not much help to you for births before 1700 - IGI would be my only suggestion.

Cherilyn

Are you able to send me the births for William Rigg's siblings that you know of and their source. Would be a great help. Still getting there - the mortar in the brick wall is weakening I hope.

Pittsy ;-)

Cherilyn

This is brilliant. With the purchase of his dc and mc yesterday on line I have confirmed parents etc. I also downloaded his will thanks to Helen's assistance. Did not have success with his wife's will yet but will try again. I did find him and his family in 1851 Census living at Torrcatune Urr which is similar to the name of the place he is born on his bc's - spelling different. Census lists his father Anthony as born 1791 Farmer (Kirkcudbrightshire) and he has died by 1851 as his wife Mary (B 1801 England) is listed as a widower living with daughter Agnes. William is at home and born 1837. There are 11 children.

I need to be able to find out who Anthony's parents were - do you have any suggestions ? I found their marriage at familysearch 25/1/1817 and in the same batch I found a JOHN RIGG married to a Janet Irvine 30/6/1815 so there has to be a link here I think.

Thanks for your help again.

Pittsy

Found George - he married Henrietta Charlotte ARCHDALE in 1862.

This adds credence to the Galloway connection:

Surname: RIGG
Given Names: Anthony
Event: M
Spouse Surname: FLANIGAN
Spouse Gvn Names: Ellen Marian
Birth Place: GALLOWAY
Year: 1869
Reg Number: 576

The Argus, Friday 29 January 1869
RIGG-FLANNIGAN. -On the 27th inst., at St. Patrick's Cathedral, by the Rev. George V. Barry, assisted by the Rev. J. P. O'Sullivan, Anthony Rigg, son of the late Anthony Rigg, of Torrkatrine, Galloway, Scotland, to Ellen Marian, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Flannigan, Esq., Melbourne, and step-daughter of Bernard T. Cooke, Esq., Rostrevor-hall, Essendon.

Sadly his wife died in 1872, aged only 26. Anthony died not long after, in September, at Emerald Hill, aged 39. His funeral notice mentions a brother George. Buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.

Hey Pittsy

This is his death:

Surname: RIGG
Given Names: William
Event: D
Father: Anthy
Mother: Mary ALLAN [or ALLEN]
Age: 46
Death Place: UNKNOWN
Year: 1883
Reg Number: 12225

Let me know if this is a link and I will send chn's names/bdms. Both Wm and Margaret's wills are available to download online ( se 3rd link), they are large files though. http://210.8.122.120/indexes/index_search.asp?searchid=54

Wm had siblings named Charles (b. Scotland, d. 1871 aged 29) and Anthony (b. 'Kirk', d. 1872 aged 39). So all 3 brothers died quite young. He also had a sister named Catherine (b. 'Kirk', d. 1873 aged 53 as McDONALD).

Kirk could be Kirkcudbright, which is in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland - this is the same area that Dalbeattie is found, after which he named his estate. It's a bit of a clue anyway.

Cherilyn

The information you gave me is fantastic but nowhere does it tell us his parents name. My Rigg clan all bought a ship and came to Australia and I am trying to work out which one of the brothers he belonged to. Any suggestions. I have contacted the Melbourne Cemetery for more information on his grave 1883 and his wife Margaret nee Cusack 1903. Any suggestions where else I can look. I have checked at Trove for all death notices in 1883 for him but nothing mentions his family or his children which is unusual. If I can locate the dc I will purchase it.

Thanks

Pittsy

Cherilyn

Much appreciated all the information on William Rigg - I have been out babysitting my grandson all day so will have a look at it and get back to you.

Thanks again.

Pittsy

Alan, I would need to go to the State Library in the city.

You could try sending a message to the library; they may be able to help if you know they exact death date (which I think was on the burial) by looking in old newspapers on microfiche.

http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/services/information_services/askus

One more bit:

The Argus, Friday 7 September 1951
PROCEEDS from the sale of "Dalbeattie," the 20-roomed mansion home in Williams rd., Windsor, built by Scots pioneer William Rigg in 1896, will go to Xavier College.
The house itself was sold for £12,500; the auction of its contents, which ended yesterday, brought £4,250.
It was at Xavier that the three Rigg boys-William, John, and Charles were educated. They and their two sisters never married, so that Charles' death last year marked the end of the family line.

Is this his marriage?

The Argus, Monday 18 January 1864
MARRIAGE.
RIGG-CUSACK.--On the 16th inst., at St. Francis Cathedral, Melbourne, by the Rev. J. G. Williams, Mr. William Rigg, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. R. Cusack, Carlton.

Her parents were Roger & Mary.

The Argus, Wednesday 21 October 1903
RIGG.-On the 18th October, at Beechworth, Margaret Frances Rigg, of Dalbeattie, Williams-road, Windsor, widow of the late William Rigg.
R.I.P. (Interred at Melbourne General Cemetery, October 20.)

He was also buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.

Possible arrival (from NZ)
RIGG WM A[dult] DEC 1863 HERO N 047 008


I haven't used any bdm disks for chn etc but let me know if you need them.

Hi Pittsy

Not sure how much you already know. Do you have his wife/children/parents? Here is some stuff from NLA Trove, which you may already have:

In June of 1881 'under medical advice' he went to Europe by steamer. About 150 gents met at Scott's Hotel to farewell him, presenting him a with a gift of a gold locket in the shape of a padlock, the trademark of the firm.

The Inquirer & Commercial News, Wednesday 19 December 1883
Mr. William Rigg. a member of the well known firm of Messes. McLean Bros., Rigg, & Co., has died.

The Argus, Tuesday 18 December 1883
RIGG. —On the 16th inst., at his residence, Netley, Williams-road, Windsor, William Rigg (of Messrs. McLean Bros. and Rigg), aged 46 years. R.I.P.

The Brisbane Courier, Thursday 27 December 1883
Flags wore flying half-mast high over many houses of business in the city on Tuesday last out of respect to the memory of Mr. William Rigg, of the firm of Messrs. M'Lean Bros, and Rigg, ironmongers, who died of consumption on the 16th instant. Mr. Rigg was a well known Melbourne merchant, and was a colonist of thirty years' standing. He was a member
of the Executive Committee of the International Exhibition. He took a warm interest in civic and political affairs. The deceased gentleman was a prominent member of the Roman Catholic Church, and was a willing helper in all its enterprises, particularly in all that pertained to furthering the progress of the Cathedral.

The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, Tuesday 20 May 1884
The late Mr. William Rigg, of Messrs. M'Lean Brothers and Rigg, of Melbourne, has bequeathed £250 to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, £50 each to the Magdalen Asylum and Catholic Orphanage. His estate was sworn at £37,000.

Cherilyn,

Would you be able to find out any info on an Anne Shuard born 1941 in West Australia and died in an Automobile accident in 1989 Pert District please?

Any little bits of info most welcome. Alan S. :-)

Cheryl

Me again. Happy New Year to you and your family. I am trying to find more about my relative William Rigg who died in Victoria 16/12/1883. Can you have a look for me please.

Thanks

Pittsy :-)

Hi Christine

Best bet is the Ryerson Index, though mainly for NSW, some Qld and Vic. This is searchable online (Google it) and you can request death or funeral notice lookups from volunteers on the site.

If you know the state and area you can check cemeteries, many have online databases that are searchable.

If you would like me to try and find it, I will need a name please ;)

Cheers
Cherilyn

Sue, if the spelling is definitely KELLET with one T, there is only one J Kellet in NSW listed in the White Pages telephone directory ( J R in Matraville).

LOTS of Kelletts though.

Privacy Act laws do not allow access to marriages as 'recent' as 1966, sorry.

Do you know what her previous married/maiden name was/were?

Cheryl, I s there any chance of finding someone that died in 1962 here in Australia please.
regards
Christine

Hi Cherilyn,

Happy new year to you as well!

Thanks for the info, not sure, have Limited info to go on.

Possible they could still be alive would be in late eighties ???
I only came across this info recently via another source.

sue
ps could you find there marriage for me please

Hi Sue

Happy new year!

Possible deaths for George on Ryerson Index - note spelling

KELLETT George Arthur Death notice 28AUG2009 Death 77 late of Brookvale Manly Daily 02SEP2009
KELLETT George Lawrence Death notice 12JUL2001 Death 82 late of Ingleburn Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 14JUL2001

Any good?

Hi Cherilyn

Could you possibly find a death for either Jessie Kellet & her husband George,

Not much to go on sorry but they married in 1966 Sydney.
Jessie was a widow when she married george.
Jessie b 1922 Manchester England.

Regards

sue