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Notebook, 1910s - 1920s

 Item — Box: Biggs Box 10
Reference code: 435/11/4/1

Scope and Contents

Handwritten notebook, thought to be written by Henry Bright Ashford (1851-1926), Howard Bigg’s maternal grandfather. Includes six enclosures of newspaper cuttings and notes. The text roughly covers the decade 1910 to 1920. Includes: - Copy of marriage licence for Edgar Arnold Biggs and Ida Bright Ashford (Howard Biggs’ parents), 1914 (p.38); - Some notes on Edgar Arnold Biggs’ grandfather, William Biggs, copied from press reports of his death in 1881 (p.78); - Some notes on Edgar Biggs’s father, Sir Arthur Worthington Biggs, p.79.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910s - 1920s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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