Martha BIGGS

1889 - 1967  (78 years)

• Name	Martha BIGGS
  Birth	31 Jul 1889	Histon, Cambs   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Histon, Cambs   [1]
  	Age: 1y
  	Address: Narrow Lane
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Impington, Cambs   [4]
  	Age: 11y
  	Address: Chequers Lane
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Histon, Cambs   [5]
  	Age: 21y
  	Address: Mill Lane
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Histon, Cambs   [5]
  	General domesic servant
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Histon, Cambs   [6]
  	Age: 31y 11m
  	Address: Park Lane
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Histon, Cambs   [6]
  	Home Duties
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Histon, Cambs   [7]
  	Address: Park Lane
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Histon, Cambs   [7]
  	UDD
  Residence	1967	Histon, Cambs   [8]
  	Address: 31 Hawthorne Avenue
  Death	17 Oct 1967	Cambridge, Cambs   [8]
  	Address: Addenbrookes Hospital
  Probate	29 Nov 1967	Peterborough, Cambs   [8]
  	Value of Estate £863
  Person ID	I366785636	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Smith Lucas BIGGS,   b. Cal 1861, Cambridge, Cambs d. 1 Jul 1939, Cambridge, Cambs (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Harriet STEARN,   b. Cal 1862, Oakington, Cambs d. Between Jul 1923 and Sep 1923, Chesterton, Cambs (Age 61 years)
  Banns	26 Oct 1884	Histon, Cambs   [9]
  Marriage	28 Oct 1884	Histon, Cambs   [10]
  Family ID	F12799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Hicks SWANNELL,   b. 8 Mar 1885, Chelsea, London SW d. 20 Oct 1972, Coventry, Warwicks (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct 1911 and Dec 1911	Histon, Cambs   [11]
  Children	1. Frank Walter SWANNELL,   b. 26 Jul 1912, Histon, Cambs d. 12 Jan 1991, Histon, Cambs (Age 78 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F16141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Jul 1889 - Histon, Cambs Census - Age: 1y,Address: Narrow Lane - 5 Apr 1891 - Histon, Cambs Census - Age: 11y,Address: Chequers Lane - 31 Mar 1901 - Impington, Cambs Census - Age: 21y,Address: Mill Lane - 2 Apr 1911 - Histon, Cambs Occupation - General domesic servant - 2 Apr 1911 - Histon, Cambs Marriage - Between Oct 1911 and Dec 1911 - Histon, Cambs Census - Age: 31y 11m,Address: Park Lane - 19 Jun 1921 - Histon, Cambs Occupation - Home Duties - 19 Jun 1921 - Histon, Cambs Census - Address: Park Lane - 29 Sep 1939 - Histon, Cambs Occupation - UDD - 29 Sep 1939 - Histon, Cambs Residence - Address: 31 Hawthorne Avenue - 1967 - Histon, Cambs Death - Address: Addenbrookes Hospital - 17 Oct 1967 - Cambridge, Cambs Probate - 29 Nov 1967 - Peterborough, Cambs  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S54] Census 1891 E&W (05/04/1891), RG12 PN1278 F17 P2 SN14. Census England 1891 Address: Narrow Lane Place: Histon, Cambs Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Employ Status • Where Born • Infirmity Smith Lucas Biggs • Head • M • M • 29 • Labourer in jam factory • Employed • Cambridge, Cambs • Harriet Biggs • Wife • M • F • 28 • • • Oakington, Cambs • Harry Biggs • Son • S • M • 5 • Scholar • • Histon, Cambs • Frederick G Biggs • Son • S • M • 3 • Scholar • • Histon, Cambs • Martha Biggs • Daughter • S • F • 1 • • • Histon, Cambs • [S419] England & Wales Births 1837 - 2006, Vol 3b P 467. [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN1522 F38 P20 SN117. Census England 1901 Address: Chequers Lane Place: Impington, Cambs Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Infirmity Smith Lucas Biggs • Head • M • M • 39 • Factory Hand • Worker • • Cambridge, Cambs • Harriet Biggs • Wife • M • F • 38 • • • • Oakington, Cambs • Harry Biggs • Son • S • M • 15 • Factory Hand • Worker • • Histon, Cambs • Frederick G Biggs • Son • S • M • 13 • Shop Boy • Worker • • Histon, Cambs • Martha Biggs • Daughter • S • F • 11 • • • • Histon, Cambs • Florence Biggs • Daughter • S • F • 9 • • • • Histon, Cambs • Stanley Biggs • Son • S • M • 7 • • • • Impington, Cambs • Elizabeth Biggs • Daughter • S • F • 3 • • • • Impington, Cambs • Charlie Biggs • Son • S • M • 1 • • • • Impington, Cambs • [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN9066 RD180 SD1 ED16 SN178. Census England 1911 Address: Mill Lane Place: Histon, Cambs Name • Relation • Sex • Age • Married • Years • Chd Born • Chd Living • Chd Died • Occupation • Industry • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Nationality • Infirmity Martha Biggs • Servant • F • 21 • S • • • • • General domesic servant • • • • Histon, Cambs • • [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN08074 SN161 RD180 RS1 ED18,19. Census England 1921 Address: Park Lane Place: Histon, Cambs Name • Relation • Age • Sex • Marr/Orph'd • Birthplace • Nationality • Education • Occupation • Employment • Place of Work • Chd <16 • Children's Ages Walter H Swannell • Head • 36y 3m • M • Married • Chelsea, London SW • • • Fruit Farmer • Own Account • At home • 1 • 8 Martha Swannell • Wife • 31y 11m • F • Married • Histon, Cambs • • • Home Duties • • • • Frank W Swannell • Son • 8y 11m • M • Both Alive • Histon, Cambs • • Whole Time • • • • • [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939), RG101 PN6315C I018 L31. Register England & Wales 1939 Address: Park Lane Place: Histon, Cambs Name of person • Status • Gender • Birthdate • Condition • Occupation • Comments Swannell, Walter H • • M • 8 Mar 1885 • M • Market Gardener, own account • Swannell, Martha • • F • 31 Jul 1889 • M • UDD • Swannell, Frank W • • M • 26 Jul 1912 • S • Market Gardener • Swannell, Olive M • • F • 11 Feb 1923 • S • Dressmaker's Assistant • [S488] England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019. [S437] Cambridgeshire Banns. [S514] Cambridgeshire Marriages. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 3b P 1145.