Must have missed the start of this, but is this the Vicar... Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: William Wiggan College: ST JOHN'S Entered: Easter, 1579 More Information: Matric. sizar from ST JOHN'S, Easter, 1579. Perhaps V. of Messingham, Lincs., 1583. Regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Robbins" <joy1982@alltel.net> To: "Jestrrwolf" <jester2652@yahoo.com> Cc: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: [WAR] Vicar William Wigan, Bishop's Itchington, 1590 > The church records where he died (Offchurch) begin with his death. It > would > appers his widow and second wife may have moved back to Coventry and > either > took the records with her or destroyed them. I tried to find more info on > him through his apprenticeship at Cheshire's Bishop's Palace, but can't > find > anyone there who is knowledgeable on where the old records might be. I > tried the Diocese and they only referred me somewhere else that didn't pan > out. A man who did his thesis work on the old clergy was going to help me > and then he ran into flooding in his house and has everything in storage. > > Lanc is "full" of the clan as well as the city of the same name. However, > they are not necessarily related as they took the surname from the place > name, thus creating a huge "base" of men carrying the same surname. > Interesting study on this surname already exists. They range from Lanc > down > into the mid-lands. The Warwick clan spelled the surname WIGGIN more often > than not while the scribes used the Wigan spelling. The Vicar signed > "Wiggin" although it is filed under Wigan, in his 'will' and his sons > also > used the WIGGIN spelling. > > You would think with clergy records so thorough there would be some > genealogy connected to them, but if there is it has eluded me so far. > > I hope to come back as soon as my arm allows! > > Joy

Now that's interesting! When I contacted the archivists at Cambridge she told me there were no Wiggin or variants in the list! It is probably him as he was born c. 1550. Thanks so very much for that. I'll follow up on that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Kane" <roots@johnkane.clara.co.uk> To: "Joy Robbins" <joy1982@alltel.net>; "Jestrrwolf" <jester2652@yahoo.com> Cc: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [WAR] Vicar William Wigan, Bishop's Itchington, 1590 > Must have missed the start of this, but is this the Vicar... > > Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 > Name: William Wiggan > College: ST JOHN'S > Entered: Easter, 1579 > More Information: > Matric. sizar from ST JOHN'S, Easter, 1579. > Perhaps V. of Messingham, Lincs., 1583. > > Regards, > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joy Robbins" <joy1982@alltel.net> > To: "Jestrrwolf" <jester2652@yahoo.com> > Cc: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:40 PM > Subject: [WAR] Vicar William Wigan, Bishop's Itchington, 1590 > > >> The church records where he died (Offchurch) begin with his death. It >> would >> appers his widow and second wife may have moved back to Coventry and >> either >> took the records with her or destroyed them. I tried to find more info >> on >> him through his apprenticeship at Cheshire's Bishop's Palace, but can't >> find >> anyone there who is knowledgeable on where the old records might be. I >> tried the Diocese and they only referred me somewhere else that didn't >> pan >> out. A man who did his thesis work on the old clergy was going to help >> me >> and then he ran into flooding in his house and has everything in storage. >> >> Lanc is "full" of the clan as well as the city of the same name. >> However, >> they are not necessarily related as they took the surname from the place >> name, thus creating a huge "base" of men carrying the same surname. >> Interesting study on this surname already exists. They range from Lanc >> down >> into the mid-lands. The Warwick clan spelled the surname WIGGIN more >> often >> than not while the scribes used the Wigan spelling. The Vicar signed >> "Wiggin" although it is filed under Wigan, in his 'will' and his sons >> also >> used the WIGGIN spelling. >> >> You would think with clergy records so thorough there would be some >> genealogy connected to them, but if there is it has eluded me so far. >> >> I hope to come back as soon as my arm allows! >> >> Joy >