Researching Edward Bigger
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 92 people with the Bigger surname? In that year Bigger was ranked number 3487 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Bigger on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Bigger and the Bigger Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 156 people with the Bigger surname in the UK? Bigger is now ranked number 3895 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Bigger surname in the USA? Bigger is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Edward Bigger
Edward Coey Bigger
Sir Edward Coey Bigger (1861 – 1 June 1942) was an Irish politician and physician. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1925 to 1936. He was first elected to the Seanad at the 1925 election for 9 years. He was re-elected at the 1934 election for 3 years.
He was chairman of the Irish Public Health Council, the Central Midwives Board for Ireland, and of the General Nursing Council for Ireland, and was the author of a report to the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust on the physical welfare of mothers and children in Ireland. He was the Crown Representative for Ireland on the British General Medical Council from 1917 to 1927.
His son Joseph Warwick Bigger was a Senator from 1947 to 1951.
Source: Edward Coey Bigger, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Bigger
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