Researching William Pigott
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1148 people with the Pigott surname? In that year Pigott was ranked number 2458 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Pigott on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Pigott and the Pigott Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pigott Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Pigott family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1212 people with the Pigott surname in the UK? Pigott is now ranked number 2922 for popularity in the UK. |
Pigott Family Tree Databases
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Pigott Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on William Pigott. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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William Pigott
William Hilson Pigott (10 March 1839 – 13 March 1909) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born in London to cabinet maker John Allpress Pigott and Margaret Hilson. His family moved to New South Wales in 1841 and Pigott became a solicitor's clerk, qualifying as a solicitor in 1863. In 1863 he married Laura Jane West, with whom he had two sons; a second marriage in 1883 to Louisa Matilda Jones produced a daughter. He practised as a solicitor in Grafton until joining a Sydney firm in 1864. A long-serving Petersham alderman, he was the first mayor from 1872 to 1880. In 1880 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury, serving until his resignation in 1884, due to ill health. He was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1887, serving until 1907. He was president of the Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales from 1892 until 1908.
Pigott died at Croydon in 1909 (aged 70).
Source: William Pigott, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Trigg Pigott
William Trigg Pigott (November 3, 1860 – March 18, 1944) was a Justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1897 to 1902, and again in 1918.
Born in Boonville, Missouri, Pigott graduated from the Law Department of the University of Missouri in 1880 and then moved to Virginia City, Montana. Later in 1880, Justice Pigott was appointed City Attorney of Virginia City, and served for ten years. In 1890, he moved to Great Falls, Montana, to practice law. He was appointed to the Montana Supreme Court by Governor Robert Burns Smith to a seat vacated by the death of Justice Horace R. Buck. Pigott returned to practicing law in 1902 but was re-appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Sam V. Stewart to replace Justice Sanner in 1918. In 1934, Governor Frank Henry Cooney appointed him to the 1st Judicial District to replace Judge Poorman. He served out the rest of the term and then resigned on December 3, 1934, to return to the private practice of law.
Pigott died in 1944, at the age of 84.
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