Thomas Charles Bigge Explained

Thomas Charles Bigge (1739–1794) was an English landowner and banker, High Sheriff of Northumberland for 1771.^[1]

Life

He was the son of William Bigge (1707–1758).^[2] of Benton House, Little Benton, Northumberland. He enrolled at Christ Church, Oxford in 1757.^[3]

Bigge was a member of the Roman Club founded in 1765 by Edward Gibbon.^[4] In 1774 he was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for .^[5] He was buried in the church of Weston, Bath, where there were memorials to two of his daughters.^[3]

Family

Bigge married Jemima Ord, daughter of William Ord of Fenham—who had also served as High Sheriff of Northumberland—in 1747. They had four sons and six daughters.^[6]

• The eldest son Charles (1773–1849), appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1802^[7]
• William Edward, who died young
• Thomas Hanway, banker, died 1824
• John (1780–1843) was called to the Bar in 1806 and in 1813 was appointed Chief Justice of Trinidad.
• A daughter, Grace Julia (died 1872), married Thomas Christopher Glyn, barrister-at-law, third son of Sir Richard Carr Glyn, 1st Baronet.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. 38294. Bigge, Thomas Charles. J. M.. Bennett.
2. Book: McKenzie, Eneas . An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the county of Northumberland . 462 . 1825 . Mackenzie and Dent.
3. Web site: Saint Wilfrid at Hexham. Kirby. D. P.. 1917. Internet Archive. Oriel Press. 226. 24 June 2015. Newcastle upon Tyne.
4. Book: Adam Rogers. Late Roman Towns in Britain: Rethinking Change and Decline. 28 March 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49951-4. 21 note 12.
5. Web site: Morpeth, History of Parliament Online. 23 June 2015.
6. Book: John Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Univested with Heritable Honours. 1833. H. Colburn. 632.
7. Book: Robert Dodsley. The Annual Register, or a View of the history, politicks and literature of the year 1802. 1803. Dodsley. 523.
8. Book: The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1827. 1828. J. Dodsley. 254.
9. Web site: The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope v. I. . A. M. W. Stirling (compiler).