Person: PIGGOTT, William F. (1841-1923)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

William Frederick PIGGOTT

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

owner/proprietor of slide manufacturer

Main period of activity

N/A

Relationships to other people

brother of PIGGOTT, Theo. J. (1843-1892)

father of PIGGOTT, W. Charter (1872-1943)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1841

born at

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

1871-1872

resident

High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

1871-1906

~29

owner

T.J. and W.F. Piggott

2 April 1871

~30

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/1561.41.9
– occupation 'Chemist & Druggist'

1881

resident

King Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

3 April 1881

~40

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/4384.32.10
– occupation 'Chemist & Druggist'

8 January 1890

~49

lantern operator

[Magic lantern entertainment] (lantern entertainment, Meltham Mills, Yorkshire (West Riding), England, 8 January 1890)

1891-1893

resident

22 East Parade, Huddersfield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

5 April 1891

~50

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/3566.32.23
– occupation 'Chemist & Photographic Dealer'

1901-1903

resident

7 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

31 March 1901

~60

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/1508.13.18
– occupation 'Chemist & Photographer'

1911

resident

33 Goldington Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

2 April 1911

~70

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/8843.38
– occupation 'Retired Chemist (Shop)'

1922-1923

resident

11 Deerhurst Road, Streatham, London, England

14 January 1923

~82

died at

Streatham, London, England

9 March 1923

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1923 L-P p.509

Texts linked to this person

Lecture (1)

William F. Piggott, Wonders of the wayside (Leighton Buzzard: T.J. and W.F. Piggott, n.d.)

References

Colin Holmes, ‘The Piggott family: Leighton Buzzard photographers’ in LBDAHS Transactions (2007)

Richard Crangle, ‘Some lesser-known Life Model slide makers: No. 3 -- T.J. and W.F. Piggott of Leighton Buzzard’ in Magic Lantern 19 (June 2019)

Lucerna ID 6001968

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 4 January 2019

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Person: PIGGOTT, William F. (1841-1923)