James Wigan
Events
Date of Baptism: 19 November 1608.
Place of Baptism: Wigan, Lancashire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 12 March 1667/8.
Place of Burial: Wigan, Lancashire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: James Wigan.
The name of James’s father is recorded in his baptism record.
Mother: Ann Hollis.
Ann’s name is recorded in her marriage record.
Spouse: Margery Houghton. Married 7 May 1635 in Wigan.
The marriage is recorded in the parish registers.
Spouse: Jane.
This relationship is recorded in the Wigan Borough Leet Rolls (1 October 1653 and after). Thomas’s first wife Margery was buried in March 1649/50.
Children (by Margery):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Alice Wigan (baptized 3 September 1635 in Wigan - buried 6 March 1649/50 in Wigan). Alice died of the plague.
Anne Wigan (baptized 26 November 1637 in Wigan - buried 19 February 1637/8 in Wigan).
Thomas Wigan (baptized 22 May 1642 in Wigan - buried 9 February 1723/4 in Wigan) married Elizabeth Critchley 13 January 1664/5 in Upholland, Lancashire.
Evidence
from the Wigan Borough Court Leet Rolls :
1635
Richard Dobson and Ralph Winstanley, assault. Sureties James Wigan and Ralph Leigh.
Richard Dobson, James Wigan, and Wm. Higham assault.
Hamlet Houlecroft, James Wigan, John Forster, James Kidd alias Ireland, panner, and Humphrey Gregson [assault].
1640
George Glassbrooke of Whitston and James Wigan labourer assault.
1652
Roger Bibbie, James Wigan, Roger Nevar, Robert Markland, tailor, William Bamber, Richard Dobson, Nicholas Pennynton, Hugh Mathew, presented for allowing their swine to stray.
Hugh Mather, James Wigan, Roger Nevar and Robert Markland tailor fined for allowing their swine to stray.
1653
Ann Haughton and Jane the wife of James Wigan [assault].
1656(?)
Thomas son of John Townley, Thomas son of James Wigan and Barnaby son of Hugh Wood for throwing snowballs on the Lord’s Day.
1656
Jane the wife of James Wigan and Elizabeth the wife of William Catterall for abuse.
1657
The wife of James Wigan for assaulting Oliver Baron.
1658
James Wigan for abusing James Alman.
1661
James Wigan and Robert Rigby - abuse.
1662
Alice the wife of Edward Hawet for abusing Jane the wife of James Wigan.
Jane the wife of James Wigan and John Higham assault on July 4th.
James Harrison and Jane the wife of James Wigan - abuse.
Jane the wife of James Wigan and Alice the wife of John Townlow - abuse.
Roger Browne for abusing James Wigan.
James Wigan for abusing Ralph Browne “and threatening to Faight with him”.
1663
James Browne labourer and James Wigan and Jane his wife - assault and abuse.
1664
James Wigan labourer and Alice the wife of John Townlowe [litigation].
James Wigan and Margaret the wife of Hugh Mather [litigation].
1666
James Wigan and Daniel Rigby - assault.
Baptism (Wigan, All Saints parish register):
November 1608
19 James son of James Wigan hallgate
Marriage (Wigan, All Saints parish register):
May 1635
7. James Wigan & Margery Houghton both of this p[ar]ish
Baptisms of children (Wigan, All Saints parish register):
September 1635
3 Alice daughtr of James Wigan of halgate(?)
November 1637
26. Anne daugr of James Wiggan de Markettsted.
May 1642
22. Thomas son of James Wiggan de Wallgate
Burials of children and wife (Wigan, All Saints parish register):
February 1637/8
19. Anne daugr of James Wiggan de Markettstad
March 1649/50
Plague. 6. Alis daughter of James Wigan de wallgate
9. Margery wife of James Wigan de wallgate
Burial (Wigan, All Saints parish register):
March 1667
12 James Wigan of Hallgate
References
Court Leet Rolls, transcribed at www.wiganworld.co.uk.
Wigan Anglican Parish Registers. Wigan Archives Services, Wigan, England; digital images Ancestry.com (accessed 19 January 2016).