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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… present Baptist chapel. 343 Shortly after 1796, when James Biggs (d. 1830), 344 a Calvinistic Baptist, became pastor, … fused with the Presbyterians for worship. 345 It is from Biggs's pastorate that the establishment of the New Baptist … 654 That school was replaced by one conducted by Richard Biggs 655 held in 18223 in High Street 656 and moved by 1830 …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Brethren. CHARITIES The grammar school (formerly Walter Biggs's charity) has already been dealt with. 118 The …
A History of the County of Warwick
… it marked the start of a new era, for the rule of Yeatman-Biggs, the first bishop of the new diocese, had been a very …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of Coventry to the new diocese. 33 H. W. Yeatman-Biggs succeeded Gore as Bishop of Worcester and from that … war temporarily frustrated any further effort 37 Yeatman-Biggs, who was certainly the inspiration behind the whole …
A History of the County of Leicester
… and shoe business began to be a promising sideline. J. Biggs & Son, J. Langham & Sons, and Pool & Lorimer tried boot …
A History of the County of Leicester
… the truth about wages than were their masters. Joseph Biggs, one of the most important local manufacturers, said … year of the war-time peak of production. In 1841 William Biggs had estimated average earnings to be 6 s. or 7 s. a … answer to complaints made to the commissioner that William Biggs set out to him the advantages brought by the middlemen: …
A History of the County of Leicester
… conduct of the election was put into the hands of William Biggs, a young and energetic hosier, chairman of the Reform … against the election on the grounds of this corruption Biggs found it convenient to have urgent business in America. … and under the guidance of two leading manufacturers, John Biggs and Richard Harris, 'the Cobden and Bright of the …