Name |
Charles Kingsley WIGGINS |
Birth |
4 Mar 1887 |
, Darnley, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [1] |
Baptism |
21 Aug 1887 |
, St. Mark's Anglican Church, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.43738,-63.63568 [1] |
- the officiating clergyman was T.B. Reagh
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Gender |
Male |
Census |
1891 |
, Lot 18, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [2] |
- included in the household with George (age 49) were his wife Jennett Hope (age 44), their children Mary (age 20), Flora, (age 10), Lewis/Louis (age 8) and Charles (age 4). George was a farmer. The family religion was Anglican.
- Role: Witness
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Alt-Birth Date |
Abt 1891 [3] |
- this birth year was taken from his burial record, however he was recorded as being 4 years old in the 1891 census.
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Milit-End |
- upon his death in France. He last served as a Private with the Machine Gun Corps, 3rd Batallion, service number 712778.
- Role: Principal 2
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Milit-End |
- upon his death in France. He last served as a Private with the Machine Gun Corps, 3rd Batallion, service number 712778.
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Name |
Charles Wiggins [5] |
Death |
30 Sep 1918 |
,,, France [6, 7] |
- his name is on the World War I Honour Roll at Princetown United Church, Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada (46.52916, -63.68745). Obituary: "Mrs. Agnes Wiggins of Charlottetown has received word that her husband, Private Charles Kingsley Wiggins, had been killed in action on Sept. 30th. Private Wiggins left with the 105th as a signaller, but was afterwards transferred to another battalion. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wiggins of Darnley, a brother of Mrs. Geoffrey Fitzgerald, and a nephew of Lady Davies of Ottawa. He leaves to mourn a widow and three young children."
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Burial |
, Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Raillencourt,, France,, 50.188408;3.174667 [4] |
- Raillencourt is a village in the Department of the Nord, about 5 kilometres west of Cambrai on the main road to Arras, D939. The Communal Cemetery is located on the main road about 700 metres from the entrance to the village from the Arras side.Inscription: In Memory of / Private Charles Kingsley Wiggins / 712778, 3rd Bn., Canadian Machine Gun Corps / who died age 27 / on 30 September 1918 / Son of George and Janet Wiggins, of Darnley, Prince Edward / Island; husband of Agnes Mary Peyton (formerly Wiggins), of / Valdez, Alaska. / Remembered with honour.
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Repository - Raillencourt Comm Burial location of Charles Kingsley Wiggins, Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Rallencourt, France. |
Person ID |
I1879 |
Ancestral Trails |
Last Modified |
28 Apr 2024 |
Father |
George William Jacob WIGGINS, b. 13 Jan 1842, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 5 Apr 1919, , his residence, Darnley, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 77 years) |
Mother |
Jennett HOPE, b. 13 Apr 1847, , St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 7 Feb 1926, , home of her daughter Flora, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
25 Feb 1868 [8] |
Family ID |
F1200 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |