Virginia Esther WIGGINS

1841 - 1913  (72 years)

• Name	Virginia Esther WIGGINS  [1]
  Birth	25 Sep 1841	, Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	4 Apr 1881	, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [3]
  	Enumerated in the household with Thomas were his wife Virginia (spelled Vergeneea on the census), sons William, Warburton (spelled Warberton), John, Albert & Cecil (spelled Sesal), and daughters Laura, Minnie & Harriet (spelled Hariet). Role: Wife
  Census	29 Apr 1891	, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  	Enumerated in the household with Thomas were his wife Virginia (Wiggins), daughters Deloras, Minnie, Jessie & Maggie, and sons John, Albert and Cecil. His religion was entered as Presbyterian, while his wife and children were listed as Church of England. Thomas was a farmer. He lived on the farm adjacent to his first cousin William Walker & Catherine McMurdo. Role: Wife
  		1891 Canada Census - Thomas Ja 1891 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household of Thomas & Virginia (Wiggins) Walker. Included in the household were their daughters Deloras, Minnie, Jessie & Maggie, and sons John, Albert and Cecil. His religion was entered as Presbyterian, while his wife and children were listed as Church of England. Thomas was a…
  Census	8 May 1901	, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  	Enumerated in the household with Thomas were his wife Virginia (entered as Virge E.), daughters Eleanor (entered as Ellener J.), Margaret (entered as Maggie M.), and sons John, Albert and Cecil. The family religion was Church of England. Thomas was a farmer. John and Albert were farmer's sons, and Cecil a student. They lived adjacent to William and Catherine (McMurdo) Walker. Role: Wife
  		1901 Canada Census - Thomas Ja 1901 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince Edward Island, household of Thomas James Walker. Included in the household were Thomas's wife Virginia (entered as Virge E.), daughters Eleanor (entered as Ellener J.), Margaret (entered as Maggie M.), and sons John, Albert and Cecil. The family religion was Church of England. Thomas was a farmer. John and…
  Census	1 Jun 1911	Lot 19, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [6]
  	Enumerated in the household with Thomas were his wife Virginia (Wiggins), son John and daughter-in-law Anna (Crozier) and grandson David. They lived adjacent to sons William and Albert, and their respective families. Role: Wife
  		1911 Canada Census - Thomas Ja 1911 Canada Census, Kensington, Lot 19, Prince Edward Island, household of Thomas James Walker. Included in the household were Thomas's wife Virginia (Wiggins), son John and daughter-in-law Anna (Crozier) and grandson David. They lived adjacent to sons William and Albert, and their respective families. The family religion was Anglican. Thomas…
  Death	4 Dec 1913	, Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [7]
  Alt-Death	4 Dec 1914	, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [8]
  Name	Virginia Easter Wiggins  [9]
  Name	Virginia Esther Walker  [10]
  Name	Virginia Wiggins  [4]
  Person ID	I492	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Gilbert WIGGINS,   b. 13 Mar 1815, New Brunswick d. 17 May 1903 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Compton GREEN,   b. 3 Apr 1817   d. 15 Sep 1882, , Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1840	, St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, 46.419983,-63.811033   [11]
  	"James Gilbert Wiggins of the Parish of Waterborough, New Brunswick (B) and Eleanor Compton Green of St. Eleanors (S) were married by license the 8th July 1840 in the presence of James Warburton Esq., and Harry Green. A.V.G. Wiggins." The marriage ceremony was performed by James' brother, Rev. Abraham Van Guilder Wiggins.
  Family ID	F818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas James WALKER,   b. 10 Apr 1834, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 1 Mar 1918, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 83 years)
  AltMarr	9 Aug 1863	, St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, 46.419983,-63.811033   [12]
  	"Thomas James Walker of New Annan Bachelor, and Virginia Esther Wiggins of __?__ were married by license on Thursday August 9th 1863. By me Herbert Read, Rector. Witness William F. Wiggins, Sarah H. Jones."
  Marriage	27 Aug 1863	St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [13, 14, 15]
  	Thomas James Walker (B) Virginia Esther Wiggins (S) marr. Aug. 27 1863 by license by Herbert Read, Rector. Wit. William Wiggins, James G. Wiggins, Sarah Jones. Recorded Jan. 13 1864, C. Irving, Surrogate. (Marriage Book 8, 1862-1867, Page 88). "On the 27th ult., at St. Eleanor’s by the Archdeacon, Mr. Thos. James Walker, of New Annan, to Virginia Esther, eldest daughter of Mr. James Wiggins, of St. Eleanor’s." [Published in The Islander Sep 4, 1863, Protestant and Evangelical Witness Sep 5, 1863.]
  		Marriage Regn. Thomas James Wa Marriage Registration, Thomas James Walker and Virginia Esther Wiggins.
  Children	1. William James WALKER,   b. 23 Sep 1864, , Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 18 Dec 1949, , West Devon, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 85 years)   2. Warburton Winslow WALKER,   b. 2 Aug 1866, , near Barrett's Cross (a post office 1851-1886 at Kensington), Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. Sep 1942, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (Age 76 years)   3. Eleanor Jane Delorus WALKER,   b. 22 May 1868, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 19 Sep 1944, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 76 years)   4. Gertrude Marion Taylor WALKER,   b. 18 May 1870, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 8 Jun 1956, , Margate, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 86 years)   5. Jessemine Harriet WALKER,   b. 17 Apr 1873, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 1 Feb 1960, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 86 years)   6. John Hildane WALKER,   b. 18 Nov 1874, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 18 Dec 1968, Prince County Hospital, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.418658,-63.777325 (Age 94 years)   7. Albert Henry WALKER,   b. 17 Apr 1877, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 15 Apr 1918, home, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 40 years)   8. Cecil Wiggins WALKER,   b. 29 Sep 1879, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 13 Dec 1967, , Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   9. Margaret May WALKER,   b. 13 Oct 1882, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 7 Dec 1906, , Springfield, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S6915] Marriage Record - Thomas Walker & Virginia Wiggins, 6915. (Reliability: 3). [S1234] Kathy Sheehan, personal communication, 1234. (Reliability: 2). [S17011] 1881 Canada Census - Thomas James Walker, 17011. (Reliability: 3). [S3009] Census 1891: Thomas James Walker, 3009. (Reliability: 3). [S3525] 1901 Canada Census: Thomas James Walker, 3525. (Reliability: 3). [S3526] 1911 Canada Census: Thomas J. Walker, 3526. (Reliability: 3). [S4789] Cemetery Marker - Thomas J. Walker (1835-1918), 4789. (Reliability: 2). [S14918] Death Record - Virginia (Wiggins) Walker, 14918. (Reliability: 3). [S1234] Kathy Sheehan, personal communication, 1234. Date of Import: 24 Aug 2000 [S131] Walker Family Bible - John Walker & Jane Weir, 131. [S5164] Marriage Record - James Wiggins & Eleanor Green, 5164. (Reliability: 2). [S5263] Marriage Record - Thomas Walker & Virgina Wiggins, 5263. (Reliability: 2). [S2222] Marriage Book 8, 1862-1867, 2222. (Reliability: 3). [S14818] Marriage - Thomas James Walker & Virginia Wiggins, 14818. (Reliability: 3). [S131] Walker Family Bible - John Walker & Jane Weir, 131. (Reliability: 2).