WIGSTON William

Name	William WIGSTON
Country Of Origin	England
Born	Born approx. 1839, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died	1904
Birth/ Baptism	Born approx. 1839, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Parents	William Wigston
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker
Work Locations	Hobart, New Norfolk
Street Address	159 Liverpool Street, Hobart 92 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 122 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse	8 August 1872, Bolton, Lancashire, to Mary Jane Torkington (d. 1888)
Arrival	9 December 1889, Melbourne, Victoria, on the ship Aigburth, with his five children.
Other	1881: Watchmaker, Bolton, Lancashire, England. Early 1890s: 159 Liverpool Street, Hobart Approx. 1891-1892: Business partnership, Long and Wigston, with watchmaker and jeweller Charles Long. June 1891: Long and Wigston advertised customers could collect watch repairs done for The English and American Watch Company at 92 Elizabeth Street, Hobart. From approx. 1896: New Norfolk. The Mercury 1 April 1905: ‘Notice. All watches, etc., left with the late Mr W Wigston of New Norfolk for repair must be claimed on or before the 30th April inst., otherwise they will be sold. H. Wigston, New Norfolk.’
Death	8 July 1904, General Hospital, Hobart
References
TAHO: Name Indexes: 1984177, File No. 374 Death 1904. Web: Ancestry: Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages 1872; England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index 1888 [Mary Jane Wigston]; Victoria Australia Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists 1889 [Walter Wigston]; Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1892-1904. The Mercury (Hobart) 24 October 1891, 12 June 1893, 23 February 1894, 4 May 1897, 23 December 1899, 4 July 1900, 11 July 1904, 7 July 1906, 3 May 1920, 20 September 1934; Tasmanian News 23 June 1891, 10 July 1891; The Examiner (Launceston) 11 August 1928.