Ethel Gordon Bigg-Wither, nee Cooke, plot SS48

Frank was born on the 31st of July 1865 at Madras Province, India, and baptised on the 7th of September 1865 at Emmanuel Chapel, Black Town, Madras, India.

bigg wither fh story 1 1Emmanuel Chapel, Black Town, Madras, India

His father, Frances Orde Bigg Wither was an Assistant Surgeon Madras Medical Establishment. His mother was Harriet Kate Bigg-Wither. Their abode was in Cannanore, Madras, India.

Cannanore Madras IndiaCannanore, Madras, India.

On the 13th of June 1898, Frank married Ethel Gordon Cooke at Simla, Bengal. Her father was Charles Richard Cooke. Frank was in the Burma Police.

Simla BengalSimla, Bengal

In the 1911 census, Frank and Ethel Bigg-Wither were living at 32, Spencer Hill Wimbledon, Wimbledon, Surrey;

Frank Herbert Bigg-Wither Head Married Male 45 1866

Pensioner Indian Police Force India Madras Province

Ethel Gordon Bigg-Wither Wife Married Female 43 1868 - India United Province

Katherine Ethel Bigg-Wither Daughter Single Female 12 1899 School Southsea Hants

Mary Orde Bigg-Wither Daughter - Female 6 1905 - India Central India Agency

Alan John Hampton Herdon Nephew Single Male 18 1893 School India Punjab Gerald

Charles Routh Herdon Nephew Single Male 13 1898 School India Punjab Florence

May Tibbles Servant Single Female 16 1895 Housemaid Domestic Hammersmith London.

In the 1920 electoral register Frank and family were living at Westlands, Coombe Vale, Teignmouth, Devon.

In the 1939 register, Frank and family are living at the same address;

Frank H Bigg-Wither 31 Jul 1865 Male Superintendent Indian Police Retired Married

Ethel G Bigg-Wither 08 Nov 1867 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married

Katherine E Bigg-Wither 21 Mar 1899 Female School Teacher Single.

Frank Herbert Bigg-Wither died on the 4th of December 1942.

bigg wither fh headstone

Ethel Gordon Bigg-Wither died on the 7th of May 1954.

bigg wither eg headstone