Thomas Charles Bigge
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Thomas Charles Bigge was High Sheriff of Northumberland
for 1771.
He was the son of William Bigge (1707–1758), another former High Sheriff of Northumberland, of Benton House, Little Benton
, Northumberland
.
He married Jemima Ord, daughter of William Ord of Fenham
- who had also served as High Sheriff of Northumberland - in 1747.
His eldest son Charles
(1773–1849) was also appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1802. His second son John
(1780–1843) was called to the Bar in 1806 and in 1813 was appointed Chief Justice of Trinidad
. His daughter Grace Julia (died 1872) married Thomas Christopher Glyn, barrister-at-law, third son of Sir Richard Carr Glyn, 1st Baronet.
High Sheriff of Northumberland
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
for 1771.
He was the son of William Bigge (1707–1758), another former High Sheriff of Northumberland, of Benton House, Little Benton
Little Benton
Little Benton is a small suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, which holds two modern housing estates along with the site of Newcastle United's academy base. Little Benton's full list of amenities begins and ends at a Post Box...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
.
He married Jemima Ord, daughter of William Ord of Fenham
William Ord of Fenham
William Ord was an English land and mine owner.He was the second son of Thomas Ord of Fenham and Anne Bacon and inherited the family estates at Fenham and Newminster Abbey on the death of his elder brother John, in 1745....
- who had also served as High Sheriff of Northumberland - in 1747.
His eldest son Charles
Charles William Bigge
Charles William Bigge was an important merchant and banker in Newcastle on Tyne.He served as High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1802, a position previously held by...
(1773–1849) was also appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1802. His second son John
John Bigge
John Thomas Bigge was an English judge and royal commissioner.Bigge was born at Benton House, Northumberland, England, the second son of Thomas Charles Bigge, High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1771...
(1780–1843) was called to the Bar in 1806 and in 1813 was appointed Chief Justice of Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. His daughter Grace Julia (died 1872) married Thomas Christopher Glyn, barrister-at-law, third son of Sir Richard Carr Glyn, 1st Baronet.