Thomas Hanway Bigge
Thomas Hanway Bigge | |
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| Born | 1776 England |
| Died | 1824-12-24 |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Years active | 1807–1824 |
| Known for | Banking in Newcastle upon Tyne area |
Thomas Hanway Bigge (baptised 1784 – 1824) was a banker from England, operating in the Newcastle upon Tyne area. The Bigge family, recognized as gentry from Longbenton during the late 1700s, is well chronicled; nonetheless, Thomas Hanway Bigge is frequently mistaken for another relative, Thomas Bigge (1766–1851), who moved to London around 1810.
Life
He was the son of Thomas Charles Bigge and, according to his own Memoir, was born in 1776 and baptised on 2 October 1784. In 1807, he joined Ridley, Bell & Gibson as a partner, following shortly after his brother Charles William Bigge. By the year 1812, he was living at Little Benton, a family estate, although Benton House had already been sold. Thomas Hanway Bigge passed away on 24 December 1824 and was interred at Ovingham, reportedly at the age of 41.
Family
He wed Charlotte Scott, daughter of James Scott, who served as Rector of Itchen Ferry. His first cousin and Foxite Member of Parliament William Ord (1781–1855) was married to Charlotte’s sister Mary; meanwhile, Charlotte’s brother was Thomas Hobbes Scott. Among their offspring was Francis Edward Bigge. Their youngest daughter, Fanny Cecilia, became the wife of Matthew Bell, son of John Bell. Following Thomas Hanway Bigge’s death, Charlotte relocated to Benton White House in Little Benton.
Another Thomas Bigge
There is notable confusion in historical accounts concerning members of the Bigge family. The Thomas Bigge who died in 1824 is often conflated with his kinsman Thomas Bigge (1766–1851), an Oxford graduate with an M.A. These two belonged to separate generations: the elder Thomas was the grandson of the Thomas Bigge who was also grandfather to Thomas Charles Bigge—the father of the younger Thomas. Both had associations with James Losh, as mentioned in his diaries. Documentation from Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses about Thomas (Hanway) Bigge of Corpus Christi College, Oxford—who earned an M.A. in 1791—contradicts other sources. The matriculation age of 17 corresponds with the 1766 birth year of Thomas Bigge who married Maria Rundell, daughter of Thomas Rundell from Bath, as detailed in Hodgson's History of Northumberland.