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THE WIGRAM FAMILY: Robert Wigram was born at Wexford on 30th January, 1743, but he never saw his father who was lost at sea, and he was brought up by his ubcle and mother.
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Wigram was born at Wexford, the only son of John Wigram, merchant, of Bristol, and his wife Mary Clifford daughter of Robert Clifford of Wexford and granddaughter of Highgate Boyd.
Family. Wigram was twice married and had a large family of 23 children. [8] . His first wife was Catherine Broadhurst, by whom be had six children. Following Catherine's death, in 1787, he married Eleanor (born Watts), widow of Captain Agnew and daughter of John Watts, secretary to the victualling office of Southampton.
Sir Robert Wigram [I] (1744–1830), who established the Wigram family’s considerable wealth, was born in Wexford, near Dublin, Ireland, as the son of a Bristol merchant. He qualified as a surgeon and sailed to India as a ship’s doctor, but due to ill health he became land-based.
Jun 30, 2024 · Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet (30 January 1744 – 6 November 1830) was a British merchant, shipbuilder and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom between 1802 and 1807. Robert Wigram was born in 1743. He was the son of John Wigram and Mary Clifford. In 1762, Wigram took up an apprenticeship ...
- January 30, 1743
- November 6, 1830
His family were all capable and several of his siblings became illustrious in their own field. Sir James Wigram became a judge and Vice-Chancellor; Joseph Cotton Wigram became Bishop of Rochester, Loftus Wigram was a barrister and politician, and Octavius Wigram was prominent as an insurance underwriter in the City of London. [1]
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