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George Adolphus Wigney 1829 - 1911

George Adolphus Wigney of Manly, NSW Australia was born on March 26, 1829 in Brighton, England United Kingdom to George Adolphus Wigney. He had siblings Martha (Wigney) Mudge and William Wigney. He married Amelia Burton Wigney in 1854, and had children Charles Owen Wigney, Joseph Wigney, Benjamin Wigney, Marion Christina Wigney, Charlotte Wigney, Charlotte Shalom Wigney, Jemima Wigney, Arthur Burton Wigney, Lucy Ann Wigney, and Mary Lucy Wigney. George Wigney died at age 82 years old on October 20, 1911 at Balgowlah Rd, in Manly, Northern Beaches Council County, NSW Australia.
George Adolphus Wigney
Manly, NSW Australia
March 26, 1829
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
October 20, 1911
Balgowlah Rd, in Manly, Northern Beaches Council County, NSW, 2095, Australia
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  • Introduction

    The Argus, Melbourne. 22nd May 1854. Argus Business Directory. NUTHALL and WIGNEY. General Letter-press and Copperplate Printers 20 Market-street, Melbourne.
  • 03/26
    1829

    Birthday

    March 26, 1829
    Birthdate
    Brighton, England United Kingdom
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Beechworth, Australia South Yarra, Australia Emerald Hi, Australia Ballarat, Australia Newt, Australia Australia
  • 10/20
    1911

    Death

    October 20, 1911
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Balgowlah Rd, in Manly, Northern Beaches Council County, NSW 2095, Australia
    Death location
  • Obituary

    The Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. 25th October 1911. WIGNEY. - October 20, at his residence, Hermon, Balegowlah road, Manly, George Adolphus Wigney. Aged 83 years. At rest.
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In 1829, in the year that George Adolphus Wigney was born, on March 4th, Andrew Jackson was sworn in as the seventh President of the United States. His wife, Rachel, had died 10 weeks before - Jackson blamed the slurs of his opponents for her illness and death and said "May God Almighty forgive her murderers, I never can."
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In 1858, at the age of 29 years old, George was alive when on January 14th, Felice Orsini and others tried - but failed - to assassinate Napoleon III of France. The bombs they set off did kill 8 people - and wounded 142 others. Some of the conspirators were French émigrés who lived in Britain, setting off a short anti-British feeling in France. But the emperor refused to support the sentiment and it died out. Orsini was executed by guillotine on March 13th.
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