Thomas Gerard Wiggins was born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire. He was the son of Thomas Wiggins and Agnes Wiggins (nee Noblet).
On 3rd April 1881 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was living at 128 Opie Street, Everton, Lancashire. He was living with his parents Thomas Wiggins and Agnes Wiggins (nee Noblet), his sister Maria Wiggins, his grandmother Maria Wiggins and his uncle William Wiggins.
In about 1888 Thomas Gerard Wiggins departed from Liverpool and headed down to Putney, London to enroll at the Jesuit College at Manresa House, Putney, London to study Rhetoric.
On 5th April 1891 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was living at the Jesuit College, Manresa House, Holybourne Avenue, Putney, London. He was a student of Rhetoric.
On 31st March 1901 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was still living at the Jesuit College, at Maureen House Roehampton, Putney, London. Now he was a Professor.
On 28th March 1910 Thomas Gerard Wiggins married Gertrude Stokoe. The marriage entry reads;
1910. Marriage solemnized at The Register Office in the District of Pontefract in the County of York
When Married. Twenty eighth March 1910 Name and Surname. Thomas Gerard Wiggins/Gertrude Stokoe Age. 39 years/26 years Condition. Bachelor/Spinster Rank or Profession. School Teacher B. A./Shorthand Typist Residence at the time of Marriage. 31 Winckley Square, Preston/Swindon House Park Avenue, Red Hill, Castleford Father's Name and Surname. Thomas Wiggins (Deceased)/William Henry Stokoe Rank or Profession of Father Corporation official/Engineer (Journeyman)
Married in the Register Officeaccording to the Rites and Ceremonies of the by Licence before by me, J. H. Horne Registrar/Cloude P Clover Superintendent Registrar
This Marriage was solemnized between us, {Thomas G. Wiggins/Gertrude Stokoe} in the Presence of us, {Mary Jackson/Mary Sanderson
Thomas Gerard Wiggins and Gerturde Stokoe would go on to have a daughter, Agnes Eleanor Wiggins born 20th August 1911.
On 2nd April 1911 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was living at 797 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, by this time he had changed his name to Walton. He was living with his pregnant wife Gertrude Walton (nee Stokoe). Thomas's occupation was that of a Correspondence Tutor.
By the 1920's Thomas Gerard Walton, Gertrude Walton (nee Stokoe) and Agnes Eleanor Walton had moved to 14 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
In about 1928 the piano needed re-tuning, so Thomas Gerard Walton went into central Sheffield and found a piano store owned by two brother's who were of Russian-Jewish decent, they had come over to England from Russia in about 1918. One of the brothers, called Jacob Issacs was employed to re-tune the piano, whilest in the house, Thomas' daughter Agnes Eleanor Walton was on holiday from her convent boarding school, The Convent of the Sacred Heart, and she decided to seduce Jacob, which he fell for. On discovering his daughter's activities, he forbade her from having any contact with Jacob, mainly because she was underage and being a Roman Catholic family there was a lot of animosity towards Jewish people.
Agnes Eleanor Walton carried on seeing Jacob Issacs, whenever she could and by April 1929 found herself pregnant. During 1928/29 Thomas Gerard Walton had employed a young car mechanic by the name of Colin Cook, to be his chauffer along with a cook, by the name of Mrs Turner and a house maid.
Thomas Gerard Walton realised that Colin Cook had feelings towards his daughter and decided to offer the young man the chance of a lifetime. He asked him to marry his daughter and legitamise her unborn child. Seeing that he came from a working class family and believing that he could one day inherit his future father's house, which Thomas Gerard Walton did not, because he was renting it from a Dentist called John Dennell, at the rate of £70 pa. The property was a large detached four bedroom house in the well to do part of Sheffield, he did not hesitate to agree.
Agnes Eleanor Walton was farmed off to Thomas Gerard Walton's sister's family in Worcester, for the rest of her confinement and married on 8th October 1929 at St George's Catholic Chapel. They then returned to 14 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire, where on 11th November 1929 Agnes gave birth to her daughter Margurite Theresa Cook.
On and off Agnes kept on seeing Jacob Issacs secretly, which annoyed her father.
On the night of 14th April 1933, the Walton's got prepared for a journey to Liverpool. Early in the morning of 15th April Thomas Gerard Walton, Gertrude Mary Walton (nee Stokoe) and Colin Cook set off for Liverpool, leaving Agnes Eleanor Cook (nee Walton), Margurite Theresa Cook and Colette Gertrude Cook, Colin and Agnes' younger daughter, born 1932.
Believing that they would be staying in Liverpool, Colin Cook was surprised that late into the evening, Thomas Gerard Walton insisted on leaving and heading back to Sheffield. The car was coming down Manchester Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, near midnight. In the back Thomas and Gertrude were sleeping, as the car rounded the bend, near the Rivelin Dams, the steering appeared to stick and as Colin tried to correct the steering he lost control of the car and it overturned twice, before he could up right it and move it to the side of the road, so that he could allow a bus to pass. Thomas and Gertrude were ejected though the roof of the car, Thomas was lying in the road in front of the car, whilest Gertrude was sent over a wall into a field. Colin was trapped in the car by the steering wheel and column. He managed to crawl through the shattered roof and checked in the car to see if Thomas and Gertrude were alright, upon discovering the the car was empty, he then found Thomas on the road and Gertrude the other side of a wall. He found a house up Ronksley Lane and was able to rose the household and called for an ambalance, which took them to the Sheffield Royal Hospital, were Thomas was declared dead, from a fractured skull and lacerations of the brain. Gertrude was admited suffering from concussion and severe injuries to her back and Colin was treated for cuts to the forehead and to the right wrist.
On 3rd February 1932, Thomas Gerard Walton left a will, which was approved on 16th June 1933, which stated that he begueath to my wife Gertrude Mary all real and personal estate of which I may die posseased for her own use subject to the forthcoming condition, namely. I direct that on the death of my wife Gertrude Mary, my business as Motor Engineer, at present carried on at 39, Carver Street, Sheffield, shall if it still exsist's, pass to my daughter Agnes Cook subject to the condition that she shall not have power to acsign the said business to her husband. He left to Gertrude Mary Walton his widow the total sum of £1,819 13s. Which in today's money is £67,290.66.
On 3rd April 1881 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was living at 128 Opie Street, Everton, Lancashire. He was living with his parents Thomas Wiggins and Agnes Wiggins (nee Noblet), his sister Maria Wiggins, his grandmother Maria Wiggins and his uncle William Wiggins.
In about 1888 Thomas Gerard Wiggins departed from Liverpool and headed down to Putney, London to enroll at the Jesuit College at Manresa House, Putney, London to study Rhetoric.
On 5th April 1891 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was living at the Jesuit College, Manresa House, Holybourne Avenue, Putney, London. He was a student of Rhetoric.
On 31st March 1901 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was still living at the Jesuit College, at Maureen House Roehampton, Putney, London. Now he was a Professor.
On 28th March 1910 Thomas Gerard Wiggins married Gertrude Stokoe. The marriage entry reads;
1910. Marriage solemnized at The Register Office in the District of Pontefract in the County of York
When Married. Twenty eighth March 1910 Name and Surname. Thomas Gerard Wiggins/Gertrude Stokoe Age. 39 years/26 years Condition. Bachelor/Spinster Rank or Profession. School Teacher B. A./Shorthand Typist Residence at the time of Marriage. 31 Winckley Square, Preston/Swindon House Park Avenue, Red Hill, Castleford Father's Name and Surname. Thomas Wiggins (Deceased)/William Henry Stokoe Rank or Profession of Father Corporation official/Engineer (Journeyman)
Married in the Register Office
This Marriage was solemnized between us, {Thomas G. Wiggins/Gertrude Stokoe} in the Presence of us, {Mary Jackson/Mary Sanderson
Thomas Gerard Wiggins and Gerturde Stokoe would go on to have a daughter, Agnes Eleanor Wiggins born 20th August 1911.
On 2nd April 1911 the Census was held. Thomas Gerard Wiggins was living at 797 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, by this time he had changed his name to Walton. He was living with his pregnant wife Gertrude Walton (nee Stokoe). Thomas's occupation was that of a Correspondence Tutor.
By the 1920's Thomas Gerard Walton, Gertrude Walton (nee Stokoe) and Agnes Eleanor Walton had moved to 14 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
In about 1928 the piano needed re-tuning, so Thomas Gerard Walton went into central Sheffield and found a piano store owned by two brother's who were of Russian-Jewish decent, they had come over to England from Russia in about 1918. One of the brothers, called Jacob Issacs was employed to re-tune the piano, whilest in the house, Thomas' daughter Agnes Eleanor Walton was on holiday from her convent boarding school, The Convent of the Sacred Heart, and she decided to seduce Jacob, which he fell for. On discovering his daughter's activities, he forbade her from having any contact with Jacob, mainly because she was underage and being a Roman Catholic family there was a lot of animosity towards Jewish people.
Agnes Eleanor Walton carried on seeing Jacob Issacs, whenever she could and by April 1929 found herself pregnant. During 1928/29 Thomas Gerard Walton had employed a young car mechanic by the name of Colin Cook, to be his chauffer along with a cook, by the name of Mrs Turner and a house maid.
Thomas Gerard Walton realised that Colin Cook had feelings towards his daughter and decided to offer the young man the chance of a lifetime. He asked him to marry his daughter and legitamise her unborn child. Seeing that he came from a working class family and believing that he could one day inherit his future father's house, which Thomas Gerard Walton did not, because he was renting it from a Dentist called John Dennell, at the rate of £70 pa. The property was a large detached four bedroom house in the well to do part of Sheffield, he did not hesitate to agree.
Agnes Eleanor Walton was farmed off to Thomas Gerard Walton's sister's family in Worcester, for the rest of her confinement and married on 8th October 1929 at St George's Catholic Chapel. They then returned to 14 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire, where on 11th November 1929 Agnes gave birth to her daughter Margurite Theresa Cook.
On and off Agnes kept on seeing Jacob Issacs secretly, which annoyed her father.
On the night of 14th April 1933, the Walton's got prepared for a journey to Liverpool. Early in the morning of 15th April Thomas Gerard Walton, Gertrude Mary Walton (nee Stokoe) and Colin Cook set off for Liverpool, leaving Agnes Eleanor Cook (nee Walton), Margurite Theresa Cook and Colette Gertrude Cook, Colin and Agnes' younger daughter, born 1932.
Believing that they would be staying in Liverpool, Colin Cook was surprised that late into the evening, Thomas Gerard Walton insisted on leaving and heading back to Sheffield. The car was coming down Manchester Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, near midnight. In the back Thomas and Gertrude were sleeping, as the car rounded the bend, near the Rivelin Dams, the steering appeared to stick and as Colin tried to correct the steering he lost control of the car and it overturned twice, before he could up right it and move it to the side of the road, so that he could allow a bus to pass. Thomas and Gertrude were ejected though the roof of the car, Thomas was lying in the road in front of the car, whilest Gertrude was sent over a wall into a field. Colin was trapped in the car by the steering wheel and column. He managed to crawl through the shattered roof and checked in the car to see if Thomas and Gertrude were alright, upon discovering the the car was empty, he then found Thomas on the road and Gertrude the other side of a wall. He found a house up Ronksley Lane and was able to rose the household and called for an ambalance, which took them to the Sheffield Royal Hospital, were Thomas was declared dead, from a fractured skull and lacerations of the brain. Gertrude was admited suffering from concussion and severe injuries to her back and Colin was treated for cuts to the forehead and to the right wrist.
On 3rd February 1932, Thomas Gerard Walton left a will, which was approved on 16th June 1933, which stated that he begueath to my wife Gertrude Mary all real and personal estate of which I may die posseased for her own use subject to the forthcoming condition, namely. I direct that on the death of my wife Gertrude Mary, my business as Motor Engineer, at present carried on at 39, Carver Street, Sheffield, shall if it still exsist's, pass to my daughter Agnes Cook subject to the condition that she shall not have power to acsign the said business to her husband. He left to Gertrude Mary Walton his widow the total sum of £1,819 13s. Which in today's money is £67,290.66.
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