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2 unusual facts about Bigge


Bigge

John Bigge (1780-1843), English judge and royal commissioner

Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham (1849-1931), British officer and Royal Private Secretary


Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham

Bigge was the son of John Frederic Bigge (1814–1885) Vicar of Stamfordham, Northumberland and the grandson of Charles William Bigge (1773–1849) of Benton House, Little Benton, Newcastle on Tyne and Linden Hall, Longhorsley, Northumberland, High Sheriff of Northumberland and a prominent merchant and banker in Newcastle on Tyne.

Henry VI, Count of Waldeck

In 1370, Henry VI sold the possessions Bigge, Rüdenberg and Olsberg and his share of Rappelstein Castle and some possessions around Medelon to the Lords of Gaugreben.

Thomas Charles Bigge

Thomas Charles Bigge (died 1794) was High Sheriff of Northumberland for 1771.


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