Originally from Tunstall, Suffolk, he commenced work as a bank clerk and developed a book club for the benefit of his fellow workers.
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In November 1853 he married Alice (sometimes called Ann) Lane who came from Boscombe, Devon.
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His father, Edgar Smith Wigg (7 June 1818 – 15 October 1899) of Tunstall, Suffolk came to South Australia in May 1810, and founded the successful E.