Edgar Smith Wigg [SEP] date of death
Edgar Smith Wigg
Edgar Smith Wigg (7 June 1818 – 14 September 1899) was an Adelaide, South Australian bookseller and stationer, founder of the firm E. S. Wigg and Son.
Originally from Tunstall, Suffolk, he commenced work as a bank clerk and developed a book club for the benefit of his fellow workers. Sensing an opportunity, he opened a bookshop in Warwickshire. He married Fanny Neale Morewood of Atherstone, Warwickshire in September 1846. Their first child, Edward Neale Wigg was born in 1847 and shortly
Wigg (surname)
Wigg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alfred Edgar Wigg (1857–1914), son of Edgar, South Australian surgeon
- Charles Mayes Wigg, English artist
- Edgar Smith Wigg (1818–1899), South Australian stationer, founder "E. S. Wigg and Son"
- Edward Neale Wigg (1847–1927), son of Edgar, South Australian publisher and businessman
- George Wigg, Baron Wigg, British politician
- Ron Wigg, English footballer
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