General Notes

Last know email address of Iris Jones (nee Biggs) as at 2009

IrisLJonesiow@aol.com

Email of February 14, 2009

Dear Biggs Clan

My name is Iris Louise Jones (nee Biggs).

Until my mothers death and receiving my fathers' death certificate, I had no idea about any of his family.

My father was Gordon Biggs and my mother was Louise Dorothy Dell.

I now find that I had aunts and uncles of whom I knew nothing.

Has anyone got a photograph of Henry William Biggs and Lilian M. Wooster, my grandparents?  I would be so grateful to be able to see what they were like.

I am the eldest daughter of Gordon and Louise born in 1944 in Woking (Mum having been evacuated because of the danger of bombing in London).

Kay was born in 1947 at Lavender Hill, Clapham, closely followed by Wendy in 1948.  They are both still living and, like me have children and grandchildren.  So the line goes on!

I was thrilled to find your web site and to read the very interesting histories of the Biggs and Kenworthy families. Thank you so much.

Regards Iris Jones (nee Biggs)

Email of February 16, 2009 from Iris Jones (nee Biggs)

Hi David

In case you don't have the date of birth of Henrys' children, here goes:

Rita born 1916 Lewisham
Gordon Charles Henry born 1918 Lewisham
Sydney N. born 1919 Lewisham
Ivy M. born 1921 Lewisham
Eileen born 1923 Lewisham
Margaret (cannot find a birth recorded?)
June born 1930 Lewisham

I have told Kay about your web-site and she is thrilled.  She wants to know whether any of the above are still alive and if so,where they are living. And also whether there are any other 'Biggs' related to us still living in England.

Wendy is on one of her World Cruises (she is the rich one of our family!!) so I will let her know as soon as she returns.

On looking through the few papers that were left to me when Mum died, I have found a few photographs.  One of my Mum and Dads Wedding, a couple of some of my aunts at one of their Weddings (the family resemblance is striking).  I can't put a name to any of them so perhaps you can help? I will also send one of Kay, Wendy and me about five years ago at the marriage of Kay's daughter, Julie. I will try to send them to you if I can get my head around the technology,

I married Calvin Jones on 26 March, 1966 at St. Mary, Lambeth.  We have two children, Tracy who married Richard Moore and has one son, Adam, and Stephen who is Director of Rainforest Protection at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.  He is studying for his Doctorate at the moment.

Calvin was a departmental Manager at the Standard Chartered Bank in the City of London until 1995 when he took early retirement.

We bought a tiny two-bed-roomed cottage in Ventnor, Isle of Wight for our retirement and are extremely happy.  The address is: 34 Ocean View Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1AB. As you can guess from the name we have stunning views of the English Channel.

Fondest Regards,

Iris

Email of February 14, 2009

Dear David

Thank you for replying to my e-mail.

Gordon Biggs married Louise Dorothy Dell in 1942 at St Mary Lambeth.

They had three daughters:  me, Kay and Wendy.

Gordon fought in the Royal Artillery during the second world war and it appears that he suffered from depression and battle fatigue.

On being demobbed in 1945 he joined the Police Force.  In December 1950 he caught Bronchial Pneumonia and died after a short illness.

Mum was left with us aged six, three and two years of age.  She lost touch with Henry William and Lilian, our grandparents.

Many thanks
Iris