Thomas Plantagenet Bigg-Wither

Thomas Plantagenet Bigg-Wither (16 October 1845, in Hampshire – 19 July 1890, in High Seas) was an engineer and writer.[1]

Thomas Plantagenet Bigg-Wither (1845–1890)

Lovelace Bigg-Wither (1805–1874), who was Lord of the Manor at Manydown, was his father.[2] Charles Bigg Wither, a younger brother of his father, was thus his uncle.[3]

Between 1871 and 1875, he participated in an expedition in the Brazilian province of Paraná in southern Brazil.[4]

Upon returning to England, he published the book "Pioneering in South Brazil". Also published an article called "The valley of the Tibagy, Brazil" the Royal Geographical Society.[5][6]

In the 1880s, he worked as chief engineer of a railroad India. In 1890, he became ill and when he returned to England, died on the ship and was buried at sea.

References
  1. OBITUARY. THOMAS PLANTAGENET BIGG-WITHER, 1845–1890 Virtual Library – 2015
  2. "Lovelace Bigg-Wither & Emma Jemima Orde". Family Forest website. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. "Charles Bigg-Wither & Eleanor Burn". Family Forest website. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. 1872–1875 Thomas Bigg-Wither (page 27) Book Ruínas e Urubus from Fernando Costa Straube – 2015 (in Portuguese)
  5. Pioneering in South Brazil. Three years of forest and prairie life in the province of Paraná – original text Archive.org – original text of book – 2015
  6. Pioneering in south Brazil Senate of the Brazilian Government – 2015
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