Wiggins, Joseph, 1832-1905
Variant namesJoseph Wiggins was born in Norwich in 1832. He joined his uncle Joseph Potts in Sunderland in 1847 where Potts was a ship owner. At the age of 27 Wiggins was master of Victoria the second largest steamer in the world.
Wiggins became interested in the possibilities of opening up a northern sea route to Russia. From 1874 onwards he sailed north in a variety of vessels with this in mind. He commanded the British Kara Sea Expedition, 1874, 1875, 1876-1877, the British Kara Sea Trading Expeditions, 1878, 1887, 1888, 1889, and 1894-1895, 1895-1896 and the British Russian Kara Sea Trading Expedition, 1893. He died in September 1905
From the guide to the Joseph Wiggins collection, 1876, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
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| creatorOf | Eugenie (Steamship). Manifest of cargo shipped on board the government Str "Eugenie" : manuscript, 1863 May 11-July 21. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Joseph Wiggins collection, 1876 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Joseph Wiggins collection, 1876 | Scott Polar Research Institute |
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Birth 1832
Death 1905-09-13
