Edgar Smith Wigg

Their first child, Edward Neale Wigg, was born in 1847 and the family emigrated to the colony of South Australia shortly afterwards leaving on the "William Hyde" on 29 January 1849[2] and arriving in Port Adelaide in May 1849.

[3] Wigg rented a shop at 4 Rundle Street on 22 June 1849,[3] where he started a business selling books and homeopathic medicine.

The company continued to grow, with the head office moving to 65 Grenfell Street in 1921, which housed the retail business until into the 21st century,[3] and was heritage-listed on 1 November 2001.

[3][4] Two brothers of E. S. Wigg migrated to Australia in the 1850s, as did a widowed sister, who arrived on the maiden voyage of the Clipper Torrens[14] in 1876 and lived in North Adelaide.

With Fanny Neale Wigg (née Morewood) (c. 1823 – 1 April 1853): In November 1853 he married Alice (sometimes called Ann) Lane (c. 1819 – 13 January 1855) who came from Boscombe, Devon.

In November 1855 he married Jane Eccles ( – 22 July 1895); they had two boys and four girls: Their home for many years was at Lefevre Terrace Medindie.