My Wigney interest is covered in Annettes post above, specifically Mary Ann bp 6/1/1833 who married Henry Blakey(Blackhow) the nephew of my 3xgt grandfather. In addition, and just by chance, I have recently read the book Weavers, Wanderers and Wigneys, which traces the history of Wigneys from Halifax to Brighton and later out to Australia, Canada and back Huddersfield. Professions included banking, brewing, printing and farming.
Whilst I too am stuck on the father William (cordwainer) unable to find baptism or death and cannot tie him into the Wigneys in the book, the mention of Skircoat in registers does indicate part of the larger family who were based in Pye Nest area of Halifax immediately next to Skircoat.
As for Frederick my thought is that he could possibly be a son of William (1784-1861) who moved to farm in Huddersfield with his family before becoming innkeeper of the George Hotel Hudderfield in 1816. So he could have been a Maltster (brewing his own beer) in 1818 at Frederick's birth. This ties them into the part of the family that moved from Skircoat to Brighton as his uncle William and cousin Isaac Newton were the bankers and another cousin George Adolphus snr was a brewer there.
It was several of George Adolphus snr. children (inlcuding another Frederick) who migrated to Australia in the 1850's. So it is quite possible that the Frederick of the post also followed his distant cousins.
There are several William's and Frederick's in all generations of the family and in fact another Frederick was born in Brighton in 1818 but died there in 1835.
Just a few thoughts which I hope may help and please please anyone who can help with William the Cordwainer who married Hannah Hitchin in 1820 get in touch.
