Background
He was born of poor parents at Skirlaugh in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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John Bigland
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Career
Bigland began his career as a village schoolmaster. In 1803, he published his first work occasioned, on his own account, by his religious scepticism. His work was a success, and he became a professional author, publishing in rapid succession a series of popular books, mainly connected with geography and history.
Towards the end of his life, Bigland resided at Finningley, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
He died, age eighty-two, in Finningley.
