Sir Henry Arthur Wiggin Bt family_display.php?fam=2225&pers=1546 The Wiggin family were related by marriage to the Adkins family. Earlier generations of the two families were instrumental in the development of the industrial revolution around the Smethwick and Birmingham area. Notice that other mourners were from the same area, for instance Mr. C. Heaton of Handsworth, representing Brades Ironworks.