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Alexander Underwood Higgins 1840–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Butleigh, Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1916

Death Location: Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Alexander Higgins

Mother: Sarah Underwood

Spouse(s): Rosalie Moffat

Children(s): Maggie Higgins, Elsie Higgins, Nellie Higgins, Evelyn Higgins, Percy Higgins, Florence Higgins, Harry Higgins, Ethel Higgins, Herbert Higgins

In 1840, Alexander Underwood Higgins entered the world in Butleigh, Somerset, England, born to Alexander Higgins And Sarah Underwood. In 1841, Alexander Underwood Higgins resided in Butleigh, Somerset, England. In 1851, Alexander Underwood Higgins resided in Butleigh, Somerset, England. Alexander Underwood Higgins married Rosalie Angier Moffat, and had children including Elsie Maud Higgins, Ethel I Higgins, Evelyn Blanche Emily Higgins, Florence M Higgins, Harry Gordon Higgins, Herbert Sidney Higgins, Maggie Amelia Higgins, Nellie Underwood Higgins, Percy Alexander Higgins. Alexander Underwood Higgins passed away in 1916 in Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Alexander Underwood Higgins entered the world in Butleigh, Somerset, England, born to Alexander Higgins And Sarah Underwood.
  • In 1841, Alexander Underwood Higgins resided in Butleigh, Somerset, England.
  • In 1851, Alexander Underwood Higgins resided in Butleigh, Somerset, England.
  • Alexander Underwood Higgins married Rosalie Angier Moffat, and had children including Elsie Maud Higgins, Ethel I Higgins, Evelyn Blanche Emily Higgins, Florence M Higgins, Harry Gordon Higgins, Herbert Sidney Higgins, Maggie Amelia Higgins, Nellie Underwood Higgins, Percy Alexander Higgins.
  • Alexander Underwood Higgins passed away in 1916 in Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Higgins
1816–1909
Birth Location: Butleigh, Somerset, England
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Sarah Underwood
1815–
Birth Location: Butleigh, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Rosalie Moffat
1850–1931
Birth Location: Streatham, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Maggie Higgins
1886–1971
Birth Location: Knutclola, Kent, England
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Elsie Higgins
1881–
Birth Location: New Malden, Surrey, England
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Nellie Higgins
1890–
Birth Location: Westerham, Kent, England
NH
Evelyn Higgins
1888–1976
Birth Location: Westerham, Kent, England
EH
Percy Higgins
1871–1898
Birth Location: Proutwood, Essex, England
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Florence Higgins
1876–
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Kent, England
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Harry Higgins
1878–
Birth Location: New Malden, Surrey, England
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Ethel Higgins
1884–
Birth Location: Clapham, Surrey, England
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Herbert Higgins
1873–1947
Birth Location: Brentwood, Essex, England
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Alexander Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Higgins
1840–1916
Birth Place: Butleigh, Somerset, England
Parents
Alexander Higgins
1816–1909
Butleigh, Somerset, England
Sarah Underwood
1815–
Butleigh, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Higgins
1780–1859
Butleigh Somerset
Elizabeth ((Betty)) Hunt
1778–1844
Street, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Higgins
1752–1819
Sarah Underwood
1752–
Thomas Hunt
1750–
Nancy
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Higgins
1724–1762
Mary Chappell
1723–1760

Alexander Higgins's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Underwood) Higgins (1840–24 Mar 1916) m. Rosalie (Angier) Moffat (abt 1850–1931)
  1. 1. Maggie (Amelia) Higgins 1886–1971
  2. 2. Elsie (Maud) Higgins 1881–
  3. 3. Nellie (Underwood) Higgins 1890–
  4. 4. Evelyn (Blanche Emily) Higgins 1888–1976
  5. 5. Percy (Alexander) Higgins 1871–1898
  6. 6. Florence (M) Higgins 1876– m. John (B) Faram 1867–
    1. 1. Herbert (Brereton) Faram 1899–
    2. 2. Leonard (Brereton) Faram 1903–
    3. 3. Mary (Joyce Rosalie) Faram 1907–
  7. 7. Harry (Gordon) Higgins 1878–
  8. 8. Ethel (I) Higgins 1884–
  9. 9. Herbert (Sidney) Higgins 1873–1947 m. Blanche (Marie E) Pask 1879–1970
    1. 1. Graham (Eyre) Higgins 1905–1989 m. Dorothy Stokes 1904–1970
    2. 2. Josephine Higgins 1909–1996 m. William (E A) Legge 1897–1953

Alexander Higgins's Timeline

14 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Alexander Underwood Higgins in Butleigh, Somerset, England
Butleigh, Somerset, England
1841
1841
Age 1
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Butleigh, Somerset, England
Butleigh, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Age 11
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Butleigh, Somerset, England
Butleigh, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 21
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Butleigh, Somerset, England
Butleigh, Somerset, England
1869
October 1869
Age 29
Alexander Underwood Higgins was married in Wandsworth, London
Wandsworth, London
1871
1871
Age 31
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in South Weald, Essex, England
South Weald, Essex, England
1881
1881
Age 41
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in West Down, Devon, England
West Down, Devon, England
1891
1891
Age 51
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Westerham, Kent, England
Westerham, Kent, England
1899
1899
Age 59
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Lapwater Hall, Essex, England
Lapwater Hall, Essex, England
1901
1901
Age 61
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Leigh on Sea, Essex, England
Leigh on Sea, Essex, England
1902
1902
Age 62
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Essex, England
Essex, England
1908
1908
Age 68
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Essex, England
Essex, England
1910
1910
Age 70
Alexander Underwood Higgins resided here in Essex, England
Essex, England
1916
24 Mar 1916
Age 76
Death of Alexander Underwood Higgins in Western Cape, South Africa
Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Butleigh, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Marriages and Banns, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1931; Reference Number: P95ALL1008
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 674; Folio: 106; Page: 8
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2248; Folio: 74; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341541
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1656; Folio: 105; Page: 42; GSU roll: 829950
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1678; Folio: 17; Page: 26
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1666; Folio: 43; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542848
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1935; Folio: 90; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221094
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [9] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 964; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Butleigh; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 17; Folio: 20; Page: 8; Line: 25; GSU roll: 474606
    [10] England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Membership Registers: Country K 816-940 to Country L 941-1013; Reel Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1869
    Event Place: Wandsworth, London
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Butleigh, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 964; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Butleigh; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 17; Folio: 20; Page: 8; Line: 25; GSU roll: 474606

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Butleigh, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1935; Folio: 90; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221094

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Butleigh, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1666; Folio: 43; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542848

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: South Weald, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1656; Folio: 105; Page: 42; GSU roll: 829950

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: West Down, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2248; Folio: 74; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341541

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Westerham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 674; Folio: 106; Page: 8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Lapwater Hall, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s; Title: 1899 Kelly´s Directory

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Leigh on Sea, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1678; Folio: 17; Page: 26

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s; Title: 1902 Kelly´s Directory

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s; Title: 1908 Kelly´s Directory

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s; Title: 1910 Kelly´s Directory

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Western Cape, South Africa
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