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Arthur Massey Higgins 1925 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1925

Birth Location: Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand (ref 4759)

Death Date: 12 Nov 2000

Death Location: Wairau Hospital, Blenheim

Father: David Higgins

Mother: Eunice Edwards

Spouse(s): Rita Spittal

Children(s): Yvonne Higgins

Arthur Massey Higgins was born in 1925 in Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand (ref 4759), the child of David Emery Higgins and Eunice Gertrude Edwards. Arthur Massey Higgins married Rita Grace Spittal, and had children including Yvonne Kaye Higgins. Arthur Massey Higgins passed away in 2000 in Wairau Hospital, Blenheim.

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Biography

  • Arthur Massey Higgins was born in 1925 in Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand (ref 4759), the child of David Emery Higgins and Eunice Gertrude Edwards.
  • Arthur Massey Higgins married Rita Grace Spittal, and had children including Yvonne Kaye Higgins.
  • Arthur Massey Higgins passed away in 2000 in Wairau Hospital, Blenheim.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Higgins
1890 – 1975
Birth Location: Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
DH
Eunice Edwards
1887 – 1972
Birth Location: Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand
EE

Spouses(s)

Rita Spittal
1931 – 2001
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand [ref 6411]
RS

Children(s)

Yvonne Higgins
1957 – 2006
Birth Location: Havelock, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
YH

Arthur Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Higgins
1925 – 2000
Birth Place: Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand (ref 4759)
Parents
David Emery Higgins
1890 – 1975
Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
Eunice (Gertrude) Edwards
1887 – 1972
Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
Sydney (EMERY) Higgins
1861 – 1928
Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand
Emma (Bertha) Russ
1869 – 1953
Waimea West, Nelson, New Zealand
William ((Bill)) Edwards
1842 – 1904
Mary (Anne) Wallis
1851 – 1912
Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Sydney Higgins
1826 – 1903
Sarah Sharp
1830 – 1923
Job RUSS
1819 – 1907
Elizabeth [SATHERLEY]
1824 – 1878
George Edwards
1804 – 1884
Eliza Rutland
1807 – 1876
Richard WALLIS
1819 – 1882
Mary Dockery
1821 – 1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wallis
1793 – 1881
Mary Bankin
1793 – 1825

Arthur Higgins's Descendants

1.
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Arthur (Massey) Higgins (11 May 1925 – 12 Nov 2000) m. Rita (Grace) Spittal (24 Sep 1931 – 2001)
  1. 1. Yvonne (Kaye) Higgins (24 Feb 1957 – 22 feb 2006) m. Murray (Reginald) Harvey
    1. 1. Abbigail (Kaye) Harvey (Abt. 1984 – ) m. Pete Bull m. unknown
      1. 1. Cooper Bull
      2. 2. Kennedy Bull
    2. 2. Caitlyn (Grace) Harvey
    3. 3. Libby (Jane) Harvey

Arthur Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1925
11 May 1925
Birth of Arthur Massey Higgins in Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand (ref 4759)
Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand (ref 4759)
2000
12 Nov 2000
Age 75
Death of Arthur Massey Higgins in Wairau Hospital, Blenheim
Wairau Hospital, Blenheim

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1925
    Event Place: Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand (ref 4759)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 2000
    Event Place: Wairau Hospital, Blenheim
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