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Edward Bennett Higgins 1805–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1805

Birth Location: Alderley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: July 1874

Death Location: Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Father: Edward Higgins

Mother: Ann Bennett

Spouse(s): Frances Maywood

Children(s): James Higgins

The story of Edward Bennett Higgins began in 1805 in Alderley, Cheshire, England. Edward Bennett Higgins married Frances Elizabeth Maywood, and had children including James Thomas Higgins. Edward Bennett Higgins passed away in 1874 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Bennett Higgins began in 1805 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.
  • Edward Bennett Higgins married Frances Elizabeth Maywood, and had children including James Thomas Higgins.
  • Edward Bennett Higgins passed away in 1874 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Higgins
1775–
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Ann Bennett
1775–
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Maywood
1813–1884
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

James Higgins
1839–1908
Birth Location: Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Edward Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Edward Higgins
1805–1874
Birth Place: Alderley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Edward Higgins
1775–
Shropshire, England
Ann Bennett
1775–
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Higgins's Descendants

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Edward (Bennett) Higgins (7 Dec 1805–July 1874) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Maywood (abt. 1813–1884)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Higgins 1839–1908 m. Caroline Davey 1865–1940
    1. 1. Charlotte Higgins 1890–1978 m. Walter (J R) French 1885–1977
      1. 1. Mabel (Florence) French 1921–2017 m. Herbert Green 1921–2011
        1. 1. Trevor (John) Green 1947–2012
      2. 2. Raymond (Alan A) French 1926–1998 m. Joyce Beeston 1927–2018
      3. 3. Gwendoline (Iris) French 1918–2010 m. Douglas (Harold) Whitcombe 1922–1973
      4. 4. Horace (Frederick) French 1923–1943
      5. 5. Pamela (J 'Pam') French 1931–2023 m. Lionel Kerley 1914–1985
      6. 6. Walter (J) French 1916– m. Evelyn Lang 1917–1986
      7. 7. Sheila (Joyce) French 1929–2008

Edward Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1805
7 Dec 1805
Birth of Edward Bennett Higgins in Alderley, Cheshire, England
Alderley, Cheshire, England
1874
July 1874
Age 69
Death of Edward Bennett Higgins in Chorlton, Lancashire, England
Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1805
    Event Place: Alderley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1874
    Event Place: Chorlton, Lancashire, England
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