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Emma Higgins 1840–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Alsager, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 14 December 1921

Death Location: Staffordshire, England

Father: George Higgins

Mother: Margaret Mayer

Spouse(s): Caleb Colclough

Children(s): Alfred Cooper, Fredrick Cooper, Ezra Colclough, Annie Cooper, Asma Colebaugh, Willa Colclough, Elizabeth Colclough, Emma Colclough, John Colclough, Wilmot Colclough, Thomas Colclough, Sarah Colclough, Martha Colclough, Joseph COLCLOUGH

Emma Higgins was born in 1840 in Alsager, Cheshire, England, the child of George Higgins And Margaret Mayer. In 1851, Emma Higgins resided in Alsager, Cheshire, England. Emma Higgins married Caleb Colclough, and had children including Alfred Cooper, Annie Cooper, Asma Colebaugh, Elizabeth Colclough, Emma Colclough, Ezra Colclough, Fredrick Cooper, John Colclough, Joseph Colclough, Martha M Colclough, Sarah Colclough, Thomas Colclough, Willa Colclough, Wilmot Colclough. Emma Higgins passed away in 1921 in Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Emma Higgins was born in 1840 in Alsager, Cheshire, England, the child of George Higgins And Margaret Mayer.
  • In 1851, Emma Higgins resided in Alsager, Cheshire, England.
  • Emma Higgins married Caleb Colclough, and had children including Alfred Cooper, Annie Cooper, Asma Colebaugh, Elizabeth Colclough, Emma Colclough, Ezra Colclough, Fredrick Cooper, John Colclough, Joseph Colclough, Martha M Colclough, Sarah Colclough, Thomas Colclough, Willa Colclough, Wilmot Colclough.
  • Emma Higgins passed away in 1921 in Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Emma Higgins
1840–1921
Birth Place: Alsager, Cheshire, England
Parents
George Higgins
1802–1881
Aston Juxta Mondrum, Cheshire, England
Margaret Mayer
1805–1882
Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Mayer
1776–
Barthomley, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Mayer
1779–1869
Knutsford, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Higgins's Descendants

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Emma Higgins (1840–14 December 1921) m. Caleb Colclough (21 Mar 1840–7 Dec 1913)
  1. 1. Alfred Cooper 1868–1931 m. Mary (Jane) Cooper 1870–1918
    1. 1. Ethel (C) Colclough 1899–2003 m. James Thompson 1899–
      1. 1. Nancy Thompson 1925–
      2. 2. Fred Thompson 1926–1989
      3. 3. Annie Thompson 1926–
    2. 2. Alice Colclough-Cooper 1897–
    3. 3. Caleb Colclough-cooper 1890–
    4. 4. William (Allred) Colclough-Cooper 1892–1917 m. Mary Henaghan 1894–
      1. 1. Irene Colclough-cooper 1925–
    5. 5. James (H) Colclough-cooper 1894–
    6. 6. Jane (Cooper) ellis 1903–1971
  2. 2. Fredrick Cooper 1863–
  3. 3. Ezra Colclough 1868–
  4. 4. Annie Cooper 1870–
  5. 5. Asma Colebaugh 1869–
  6. 6. Willa Colclough 1857–1910 m. Martha Barker 1857–1919
    1. 1. Emma (Elizabeth) Colclough 1878–1928
    2. 2. Martha ((Patty)) Colclough 1879–
    3. 3. John (\ Jack) Colclough 1883–
    4. 4. Ellen (\ Nellie) Colclough 1886–
    5. 5. Catherine Colclough 1889–
    6. 6. George Colclough 1890–
    7. 7. Wilmott Colclough 1893–
    8. 8. Hilda (May) Colclough 1896–1971
  7. 7. Elizabeth Colclough 1859–1938
  8. 8. Emma Colclough 1861–
  9. 9. John Colclough 1864– m. Esther Marsden 1872–1895 m. Annie Cliff 1876–
    1. 1. Ada Colclough 1895–
    2. 2. Arthur Colclough 1903–
    3. 3. Mary Colclough 1905–
    4. 4. Nancy (Elizabeth) Colclough 1908–
    5. 5. John (Norman) Colclough 1913–1982
  10. 10. Wilmot Colclough 1871–1897 m. Florence Colclough 1871–
    1. 1. Richard (John) Colclough 1894–1965
    2. 2. Percy Colclough 1895–1978
  11. 11. Thomas Colclough 1874–1932 m. Mary (Jane) Hancock 1881–
    1. 1. Thomas (James H.) Colclough 1911–
  12. 12. Sarah Colclough 1876–1955
  13. 13. Martha (M.) Colclough 1880–1955
  14. 14. Joseph COLCLOUGH 1867–1936

Emma Higgins's Timeline

8 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Emma Higgins in Alsager, Cheshire, England
Alsager, Cheshire, England
1851
1851
Age 11
Emma Higgins resided here in Alsager, Cheshire, England
Alsager, Cheshire, England
1856
April 1856
Age 16
Emma Higgins was married in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Wolstanton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
1859
October 1859
Age 19
Emma Higgins was married in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
1871
1871
Age 31
Emma Higgins resided here in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England
Silverdale, Staffordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 41
Emma Higgins resided here in Wolstanton - Knutton, Staffordshire, England
Wolstanton - Knutton, Staffordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 51
Emma Higgins resided here in Astley, Lancashire, England
Astley, Lancashire, England
1921
14 December 1921
Age 81
Death of Emma Higgins in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Alsager, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] 1881 England Census
    [3] 1871 England Census
    [4] 1851 England Census
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1856
    Event Place: Wolstanton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1859
    Event Place: Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Alsager, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Silverdale, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Wolstanton - Knutton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Astley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alsager, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1921
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

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