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James Higgins 1829 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Whithorn, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Dec 1903

Death Location: Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Jane Connin

Spouse(s): Agnes McKenzie

Children(s):

James Higgins was born in Whithorn, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1829, to John Higgins and Jane Connin. Later in life, James Higgins married Agnes McKenzie. James Higgins died in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland, 1903.

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Parents

John Higgins
1801 – 1861
Birth Location: –
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Jane Connin
1801 – 1851
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Agnes McKenzie
1826 – 1892
Birth Location: Glasserton, Wigtownshire
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Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1829
    Event Place: Whithorn, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census, 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Whithorn; ED: 2; Page: 15; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_217; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Whithorn; ED: 2; Page: 15; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_217; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Gravestone Inscription, Glenluce Kirkyard
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