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Jane Kelly 1837 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Feb 1916

Death Location: 79 Govan Road, Glasgow

Father: John Kelly

Mother: Margaret Kelly

Spouse(s): John Higgins

Children(s): Elizabeth Higgins, Margaret Higgins, Mary Higgins, Jane Higgins, James Higgins, John Higgins, Jessie Higgins, William Higgins, Agnes Higgins, Robert Higgins, Thomas Higgins, James Higgins

1837 marked the beginning of Jane Kelly's life in Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland, to parents John Kelly and Margaret Kelly. Eventually, Jane Kelly married John Fleming Higgins, and they welcomed Elizabeth Higgins, Margaret Higgins, Mary Higgins, Jane Higgins, James Higgins, John Kelly Higgins, Jessie Margaret Higgins, William A Higgins, Agnes A Higgins, Robert Higgins, Thomas Peter Higgins and James Higgins. Jane Kelly passed in 1916 at 79 Govan Road, Glasgow.

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Parents

John Kelly
1801 – 1875
Birth Location: Penninghame, Wigtownshire
JK
Margaret Kelly
1815 – 1878
Birth Location: Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
MK

Spouses(s)

John Higgins
1835 – 1917
Birth Location: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JH

Children(s)

Elizabeth Higgins
1857 –
Birth Location: Stranraer, Wigtownshire
EH
Margaret Higgins
1859 –
Birth Location: Stranraer,Wigtown,Scotland
MH
Mary Higgins
1861 – 1898
Birth Location: Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland
MH
Jane Higgins
1863 –
Birth Location: Old Luce,Wigtown,Scotland
JH
James Higgins
1866 –
Birth Location: Kelton, Kirkcudbright
JH
John Higgins
1868 – 1925
Birth Location: Inch, Wigtownshire
JH
Jessie Higgins
1871 – 1963
Birth Location: Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JH
William Higgins
1874 –
Birth Location: Inch, Wigtown, Scotland
WH
Agnes Higgins
1877 –
Birth Location: Stranraer, Wigtownshire
AH
Robert Higgins
1879 –
Birth Location: Stranraer, Wigtownshire
RH
Thomas Higgins
1881 – 1961
Birth Location: Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
TH
James Higgins
1891 –
Birth Location: Carmichael, Dumfries
JH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census, 1891 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census, England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2024, Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dumfried, Scotland, UK; Dumfries and Galloway Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    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: Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

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

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

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1911 Scotland Census, Stranraer, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtown
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Feb 1916
    Event Place: 79 Govan Road, Glasgow
    Record Source: Death Certificate, England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2024, Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dumfried, Scotland, UK; Dumfries and Galloway Burial Registers, Stranraer, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 3 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2024, Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dumfried, Scotland, UK; Dumfries and Galloway Burial Registers
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