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John James Higgins 1503 – 1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1503

Birth Location: Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 1549

Death Location: Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Higgins

Mother: Ann Hamitton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clynton, Mary Clinton

Children(s): William Higgins

In 1503, John James Higgins entered the world in Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins and Ann Hamilton Or Hamitton. John James Higgins married Elizabeth Clynton, Mary Elizabeth Clinton, and had children including William Higgins. John James Higgins passed away in 1549 in Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, John James Higgins entered the world in Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins and Ann Hamilton Or Hamitton.
  • John James Higgins married Elizabeth Clynton, Mary Elizabeth Clinton, and had children including William Higgins.
  • John James Higgins passed away in 1549 in Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Higgins
1483 – 1583
Birth Location: Bridstow, Herefordshire, England
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Ann Hamitton
1480 – 1580
Birth Location: Bridstone, Hertfordshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Clynton
1503 – 1594
Birth Location: Bridgestone, Herefordshire, England
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Mary Clinton
1503 – 1596
Birth Location: Bridgestone, Herefordshire, England
MC

Children(s)

William Higgins
1515 – 1563
Birth Location: Berkshire, England
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John Higgins's Ancestors

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John Higgins
1503 – 1549
Birth Place: Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins
1483 – 1583
Bridstow, Herefordshire, England
Ann (Hamilton Or) Hamitton
1480 – 1580
Bridstone, Hertfordshire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Higgins's Descendants

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John (James) Higgins (10 Mar 1503 – 1549) m. Elizabeth Clynton (1503 – 1594) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Clinton (1503 – 12 Jan 1596)
  1. 1. William Higgins (1515 – 7 August 1563) m. Mary (Sybil) Vaughn (1512 – 17 NOV 1558)
    1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Higgins (1558 – 1603) m. Joyce Jenks (1535 – 1589)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Higgins (Jun 1578 – 16 Feb 1624) m. Peter Arundell (6 Jun 1575 – 20 Jan 1624)
        1. 1. Joan Arundell (1602 – 02 Jun 1678) m. Mansell ( – 15 Dec 1621) m. Humphrey Kent (1602 – 4 Jun 1655)

John Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1503
10 Mar 1503
Birth of John James Higgins in Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
1549
1549
Age 46
Death of John James Higgins in Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1503
    Event Place: Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Bridstow, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
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