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John Fleming Higgins 1835–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 May 1917

Death Location: Lochryan Street, Stranraer, Scotland

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Jane Connin

Spouse(s): Jane Kelly

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

In 1835, John Fleming Higgins entered the world in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to John Higgins And Jane Connin. In 1861, John Fleming Higgins resided in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. In 1865, John Fleming Higgins resided in Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland. John Fleming Higgins married Jane Kelly, and had children including Agnes A Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, James Higgins, Jane Higgins, Jessie Margaret Higgins, John Kelly Higgins, Margaret Higgins, Mary Higgins, Robert Higgins, Thomas Peter Higgins, William A Higgins. John Fleming Higgins passed away in 1917 in Lochryan Street, Stranraer, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1835, John Fleming Higgins entered the world in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to John Higgins And Jane Connin.
  • In 1861, John Fleming Higgins resided in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • In 1865, John Fleming Higgins resided in Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland.
  • John Fleming Higgins married Jane Kelly, and had children including Agnes A Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, James Higgins, Jane Higgins, Jessie Margaret Higgins, John Kelly Higgins, Margaret Higgins, Mary Higgins, Robert Higgins, Thomas Peter Higgins, William A Higgins.
  • John Fleming Higgins passed away in 1917 in Lochryan Street, Stranraer, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Jane Kelly
1837–1916
Birth Location: Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland
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Children(s)

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

Self
John Higgins
1835–1917
Birth Place: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
John Higgins
1801–1861
Jane Connin
1801–1851
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Higgins's Descendants

1.
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John (Fleming) Higgins (1835–3 May 1917) m. Jane Kelly (30 Oct 1837–3 Mar 1916)
  1. 1. James Higgins 1866– m. Mary Gass 1869–
    1. 1. Jane Higgins 1890–1979 m. Samuel Sim 1882–
      1. 1. Mary Sim 1913–
      2. 2. Jane (Higgins) Sim 1916–
      3. 3. Eliza Sim 1918–
    2. 2. William (John McGhee) Higgins 1891–
    3. 3. Matilda Higgins 1891–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Higgins 1894–
    5. 5. James Higgins 1895–
    6. 6. George (P) Higgins 1900–
  2. 2. Jane Higgins 1863–
  3. 3. Margaret Higgins 1859–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Higgins 1857– m. Thomas McDonald 1851–
    1. 1. John (Kelly) Mcdonald 1881–
      1. 1. John (Kelly Carslaw) Mcdonald 1916– m. Jean Learmont 1922–2002
    2. 2. Malcolm McDonald 1884–
    3. 3. Maggie McDonald 1888–
    4. 4. Annie McDonald 1890–
    5. 5. Andrew McDonald 1894–
    6. 6. Elsie McDonald 1896–
    7. 7. Kate McDonald 1898–
    8. 8. Thomas McDonald 1886–
  5. 5. Thomas (Peter) Higgins 1881–1961 m. Marie (Wilhelmine Sophie) Meyer 1883–1970
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth Marie) Higgins 1919–1993 m. Karl (Olaf Haugen) Jr. 1918–2007
      1. 1. Douglas (Glenn) Haugen 1950–1994
    2. 2. Robert (Thomas) Higgins 1922–1999
      1. 1. Bruce (Allen) Higgins 1947–2006
  6. 6. Robert Higgins 1879–
  7. 7. Agnes (A) Higgins 1877–
  8. 8. John (Kelly) Higgins 1868–1925 m. Christina Williamson 1873–
    1. 1. John (Higgins) McCowen 1889–1963 m. Margaret Swan 1892–1986
    2. 2. John Higgins 1903–1975 m. Catherine (Euphemia Esther) Button 1902–
    3. 3. Agnes Higgins 1908–
    4. 4. James (Kelly) Higgins 1911–1988 m. Mary 1916–
    5. 5. Isabella Higgins 1905–
    6. 6. Margaret ("Maggie" Middlemass) Higgins 1891–1983 m. Hugh (Campbell) Orr 1891–1955
      1. 1. Ella ((Isabelle)) Orr 1929–2017
      2. 2. Christina Orr 1914–1988
      3. 3. Mary Orr 1915–1980
      4. 4. John (Higgins) Orr 1918–1994 m. Sophie Androlowicz 1919–1992
        1. 1. Sandra Orr 1940–2007
      5. 5. Hugh (Orr) Jr 1921–1984
      6. 6. Louise (Lion) Orr 1923–1989
      7. 7. Agnes Oarr 1925–1996
      8. 8. Thomas (Joseph) Orr 1927–2003 m. Josephine (Frances) Klement 1924–2005
        1. 1. Isabelle (Theresa) Orr 1951–1997
        2. 2. Thomas (Joseph Orr) Jr 1950–1998
    7. 7. Jane (Kelly) Higgins 1894–1972 m. John (Greig) McFarlane 1892–
      1. 1. Jean (Christina) McFarlane 1924–2002 m. Douglas McBride 1924–1992
      2. 2. John Macfarlane 1921–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Higgins 1900–
  9. 9. Mary Higgins 1861–1898 m. James (Thomas) Paysden 1863–1931
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Paysden 1887–1889
    2. 2. George (William) Paysden 1894–1916 m. Anne (Elizabeth) McMullan 1894–1939
      1. 1. Doreen McMullan 1915–1980 m. George (Edward) Heppel 1890–1940 m. Hubert (Charles) Groves 1905–1988
    3. 3. Maria (Jane) Paysden 1883–1968 m. Samuel Hogg 1883–1948
    4. 4. John (Fleming) Paysden 1889–1966 m. Nancy McCrea 1889–1973
      1. 1. Molly Paysden 1915–2010 m. Maurice Scott 1923–2010
      2. 2. Billy Paysden 1917–1970 m. Georgina Joiner 1923–
        1. 1. Maureen (Anne) Paysden 1946–1995
    5. 5. James Paysden 1898–1928 m. Florence (Leonora) Hodgson 1900–1976
      1. 1. Mary (Florence) Paysden 1920–1980 m. Leonard (Albert) Chalkley 1917–1979
    6. 6. Kate Paysden 1890–1975 m. Samuel (Fredrick) Neely 1902–1963 m. Jonathan Kendal 1888–1932
      1. 1. Thomas (George) Kendal 1920–2002 m. Margaret (Alexandra) Cranston 1916–2013
        1. 1. Jennifer (Margaret) Kendal 1947–2017
        2. 2. Alan (Thomas) Kendal 1950–2012
      2. 2. Anne (Potter) Kendal 1919–2000 m. Henry (Thomas) Owens 1917–
      3. 3. Johnathan Kendal 1923–2014 m. Nora (Kathleen) McAuley 1925–1998
        1. 1. John (Charles) Kendal 1947–2014
      4. 4. James (Paysden) Kendal 1925–2012 m. Elizabeth (McCann) Simpson 1925–2009
      5. 5. Jessie (Margaret) Kendal 1929–1972 m. Bill Beck 1928–2017
      6. 6. Samuel (Hogg) Kendal 1927–2006 m. Sarah Connolly 1932–2019
  10. 10. William (A) Higgins 1874– m. Jessie Cameron 1880–
  11. 11. Jessie (Margaret) Higgins 1871–1963 m. James (Thomas) Paysden 1863–1931
  12. 12. James Higgins 1891–

John Higgins's Timeline

10 Records

1835
1835
Birth of John Fleming Higgins in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 26
John Fleming Higgins resided here in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1865
1865
Age 30
John Fleming Higgins resided here in Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland
Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 36
John Fleming Higgins resided here in 42 Dalrmple Street, Stranraer
42 Dalrmple Street, Stranraer
1871
1871
Age 36
John Fleming Higgins resided here in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 46
John Fleming Higgins resided here in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 56
John Fleming Higgins resided here in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 66
John Fleming Higgins resided here in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1911
1911
Age 76
John Fleming Higgins resided here in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1917
3 May 1917
Age 82
Death of John Fleming Higgins in Lochryan Street, Stranraer, Scotland
Lochryan Street, Stranraer, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census
    [2] 1901 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census
    [4] 1891 Scotland Census
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: 42 Dalrmple Street, Stranraer

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1911 Scotland Census, Stranraer, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1917
    Event Place: Lochryan Street, Stranraer, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotlands People, Death Certificate (STK has copy), Was widower of Jane Kelly and died of Chronic Bronchitis at 11.30 AM .
    Also recorded for first time is middle name "Fleming"
    Also retired points man / signal man
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