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John Higgins 1844–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1844

Birth Location: Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 02 Apr 1914 ; age 69yrs

Death Location: Green Gully, Newstead, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Higgins

Mother: Susanna Holman

Spouse(s): Sarah Stocker

Children(s): Elsie Higgins, John Higgins, Sarah Cooper, Charlotte Cooper, William Cooper, Charles(Chas) Higgins, Edward Cooper, Charles Higgins, Emma Higgins, Alice Higgins, Ada Higgins, Clara Higgins, Austin Higgins, Henry Cooper

John Higgins was born in 1844 in Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia, the child of William Henry Bridgland Higgins And Susanna Higgins Nee Holman. John Higgins married Sarah Martha Higgins Cooper Nee Stocker, and had children including Ada Mary Higgins, Alice Sarah Higgins, Austin William Higgins, Charles Chas Higgins, Charles Chas Higgins, Charlotte Cooper, Clara Ellen Higgins, Edward Stocker Cooper, Elsie May Campbell Nee Higgins, Emma Elizabeth Higgins, Henry Edward Cooper, John Higgins, Sarah Elizabeth Cooper, William Cooper. John Higgins passed away in 1914 in Green Gully, Newstead, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Higgins was born in 1844 in Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia, the child of William Henry Bridgland Higgins And Susanna Higgins Nee Holman.
  • John Higgins married Sarah Martha Higgins Cooper Nee Stocker, and had children including Ada Mary Higgins, Alice Sarah Higgins, Austin William Higgins, Charles Chas Higgins, Charles Chas Higgins, Charlotte Cooper, Clara Ellen Higgins, Edward Stocker Cooper, Elsie May Campbell Nee Higgins, Emma Elizabeth Higgins, Henry Edward Cooper, John Higgins, Sarah Elizabeth Cooper, William Cooper.
  • John Higgins passed away in 1914 in Green Gully, Newstead, Victoria, Australia.

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John Higgins's Ancestors

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John Higgins
1844–1914
Birth Place: Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Parents
William Henry Bridgland Higgins
1819–1893
Trottiscliffe, Kent, England
Susanna (Higgins, nee) Holman
1826–1851
Crowan, Cornwall, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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John Higgins's Descendants

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John Higgins (30 Dec 1844–02 Apr 1914 ; age 69yrs) m. Sarah (Martha Higgins, Cooper, nee) Stocker (24 Nov 1839–24 Feb 1927)
  1. 1. Elsie (May Campbell, nee) Higgins 1889–1974 m. Thomas (John) Campbell 1879–1954
    1. 1. Joan (Isabel Ferguson, nee) Campbell 1921–1982 m. John (Alexander Thomas) Ferguson 1917–1961
      1. 1. John (Campbell) Ferguson 1944–2008
    2. 2. Dorothy (Mavis) Campbell 1912–2002
    3. 3. John (Thomas) Campbell 1914–1916
    4. 4. Fay Campbell 1927–1984
  2. 2. John Higgins 1871–1903
  3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cooper 1861–1862
  4. 4. Charlotte Cooper 1865–1868
  5. 5. William Cooper 1857–1933
  6. 6. Charles(Chas) Higgins 1869–1933 m. Annie (Higgins,nee) Morgan 1880–1967 m. Clara (Maude Higgins, nee) Williams 1871–1914
    1. 1. Beryl (Beatrice “Pig“) Higgins 1899–1973
    2. 2. Herbert ((Herst) Edward) Higgins 1900–1955
    3. 3. Clemo ((Clement) Stocker) Higgins 1902–1974
    4. 4. Alice (Vera) Higgins 1906–1983
    5. 5. Franklin+ (Noel) HIGGINS 1913–1998
    6. 6. Harold (Charles “Harley“) Higgins 1904–
    7. 7. Leslie (John (Pasty)) Higgins 1908–1985
    8. 8. Maude ((Trixie) Marshall, nee) Higgins 1910– m. Frank Marshall 1908–
    9. 9. Clement (Clemo) Higgins –1970
  7. 7. Edward (Stocker) Cooper 1863–1901
  8. 8. Charles ((Chas)) Higgins 1869–1933
  9. 9. Emma (Elizabeth) Higgins 1873–1943
  10. 10. Alice (Sarah) Higgins 1876–1957
  11. 11. Ada (Mary) Higgins 1878–1952
  12. 12. Clara (Ellen) Higgins 1880–1966
  13. 13. Austin (William) Higgins 1883–1957 m. Ethel (Higgins, nee) Evans 1882–1965
  14. 14. Henry (Edward) Cooper 1859–1938

John Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1844
30 Dec 1844
Birth of John Higgins in Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia
1914
02 Apr 1914 ; age 69yrs
Age 70
Death of John Higgins in Yandoit, Victoria (reg.Newstead, Victoria), Australia
Yandoit, Victoria (reg.Newstead, Victoria), Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies; Reference: M107
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies; Reference: M107

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1914 ; age 69yrs
    Event Place: Yandoit, Victoria (reg.Newstead, Victoria), Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies; Reference: M107
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Green Gully, Newstead, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies; Reference: M107
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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