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Josephine Higgins 1909–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1909

Birth Location: Leigh, Essex

Death Date: 18 Dec 1996

Death Location: Cromer, Norfolk, England

Father: Herbert Higgins

Mother: Blanche Pask

Spouse(s): William Legge

Children(s):

The story of Josephine Higgins began in 1909 in Leigh, Essex. In 1911, Josephine Higgins resided in Leigh, Essex, England. Josephine Higgins married William E A Legge. Josephine Higgins passed away in 1996 in Cromer, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Josephine Higgins began in 1909 in Leigh, Essex.
  • In 1911, Josephine Higgins resided in Leigh, Essex, England.
  • Josephine Higgins married William E A Legge.
  • Josephine Higgins passed away in 1996 in Cromer, Norfolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josephine Higgins's Ancestors

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Josephine Higgins
1909–1996
Birth Place: Leigh, Essex
Parents
Herbert Sidney Higgins
1873–1947
Brentwood, Essex, England
Blanche (Marie E) Pask
1879–1970
Fitzroy R Regents Park
Grandparents
Alexander (Underwood) Higgins
1840–1916
Butleigh, Somerset, England
Rosalie (Angier) Moffat
1850–1931
Streatham, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Higgins
1816–1909
Sarah Underwood
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Higgins
1780–1859
Elizabeth Hunt
1778–1844

Josephine Higgins's Timeline

5 Records

1909
30 Nov 1909
Birth of Josephine Higgins in Leigh, Essex
Leigh, Essex
1911
9 Jul 1911
Age 2
Josephine Higgins was baptized in Hadleigh, St James The Less, Essex, England
Hadleigh, St James The Less, Essex, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 2
Josephine Higgins resided here in Leigh, Essex, England
Leigh, Essex, England
1947
1947
Age 38
Josephine Higgins resided here in Kensington, England
Kensington, England
1996
18 Dec 1996
Age 87
Death of Josephine Higgins in Cromer, Norfolk, England
Cromer, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Leigh, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1177; Item: 143
    [2] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1045; Item: 30
    [3] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 10114; Schedule Number: 101
    [4] UK, Outward Passenger Lists
    [5] England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2004
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Hadleigh, St James The Less, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Leigh, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 10114; Schedule Number: 101

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 May 1934
    Event Place: London, England (From Moulmein, Myanmar)
    Record Source: UK Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1045; Item: 30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1934
    Event Place: London, England (To Calcutta, India)
    Record Source: UK, Outward Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 May 1939
    Event Place: London, England (From Bombay, India)
    Record Source: UK Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1177; Item: 143

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Kensington, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1996
    Event Place: Cromer, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2004

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