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Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins 1891 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Nov 1891

Birth Location: Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1983

Death Location: Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Christina Williamson

Spouse(s): Hugh Orr

Children(s): Christina Orr, Mary Orr, John Orr, Hugh Orr, Louise Orr, Nancy Orr, Thomas Orr, Ella Orr, Ella Orr

The story of Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins began in 1891 in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1901, Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided in Glasgow Maxwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins married Hugh Campbell Orr, and had children including Christina Orr, Mary Orr, John Higgins Orr, Hugh Orr, Louise Lion Orr, Nancy Orr, Thomas Joseph Orr, Ella Orr, Ella (Isabelle) Orr. Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins passed away in 1983 in Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins began in 1891 in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1901, Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided in Glasgow Maxwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins married Hugh Campbell Orr, and had children including Christina Orr, Mary Orr, John Higgins Orr, Hugh Orr, Louise Lion Orr, Nancy Orr, Thomas Joseph Orr, Ella Orr, Ella (Isabelle) Orr.
  • Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins passed away in 1983 in Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Higgins
1868 – 1925
Birth Location: Inch, Wigtownshire
JH
Christina Williamson
1873 –
Birth Location: Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
CW

Spouses(s)

Hugh Orr
1891 – 1955
Birth Location: Kilmore; Kilbride, Argyll, Scotland
HO

Children(s)

Christina Orr
1914 – 1988
Birth Location: Scotland
CO
Mary Orr
1915 – 1980
Birth Location: Scotland
MO
John Orr
1918 – 1994
Birth Location: Plantation, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
JO
Hugh Orr
1921 – 1984
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HO
Louise Orr
1923 – 1989
Birth Location: Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA
LO
Nancy Orr
1925 – 1996
Birth Location: New York
NO
Thomas Orr
1927 – 2003
Birth Location: New York
TO
Ella Orr
1929 –
Birth Location: New York
EO
Ella Orr
1929 – 2017
Birth Location: New York
EO

Margaret Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Higgins
1891 – 1983
Birth Place: Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Kelly Higgins
1868 – 1925
Inch, Wigtownshire
Christina Williamson
1873 –
Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Fleming) Higgins
1835 – 1917
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Jane Kelly
1837 – 1916
Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland
Peter Williamson
1826 –
Walls, Shetland
Margaret Middlemass
1838 –
Wilton, Roxburghshire
Great-Grandparents
John Higgins
1801 – 1861
Jane Connin
1801 – 1851
John Kelly
1801 – 1875
Margaret Kelly
1815 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Kelly
1775 –
Jean Kelly
1778 –
Robert Kelly
1787 – 1869
Margaret Campbell
1795 – 1875

Margaret Higgins's Descendants

1.
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Margaret ("Maggie" Middlemass) Higgins (04 Nov 1891 – Oct 1983) m. Hugh (Campbell) Orr (06 Jul 1891 – 14 Dec 1955)
  1. 1. Christina Orr (abt 1914 – 7 May 1988)
  2. 2. Mary Orr (abt 1915 – 18 Jul 1980)
  3. 3. John (Higgins) Orr (7 Apr 1918 – 12 Jan 1994) m. Sophie Androlowicz (9 Jun 1919 – 9 Feb 1992)
    1. 1. Carol Orr (abt 1939 – )
    2. 2. Sandra Orr (25 Jul 1940 – 15 Apr 2007) m. Bradbury
  4. 4. Hugh Orr (13 Apr 1921 – 14 Feb 1984)
  5. 5. Louise (Lion) Orr (5 Mar 1923 – 6 Feb 1989)
  6. 6. Nancy Orr (abt 1925 – Mar 1996)
  7. 7. Thomas (Joseph) Orr (13 Apr 1927 – 7 Dec 2003) m. Josephine (Frances) Klement (19 Sep 1924 – 27 Jun 2005)
    1. 1. Thomas (Joseph) Orr (16 Apr 1950 – 4 Apr 1998)
    2. 2. Isabelle (Theresa) Orr (13 Jul 1951 – 16 Feb 1997)
    3. 3. Margaret Orr m. Unknown Cordes
      1. 1. Kim
  8. 8. Ella Orr (abt 1929 – )
  9. 9. Ella ((Isabelle)) Orr (abt 8 Apr 1929 – 2017)

Margaret Higgins's Timeline

9 Records

1891
04 Nov 1891
Birth of Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 10
Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided here in Glasgow Maxwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Maxwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1925
1 June 1925
Age 34
Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided here in New York, Bronx, New York, United States
New York, Bronx, New York, United States
1930
1930
Age 39
Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided here in Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA
Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided here in New York, Bronx, New York
New York, Bronx, New York
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 49
Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided here in New York, Bronx, New York, USA
New York, Bronx, New York, USA
1949
Abt 1949
Age 58
Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided here in 6-02 Hopper Ave Nue , Fair Layvn
6-02 Hopper Ave Nue , Fair Layvn
1954
1954
Age 63
Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins resided here in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
1983
Oct 1983
Age 92
Death of Margaret "Maggie" Middlemass Higgins in Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1891
    Event Place: Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2474; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 3-548
    [3] New York, State Census, 1925, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 01; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 38
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 123-07-2189; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1464; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 767.0; FHL microfilm: 2341199
    [6] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3143; Line: 20; Page Number: 109
    [7] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Glasgow Maxwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1922
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source: New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3143; Line: 20; Page Number: 109

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1922
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1464; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 767.0; FHL microfilm: 2341199
    [2] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1922; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3143; Line: 20; Page Number: 109

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1925
    Event Place: New York, Bronx, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1925, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 01; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 38

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1464; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 767.0; FHL microfilm: 2341199

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New York, Bronx, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2474; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 3-548

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: New York, Bronx, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2474; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 3-548

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1949
    Event Place: 6-02 Hopper Ave Nue , Fair Layvn
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Morning Call; Publication Date: 9/ Jul/ 1949; Publication Place: Paterson, New Jersey, USA; ,0.041947946,0.38834843,0.3076244&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1983
    Event Place: Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 123-07-2189; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
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