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Margaret Mayer 1805–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 June 1805

Birth Location: Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jun 1882

Death Location: Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England

Father: William Mayer

Mother: Ann Mayer

Spouse(s): George Higgins

Children(s): Emma Higgins, Amy Higgins, George Higgins, Ann Higgins, Mary Higgins, Joseph Higgins

Margaret Mayer was born in 1805 in Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England, the child of William Mayer And Ann Mayer. In 1851, Margaret Mayer resided in Alsager, Cheshire, England. Margaret Mayer married George Higgins, and had children including Amy Higgins, Ann Higgins, Emma Higgins, George Higgins, Joseph Higgins, Mary Higgins. Margaret Mayer passed away in 1882 in Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Mayer was born in 1805 in Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England, the child of William Mayer And Ann Mayer.
  • In 1851, Margaret Mayer resided in Alsager, Cheshire, England.
  • Margaret Mayer married George Higgins, and had children including Amy Higgins, Ann Higgins, Emma Higgins, George Higgins, Joseph Higgins, Mary Higgins.
  • Margaret Mayer passed away in 1882 in Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mayer
1776–
Birth Location: Barthomley, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ann Mayer
1779–1869
Birth Location: Knutsford, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

George Higgins
1802–1881
Birth Location: Aston Juxta Mondrum, Cheshire, England
GH

Children(s)

Emma Higgins
1840–1921
Birth Location: Alsager, Cheshire, England
EH
Amy Higgins
1834–1891
Birth Location: Alsager, Cheshire, England
AH
George Higgins
1840–1838
Birth Location: Alsager, Cheshire, England
GH
Ann Higgins
1825–1881
Birth Location: Alsager, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
AH
Mary Higgins
1828–
Birth Location: –
MH
Joseph Higgins
1830–1830
Birth Location: –
JH

Margaret Mayer's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Mayer
1805–1882
Birth Place: Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England
Parents
William Mayer
1776–
Barthomley, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Mayer
1779–1869
Knutsford, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Mayer's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Mayer (2 June 1805–9 Jun 1882) m. George Higgins (BET MAR 1802 AND JUN 1804–BET APR 1881 AND 1891)
  1. 1. Emma Higgins 1840–1921 m. Caleb Colclough 1840–1913
    1. 1. Alfred Cooper 1868–1931 m. Mary (Jane) Cooper 1870–1918
      1. 1. Ethel (C) Colclough 1899–2003 m. James Thompson 1899–
        1. 1. Nancy Thompson 1925–
        2. 2. Fred Thompson 1926–1989
        3. 3. Annie Thompson 1926–
      2. 2. Alice Colclough-Cooper 1897–
      3. 3. Caleb Colclough-cooper 1890–
      4. 4. William (Allred) Colclough-Cooper 1892–1917 m. Mary Henaghan 1894–
        1. 1. Irene Colclough-cooper 1925–
      5. 5. James (H) Colclough-cooper 1894–
      6. 6. Jane (Cooper) ellis 1903–1971
    2. 2. Fredrick Cooper 1863–
    3. 3. Ezra Colclough 1868–
    4. 4. Annie Cooper 1870–
    5. 5. Asma Colebaugh 1869–
    6. 6. Willa Colclough 1857–1910 m. Martha Barker 1857–1919
      1. 1. Emma (Elizabeth) Colclough 1878–1928
      2. 2. Martha ((Patty)) Colclough 1879–
      3. 3. John (\ Jack) Colclough 1883–
      4. 4. Ellen (\ Nellie) Colclough 1886–
      5. 5. Catherine Colclough 1889–
      6. 6. George Colclough 1890–
      7. 7. Wilmott Colclough 1893–
      8. 8. Hilda (May) Colclough 1896–1971
    7. 7. Elizabeth Colclough 1859–1938
    8. 8. Emma Colclough 1861–
    9. 9. John Colclough 1864– m. Esther Marsden 1872–1895 m. Annie Cliff 1876–
      1. 1. Ada Colclough 1895–
      2. 2. Arthur Colclough 1903–
      3. 3. Mary Colclough 1905–
      4. 4. Nancy (Elizabeth) Colclough 1908–
      5. 5. John (Norman) Colclough 1913–1982
    10. 10. Wilmot Colclough 1871–1897 m. Florence Colclough 1871–
      1. 1. Richard (John) Colclough 1894–1965
      2. 2. Percy Colclough 1895–1978
    11. 11. Thomas Colclough 1874–1932 m. Mary (Jane) Hancock 1881–
      1. 1. Thomas (James H.) Colclough 1911–
    12. 12. Sarah Colclough 1876–1955
    13. 13. Martha (M.) Colclough 1880–1955
    14. 14. Joseph COLCLOUGH 1867–1936
  2. 2. Amy Higgins 1834–1891
  3. 3. George Higgins 1840–1838
  4. 4. Ann Higgins 1825–1881
  5. 5. Mary Higgins 1828–
  6. 6. Joseph Higgins 1830–1830

Margaret Mayer's Timeline

7 Records

1805
2 June 1805
Birth of Margaret Mayer in Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England
Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England
1805
23 Jun 1805
Margaret Mayer was baptized in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 46
Margaret Mayer resided here in Alsager, Cheshire, England
Alsager, Cheshire, England
1861
1861
Age 56
Margaret Mayer resided here in Alsager, Cheshire, England
Alsager, Cheshire, England
1871
1871
Age 66
Margaret Mayer resided here in Alsager, Christchurch, Cheshire, England
Alsager, Christchurch, Cheshire, England
1881
1881
Age 76
Margaret Mayer resided here in Alsager, Cheshire, England
Alsager, Cheshire, England
1882
9 Jun 1882
Age 77
Death of Margaret Mayer in Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England
Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 June 1805
    Event Place: Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census
    [2] 1871 England Census
    [3] 1861 England Census
    [4] 1851 England Census
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [6] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1805
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Alsager, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Alsager, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Alsager, Christchurch, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Alsager, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Merelake, Alsager township, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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