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Selina Higgins 1835–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand

Death Date: Sep 1906

Death Location: Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Father: Peter Higgins

Mother: Mary Slade

Spouse(s): Charles Eyles, James Lees

Children(s): Amy Eyles, Charles Eyles, Frederick Eyles, Winifred Eyles, Lucy Eyles, Albert Eyles, Florence Eyles, Winifred Eyles, Cecilia Eyles, Clara Gill

The story of Selina Higgins began in 1835 in Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand. In 1841, Selina Higgins resided in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England. Selina Higgins married Charles Eyles, James Lees, and had children including Albert Edward Eyles, Amy Gertrude Eyles, Cecilia Higgins Eyles, Charles Higgins Eyles, Clara Lily Gill, Florence Higgins Eyles, Frederick William Bill Eyles, Lucy Louisa Higgins Eyles, Winifred Higgins Eyles. Selina Higgins passed away in 1906 in Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Selina Higgins began in 1835 in Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand.
  • In 1841, Selina Higgins resided in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England.
  • Selina Higgins married Charles Eyles, James Lees, and had children including Albert Edward Eyles, Amy Gertrude Eyles, Cecilia Higgins Eyles, Charles Higgins Eyles, Clara Lily Gill, Florence Higgins Eyles, Frederick William Bill Eyles, Lucy Louisa Higgins Eyles, Winifred Higgins Eyles.
  • Selina Higgins passed away in 1906 in Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Higgins
1804–1847
Birth Location: Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
PH
Mary Slade
1786–1868
Birth Location: Bath Abbey parish, Somerset, England
MS

Spouses(s)

Charles Eyles
1821–1886
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
CE
James Lees
1842–1905
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JL

Children(s)

Amy Eyles
1847–1945
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
AE
Charles Eyles
1861–1945
Birth Location: Opawa Tce, Dillons Point, Blenheim, New Zealand
CE
Frederick Eyles
1865–1957
Birth Location: Blenheim, Wairau, New Zealand
FE
Winifred Eyles
1871–1946
Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
WE
Lucy Eyles
1864–1950
Birth Location: Opawa Terrace Farm, Dillons Point Rd, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
LE
Albert Eyles
1866–1933
Birth Location: Opawa Terrace Farm, Dillons Point Rd, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
AE
Florence Eyles
1869–1962
Birth Location: Dillons Point, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
FE
Winifred Eyles
1863–1946
Birth Location: Opawa Terrace Farm, Dillons Point Rd, Blenheim, New Zealand
WE
Cecilia Eyles
1860–1927
Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
CE
Clara Gill
1855–1925
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
CG

Selina Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Selina Higgins
1835–1906
Birth Place: Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
Parents
Peter Higgins
1804–1847
Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
Mary Slade
1786–1868
Bath Abbey parish, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Selina Higgins's Descendants

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Selina Higgins (1835–Sep 1906) m. Charles Eyles (26 Jan 1821–Apr 1886) m. James Lees (12 Jan 1842–Jul 1905)
  1. 1. Amy (Gertrude) Eyles 1847–1945 m. William (George) Stanton 1869–1966
    1. 1. Violet (Constance Irene) Stanton 1894–1985 m. Frank (Lewis) Fisher 1888–1960
      1. 1. John (Lawrence) Fisher 1932–2003 m. Margaret (Ann) Benney 1932–2010
      2. 2. Margaret Fisher 1926–2013
    2. 2. Evelyn (Mena Iris) Stanton 1905–1997 m. Alexander (Findlater) Cheyne 1902–1959
      1. 1. Malcolm Cheyne –1973
    3. 3. Ivy (Florence) Stanton 1892–1968 m. Charles (Valentine) Brown 1890–1977
      1. 1. Marjorie (Morris) Brown 1917–
      2. 2. Jessie (Isobel) Brown 1918–1999
    4. 4. William (Leo Vernon) Stanton 1897–1922
    5. 5. Neil (Leslie) Stanton 1908–
    6. 6. Aileen (Ida May) Stanton 1912–2012 m. Alexander (Robert Lockhart) Wright 1882–1983
      1. 1. Alexander (Kenneth) Wright 1930–2004
    7. 7. Roy (Selwyn) Stanton 1914–1927
  2. 2. Charles (Higgins) Eyles 1861–1945 m. Rose (Helen (Nellie)) Reid 1870–1951
    1. 1. Albert (Roy) Eyles 1906–1929
    2. 2. Florence (Helen) Eyles 1892–1923
    3. 3. Elsie (Maude) Eyles 1895–1974 m. Frederick (James) Saunders 1885–1938
      1. 1. Ronald (James) Saunders 1919–1988 m. Ruby (Gertrude) Poole 1921–2005
        1. 1. Jetta (Willing) Thompson 1920–1968
        2. 2. Michael (James) Saunders 1945–1997
        3. 3. Murray (Dallas (Flagon)) Saunders 1941–2002
      2. 2. Freda (May) Saunders 1913–1969 m. Graeme (Mc Ewen McKay) Douglas 1913–1991
      3. 3. Rita (Maude) Saunders 1917–1990 m. Hugo (Eric Sydney) Martin 1915–1987
    4. 4. Olive (Grace (Ollie)) Eyles 1902–1986
    5. 5. Selina (Pearl (Lena)) Eyles 1908–1964 m. Thomas (Findlay) Myles 1909–2000
      1. 1. Thomas (William (Bill)) Myles 1941–2004 m. Isobel Powell 1942–2002
      2. 2. Brian Myles –1945
      3. 3. Annette (Beverley) Myles 1947–1947
      4. 4. Robert (Findlay) Myles 1938–1956
      5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Myles 1931–1979
      6. 6. William (Bill (Billy)) Myles –1956
    6. 6. Charles (Edward) Eyles 1900–1978
    7. 7. Marjorie (Gladys) Eyles 1909–1989 m. Frederick (Charles) Garrick 1899–1969
      1. 1. Graeme (Frederick) Garrick 1937–1956
      2. 2. Owen (James) Garrick 1931–2002
      3. 3. Janet (Dawn) Garrick 1940–1998
    8. 8. Arthur (Norman) Eyles 1899–1918
  3. 3. Frederick (William (Bill)) Eyles 1865–1957 m. Mary (Lucinda Freeman) Davis 1869–1946 m. Jane (Hudson Millicent) Clerke 1871–
    1. 1. Margaret Eyles 1912–
    2. 2. Judith Eyles 1912–
    3. 3. Beverly Eyles 1913–
    4. 4. Barbara Eyles 1914–
    5. 5. Anona (Ruby Ann (Nonie)) Eyles 1914–1960 m. father (to Janet) Hooper 1919–2005
    6. 6. Mary (Ngaria Birdie (Molly)) Eyles 1910–1965
    7. 7. Joseph (Walter) Eyles 1912–1990
  4. 4. Winifred (Higgins) Eyles 1871–1946 m. Sydney (Philip Frederick) Maule 1856–1920
    1. 1. Isabella (Louisa) Maule 1892–1976 m. Russell (Edward) Till 1892–1976
      1. 1. Ian (Campbell) Till 1920–1967
      2. 2. Robert (Lomond) Till 1915–1990
      3. 3. Audrey (Winifred) Till 1921–1968
      4. 4. Russell (Edward) Till 1913–1988
      5. 5. Sydney (Alfred) Till 1911–1999
      6. 6. Arthur (Mervyn) Till 1918–1993
      7. 7. Verdun (Leonard) Till 1916–1982
      8. 8. John (Frederick) Till 1920–1994
      9. 9. Barbara (Melina) Till 1923–2007
      10. 10. Charles (Clarence) Till 1910–1941
    2. 2. Lillian (Gertrude (Lily)) Maule 1895–1977 m. Arthur (Norman) Aldridge 1886–1970
      1. 1. Betty (Eva) Aldridge 1924–2016 m. Laurence (Percy (Percy)) Jones 1919–1991
    3. 3. Minnie (Eva Selina) Maule 1889–1918 m. Edward (Henry) Newland 1875–1952
      1. 1. Winifred (Ada (Tiny)) Newland 1910–2000 m. William (Henry) Ashley 1899–1937
        1. 1. Daphne (Faith) Ashley 1932–2008
        2. 2. Edna (Ada) Ashley 1934–1979
      2. 2. Henry (Edmund) Newland 1915–1995 m. Pirihaira (Mabel Kahariki) Kotuku 1905–1974
  5. 5. Lucy (Louisa Higgins) Eyles 1864–1950 m. Samuel (Arthur James) Timms 1862–1952
    1. 1. Amy Eyles 1889–1889
  6. 6. Albert (Edward) Eyles 1866–1933 m. Florence (Minnie) Williams 1880–1933
    1. 1. Thomas (Williams) Eyles 1898–1933
  7. 7. Florence (Higgins) Eyles 1869–1962 m. Anders (Christian Knudsen (Canute Anderson)) Hauberg 1856–1944 m. Frederick (Arthur) Levy 1867–1903
    1. 1. Arthur (Mervyn) Levy 1890–1916
  8. 8. Winifred (Higgins) Eyles 1863–1946 m. Sydney (Frederick) Maule 1856–1920
    1. 1. Lillian (Gertrude (Lily)) Maule 1895–1977
    2. 2. Minnie (Eva Selina) Maule 1889–1918 m. Edward (Henry) Newland 1875–1952
      1. 1. Henry (Edmund) Newland 1915–1995
      2. 2. Winifred (Ada (Tiny)) Newland 1910–2000
    3. 3. Isabella (Louisa) Maule 1892–1976
  9. 9. Cecilia (Higgins) Eyles 1860–1927 m. Robert (Henry) Witt 1858–1935
    1. 1. Florence (Ada (Flo)) Witt 1891–1970 m. Charles (Kempster (Charlie)) Anderson 1896–1986
      1. 1. Robert (William Kempster) Anderson 1935–2012
    2. 2. Cecilia (Gertrude (Doll)) Witt 1887–1967 m. John (Thomas) Mills 1884–1961
      1. 1. Evelyn (Audrey) Mills 1914–2005
      2. 2. Clarence (Vernon) Mills 1911–1968
      3. 3. Ivan (Victor) Mills 1909–1975
      4. 4. Edwin (Arthur) Mills 1923–1923
      5. 5. William (Harold) Mills 1909–1909
      6. 6. Ernest (John (Jack)) Mills 1922–1997 m. Olive (Joye) Main 1924–2018
      7. 7. Violet (Pearl) Mills 1915–2004
      8. 8. Eileen (Edna) Mills 1912–1993
      9. 9. Alice (Myra) Mills 1920–2013
      10. 10. Joyce (Cecelia) Mills 1916–1991
      11. 11. Daphne (Ivy) Mills 1915–
      12. 12. Leslie (Arnold) Mills 1924–2019 m. Beryl (June) Elliott 1922–2004
      13. 13. Mills 1928–1928
      14. 14. Isabel (Olive) Mills 1926–
      15. 15. Isabel (Olive) Mills 1926–
    3. 3. Louisa (May (May)) Witt 1884–1930 m. Charles (Albert (Charlie)) Hope 1876–1962
      1. 1. Charles (Edward (Charley)) Hope 1912–1912
      2. 2. Doris (Sarah) Hope 1915–1934
        1. 1. Brian Kirby 1932–2014
      3. 3. Ruby (Faith) Hope 1907–1996 m. Joseph (Leonard) Cole 1903–1983
        1. 1. Ngaere (Cecilia) Cole 1929–1944
        2. 2. Majorie (May) Cole 1936–1980
      4. 4. Esther (Annie) Hope 1908–1977
      5. 5. Cecilia (Charity) Hope 1909–1979
      6. 6. Isabel ((Bel) Eileen May) Hope 1911–1999
      7. 7. Robert (William) Hope 1913–1997
      8. 8. Arthur (Albert) Hope 1917–1994
      9. 9. Ivy (Myrtle (Joy)) Hope 1919–1995
      10. 10. Richard (Norman) Hope 1921–2002
      11. 11. Ian (Clarence) Hope 1925–2003
      12. 12. Alfred (Ernest) Witt 1902–1903
      13. 13. Hope 1923–
    4. 4. Emma (Myrtle (Myrtle)) Witt 1903–1973 m. William (Leslie) Bond 1903–1984
    5. 5. William (Wallace) Witt 1893–1964 m. Mabel (Alice) Blindell 1887–1965
      1. 1. William (John Henry) Witt 1919–1995
      2. 2. Allen (Robert) Witt 1921–1999
      3. 3. Vernon (James) Witt 1922–1964
      4. 4. Philip (Norman) Witt 1928–1987
      5. 5. Thomas (Donavan) Witt 1926–2009
    6. 6. John (Robert (Jack)) Witt 1890–1978 m. Ada (Christina) Green 1893–1971
      1. 1. Noeline (Cecelia) Witt 1920–1998 m. Charlie (Leslie) Rattray 1919–1976
        1. 1. Douglas (John) Rattray 1945–2018
      2. 2. Henry (James Robert) Witt 1916–1936
      3. 3. Witt 1919–1919
    7. 7. Clarence (Norman) Witt 1896–1897
    8. 8. Albert ((Bert)) Witt 1883–1963 m. Margaret (Adelaide) Sherman 1903–1964 m. Mary (Ellen) Bentley 1883–1936
      1. 1. Elsie (Gwendoline (Gwen)) Witt 1908–1995 m. Leslie (George) Fawcett 1906–1995
        1. 1. Nancy (Gwendoline) FAWCETT 1946–2010
        2. 2. Thomas (James Francis) FAWCETT 1931–1996
      2. 2. Charles (Albert) Witt 1906–1907
      3. 3. Norman (Henry) Witt 1906–1907
      4. 4. Ethel (May) Witt 1914–1939
      5. 5. Robert (Charles Albert) Witt 1922–2015
      6. 6. Murnie (Dorothy) WITT 1918–
    9. 9. Annie (Eliza) Witt 1888–1982 m. William (Henry (Will)) Mills 1887–1972
      1. 1. Annie (Winifred (Winifred)) Mills 1913–2004 m. William (James Henry) Niles 1911–1989
        1. 1. Thelma (Jean (Jean)) Niles 1933–1988 m. Iain (Robert) Forsyth 1931–1988
      2. 2. Robert (John (Bob)) Mills 1911–1999 m. Dorothy (Julia) Lane 1916–2007 m. Trena (Jane) Dellow 1914–2001
      3. 3. Cecelia (Jane (Jean)) Mills 1910–2003 m. Kenneth (George) Williams 1912–1993
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Myrtle) Mills 1915–2007 m. Cyril (Arthur William (William)) Joyce 1908–1968
      5. 5. William (Charles) Mills 1919–
    10. 10. Selina (Maud) Witt 1885–1967 m. Francis (Evelyn) Bailey 1882–1971
      1. 1. Jane (Florence) Bailey 1910–1981
      2. 2. Francis (Cecil James) Bailey 1907–1988
      3. 3. Manu (Myrtle) Bailey 1909–1993
      4. 4. Florence (Ivy Jane) Bailey 1910–1981
      5. 5. William (Walter (Bill) Bailey) 1913 1913–1995
      6. 6. George (Henry) Bailey 1911–1994
      7. 7. Elsie (Maude) Bailey 1919–1920
      8. 8. Eric (Norman) Bailey 1914–1932
      9. 9. Lionel Bailey 1922–1923
      10. 10. Leslie Bailey 1917–1999
      11. 11. Arthur (Verdon) Bailey 1916–1996
      12. 12. Dorothy (Hazel) Bailey 1929–1998
      13. 13. Minnie (Lucinda) Bailey 1921–
      14. 14. Lorna Bailey 1924–2015
      15. 15. Joyce Bailey 1925–2008
    11. 11. Charles (Henry (Harry)) Witt 1880–1918 m. Mary (Caroline) Dowsey 1879–1954
      1. 1. Carrie Witt 1912–1980
    12. 12. Janet (Elsie Pearl (Pearl)) Witt 1899–1983 m. Kenneth (Gillies) Mackay 1900–1953
      1. 1. Jean (Evelyn Pearl) Mackay 1921–2014
      2. 2. Doreen (Ivy) Mackay 1923–2007
      3. 3. Betty (Elwyn) Mackay 1940–2012
      4. 4. Nola (Rose) Mackay 1925–1926
      5. 5. Norman (Alec Kenneth) Mackay 1932–2008
    13. 13. Ivy Witt 1900–1994 m. Franz (Joachim Heinrich (Francis Joseph Henry) (Frank)) Brieseman 1899–1973
      1. 1. Harold (David) Brieseman 1933–1933
      2. 2. Melvin (Athol) Brieseman 1934–
      3. 3. Alan (Francis) Brieseman 1926–
    14. 14. Thomas (Walter) Witt 1881–1882
  10. 10. Clara (Lily) Gill 1855–1925 m. Samuel (Sims) Mahon 1841–1891
    1. 1. Clara (Cecilia) Mahon 1876–1919 m. Arthur (James) Bailey 1870–1935
      1. 1. Evelyn (May) Bailey 1901–1986 m. Thomas (George Edward) Kemp 1901–1983
      2. 2. Mabel Bailey 1902–1908
      3. 3. Arthur (James) Bailey 1908–1971 m. Jessie (Irene) Cooper 1902–1966
        1. 1. Peter (Thomas) Bailey 1938–1984
      4. 4. Walter Bailey 1909–1983
      5. 5. Dorothy Bailey 1912–
      6. 6. Clara (Cecilia) Bailey 1906–1915
    2. 2. Jessie Mahon 1889–
    3. 3. James (Simms) Mahon 1879–
    4. 4. Margaret (Lucy) Mahon 1881–1885
    5. 5. William (John) Mahon 1882–1945
    6. 6. Mary (Annie) Mahon 1874–
    7. 7. Edward (Walter) Mahon 1884–
    8. 8. Rebecca (Lily) Mahon 1887–
    9. 9. Samuel (Charles) Mahon 1877–1931

Selina Higgins's Timeline

7 Records

1835
7 Feb 1835
Birth of Selina Higgins in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
1835
1835
Birth of Selina Higgins in Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
1841
1841
Age 6
Selina Higgins resided here in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
1896
1896
Age 61
Selina Higgins resided here in Wairau, Marlborough, New Zealand
Wairau, Marlborough, New Zealand
1906
20 Sep 1906
Age 71
Death of Selina Higgins in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
1906
22 Sept 1906
Age 71
Death of Selina Higgins
None
1906
Sep 1906
Age 71
Burial of Selina Higgins in Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 943; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Baltonsborough; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 24; Folio: 19; Page: 11; Line: 14; GSU roll: 474598
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Baltonsborough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 943; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Baltonsborough; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 24; Folio: 19; Page: 11; Line: 14; GSU roll: 474598

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Wairau, Marlborough, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1896

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sept 1906

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1906
    Event Place: Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
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