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Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins 1483–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Bridstow, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: Bef. 1583

Death Location: Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Stretton

Mother: Lady Wilde

Spouse(s): Anne (Higgins)

Children(s): John Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins

In 1483, Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins entered the world in Bridstow, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins Of Stretton And Lady Sarah Wilde. Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins married Anne Hamilton Higgins, and had children including Elizabeth Clyton Higgins, John James Higgins. Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins passed away in 1583 in Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1483, Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins entered the world in Bridstow, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins Of Stretton And Lady Sarah Wilde.
  • Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins married Anne Hamilton Higgins, and had children including Elizabeth Clyton Higgins, John James Higgins.
  • Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins passed away in 1583 in Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Stretton
1432–1482
Birth Location: Church Stretton, Shropshire, Eng.
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Lady Wilde
1436–1515
Birth Location: Stretton, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne (Higgins)
1480–1580
Birth Location: Bridstone, Hertfordshire, , England
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Children(s)

John Higgins
1503–1549
Birth Location: Bridstow, Herefordshire, England
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Elizabeth Higgins
1503–1596
Birth Location: Bridgestone, Herefordshire, England
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Sir Higgins's Ancestors

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Sir Higgins
1483–1583
Birth Place: Bridstow, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Wainwright Higgins of Stretton
1432–1482
Church Stretton, Shropshire, Eng.
Lady (Sarah) Wilde
1436–1515
Stretton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Higgins's Descendants

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Sir (Charles Fortescue) Higgins (1483–Bef. 1583) m. Anne (Hamilton) (Higgins) (1480–Bef. 1580)
  1. 1. John (James) Higgins 1503–1549 m. Charlotte Neives 1503–1556
    1. 1. John Higgins 1528–1594 m. Elizabeth Clinton 1523–1596
      1. 1. Christopher Higgins 1560–
      2. 2. Edward Higgins 1545–1631 m. Elizabeth –1625 m. Julian Meals 1582–1603
        1. 1. Julian Higgins 1601–1603
        2. 2. Thomas Higgins 1600–1603
        3. 3. Jonathan Higgins 1599–1600
        4. 4. Robert Higgins 1575–1649
        5. 5. Richard Higgins 1603–1675 m. Lydia Chandler 1615–1650
    2. 2. Richard (Edward) Higgins 1545–1631
    3. 3. William Higgins 1515–1563
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Clyton) Higgins 1503–1596

Sir Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins in Bridstow, Herefordshire, England
Bridstow, Herefordshire, England
1583
Bef. 1583
Age 100
Death of Sir Charles Fortescue Higgins in Herefordshire, England
Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Bridstow, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1583
    Event Place: Herefordshire, England
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