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Sir John Thomas IV Higginson 1500–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Berkswell, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1574

Death Location: Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir 16GGF

Mother: Margaret 16GGM

Spouse(s): Agnes PGGM, Lady Spencer, Mary 15GGM

Children(s): Sir Higginson

Sir John Thomas IV Higginson was born in 1500 in Berkswell, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir John Thomas Iii Higginson 16Ggf And Margaret Dorward 16Ggm. Sir John Thomas IV Higginson married Agnes Higginson Spencer Anne De Kirkham Higgenson 12Th Pggm, Lady Ann De Kirkham Spencer, Mary Elizabeth Bradford 15Ggm, and had children including Sir Robert John Gentleman Of Solihull Higginson. Sir John Thomas IV Higginson passed away in 1574 in Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Thomas IV Higginson was born in 1500 in Berkswell, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir John Thomas Iii Higginson 16Ggf And Margaret Dorward 16Ggm.
  • Sir John Thomas IV Higginson married Agnes Higginson Spencer Anne De Kirkham Higgenson 12Th Pggm, Lady Ann De Kirkham Spencer, Mary Elizabeth Bradford 15Ggm, and had children including Sir Robert John Gentleman Of Solihull Higginson.
  • Sir John Thomas IV Higginson passed away in 1574 in Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir 16GGF
1440–1530
Birth Location: Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
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Margaret 16GGM
1476–1515
Birth Location: Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
M1

Spouses(s)

Agnes PGGM
1510–1550
Birth Location: Kirkdale, Lancashire, England
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Lady Spencer
1510–1595
Birth Location: Kirkdale, Lancashire, England
LS
Mary 15GGM
1510–1600
Birth Location: Kirkdale, Lancashire, England
M1

Children(s)

Sir Higginson
1544–1614
Birth Location: London, Warwickshire, England
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Sir Higginson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Higginson
1500–1574
Birth Place: Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas III Higginson * 16GGF
1440–1530
Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
Margaret (Dorward *) 16GGM
1476–1515
Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Higginson's Descendants

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Sir (John Thomas IV) Higginson (1500–10 Feb 1574) m. Agnes (Higginson (Spencer) : "Anne de Kirkham", "Higgenson" *12TH) PGGM (1510–1550) m. Lady (Ann de Kirkham) Spencer (1510–29 Jul 1595) m. Mary (Elizabeth Bradford *) 15GGM (1510–09 Feb 1600)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert John "Gentleman of Solihull') Higginson 1544–1614 m. Lady (Joanna Joane Ione) Warwick-Tokese\TOKESAY-Higginson 1548–1630 m. Alice Thome 1550– m. Joane Warwick 1548–1600 m. Lady (Ione (Warwick) Joanne Tokesay (Ukin)) (Higginson) 1548–1630
    1. 1. Isabel (Isabell) Higginson 1560–1608 m. Thomas\Thome (William) Benion\Banion\Benion\Benyon 1556–1608
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Bridget) Benion 1583–1634 m. John (William (The Vintner)) Carter 1574–1630 m. Captain (Thomas Carter (To June Carter) Cash) 1591–1634
        1. 1. John (" William" Carter^ CAPT. (The Younger)) E-9 1599–1669 m. Edouard (Edward) Tuttle 1599–1670 m. Ann (Mathis (Wife 1)) * 1600–1636 m. Avis (Alice Turtley) Turley 1604–1629 m. Bridget\Bridgett (Elizabeth) Benion\Bennion\Banion\Benyon-Carter 1578–1630 m. Alice (Croxan) Croxon 1599–1670

Sir Higginson's Timeline

7 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir John Thomas IV Higginson in Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
1540
1540
Age 40
Sir John Thomas IV Higginson - Probate in England
England
1574
10 Feb 1574
Age 74
Death of Sir John Thomas IV Higginson in Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
1726
26 Jul 1726
Age 226
Sir John Thomas IV Higginson was baptized in Bowdon, Cheshire, England
Bowdon, Cheshire, England
1782
27 Jan 1782
Age 282
Sir John Thomas IV Higginson was baptized in Goostrey cum barnshaw, Cheshire, England
Goostrey cum barnshaw, Cheshire, England
1785
13 Aug 1785
Age 285
Sir John Thomas IV Higginson was baptized in Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
1790
26 Dec 1790
Age 290
Sir John Thomas IV Higginson was baptized in Seighford, Staffordshire, England
Seighford, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7130.006; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 6
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1726
    Event Place: Bowdon, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1782
    Event Place: Goostrey cum barnshaw, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1785
    Event Place: Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1790
    Event Place: Seighford, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 933

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barckeswell, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 56

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1574
    Event Place: Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 56
    [3] Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860
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