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Sophia Higgins 1810–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Bonington, Kent, England

Death Date: Oct-Dec 1891

Death Location: Thanet, Kent, England

Father: Ferdinand Higgins

Mother: Susannah Sinclair

Spouse(s): John Ransley

Children(s): Eliza RANSLEY

Sophia Higgins was born in 1810 in Bonington, Kent, England, the child of Ferdinand Higgins And Susannah Sinclair. Sophia Higgins married John Ransley, and had children including Eliza Alice Ransley. Sophia Higgins passed away in 1891 in Thanet, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sophia Higgins was born in 1810 in Bonington, Kent, England, the child of Ferdinand Higgins And Susannah Sinclair.
  • Sophia Higgins married John Ransley, and had children including Eliza Alice Ransley.
  • Sophia Higgins passed away in 1891 in Thanet, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ferdinand Higgins
1784–1843
Birth Location: Bonnington, Kent, England
FH
Susannah Sinclair
1785–1865
Birth Location: Hawkinge, Kent, England
SS

Spouses(s)

John Ransley
1805–1873
Birth Location: Aldington, Kent, England
JR

Children(s)

Eliza RANSLEY
–1928
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
ER

Sophia Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Higgins
1810–1891
Birth Place: Bonington, Kent, England
Parents
Ferdinand Higgins
1784–1843
Bonnington, Kent, England
Susannah Sinclair
1785–1865
Hawkinge, Kent, England
Grandparents
Walter (Higgins) #
1739–
Aldington, Kent, England
Elizabeth Waddell
1744–1805
Ruckinge, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Higgins
1712–
Elizabeth Waddell
1724–1801
Sir Waddell
1700–1752
Catherine Crease
1704–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Higgins
1675–1752
Elizabeth Harding
1677–1716
Sir Waddell
1672–1738

Sophia Higgins's Descendants

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Sophia Higgins (1810–Oct-Dec 1891) m. John Ransley (1805–1873)
  1. 1. Eliza (Alice) RANSLEY –1928 m. James Arnold 1849–
    1. 1. Thomas (Alfred) Arnold 1875–1952 m. Louisa (Mary E) Smith 1876–1887
      1. 1. Maud (Louisa) Arnold 1914–2003 m. Albert Marsh 1910–1972
        1. 1. Elizabeth Marsh 1934–2019
        2. 2. Derek (A) Marsh 1935–2006
        3. 3. Elaine (Margaret) Marsh 1944–2019
      2. 2. James (William) Arnold 1918–1979
      3. 3. THOMAS (AlFRED) Arnold 1909–2006
      4. 4. Nellie (Ellen Charlotte) Arnold –1993
      5. 5. Sydney (James) Smith 1912–1976
      6. 6. John (David) Arnold 1915–1980
      7. 7. Frederick (Henry) Arnold 1913–
      8. 8. Olive (Georgina) Arnold 1927–2003
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Bertha) Arnold 1911–1990

Sophia Higgins's Timeline

3 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Sophia Higgins in Bonington, Kent, England
Bonington, Kent, England
1828
29 Aug 1828
Age 18
Sophia Higgins was married in Bonnington, Kent, England
Bonnington, Kent, England
1891
Oct-Dec 1891
Age 81
Death of Sophia Higgins in Thanet, Kent, England
Thanet, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Bonington, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1828
    Event Place: Bonnington, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct-Dec 1891
    Event Place: Thanet, Kent, England
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