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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Somerset => Topic started by: mark foot on Friday 12 January 18 23:11 GMT (UK)

Title: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: mark foot on Friday 12 January 18 23:11 GMT (UK)
Elisa Ann Higgins was known as Annie. All I know about her was that she was born in Tatworth near Chard, Som and that she was a schoolteacher at Tatworth before becoming a lady's Maid. She did not marry. It would be nice to discover anything else about her as I can discuss with my father who had dementia but at times has good recall.Many thanks Mark
Title: Re: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 12 January 18 23:15 GMT (UK)
Dates?
Title: Re: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: jennifer c on Friday 12 January 18 23:30 GMT (UK)
If she was born c.1867 parents George a police constable and charlotte, she is on all the census but not a teacher or ladies maid?

Jennifer
Title: Re: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: maddys52 on Friday 12 January 18 23:35 GMT (UK)
Eliza Ann HIGGINS birth registration Mar qtr 1867 Chard 5c/503. Mother's maiden name RING, but I think this is actually KING, as George HIGGINS married Charlotte KING Mar qtr 1863  Sherborne    5a/544. Or maybe the marriage entry is incorrect?
Title: Re: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: mark foot on Friday 12 January 18 23:58 GMT (UK)
Both her parents, George and Charlotte came from Bradord Abbas in Dorset, infact it is Ring but I guess the person who recorded it thought it looked like King. Many thanks.
Title: Re: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: maddys52 on Saturday 13 January 18 00:00 GMT (UK)
I think George had been married previously (the son George who is with the family in the 1871 census - possibly birth reg Sep qtr 1859 Chard 5c/489 mmn EASON) George HIGGINS married Eleanor EASON Mar qtr 1852 Chard 5c/729? - though George would be a bit young.  :-\

George and Charlotte's marriage (shows George as widowed), his father: George HIGGINS, her father: also George RING
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZM8-2CP
Title: Re: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: mark foot on Saturday 13 January 18 08:46 GMT (UK)
Many thanks. I had no idea that George had previously married. It might explain why his eldest son, George H only had his mother Charlotte when born. George and Charlotte marr in 1863. Do you know when Eleanor died or anything about her?
Title: Re: Elisa Ann Higgins
Post by: mark foot on Saturday 13 January 18 09:19 GMT (UK)
The 1863 marriage record shown on the Bradford Abbas OPC shows him as a bachelor but that of course may be incorrect either by accident or because George may have given false info.