Higginbottom White Rooney Gosport Portsmouth Adoptions 1850-1920s

[ladymavis]

Hi - I am at a complete dead-end with finding the reality of any of these three! And I am not finding any DNA matches in Ancestry or My Heritage.

Cecelia or Cecilia Higginbottom b1883 Gosport. Family gossip is that she is Irish, adopted by a Minister from Portsea. But have also some thoughts that her mother was:
Annie Rooney - Can not find any record of her!

Father: Joseph Higginbottom b Brompton 1868. d. 1946 -think he is Royal Marine in July1886, later marries Louisa Spearing b1863-1929.  Think he is son of Alfred and Alice Jane Hazlewood of London.

Any help would be much appreciated - totally confused! Ceceilia does marry John White and come to Australia - so she existed. Thanks Sue

[mckha489]

There is a  baptism 7 Feb 1897 at Milton, St James Portsmouth of an Alice Maud HIGGINBOTTOM. Dau of Joseph and Louisa.  He is a Gunner in the R.M.A.

Her birth reg.    HIGGINBOTTOM, ALICE  MAUD     SPEARING 
GRO Reference: 1896  D Quarter in PORTSEA ISLAND  Volume 02B  Page 515

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1901.  Joseph, Louisa and Alice are in Portsmouth. Joseph is now pensioned.  Luisa working as a Laundress

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Joseph and Louisa married at St James, Milton.   His father is Alfred a harness maker. Hers Richard Spearing labourer.
Witnesses  William Day and Ann Tussler.   Ann Tussler is a 73 yr old Lodger with them in 1901, widowed.  Might she be Annie Mooney?  You don’t say how she might connect/why you are looking for her  in your post.

 Joseph and Louisa only had the one daughter.   She may have married in 1926 to someone Jervis ,

Forgot to add, Joseph born Brompton, London,  Louisa Hayling Islamd, Hampshire

[osprey]

RC marriage at St John's Cathedral Portsmouth 4 Sept 1905 for
John Frederick White, father John, and
Cecilia Higginbottom, daughter of Joseph,
witnesses George W Larkin and Elizabeth Browne,.

CoE marriage at St James, Milton, Portsea 14 Dec 1895 for
Joseph Higginbottom 28 bachelor Gunner RMA, father Alfred, Harness maker &
Louisa Spearing, father Richard, labourer
witnesses William Day & Ann Tussler

[mckha489]

Cecelia age 28,so b abt 1883, and her husband and three children are in Portsea in 1911.
And Her birth place is given as Gosport,

[mckha489]

I think this is the TUSSLER marriage

Marriages Dec 1859   (>99%)
Hooker    James        Portsea    2b   798    
Parker    Caroline Adelaide        Portsea    2b   798    
Todman    Mary Ann        Portsea    2b   798    
Tussler    John        Portsea    2b   798    


So not Rooney

[mckha489]

1911 link.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW31-NS8

[osprey]

the Joseph married to Louisa looks to be too young to be the father of Cecilia. Baptism 31 May 1868, date of birth 9 Feb 1868, son of Alfred, harness maker, & Alice Jane at St Simons Chelsea. Playing around with dob search on 1939 register, Joseph still in Portsmouth area.


Sorry, I'd made an error with father's name for Joseph will now correct.

[Annette7]

Have found her birth entry I believe:

Mary Ann Cecilia Higginbottom - registered Dec.qtr.1883 Alverstoke, mmn Rooney

Plus a brother:

Joseph Higginbottom - registered Sept.1881 Alverstoke, mmn Rooney

In 1891 young Joseph, 10, born Gosport, is a pauper in Portsea Island Union Workhouse.   Can't find his sister under any of her names.

So, would appear that 'Cecilia', like her brother, was indeed born Gosport and their mmn was Rooney.

In 1881 at Alverstoke there is an Ann Higginbottom 36 - wife of Private Royal Marines, born Ireland with a son Stephen Higginbottom born 1871 Ireland - this must surely be the mother of Joseph junior and Mary Ann 'Cecilia'?

As to Joseph Higginbottom senior - surely can't be the one you mention who'd only have been 13 when son Joseph born?

Think you need the birth certificate of Mary Ann Cecilia Higginbottom born 1883 Alverstoke to confirm her father was indeed named Joseph.

Annette



 

[Annette7]

Joseph Higginbotham son of John, married Anney Rooney 12/3/1866 Dublin (per family search).

Annette