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Mary Anne ARCHIBALD
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alternative names
Mary Anne HIGGINSON (Married)
Ancestors
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John ARCHIBALD
~1613 - ~1698
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
John ARCHIBALD
bap.1654 - ~1704
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Helen [ARCHIBALD]
~1613 - ~1663
John ARCHIBALD
1682 - ~1743
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Isabell PAUL
~1654 - ~1720
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1704 - bur.1750
Coal miner of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Isobel HENDERSON
~1684 - ~1746
of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1729 - ~1791
Coal miner of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Robert BENNETT
~1655 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet BENNETT
1696 - ~1760
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Christian SMITH
~1667 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Henry ARCHIBALD
1766 - 1832
Soldier - 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot of Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
James HUNTER
~1687 - ~1737
Jean HUNTER
1731 - ~1791
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Janet SIMPSON
~1699 - ~1749
Henry ARCHIBALD
1804 - ~1879
Beer seller of Skipton, Yorkshire
 
John SAGAR
~1658 - ~1733
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
John SAGAR
1695 - bur.1764
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
John PARKIN
~1636 - ~1720
of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire
Margaret PARKIN
bap.1672 - bur.1702
of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire
 
Warwick SAGAR
bap.1737 - bur.1814
Parish Clerk of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
Elizabeth TIPLADY
~1697 - bur.1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Mary SAGAR
bap.1774 - 1852
Pauper of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
James FAWCIT
~1698 - ~1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Anne FAWCIT
bap.1738 - 1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
William NICHOLSON
~1669 - ~1754
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Mary NICHOLSON
bap.1710 - bur.1773
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
Mary Anne ARCHIBALD
bap.1825 - ~1903
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Sarah 'Sally' [ARCHIBALD]
~1802 - ~1877
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Mary Anne ARCHIBALD
bap.1825 - ~1903
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Thomas HIGGINSON (~1824 - ~1903)
 
Mary Ann HIGGINSON
~1848 - ~1900
of Blackburn, Lancashire
William Henry HIGGINSON
1850 - ~1916
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary E [HIGGINSON] (~1848 - ~1915)
 
Thomas HIGGINSON
~1872 - ~1927
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
Mary HIGGINSON
~1876 - ~1929
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
Joseph HIGGINSON
1878 - ~1929
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
James HIGGINSON
1880 - ~1930
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
Narrative and Notes

Mary Anne ARCHIBALD was born in 1824/5 and was christened in 1825 at St Mary-The-Virgin, Blackburn.

She married Thomas HIGGINSON, a cotton piecer in 1851, and they had at least two children.

In 1881 she is living with her husband and her son's family acting as housekeeper.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
btw 1824 and 1825
0
Birth 
Blackburn, Lancashire
6 Apr 1825
1
Baptism 
1
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
bef 1835
11
Death of sister Betty ARCHIBALD 
 
7 Jun 1841
15
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (17).
Census 
2
Grimshaw Park Cooks Folly, Blackburn, Lancashire
5 Jun 1848
24
Marriage of sister Susannah ARCHIBALD and Francis COOPER 
3
The Register Office, Blackburn, Lancashire
12 Aug 1848
24
Marriage to husband Thomas HIGGINSON 
4
Saint Mary, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
btw 1848 and 1849
24
Birth of daughter Mary Ann HIGGINSON 
Blackburn, Lancashire
Oct 1850
26
Birth of son William Henry HIGGINSON 
Blackburn, Lancashire
30 Mar 1851
15
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (27).
Census 
5
7 Friday Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
3 Apr 1881
54
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (57).
Census 
6
5 Cricket Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Author: LDS. Publishing Info: © IGI This information has been reproduced with permission of LDS

MARY ANNE ARCHIBELL

Female

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Event(s):

Christening: 06 APR 1825 St Mary-The-Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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Parents:

Father: HENRY ARCHIBELL

Mother: SARAH

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Source Information:

Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C017056 Film

Sheet:

2 - UK 1841 Census - 7th June 1841

Note: Ages of adults were often rounded down to nearest 5 years. For example, a recorded age of 25 implies an age of between 25 and 29.

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Henry Archibald - 35 - Weaver by power - Y

Sally Archibald - 35 - Weaver by power - Y

Mary Archibald - 15 - Carder of cotton - Y

James Archibald - 15 - Power loom weaver - Y

Susannah Archibald - 13 - Carder of cotton - Y

Henry Archibald - 8 - - Y

Betty Archibald - 6 -

3 - Cooper - Archibald 1848
Publishing Info: By email from Donna Coops from official certificate

5th June 1848.

The Register office.District of Blackburn,County of Lancaster.

Francis Cooper, age 20, bachelor, piecer, King St, Blackburn, Father:Thomas Cooper, sizer

Susannah Archabald, age 20, spinster, rover in a cotton mill, Grimshaw Park, Father:Henry Archabald, weaver

In the presence of :Thomas Brandwood, x The mark of Thomas Higginson

marriage solemnized between us: The mark x of Francis Cooper, The mark x of Susannah Archabald.

Registrar:John Ainsworth.Supt

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4 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Author: LDS. Publishing Info: © IGI This information has been reproduced with permission of LDS

MARY ARCHIBALD

Female

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Marriages:

Spouse: THOMAS HIGGINSON

Marriage: 12 AUG 1848 Saint Mary, Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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Source Information:

Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

M153641 1846 - 1854 1278808 Film NONE

Sheet:

5 - UK 1851 Census - 30th March 1851
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7 Friday Street

Henry Archibald - Head - M - 50? - Cotton Weaver Yorkshire, Leeds

Sarah Archibald - Wife - M - 48 - - Lancashire, Blackburn

Henry Archibald - Son - U - 17 - Labourer - Lancashire, Blackburn

Elizabeth Archibald - Dau - 15 - Cotton Carder - Lancashire, Blackburn

Francis Cooper - SiLaw - M - 24 - Cotton Piecer - Lancashire, Blackburn

Susannah Cooper - Wife - M - 22 - Cotton Rover - Lancashire, Blackburn

Thomas Higginson - SiLaw - M - 26 - Cotton Piecer - Lancashire, Bolton

Mary Higginson - Wife - M - 26 - Cotton Rover - Lancashire, Blackburn

Mary Ann Higginson - Dau - 2 - - Lancashire, Blackburn

William Henry Higginson - Son - 5m - - Lancashire, Blackburn

6 - UK 1881 Census - 3rd April 1881
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William H. HIGGINSON Head M Male 30 Blackburn, Lancashire, England (Selfminder) Cotton Mill

Mary E. HIGGINSON Wife M Female 32 Blackburn, Lancashire, England Cotton Weaver

Thomas HIGGINSON Son Male 8 Gt Harwood, Lancashire, England Scholar

Mary HIGGINSON Daughter Female 4 Gt Harwood, Lancashire, England Scholar

Joseph HIGGINSON Son Male 3 Gt Harwood, Lancashire, England Scholar

James HIGGINSON Son Male 1 Gt Harwood, Lancashire, England

Thomas HIGGINSON Boarder M Male 57 Bolton, Lancashire, England Selfminder Cotton Mill

Mary HIGGINSON Boarder M Female 54 Blackburn, Lancashire, England Housekeeper (Dom)

John TOOLEY Boarder M Male 27 Dublin, Ireland (Selfminder) Cotton Mill