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Henry HIGGINSON
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Ancestors
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James HIGGINSON
1868 - ~1940
Brick maker of Blackburn, Lancashire
Walter HIGGINSON
1906 - 1967
Wholesale salesman, back collector, automatic vending machine serviceman of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Placeholder PARKES
~1567 - ~1617
(D) Sampson PARKES
~1626 - 1684
Husbandman of Waterfall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
 
(D2) Sampson PARKES
~1648 - bur.1746
Husbandman of Mayfield, Ashbourne, Staffordshire
 
Ann [PARKES]
~1626 - ~1726
Sampson PARKES
~1717 - ~1780
 
Elizabeth PARKS
~1681 - bur.1738
of Cauldon, Waterfall, Staffordshire
John PARKES
bap.1755 - 1836
of Cauldon, Waterfall, Staffordshire
 
Ann GOLD
~1707 - ~1782
John PARKES
1795 - 1854
Potter of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
Sarah CARR
~1763 - ~1829
John PARKES
1822 - 1882
Manager of Brick & Tile Works of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
John TAYLOR
~1749 - ~1830
of Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
Susannah TAYLOR
1792 - 1833
of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
Elizabeth [TAYLOR]
~1762 - ~1812
Henry John PARKES
1844 - 1901
Potter of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
John KNIGHT
~1723 - ~1808
Blacksmith
Samuel KNIGHT
1764 - 1839
Blackmith of Newcastle under Lyme, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
 
James KNIGHT
1790 - 1863
Engine driver of Bagnall, Staffordshire
 
John BARNETT
~1687 - ~1762
of Leek, Staffordshire
William BARNETT
bap.1723 - bur.1774
of Leek, Staffordshire
 
Jane WHITON
~1687 - ~1762
of Leek, Staffordshire
Thomison BARNETT
bap.1764 - bur.1811
of Leek, Staffordshire
 
Jane [BARNETT]
~1719 - ~1769
Mary Ann KNIGHT
~1823 - 1875
Painter of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
Mary DEAKIN
~1795 - 1864
of Burton On Trent, Staffordshire
Fanny Elizabeth 'Annie' PARKES
1869 - 1918
Cotton card room hand of Tamworth, Staffordshire
 
Thomas MILES
~1644 - 1694
Yeoman of Shenton, Leicestershire
Thomas MILES
bap.1675 - bur.1730
Yeoman of Shenton, Leicestershire
 
Mary [MILES]
~1633 - ~1733
Thomas MILES
bap.1704 - ~1762
Yeoman of Shenton, Leicestershire
 
Thomas MASON
~1680 - 1730
Yeoman of Dadlington, Leicestershire
Anne MASON
~1666 - ~1718
of Barlestone, Leicestershire
 
Ann [MASON]
~1691 - 1741
of Shenton, Leicestershire
John MILES
bap.1721 - 1773
of Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire
 
Mary LANGLEY
~1687 - ~1762
of Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire
Edward MILES
bap.1755 - 1839
Agricultural labourer of Clifton Campville, Staffordshire
 
Edward GODDARD
~1605 - ~1680
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
Thomas GOTHARD
bap.1655 - ~1716
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Andree BEECH
~1576 - ~1661
of Audley, Staffordshire
Dorothia BEECH
bap.1614 - ~1676
of Audley, Staffordshire
 
Thomas GOTHARD
bap.1682 - ~1748
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Anne CREES
~1644 - bur.1727
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
Mary GOSSARD
bap.1717 - ~1782
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Mary HOWELL
~1681 - ~1756
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
John MILES
bap.1791 - 1867
Agricultural labourer of Clifton Campville, Staffordshire
 
Elizabeth WARDLE
~1757 - 1844
Agricultural labourer of Clifton Campville, Staffordshire
Edward MILES
bap.1816 - 1873
Brewery labourer of Clifton Campville, Staffordshire
 
Thomas HUGHES
~1745 - ~1828
of Netherseal, Leicestershire
Mary HUGHES
1786 - 1871
Labourer's wife of Netherseal, Leicestershire
 
Mary [HUGHES]
~1757 - ~1807
Alice MILES
1849 - 1902
Machinist of Tamworth, Staffordshire
 
John TILL
~1711 - ~1796
of Whitgreave, Stafford, Staffordshire
Christopher TILL
bap.1759 - 1838
Labourer of Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire
 
Richard ABERLEY
~1675 - 1725
Shoemaker of Blithfield, Staffordshire
Walter ABERLEY
bap.1690 - bur.1780
of Blithfield, Staffordshire
 
Mary [ABERLEY]
~1651 - ~1701
Elizabeth ABERLEY
bap.1722 - ~1783
of Blithfield, Staffordshire
 
William WORRAL
~1651 - ~1736
of Great Hayword, Colwich, Staffordshire
Ann WORRAL
bap.1692 - bur.1747
of Colwich, Staffordshire
 
Christopher TILL
1787 - 1859
Agricultural labourer of Elford, Staffordshire
 
Thomas HACKET
1719 - bur.1794
of Orgreave, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Sarah HACKET
bap.1753 - ~1819
of Alrewas, Staffordshire
 
Margaret BANKS
~1725 - 1805
of Alrewas, Staffordshire
Mary TILL
1814 - 1879
Labourer's wife of Swinfen Or Whittington, Staffordshire
 
Edward CHEADLE
~1601 - bur.1684
of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Edward CHEADLE
bap.1646 - bur.1714
of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
 
Idith PERSALL
~1600 - ~1675
of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Moore CHEADLE
bap.1670 - bur.1724
Drummer - 1st Foot Guards of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
 
Anne [CHEADLE]
~1632 - ~1682
Edward CHEADLE
1699 - ~1749
of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
 
Mary [CHEADLE]
~1670 - bur.1702
of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Walter CHEADLE
bap.1730 - ~1792
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
John CHEADLE
1756 - 1816
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Robert DEAKIN
~1653 - ~1730
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Joseph DEAKIN
bap.1687 - bur.1769
Farmer of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Sarah MOORE
1653 - ~1713
of Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Mary DEAKIN
bap.1733 - bur.1780
of Shenstone, Staffordshire
 
Henry BROWN
~1622 - bur.1705
Husbandman of Bentley, Warwickshire
Edward BROWN
bap.1662 - 1722
of Shustoke, Warkwickshire
 
Unknown HIGHAM
~1543 - ~1593
Edward HIGHAM
~1584 - bur.1663
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
 
Hannah HIGHAM
bap.1631 - ~1693
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
 
John WOOD
~1547 - bur.1625
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
Elizabeth WOOD
bap.1597 - ~1657
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
 
Elizabeth HEAWARD
~1547 - ~1622
of Sibson, Leicestershire
Elizabeth BROWN
1696 - bur.1746
of Comberford, Tamworth, Staffordshire
 
Susanna BALEMAN
~1662 - ~1732
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Alice CHEADLE
1796 - 1828
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Francis NEVILL
bap.1696 - bur.1766
Farmer of Alcester, Warwickshire
Thomas NEVILL
1722 - bur.1761
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Joseph COTTERILL
~1652 - bur.1738
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
Mary COTTERILL
bap.1700 - bur.1782
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
John WALTHOE
~1619 - bur.1703
of Amerton, Staffordshire
Grace WALTHOE
bap.1662 - bur.1729
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
George GRYME
bap.1581 - ~1631
of Stowe by Chartley, Staffordshire
James GRYME
bap.1599 - bur.1654
of Stowe by Chartley, Staffordshire
 
Mary GRYME
bap.1629 - bur.1702
of Stowe by Chartley, Staffordshire
 
Anne [GRYME]
~1589 - ~1639
Elizabeth NEVILL
1757 - 1817
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Richard DEAKIN
~1599 - ~1684
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
Richard DEAKIN
bap.1640 - bur.1706
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
William DEAKIN
bap.1661 - ~1711
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Joan KENDRICKS
bap.1630 - bur.1717
of Rugeley, Staffordshire
Richard DEAKIN
bap.1695 - ~1769
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Alice [DEAKIN]
~1656 - ~1706
Alice DEAKIN
bap.1730 - bur.1789
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
 
Sarah HEAWOOD
~1690 - bur.1743
of Lichfield, Staffordshire
Henry HIGGINSON
1929 - 1986
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Margaret Annie MAWDSLEY
1907 - 2001
Drapery canvasser of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Henry HIGGINSON
1929 - 1986
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Irene RATCLIFFE (1928 - 2018)
 
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Date
Age*
Event
Place
29 Nov 1929
0
Birth 
12
Blackburn, Lancashire
29 Sep 1939
9
Census 
3
30 Herbert Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1950
20
Marriage to wife Irene RATCLIFFE 
4
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1967
37
Death of father Walter HIGGINSON 
5
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1986
56
Death 
6
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 2001
71
Death of mother Margaret Annie MAWDSLEY 
7
Fleetwood & Fylde R.D., Lancashire
7 Sep 2018
88
Death of wife Irene RATCLIFFE 
 
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

30 Herbert Street,Blackburn,Lancashire

First name(s)

Last name(s)

DOB

Sex

Occupation

Marital status

Schedule

Schedule Sub Number |

Walter

Higginson

05 Aug 1906

Male

Wholesale Salesman / back collector and Automatic vending machine serviceman

Married

387

1

Margaret Annie

Higginson

11 Jan 1907

Female

Canvesser (Drapery) Own Account

Married

387

2

Henry

Higginson

29 Nov 1929

Male

At School

Single

387

3

The record for this person is officially closed.

Isabella

Mawdsley

24 Mar 1872

Female

Unpaid Domestic Duties

Widowed

387

5

Ref: RG101/4230D/028/9 Letter Code: NBNX

2 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)

Henry

Last name

Higginson

Birth quarter

4

Birth year

1929

Mother's maiden name

Mawdsley

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

8E

Page

407

Record set

England & Wales Births 1837-2006

3 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

30 Herbert Street,Blackburn,Lancashire

First name(s)

Last name(s)

DOB

Sex

Occupation

Marital status

Schedule

Schedule Sub Number |

Walter

Higginson

05 Aug 1906

Male

Wholesale Salesman / back collector and Automatic vending machine serviceman

Married

387

1

Margaret Annie

Higginson

11 Jan 1907

Female

Canvesser (Drapery) Own Account

Married

387

2

Henry

Higginson

29 Nov 1929

Male

At School

Single

387

3

The record for this person is officially closed.

Isabella

Mawdsley

24 Mar 1872

Female

Unpaid Domestic Duties

Widowed

387

5

Ref: RG101/4230D/028/9 Letter Code: NBNX

4 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

Henry

Last name

Higginson

Marriage quarter

3

Marriage year

1950

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Henry Higginson married one of these people

Irene Ratcliffe

Spouse's last name

Ratcliffe

District

Blackburn

District number

-

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

10B

Volume as transcribed

10B

Page number

857

Record set

England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

5 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Walter

Last name

Higginson

Gender

Male

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1907

Age

60

Death quarter

2

Death year

1967

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

10B

Page

351

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

6 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Henry

Last name

Higginson

Gender

Male

Birth day

29

Birth month

11

Birth year

1929

Age

-

Death quarter

2

Death year

1986

District

Blackburn

Register number

586

County

Lancashire

Volume

40

Page

235

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

7 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Margaret Annie

Last name

Higginson

Gender

Female

Birth day

11

Birth month

1

Birth year

1907

Age

-

Death quarter

2

Death year

2001

District

Fleetwood & Fylde

District number

5842

Register number

FY7A

Entry number

166

Date of registration mm/yy

0401

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Record set

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007