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Hannah HIGHAM
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
Alternative names
Hannah BROWN (Married)
Ancestors
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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
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Hannah HIGHAM
bap.1631 - ~1693
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
  m. Henry BROWN (~1622 - bur.1705)
 
Ann BROWN
bap.1657 - ~1707
of Shustoke, Warkwickshire
Edward BROWN
bap.1662 - 1722
of Shustoke, Warkwickshire
  m. Susanna BALEMAN (~1662 - ~1732)
 
Thomas BROWN
bap.1692 - ~1742
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Edward BROWN
bap.1694 - ~1744
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Elizabeth BROWN
1696 - bur.1746
of Comberford, Tamworth, Staffordshire
  m. Joseph DEAKIN (bap.1687 - bur.1769)
 
Edward DEAKIN
bap.1722 - ~1772
of Shenstone, Staffordshire
Thomas DEAKIN
bap.1724 - ~1774
of Shenstone, Staffordshire
Lucy DEAKIN
bap.1726 - ~1776
of Shenstone, Staffordshire
Abraham DEAKIN
bap.1733 - ~1783
of Shenstone, Staffordshire
Mary DEAKIN
bap.1733 - bur.1780
of Shenstone, Staffordshire
  m. Walter CHEADLE (bap.1730 - ~1792)
 
Thomas CHEADLE
bap.1754 - ~1804
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
John CHEADLE
1756 - 1816
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
  m. Elizabeth NEVILL (1757 - 1817)
 
Thomas CHEADLE
bap.1779 - bur.1843
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Ann CHEADLE
bap.1780 - ~1830
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Mary CHEADLE
bap.1781 - ~1831
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Sarah CHEADLE
bap.1787 - ~1837
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
John CHEADLE
bap.1789 - bur.1856
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Walter CHEADLE
bap.1791 - bur.1857
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
  m. Mary GOZZARD (~1784 - ~1859)
 
Hannah CHEADLE
bap.1793 - ~1843
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
William CHEADLE
bap.1795 - ~1845
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Alice CHEADLE
1796 - 1828
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
  m. Christopher TILL (1787 - 1859)
 
Mary TILL
1814 - 1879
Labourer's wife of Swinfen Or Whittington, Staffordshire
  m. Edward MILES (bap.1816 - 1873)
 
Mary Ann MILES
1837 - ~1908
of Harlaston, Staffordshire
  m. John Edward SUMMERFIELD (~1835 - ~1908)
 
Sarah SUMMERFIELD
bap.1857 - ~1907
of Bloxwich, Walsall, Staffordshire
Mary SUMMERFIELD
1859 - ~1909
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
John Edward SUMMERFIELD
1860 - ~1920
Coal miner of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Emma SUMMERFIELD
1862 - ~1912
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Frank SUMMERFIELD
~1863 - ~1922
Gardener of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Stephen SUMMERFIELD
bap.1866 - ~1923
Gardener of Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Elizabeth SUMMERFIELD
~1866 - ~1924
Warehouse hand of Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Mary Ann SUMMERFIELD
bap.1872 - ~1922
of Walsall, Staffordshire
Harriet Elizabeth SUMMERFIELD
bap.1874 - ~1924
of Walsall, Staffordshire
Jane MILES
bap.1839 - ~1889
of Clifton Campville, Staffordshire
Sarah MILES
bap.1841 - ~1891
of Wilnecote, Staffordshire
Elizabeth MILES
1844 - ~1907
of Wilnecote, Staffordshire
  m. Richard DOWNS (~1838 - ~1905)
 
Arthur DOWNS
~1865 - ~1918
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
John H DOWNS
~1867 - ~1919
of Burton On Trent, Staffordshire
Ida E DOWNS
~1868 - ~1920
of Burton On Trent, Staffordshire
Albert DOWNS
~1869 - ~1931
of Burton On Trent, Staffordshire
  m. Sarah Elizabeth Jane JONES (1870 - ~1931)
 
Ida Marion DOWNS
1897 - ~1947
of Stapenhill, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire
  m. Reuben NOLAN (~1885 - ~1935)
 
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  m. Olga WASHINGTON (~1920 - ?)
 
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Emma MILES
1847 - ~1899
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Alice MILES
1849 - 1902
Machinist of Tamworth, Staffordshire
  m. Henry John PARKES (1844 - 1901)
 
Fanny Elizabeth 'Annie' PARKES
1869 - 1918
Cotton card room hand of Tamworth, Staffordshire
  m. James HIGGINSON (1868 - ~1940)
 
Corporal Henry 'Harry' HIGGINSON
1889 - 1920
Corporal - Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elizabeth WRAGG (1882 - 1958)
 
Kenneth HIGGINSON
1914 - 1970
of Sheffield, Yorkshire
  m. Beatrice Alice HAWLEY (1910 - 1989)
 
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Margaret Ellen HIGGINSON
1890 - 1972
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William TALBOT (1891 - 1969)
 
Harry TALBOT
1909 - 1909
of Blackburn, Lancashire
William TALBOT
1911 - 1915
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alice Ann HIGGINSON
1892 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Robert Goodwin FIELDING (1890 - 1968)
 
Annie FIELDING
1914 - 1953
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert HARTLEY (1913 - ~1976)
 
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Stephen HINDLE
1966 - 1966
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Gladys FIELDING
1920 - ~1981
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Peter H MCOWEN (1918 - ~1980)
 
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James HIGGINSON
1895 - 1969
Tin plate worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary A PARK (1877 - 1961)
 
Irene HIGGINSON
1921 - 2009
of Bolton, Lancashire
  m. Joseph SWINDLEHURST (~1907 - ?)
 
Joan SWINDLEHURST
1940 - 1971
of Preston, Lancashire
  m. Robert I TOWERS (1936 - 2005)
 
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Anthony Joseph SWINDLEHURST
1947 - 2002
of Amounderness, Lancashire
 
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Robert HIGGINSON
1897 - ~1959
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Maria RENSHAW (1898 - 1969)
 
Dorothy HIGGINSON
1920 - 2012
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. John C BURY (~1916 - 2002)
 
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Kenneth HIGGINSON
1922 - 1984
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Margaret HILLIARD (~1909 - ?)
 
Fanny Elizabeth HIGGINSON
1900 - 1900
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John HIGGINSON
1901 - 1973
Postman driver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Alice BATESON (1895 - 1975)
 
Elsie HIGGINSON
1920 - 1994
Cotton heald knitter of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. John 'Jack' HARGREAVES (1921 - 2008)
 
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Fred HIGGINSON
1903 - 1976
Kiln burner at brickworks of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary Emma MCLOUGHLIN (1903 - 1976)
 
Alice HIGGINSON
1921 - 1972
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward MARSDEN (~1907 - ?)
 
Anthony MARSDEN
1941 - 2013
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Brenda MARSDEN
1943 - 1943
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Kathleen MARSDEN
1945 - 1954
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Peter MARSDEN
1957 - 2007
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Thomas Frederick HIGGINSON
1930 - 1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Walter HIGGINSON
1906 - 1967
Wholesale salesman, back collector, automatic vending machine serviceman of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Margaret Annie MAWDSLEY (1907 - 2001)
 
Henry HIGGINSON
1929 - 1986
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Irene RATCLIFFE (1928 - 2018)
 
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Florence 'Florrie' HIGGINSON
1908 - ~1973
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. George PRESTON (1908 - ~1973)
 
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Rose HIGGINSON
1910 - 1983
Cotton pern winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Harold ECCLESTON (1908 - 1970)
 
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Elsie HIGGINSON
1912 - 1963
Heald knitter (incapacitated) of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose Ann PARKES
1871 - 1948
Cotton weaver of Tamworth, Staffordshire
  m. William FORREST (1871 - 1930)
 
Harriet FORREST
1890 - 1973
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Frederick BAMFORD (1890 - 1943)
 
James BAMFORD
1919 - 1924
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth BAMFORD
1919 - 1986
Joiner (apprentice, bench hand) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna COCKSHUTT (1921 - 2011)
 
Firth BAMFORD
1948 - 2022
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' FORREST
1892 - 1978
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William 'Billy' STANHOPE (1894 - 1929)
 
Dorothy Rose STANHOPE
1923 - 2009
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
  m. Arthur W MORGAN (~1922 - ?)
 
Margaret STANHOPE
1927 - 1973
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
 
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Mary 'Poll' FORREST
1895 - 1981
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Luke WILSON (~1887 - ~1962)
 
Fred WILSON
1920 - 2003
Motor electrician of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Phyllis D PAGE (~1911 - ?)
 
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Firth FORREST
1898 - 1918
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alice FORREST
1901 - 1902
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose 'Rosie' FORREST
1903 - 1979
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Arthur MORRIS (1902 - 1936)
  m. George TOWLER (~1915 - ?)
 
Brian MORRIS
1930 - 1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Olive FORREST
1904 - 1967
Cotton warper of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James 'Jim' WALMSLEY (1905 - ~1953)
 
William 'Bill' FORREST
1906 - 1969
Textile fitter's labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Nancy DUCKWORTH (1908 - ~1974)
 
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John 'Jack' FORREST
1907 - 1972
Clerk of Works (Blackburn Corporation) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna May SCOTT (1908 - 1994)
 
Firth Scott FORREST
1937 - 1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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James FORREST
1914 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Clara PARKES
1874 - 1939
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
  m. Henry 'Harry' HOOLE (1872 - 1930)
 
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  m. Margaret RAMSBOTTOM (1895 - ~1967)
 
Henry HOOLE
1920 - 1995
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Winifred 'Winnie' GREEN (1922 - 2015)
 
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  m. James HOLDEN (~1910 - ?)
 
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Edna HOOLE
1925 - 2008
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Henry WALTON (1921 - 1986)
 
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Margaret HOOLE
1930 - 2019
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Reverend Charles HOOLE
1933 - 2016
Vicar of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Arthur HOOLE
1897 - 1939
Private in East Lancashire Regiment of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Florence WALSH (1898 - 1974)
 
Arthur HOOLE
1921 - 1965
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Joan WHITTAKER (~1915 - ?)
 
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Clara HOOLE
1922 - 2005
Female operator (Royal Ordnance Factory) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward PICKUP (~1913 - ?)
 
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  m. John E MOONEY (1928 - 1994)
 
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Albert HOOLE
1933 - 1933
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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William Henry HOOLE
1899 - 1900
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary Alice HOOLE
1901 - ~1956
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Clara HOOLE
1903 - 1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Helen HOOLE
1905 - 1906
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Ada HOOLE
1907 - 1949
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert DUXBURY (1905 - 1985)
 
Vera DUXBURY
1928 - 1993
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Frederick Royston WEST (1928 - 2002)
 
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Rose HOOLE
1908 - 1908
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Joseph HOOLE
1909 - 1978
Fire place fixer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Rachel HOLMES (1911 - 2008)
 
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Alice PARKES
1876 - ~1958
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
  m. Richard RILEY (1871 - 1944)
 
Lily RILEY
1897 - 1985
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William GREGORY (1897 - 1957)
 
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Vincent GREGORY
1932 - 1986
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Alice GREGORY
1930 - 2006
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Raymond KITCHEN (1933 - 2006)
 
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Mary Alice RILEY
1899 - ~1955
Cotton weaver (part time) and schoolgirl of Blackburn, Lancashire
Richard RILEY
1903 - 1974
Fruiterer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ada ELLIS (1899 - 1977)
 
Gladys May RILEY
1926 - 2012
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Norman BARTLE (1924 - 1987)
 
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Henry RILEY
1905 - ~1908
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Annie RILEY
1906 - 1923
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John RILEY
1909 - ~1974
Builder's labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
William RILEY
1911 - ~1975
Navvy of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elsie GARBETT (1912 - 1998)
 
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William RILEY
1935 - 2008
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elsie RILEY
1936 - 1936
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Moreen RILEY
1938 - 1944
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Mary Ann PARKES
1877 - 1883
of Stalybridge, Tameside, Lancashire
Ada PARKES
1886 - ~1943
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Fanny MILES
1852 - ~1906
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Edward John MILES
1855 - ~1913
Blacksmith of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Martha MILES
1859 - ~1910
of Tamworth, Staffordshire
Elizabeth TILL
bap.1817 - ~1867
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Charles TILL
bap.1820 - ~1870
of Harlaston, Staffordshire
Ann TILL
bap.1824 - ~1874
of Harlaston, Staffordshire
George TILL
bap.1827 - ~1884
of Harlaston, Staffordshire
James CHEADLE
bap.1798 - bur.1883
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Joseph CHEADLE
bap.1762 - ~1812
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Mary CHEADLE
bap.1765 - ~1815
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
James CHEADLE
bap.1767 - ~1817
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Walter CHEADLE
bap.1770 - ~1820
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
William CHEADLE
bap.1774 - ~1824
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
John DEAKIN
bap.1736 - ~1786
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
William DEAKIN
bap.1740 - ~1790
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
George DEAKIN
bap.1743 - ~1793
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Elizabeth DEAKIN
~1724 - bur.1746
of Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Thomas BROWN
bap.1666 - ~1716
of Ansley, Warwickshire
Narrative and Notes

Possible burials:

- Ann BROWNE - Clifton Campville, Staffordshire 5 Feb 1676 (original not seen) - A will and inventory dated 1677 exists for Ann BROWNE of Chilcote (Clifton Campville).

- Ann BROWNE of Bonehill (just to the west of Tamworth) at Tamworth 19 March 1673/4 - an adult

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
31 Jul 1631
0
Baptism 
1
Mancetter, Warwickshire
1655
24
Residence 
Bentley, Warwickshire
30 Jul 1655
23
Marriage to husband Henry BROWN 
2
Shustoke, Warkwickshire
24 Jun 1657
25
Baptism of son Ann BROWN 
3
Shustoke, Warkwickshire
2 Mar 1661/62
30
Baptism of son Edward BROWN 
45
Shustoke, Warkwickshire
26 Jul 1663
31
Burial of father Edward HIGHAM 
6
Ansley, Warwickshire
29 Jan 1665/66
34
Baptism of son Thomas BROWN 
7
Ansley, Warwickshire
2 Apr 1689
57
Marriage of son Edward BROWN and Susanna BALEMAN 
8
Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, Staffordshire
20 Apr 1705
73
Burial of husband Henry BROWN 
9
St Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Dec 1722
91
Death of son Edward BROWN 
Comberford, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Mancetter Baptisms 1611-1653
Publishing Info: Warwickshire County Records Office
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July 1631

Hannah Higham daughter of Edward Higham & Elizabeth his wife bap the 31 day

2 - Shustoke Parish Records
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Publication of the purpose of marriage between Henry Browne husbandman and Ann Higham spinster of Bentley both being in the parish of Shustoke and in the county of Warwick hath bene made in Shustoke Church three [pencr] all [?] parish of Shustoke [on] divine [execeptions] and no exception made against the [?..]

By me Richard Dilk sworne by Registe[..] there. The abovesaid parties h[?] joyned together by [? ?] the justice of the Peace for the County of Warwick at Hurlye [Housse] the one and thirtieth day of July Anno Dmi 165[...]

Witness of the said marriage

Job Power

Burnaby Brereley

John Butler

3 - Shustoke Parish Records
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Ann Browne the daughter of Ann and Henry was Baptized the 24th of June Anno Christi 1657

4 - Shustoke Parish Records
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Christenings

Ao Dni 1661

March 2d Edward Brown son of Henry & Ann of Bentley baptiz'd

5 - Ansley Parish Records

Edward the son of Henry Browne husbandman and of Anne his wife baptized March 2 1661

6 - Ansley Parish Records
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1663

Edward Higham was buried July 26 1663

7 - Ansley Parish Records
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Thomas the sonne of Henry Browne husbandman & of Anne his wife was baptized January 29 1665

8 - St Peter, Drayton Bassett Church Records
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1689

Married Edward Brown & Susanna Baleman both of the parish opf Tamworth Apr 2

9 - Tamworth, St Editha, Parish Records
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April 1705

20 Buried Henry Brown of Wilncoat: W