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Unknown HIGHAM
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Unknown HIGHAM
~1543 - ~1593
Edward HIGHAM
~1584 - bur.1663
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
m.
Elizabeth WOOD
(bap.1597 - ~1657)
Mary HIGHAM
bap.1618 - ~1668
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
Martha HIGHAM
bap.1624 - ~1674
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
Samuel HIGHAM
bap.1629 - ~1679
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
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
bap.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 Henry DOWNS
1867 - ~1919
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
Ida Elizabeth DOWNS
1868 - ~1920
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
Albert DOWNS
1870 - ~1931
of Burton On Trent R.D., 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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Olga WASHINGTON
(~1920 - ?)
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Nellie Edith DOWNS
1871 - ~1921
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
Alice DOWNS
1873 - ~1933
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
m.
Thomas Henry COULTON
(~1860 - ~1935)
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Joseph D SHARPE
(~1916 - ?)
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Violet May COULTON
1905 - ~1955
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
m.
William COOPER
(~1897 - ~1947)
Nancy COOPER
1934 - 2023
m.
Percival Arthur SMITH
(1935 - 1999)
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May DOWNS
1876 - ~1926
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
Mary DOWNS
1879 - ~1929
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
Ernest DOWNS
1879 - ~1929
of Burton On Trent R.D., Staffordshire
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 - ~1982)
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
m.
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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 - ~1982)
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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m.
George WARING
(~1915 - ?)
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Thomas Frederick HIGGINSON
1930 - 1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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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
m.
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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
m.
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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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Margaret RAMSBOTTOM
(1895 - ~1967)
Henry HOOLE
1920 - 1995
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Winifred 'Winnie' GREEN
(1922 - 2015)
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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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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
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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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Vera BRINDLE
(1927 - ?)
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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
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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
Grace HIGHAM
bap.1634 - ~1684
of Mancetter, Warwickshire
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Narrative and Notes
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Date
Age
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Event
Place
18 Jun 1617
74
Marriage 
of 
son 
Edward HIGHAM
 
and 
Elizabeth WOOD
 
1
Mancetter, Warwickshire
26 Jul 1663
120
Burial 
of 
son 
Edward HIGHAM
 
2
Ansley, Warwickshire
Documented age
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Estimated age>
Citations
1 - Mancetter Parish Records
June 1617
Edward Higham and Elizabeth Wood marr ye 18 day
2 - Ansley Parish Records
1663
Edward Higham was buried July 26 1663
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