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Mary Ann Higgin

(1843 - ?)


Father: Joseph Higgin (? - 1888)
Mother: Elizabeth Buck (1817 - 1891)

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1843 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 8
  • Birthplace: Old Laund, Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-2254-761-16:  F1  F2  T2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Park Lane, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 18
  • Occupation: Cotton factory worker
  • Birthplace: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3068-13-20 and RG09-3068-14-21:  F3  F4  F5  T3
1865-08-12 Marriage
Richard Calvert (? - ?)
  • Place: St Peter, Burnley
  • Age: 22
  • Abode: Standish Street, Burnley
  • Occupation: Rover
  • Witness: George Alder[?]
  • Witness: Lucy Higgin
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
  • lan-opc:  Link  T5
  • Parish register:  F6  T6
? Death
  • Assumed; date not known


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Birth:  HIGGEN  Mary Ann  BUCK  1843  Pendle  Lancashire  Preston  PE/2/23
        
T2
1851 Census  HO107 Piece 2254 Folio 761 Page 17

Township of   Old Laund Booth
Ecclesiastical District of  St Ann's Fence
Village of   Wheatley Lane

Schedule 62  Wheatley Lane

Joseph Higgin      Head         Mar  32     Labourer   Yorkshire Carlton
Joseph Buck        Son in law   U    13     Creeler    [Yorkshire] Keighley
Maryann Higgin     Daur                 8              Lancashire ; Old Laund
Lucy [Higgin]      Daur                 6              [Lancashire] ; [Old Laund]
Francis [Higgin]   Son               4                 [Lancashire] ; [Old Laund]
Alice [Higgin]     Daur                 2              [Lancashire] ; [Old Laund]

[Elizabeth (Joseph Higgin's wife) and daughter Sarah Jane were not recorded]


Transcribed from LANHO107_2254_2254-1542.jpg by dh

        
T3
1861 census RG09 Piece 3068 Folio 13 Page 20 and Folio 14 Page 21

Township of   Burnley
Town of   Burnley
Ecclesiastical District of   St Peters

Schedule 106  Park Lane

Page 20
  Joseph Higgin       Head  Mar  43     Masons Labourer           Yorkshire Bowling Head
  Elizabeth [Higgin]   Wife  Mar     44                            Lancashire Marsden
  Mary Ann [Higgin]    Daur  Un      18  Cotton Factory Worker     [Lancashire] Wheatley Lane
  Lucy [Higgin]        Daur          16  [Cotton Factory Worker]   [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]

Page 21
  Thomas Higgin        Son        14     Cotton Factory Worker     Lancashire Wheatley Lane
  Alice [Higgin]       Daur          12  [Cotton Factory Worker]   [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
  Sarah Jane [Higgin]  Daur          10  [Cotton Factory Worker]   [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
  George [Higgin]      Son        9      [Cotton Factory Worker]   [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
  David [Higgin]       Son        6      Scholar                   [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]

["Thomas Higgin" must be an enumerator's error - should be Francis]

Transcribed from Census-1861-RG09-3068-13-20.jpg and Census-1861-RG09-3068-14-21.jpg by dh

        
T4
Marriage:  CALVERT  Richard  HIGGIN  Mary Ann  1865  Burnley, St Peter  Lancashire  Preston  CE111/6/154
        
T5
Marriage: 12 Aug 1865 St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Richard Calvert - 21, Postman, Bachelor, Liverpool
Mary Ann Higgin - 22, Rover, Spinster, Standish St.
    Groom's Father: John Metcalf, Gentleman
    Bride's Father: Joseph Higgin, Quarry-man
    Witness: George Alder?; Lucy Higgin
    Married by Banns by: H. H. Robinson
    Register: Marriages 1863 - 1869, Page 77, Entry 154
    Source: LDS Film 1526392
        
T6
Page 77  1865.  Marriage solemnized at Burnley in the Parish of Whalley in the County of Lancaster
No. 154  August 12th
Richard Calvert  21  Bachelor  Postman  Liverpoll    John Metcalf   Gentleman
Mary Ann Higgin  22  Spinster  Rovee    Standish St  Joseph Higgin  Quarry-man

Married in the Church of St Peter according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after Banns by me, H. H. Robinson

This Marriage   {  Richard Calvert  }  in the    {  George [?]
was solemnized  {                   }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Mary Ann Higgin  }  of us,    {  Lucy Higgin
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image LANHO107_2254_2254-1542.jpg
F2 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2254-761-16-Higgin.text
F3 Image Census-1861-RG09-3068-13-20.jpg
F4 Image Census-1861-RG09-3068-14-21.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3068-13-20-Higgin.text
F6 Image StPeterBurnley-Marriages-1863-p77.jpg


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