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Joseph Higgin

(? - 1888)

Father:	James Higgin
Mother:	not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Elizabeth Buck

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
?	Birth		Not known
1841-12-26	Marriage Elizabeth Buck (1817 - 1891)	Place: St Anne, Fence-in-Pendle Occupation: Weaver Abode: Wheatley Carr, Lancashire Witness: Ellen Altham Witness: John Dixon	lancashirebmd: T1 lan-opc: Link T2 Parish register: F1 T3
1851-03-30	Census	Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire Age: 32 Occupation: Labourer Birthplace: Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire	Census record HO107-2254-761-16: F2 F3 T4
1861-04-07	Census	Abode: Park Lane, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 43 Occupation: Mason's labourer Birthplace: Bowling Head, Yorkshire	Census record RG09-3068-13-20 and RG09-3068-14-21: F4 F5 F6 T5
1871-04-02	Census	Abode: 51 Standish Street, Burnley, Lancashire Age: 52 Occupation: Quarry man Birthplace: Ickornshaw, Yorkshire	Census record RG10-4147-148-14: F7 F8 T6
1881-04-03	Census	Abode: 51 Standish Street, Burnley Age: 61 Occupation: Labourer for wholesale salt dealer Birthplace: Colne, Lancashire	Census record RG11-4148-9-11: F9 F10 T7
1888	Death	Age: 70	lancashirebmd: T8

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Marriage: BUCK Elizabeth HIGGINS Joseph 1841 Fence, St Anne Lancashire Preston CE119/1/33
T2	Marriage: 26 Dec 1841 St Anne, Fence, Lancs. Joseph Higgins - (X), of full age, Weaver, Bachelor, Wheatley Carr Elizabeth Brook - (X), of full age, Weaver, Spinster, Wheatley Lane Groom's Father: James Higgins, Weaver Bride's Father: George Brook, Collier Witness: Ellen Altham, (X); John Dixon Married by Banns by: William Haworth Register: Marriages 1838 - 1925, Page 17, Entry 33 Source: LDS Film 1471066
T3	Page 17 1841. Marriage solemnized at Fence Church in the Parochial Chapelry of Newchurch-in-Pendle in the County of Lancaster No. 33 Decr. 26th Joseph Higgins of full age Bachelor Weaver Wheatley Carr James Higgins Weaver Elizabeth Buck of full age Spinster Weaver Wheatley Lane George Buck Collier Married in the District Church of Fence according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after [blank] by me, Wm Haworth This Marriage was { Joseph X Higgins's mark } in the Presence { Ellen X Altham's mark solemnized between us, { Elizabeth X Buck's mark } of us, { John Dixon
T4	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
T5	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
T6	1871 census RG10 Piece 4147 Folio 148 Page 14 Township of Burnley Municipal Borough of Burnley Municipal Ward of St James Parliamentary Borough of Burnley Town of Burnley Ecclesiastical District of St Peter's Schedule 68 51 Standish St Joseph Higgins HeadZ Mar 52 Quarry Man Yorkshire, Cornshaw Elizabeth [Higgins] WifeZ Mar 53 Lancashire Brierfield Francis [Higgins] Son Mar 24 Mule Spinner [Lancashire] Wheatley Lane Alice Ann [Higgins] Daur in Law Mar 19 Throstle [Spinner] [Lancashire] Burnley Sarah J. [Higgins] Daur Unm 20 Rover [Lancashire] Wheatley Lane George [Higgins] Son [Unm] 18 Mule [Spinner] [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] David [Higgins] [Son] [Unm] 16 Piecer [Lancashire Wheatley Lane] Transcribed from Census-1871-RG10-4147-148-14.jpg by dh
T7	1881 census RG11 Piece 4148 Folio 9 Page 11 Civil Parish or Township of Burnley City or Municipal Borough of Burnley Municipal Ward of Bankhouse Parliamentary Borough of Burnley Urban Sanitary District of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Peter's Schedule 57 51 Standish St Joseph Higgin Head Mar 61 Laborer Wholesale Salt[?] dealer Lancashire Colne Elizabeth [Higgin] Wife Mar 62 [?] [Lancashire Colne] Sarah Jane [Higgin] Daur Unm 32 Cotton Rover [Lancashire] Wheatley Lane Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4148-9-11.jpg by dh
T8	Death: HIGGIN Joseph 70 1888 Burnley Lancashire Preston BU/119/19

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	StAnneFence-Marriages-1841-p17.jpg
F2	Image	LANHO107_2254_2254-1542.jpg
F3	Transcript	Census-1851-HO107-2254-761-16-Higgin.text
F4	Image	Census-1861-RG09-3068-13-20.jpg
F5	Image	Census-1861-RG09-3068-14-21.jpg
F6	Transcript	Census-1861-RG09-3068-13-20-Higgin.text
F7	Image	Census-1871-RG10-4147-148-14.jpg
F8	Transcript	Census-1871-RG10-4147-148-14-Higgin.text
F9	Image	Census-1881-RG11-4148-9-11.jpg
F10	Transcript	Census-1881-RG11-4148-9-11-Higgin.text

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