The Lancashireman's family history

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Edgar Highfield

(1905 - 1954)

Father:	Edgar Osborne Highfield (1881 - 1951)
Mother:	Bertha Bickle (1881 - 1947)

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1905-04-01	Birth		lancashirebmd: T1 freebmd: T2 1939 register
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 42 Belgrave Street, Nelson, Lancashire Age: 6 Birthplace: Nelson, Lancashire	Census record RG14-PN24894-RD472-SD4-ED14-SN106: F1 F2 F3 T3 familysearch: Link
abt.1933-08	Marriage Elizabeth May Moore (1909 - 1941)	Place: Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel, Scotland Road, Nelson, Lancashire	lancashirebmd: T4 freedbmd: T5
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1905-04-01 Abode: 25 Hazelwood Road, Nelson, Lancashire Occupation: Cotton weaver	1939 register RG101-4841G-011-33: F4 F5 T6
abt.1942-08	Marriage Marjorie Forrest (1901 - 1981)		freebmd: T7
1954-06-29	Death	Place: County Hospital, Ormskirk, Lancashire Age: 49 Abode: Caravan Depot, Southport Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire	freebmd: T8 Probate calendar
1954-08-20	Probate		Probate calendar: F6 T9

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Birth: HIGHFIELD Edgar BICKLE 1905 Nelson Lancashire Preston NEL/22/34
T2	Births Jun 1905 Highfield Edgar Burnley 8e 245
T3	1911 census RG14 PN24894 RD472 SD4 ED14 SN106 Registration District 472 Registration Sub-District 4 Nelson Enumeration District 14 Wm Bickle 42 Belgrave St Nelson Schedule 106 William Bickle Head 54 Married Cotton Power Loom Overlooker Worker Tavistock Devon Alice Bickle Wife 55 Married 32 6 2 4 - Burnley Lanc Edgar Osborne Highfield Son-in-law 29 Married Bread Baker Master working on own account at home Lancashire Preston Bertha Highfield Daughter 29 Married 6 2 2 - - - - Lancashire Burnley Edgar Highfield Grandson 6 - - - - Lancashire Nelson Doris Highfield Granddaughter 2 - - - - Lancashire Nelson Enumerator JW 3 Males 3 Females 6 Persons 5 rooms. Signed William Creber Bickle 42 Belgrave St Nelson Transcribed from rg14_24894_0212_03.jpg and rg14_24894_0211_03.jpg by dh
T4	Marriage: HIGHFIELD Edgar MOORE Elizabeth May 1933 Nelson, Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel (Scotland Rd) Lancashire Preston CL=DA/7/17
T5	Marriages Sep 1933 Highfield Edgar Moore Burnley 8e 728 Moore Elizabeth M Highfield Burnley 8e 728
T6	NWGS NELSON M.B. 472A-2 25 HAZELWOOD ROAD Schedule 141 33 1 Highfield Edgar - M 1 Apl 05 M Cotton weaver 34 2 Highfield Elizabeth M. - F 6 May 09 M Cotton weaver. Incapacitated [Line 33 struck out in red] See P 10 B 2. Transcribed from TNA_R39_4841_4841G_011.jpg by dh
T7	Marriages Sep 1942 Forrest Marjorie Highfield Knaresbro' 9a 211 Highfield Edgar Forrest Knaresbro' 9a 211
T8	Deaths Jun 1954 Highfield Edgar 49 Ormskirk 10f 150
T9	1954 page 408 HIGHFIELD Edgar of Caravan Depot Southport-road Ormskirk Lancashire died 29 June 1954 at The County Hospital Ormskirk Probate London 20 August to Marjorie Highfield widow. Effect £1014 1s. 9d.

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	rg14_24894_0212_03.jpg
F2	Image	rg14_24894_0211_03.jpg
F3	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14-PN24894-RD472-SD4-ED14-SN106.text
F4	Image	TNA_R39_4841_4841G_011.jpg
F5	Transcript	R39-4841G-011-Highfield.text
F6	Image	1954-Probate-EdgarHighfield.pdf

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