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Re: thomas barton higson

rebeccadubey — 2009-08-21 15:17:43Z

hello alan,thanks for the info.i am looking for the parents of my grandfather,he was born frederick william harrop his mother is formerly hickson fred was born in chorlton upon medlock,he was adopted by thomas barton higsonand took that surname.we cannot find his parents marriage cert,fred was born 1871,could emily been a higson and not a hickson.have you come across an emily that might fit in with any of the above.and an n.l higson who was related to t b higson.1881 census shows fred was being called higson by that time.he was 9.thankyou rebecca

Re: thomas barton higson

alan1414 — 2009-08-10 13:41:47Z

Hi again Rebecca,
Just another quick note: TBH's second wife was Maud E, not Maria E. They were married in London Sep quarter 1897 (only 6 months after Adela's death!!). St Geo, Hanover Square register Vol 1a Page 1141 refers. If you look on free BMD, there are two possible candidates, would you believe - Maud E C Humphery and Maud Evelyn C Slade. I'll leave you to pursue this one.
Regds again
Alan

Re: thomas barton higson

alan1414 — 2009-08-10 13:11:15Z

Hi Rebecca
Have tried all my sources but can't offer any help on Adela's identity...can't even find evidence of her marriage to Thomas B.
About the only additional info I can provide (although I can't corroborate through other sources) is that Thomas was at school at Leamington College in 1851 at the age of 13. (see 1851 census)
Good luck with your research
Regds
Alan Higson

thomas barton higson

rebeccadubey — 2009-01-17 16:49:28Z

i am looking for thomas barton higson.born 1838 adelphi terrace salford.his father was a solicitor,office in manchester.t b h.became a tea and silk merchant.1st wife adela dinah?desparate to know her surname.she was my 2+great aunt.t.b.h.had a brother fred.stanley higson solicitor and a sister julia m.john lukis.does this ring any bells.have quite a lot on higsons but it is adela that i must find out about.please can you help.

thomas barton higson

rebeccadubey — 2009-01-17 16:47:36Z

Re: Higson of Blackrod / Bolton

Radbod7 — 2008-11-13 14:38:14Z

I have Higsons from Blackrod in my ancestry

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

Radbod7 — 2008-11-13 14:35:20Z

Are any of your ancestors from the Blackrod area of Lancashire?

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

Radbod7 — 2008-11-13 14:32:48Z

I have Peggy Valentine and John Higson as my direct Ancestors.

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

laorrell — 2007-12-22 18:12:28Z

Hi -Thanks for the quick response. Easier to contact by email - laorrell@yahoo.com - as I live in Greece! Would like to know if you have any info on Joseph Higson, born c 1784 Atherton but living in Lowton - occupation silk weaver/agricultural labourer. I found a record of a marriage to Dinah Kay in Winwick in 1816. I'd also like to know if his daughter, Mary b.c.1824, is the Mary Higson who married Joseph Green in Lowton St Luke's in 1848....(think it is so, but have already barked up the wrong tree on this one, so feeling cautious!)
Lesley

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

alan1414 — 2007-12-21 20:56:49Z

Hi there (can't tell what your Christian name is from your ID).

I can give you quite a bit of info; why don't you call me on 05601 469645 any time up to 11pm, including tonight and I'll tell you what Ive got!! The telephone number might seem strange, but its a broadband number and I live in London!!
Regds
Alan

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

laorrell — 2007-12-21 17:44:03Z

Hi I think that Mary Higson, daughter of Joseph and Dinah,living Croft/Lowton, was my GGgrandmother who married Joseph Green In Lowton St luke's in 1848. I'd appreciate any information that you may have.
Thanks,

Moses & Jane Higson - Lancashire (1800's)

kcroz1 — 2007-11-10 17:06:53Z

I'm looking for information on Moses Higson (born 1813, Swinton) and his wife Jane. They had 3 children Harriet, Sarah and Henry.

Harriet married a William Lomas.

Thanks
Karen

Higsons of Hampshire, England, & Gosford, NSW

vincentHRD1948 — 2007-10-18 19:55:53Z

Looking for any information on James and Ann Higson (nee Clark) who lived in Millbrook, Hampshire, in 1848 - 1854, when they left for NSW with their two children, William (son - 4), Kate (daughter - infant), on the "Marchioness of Londonderry" from the Port of London, as "assisted" immigrants. Subsequently lived in the Gosford area. I am stuck on finding any info on James prior to his marriage to Ann in 1948. Any info would be most welcome.

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

AndrinaSilcock — 2007-04-10 17:41:33Z

Hi there Dave
I think we have a connection!!
Margaret Higson (b.1814) married Henry Melling (b. 1817) on 29 Feb 1836 and their children were John, Joseph, Alice (b.1840), Elizabeth (my direct ancestor b. 1843), Margaret, James, Mary Ann, Henry and Jane.
If you would like to email me at home, I will send you my info?
My emial is nina@ninasilcock.freeserve.co.uk
Hope to hear from you soon. Sorry it took so long to reply!!

Margery Higson of Blackrod

Radbod7 — 2007-03-28 17:33:23Z

Hi All

I am looking for any info about the ancestry of Margery Higson born around 1845. I don't know her parents, but she married James Moran in 1867.

regards
Mike

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

Radbod7 — 2007-03-28 17:16:07Z

I have Higsons in Blackrod back from 1845

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

Radbod7 — 2007-03-28 17:15:20Z

I have Higsons in Blackrod back from 1845

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

Radbod7 — 2007-03-28 14:17:51Z

I have a Margery Higson born around 1845 who married James Moran. I don't know her parents. Can anyone help?
Mike

Re: Higson of Blackrod / Bolton

2005-11-28 16:39:43Z

Sharon
Still doesn't work
If you have another email address, send me a note at ahigson@tiscali.co.uk and I'll respond
Regds
Alan

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lancashire

2005-11-01 22:22:09Z

Hi, I have just come across your message and have recently discovered that George Higson (married to Charlotte Hampson) is my gggg grandfather.

I don't know when George's father John was born only an approximate date. I am descended from George's son, John born 1818 in Blackrod.

If you do have any more information I would be interetested.

Re: Thomas Higson in Middle Hulton before 1841

2004-10-29 23:04:17Z

My 4th Great Grandfather is a Thomas Higson (weaver) married to a Mary Higson. All the family at this time lived in the Rumworth/Deane Parish area of Bolton. Their children were miners including a Henry Higson my 3rd Great Grandfather who was born betwen 1817 and 1819.

I have reliable evidence of my ancestors from the period you are also searching. Please e-mail me at trevor.higson@tesco.net and I shall be delighted to send you details of my links to a Thomas and Mary Higson.

Thomas Higson in Middle Hulton before 1841

2004-09-11 20:36:23Z

Can anyone help?
I am trying to firmly establish the family link between a Thomas Higson and his parents. He is a "Middle Hulton Higson". In 1841 a "55" year old weaver living in "Got Hill" with his wife Mary, (nee For(r)est), and his three youngest children. The two males Wright(bap.1820), and William (bap.1822), are miners in 1841.
This Thomas was possibly born 1777 - if so his father is James - but there are three possible James Higsons in the area.
He might also be a son of Thomas and Esther - christened in Deane 27/10/1782. He had 9 children starting with Maria in 1804; then James, Esther, Thomas, Mary, Henry, Wright, William and ending with Sarah in 1824.
Has anyone linked this Thomas with this set of children to a father called James, (and if so whic one!), or Thomas, (or alternatively tied the potential Thomas father of Thomas to a different set of children to those above and thus exclude him)? or does a later census for the area give a better check on his age?
JoeL

Re: higson james bolton 1900

2003-07-29 16:16:06Z

Oops..., very sorry but ,my g-g grandmother was JANE Higson, not Mary as in the previous message.

Re: higson james bolton 1900

2003-07-29 16:00:28Z

If anyone in this thread discovers a Mary Higson who married a James Ormrod- approx. 1840- please contact me. They were my g-g grandparents. Apparently they were both from families involved in Brick-making in Bolton. This Mary was born in Over Hulton and they are found in Cannon Street, Bolton on the 1851 census, with their children Oliver, John, Mary and Alice.

re Trevor Higson

2003-12-21 19:25:43Z

Trevor could you please contact me re Wright Higson Morris Green Lane doris.higson@ntlworld.com

re higsons

2003-05-19 18:11:08Z

Hi Karen
I have just read youre message on ancestory
i am now back to 1850 with little hulton and middle hulton higsons let me know if you want some more info james higson
j.p.k.h@btinternet.com

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

threelions11 — 2007-03-20 15:52:19Z

Hi, I'm interested in further information on Margaret HIGSON (b. 1814).

The Henry MELLING that she married may be my GGG Grandfather, making Margaret my GGG Grandmother. My Henry was born ca. 1816 and married a Margaret. They had at least 6 children including my GG Grandmother, Alice (b. 9 Oct 1840 in Wigan).

Other children include John, Joseph, E., J. & M.

Can you help?

DAVE

Ada Halstead/Higson, born Burnley 1877.

Mehlwemamba — 2006-06-08 20:29:08Z

Hi There

Due to a technicality I am unable to respond to a message you posted on another message board (see below). Please see my HIGSONs and HALSTEADs message to you which I posted on the Ancestry.com HALSTEAD surname message board.

Please reply by posting to the surname board, not my email address.

Regards

Jonathan

"Seeking information about my grandmother Ada Halstead, born Burnley 1877. On her marriage cert her father's name is given as John Higson Halstead, however in subsequent censuses he is just John Higson, son of Matthew. I believe she may have been born before her parents' marriage, and that her mother's name was Ruth Halstead. She was later brought up by her maternal aunt Olive Atkinson nee Halstead and her husband James Atkinson, and her father remarried and moved to Yorkshire. If anyone has information about Ada and her family, I would love to hear it."

Re: trying to trace any higsons that might be related to me

soppersma — 2003-07-05 18:52:29Z

Do you have any dates for your Higsons?

James Higson of Queensbury NY

jaqby — 2004-07-24 15:47:42Z

Seek information on children of James Higson of Queensbury NY. He was bp. at Deane by Bolton, Lancashire, England, 8 May 1755, son of Giles and Margaret (Nuttall) Higson, and d. Queensbury 9 12m 1833, ae. 78-7-23. He was an early Quaker settler of Queensbury. He m. c. 1775, as her second husband, Content (Wing) Hicks, b. 11 April 1755 to Abraham and Anstis (Wood) Wing and widow of Jacob Hicks, who d. c. 1774. James is said to have had three children: son John Higson, who was listed at Queensbury through 1820 and then "went west"; dau. Betsey Higson, b. 1778 and m. Josiah Burnham; and another dau., name unk. Seeking any descendants.

Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

alan1414 — 2006-07-30 20:55:45Z

I am researching my family, who originated in early 18th century in Newton-le-Willows, with branches moving in the 19th century to Ashton-in-Makerfield, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley and Pendleton. If anyone has any relevant information, or would like to share in what I have already found, please respond.

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

alan1414 — 2006-07-30 20:55:45Z

Susan, sorry I haven't

Re: trying to trace any higsons that might be related to me

mumoftaz — 2003-07-05 19:38:45Z

sorry i havent got any dates and at the moment im finding it hard to find anything out

Re: trying to trace any higsons that might be related to me

mumoftaz — 2003-07-05 19:34:08Z

no im sorry i havent got any dates and at the moment i cant find any out

trying to trace any higsons that might be related to me

mumoftaz — 2003-07-04 21:07:09Z

im trying to find any higsons related to me but i havent got alot to go on really my grandad james higson married my nanna olive mary broughton and they had two children james barry higson and sandra mary higson. my grandad came from manchester and it is believed that his dad came from manchester and his brother went to liverpool so can anyone help me out there

Re: Higson of Blackrod / Bolton

Alan_Higson1237054 — 2005-11-28 13:45:58Z

Hi Sharon,
I have 1841 census images for Peter and Ellen & their family.
Let me have your e-mail address & I'll send them to you (mulcaster@canada.com doesn't work)
Regds
Alan

Re: Higson, Lancashire England

gillgo — 2005-08-25 07:13:21Z

Ada Halstead was my grandmother. She was born in 1877 and I believe her mother was Ruth Halstead, who died aged 24. She is shown in the 1881 census living with her grandfather Matthew Higson and widowed father John Higson in Burnley, but at some point before the 1891 she was adopted by her late mother's sister Olive Atkinson and her husband James. I believe Ada was born before her parents married, and she kept her mother's maiden name. I understand that John Higson and his second wife and family moved to Yorkshire. Ada married my grandfather Alfred Fairey in Burnley when she was 19, and gave her father's name on the marriage certificate as John Higson Halstead, which confused me for some time! She had 2 children, Hilda and Fred, my father, and died in Hest Bank, Morecambe, in the early 1960s.

Please get in touch. I know some time has passed since you posted your message, but Ada's grandchildren would like to make contact with you and learn more about the Higson family history.

Regards,
Gill.

Benjamin Higson b. about 1800? in Bolton

JaneLAlexander — 2006-01-22 18:26:41Z

According to family records, my ggg grandfather was Benjamin Higson, of Bolton, Lancashire born sometime around 1800. He married Margaret Lyon (dau. of James Lyon and Catherine Liptrot) and they moved to Pennsylvania around 1825. There they had three children, John , James and Catherine. In 1832 Benjamin was killed in a boating accident and Margaret moved back to Bolton with her three children. There she married a Mr. Hart and had four more children, Alfred, George, Eliza and Susanna. My gg grandfather, John Higson moved back to Pennsylvania in 1857.

I am looking for any information about Benjamin Higson and his family origins, and Margaret Lyon. There seems to be quite a bit of information about various Higson families in Bolton, though I see no specific mention of a Benjamin Higson. Is he perhaps a brother of one of the people mentioned here? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

crookmarg — 2004-11-22 10:31:59Z

Andrina,
I am sorry, I have no further information on Betsy Higson who was my g g g grandmother. She married Lot Crook in 1825ish and had seven childred - most of whom lived around the Blackrod/Aspull area. Her Daughter Margaret was my
gggrandmother - she married James Atherton in 1854 and they emigrated to New South Wales for aboutn ten years.
It may be that Betsy Higson and your Margaret Higson were related, but I have no other data on this line. Please keep in touch.

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

crookmarg — 2007-03-20 17:12:32Z

Linda,
I think you do have a connection with my family tree.
Your Thomas and my Margaret were probably brother & sister.
Living in Coal Street Blackrod(1841 census).
Can I contact you direct and I will send you the data I have?
Regards,
Margaret.

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

rhhigson — 2006-11-02 01:09:15Z

Hi
I have been doing similar research and have found my Great, great, great grandfather being Peter born 1772 from Newton le Willows. I have been searching for his wife and all his children.
Regards
Ralph

Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

AndrinaSilcock — 2003-09-28 12:38:07Z

Am looking for info on the Higson family of Blackrod/Aspull area near Wigan.
I am descended from a Margaret Higson b. 1814, in Blackrod. She married Henry Melling.
Her parents were John and Margery Higson (nee Eckersley).
John's siblings include Betty b. 1785, Jenny b. 1787 George b. 1788 (married Charlotte Hampson). Ellen b. 1793, Salley b. 1796 and Richard b. 1800
Their parents were Peggy (nee Valentine) and John Higson who may have been born in 1759.
Any info much appreciated.

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

AndrinaSilcock — 2003-09-28 12:38:07Z

I don't seem to have a Betsy Higson in my notes. Do you have any other information ie. any siblings or parents? Please let me know and I will look again.
Do you have Family tree maker, as i could email all i have on the Higson line.

Everett W. Higson

AnneBrooks3478 — 2004-07-28 12:32:06Z

Everett W. Higson, born ca 1898 in Rhode Island, married Laura Grace Machon. One known daughter, Shirley L. born ca 1918. Seeking any further information about this family and descendants.

Re: Higson of Blackrod, Lanacshire

Linda28021 — 2007-03-16 09:03:30Z

Hi there

Just seen your thread I have a Lot Crook in my tree that married Betty ? did yours have a Thomas b circa 1828 Blackrod who m Elizabeth and they had a Eliza Jane Crook 1859 Blackrod who was my grt grandma

Could we have a connection

Linda

Bolton Higsons

tybaltstone — 2004-04-09 23:24:59Z

Sorry Charlotte - None of these names mean anything to me, but I will bear them in mind as the search continues...

Best of luck - Garen.

Re: Higson of Blackrod / Bolton

SMulcaster — 2005-11-28 14:09:22Z

Hi. mulcaster@canada.com is still active and should work. Maybe a glitch in their server. I use that address all the time. Please give it another try as I would love to see the census info.

Higson of Blackrod / Bolton

SMulcaster — 2005-09-20 01:43:49Z

Is anyone doing research on a Higson family
Peter Higson (b. 1816 Blackrod)) m. Ellen b. Euxton, (Berry?)about 1836
son - John Horrocks Higson who married Mary Ellen Mayor in Bolton, 1884. They had sons Henry and Martin

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

pann4 — 2006-08-31 01:07:17Z

Do you have any Higson's who were born in Yorkshire but lived in Lancashire? My gg grandmother Elizabeth HIGSON was b. 1841 in Giggleswick Yorkshire. She married John Oldham SAVAGE in 1859 in Clitheroe Lancashire. They lived in Clitheroe, Ashton in Makerfield, Billinge and Hindley with their 6 children. I have found one piece of information which states Elizabeth's father was John Higson but cannot find any proof. I have also been able to find a Thomas Higson with a daughter Elizabeth being the right age. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Ann

Re: Higsons of South-East Lancashire in 18th & 19th c

peterjameo — 2006-08-21 21:08:05Z

Hi,
Have tracked down a realtive of ours Joseph Higson, as a boy of 6 living in Hindley 1841, with his miner father Peter born abt 1816.(Lancashire.) Later the family branched to Hucknall in Nottinghamshire when the new mine was opened in 1860's . Any info about the earlier or indeed later connections would be interesting. Thanks