Elizabeth Higgens

• Elizabeth Higgens was born circa 1770.
• Elizabeth Higgens married Henry Osborne, son of Samuel Osborne and Catherine Osborne, on 6 May 1800 in Merriott, Somerset.

Parthenia Higgens

• Parthenia Higgens was born circa 1760.
• Parthenia Higgens married James Osborne, son of James Osborne and Mary Unknown, on 28 August 1787 in Merriott, Somerset.

Alice M Higgins

• Alice M Higgins was born circa 1885.
• Alice M Higgins married James A Lynch in 1905 in Gundagai, New South Wales.

Emily May Higgins

• Emily May Higgins was born circa 1885.
• Emily May Higgins married William James Todhunter circa 1908.

Emma Higgins

• Charts: Descendants of Stephen Hooper

• Emma Higgins was born in 1855 in Merriott, Somerset.
• At the age of 23 years, Emma Higgins married Thomas Elswood, son of Ann Elswood, on 3 December 1878 in Merriott, Somerset. Thomas was a 23 year old carpenter, father unknown, and Emma a 23 year old spinster, daughter of Thomas Higgins, a tailor.
  
• Emma Higgins and Thomas Elswood appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 in Lower Street, Merriott. Thomas was a 35 year old carpenter, born Merriott living with his wife emma 35 and their children Fred Owen 11, Arthur James 10, Ada Kate 8, Ernest 5, Charles 3, Ann Beatrice 1 and Eliza Elswood aged 72, an aunt. All were born Merriot.
  
• Emma Higgins and Thomas Elswood appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 in Lower Street, Merriott, Somerset. Elswood Thomas Head M 45 Carpenter Merriott ;Elswood Emma Wife M 45 Merriott; Elswood Ernest Edward Son S 16 Carpenter Merriott; Elswood Charles John Son S 14 Tailor apprentice Merriott ;Elswood Beatrice Ann Dau 11 Merriott;Elswood Sarah Elizabeth Dau 9 Merriott; Elswood Alfred Henry Son 7 Merriott; Elswood Blanche Dau 5 Merriott; Elswood Leonard Son 2 Merriott;Elswood Eliza Aunt W 90 Relief Merriott.
  
  
• Emma Higgins and Thomas Elswood appeared on the census of 2 April, 1911 in Lower Street, Merriott, Somerset. ELSWOOD Thomas Head 55 M Carpenter & Wheelwright Worker born Merriott; ELSWOOD Emma Wife 55 Married 33 years 10 children born alive 9 still living; born Merriott; ELSWOOD Ernest Edward Son 24 S Carpenter & Wheelwright Worker born Merriott; ELSWOOD Alfred Henry Son 16 S Blacksmith Worker born Merriott; ELSWOOD Sarah Elizabeth Dau 19 S Servant born Merriott; ELSWOOD Albert Leonard Son 11 born Merriott.
  
  
• Emma Higgins died on 19 May 1939 in Merriott.

Female Higgins

• Female Higgins was born in 1853.
• She was the daughter of Selina Higgins.

Hannah Higgins

• Hannah Higgins married Job Osborne.

Hannah Higgins

• Charts: Descendants of Stephen Hooper

• Hannah Higgins was born in 1824 in Merriott, Somerset.
• At the age of 27 years, Hannah Higgins married Job Osborne, son of Job Osborne and Susanna Osborne, on 29 April 1851 in Merriott, Somerset. Job is shown as a 24 year old bachelor, a gardener of Lower Street, father Job Osborne gardener. Hannah is shown as a 27 year old spinster domestic of Lower Street, father William Higgens of Lower Street. Witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Goodland and Alfred Raindle.
  
• Hannah Higgins and Job Osborne appeared on the census of 7 April 1861 in Lower Street, Merriott, Somerset. Job is shown as a 32 year old gardener, born Merriott living with his wife Hannah, 34 born Somerset, and their children Louisa 9, Joseph 7 and William 3 all scholars born Merriott.
  
  
• Hannah Higgins and Job Osborne appeared on the census of 2 April 1871 in Lower Street, Merriott. Job is shown as a 42 year old market gardener born Merriott, living with his wife Hannah 45 born Merriott, and their children:Joseph 17, home; William 13, home; and Emma 8, scholar. All the children were born in Merriott.
  
  

Nancy Rose Higgins

• Charts: Descendants of Charles Eyles

• Nancy Rose Higgins was born on 13 November 1930 in Wakefield, Tasman, New Zealand.
• Nancy Rose Higgins married Mostyn James Ching, son of Mostyn Roy Ching and Rose Irene Stone, circa 1940.
• Nancy Rose Higgins died on 8 January 2009 in Nelson, New Zealand, at age 78.

Peter Higgins

• Peter Higgins was baptized on 25 December 1804 in Baltonsborough, Somerset.
• At the age of 22 years and 1 day, Peter Higgins married Mary Slade on 26 December 1826 in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England. They had three children, Sydney, Angelina and Rhoda.
  
• Peter Higgins and Mary Slade immigrated on 24 September 1841. Mary 48, and 36 year old Peter,'s children Sydney 15, Angelina 14, and Rhoda 10 travelled with them on the Mary Ann along with Mary's grandaughter Selina Gill/Higgins aged 6. Also on board were Daniel Eyles and his family.
  
• Peter Higgins died on 12 December 1847 at age 42. He was killed while felling a tree on his property at Spring Grove.
  

Selina Higgins

• Charts: Descendants of Charles Eyles

• Selina Higgins was baptized in February 1836 in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England, as Selina GILL, but later took on the name of Selina Higgins after her mother's marriage to Peter Higgins.
  
• She was the daughter of Jemima Gill.
• Selina Higgins immigrated on 24 September 1841 with Mary Slade and Peter Higgins. Mary 48, and 36 year old Peter,'s children Sydney 15, Angelina 14, and Rhoda 10 travelled with them on the Mary Ann along with Mary's grandaughter Selina Gill/Higgins aged 6. Also on board were Daniel Eyles and his family.
  
• About 1859 Selina Higgins began living with Charles Eyles in Blenheim, New Zealand. Selina was the granddaughter of Mary Higgins, the second wife of Charles's father Daniel. She lived just across the road from Charles and Mary Ann with her grandmother. Selina was 23 and Charles in his late 30's.
  Charles left his wife Mary Ann in Richmond and went to live in Blenheim with Selina and the children. Selina gave birth to their first child, Cecilia, in February 1860, just over three months after Mary Ann had given birth to Charles Samuel Eyles late October 1859. All of the children of the relationship are registered in Blenheim Courthouse under the name of EYLES, the name by which they were known.
  
• On 5 April 1886,her partner, Charles Eyles died in Grovetown, Marlborough, New Zealand, at age 65. His death certificate showed he died of cellulitus of the scalp and exhaustion. His living children were listed as Walter 28, Elizabeth 37, Harriet 35, Charlotte 33, Esther 30. His children by Selina were not recorded.
  
• At the age of 56 years and 3 months, Selina Higgins married James Lees on 12 May 1892 in Presbyterian Manse, Blenheim, New Zealand.
• In July 1905,her husband, James Lees died.
• Selina Higgins died on 20 September 1906 at age 70. She died of vavulvar heart disease.
• Selina was buried on 22 September 1906 in Okamo Cemetery.
  

  Grave of Selina Higgins and James Lees - Marlborough Cemetery. Thanks to Helen

William Higgins

• William Higgins was born in 1834. He was the son of John Higgins, garderner.
• At the age of 23 years, William Higgins married Hannah Farr, daughter of James Farr and Eliza Osborne, on 7 April 1857. Anna was the 19 year old daughter of James Farr, gardener of Merriott. William, 23, was a trantor, son of John Higgins a gardener.
  
• William Higgins and Hannah Farr appeared on the census of 7 April 1861 in Broadway, Merriott, Somerset. William was a 29 year old ag labourer, living with his wife Anna 23, daughters Ann Eliza 2, Mary Ann aged 7 months. Oliver Farr 20 and Solomon Farr 19 both ag labourers boarded with the family.
  
  

Ann Daisy Louisa Higginson

• Ann Daisy Louisa Higginson was born in 1899 in Queensland.
• She was the daughter of Charles Alfred Higginson and Louisa Julia Blinco.
• At the age of 19 years, Ann Daisy Louisa Higginson married Carl Grunwald, son of Hermann Otto Grunwald and Louise Tatzke, in 1918 in Queensland.
• Ann Daisy Louisa Higginson died in 1975 in Brisbane, Queensland.

Charles Alfred Higginson

• Charles Alfred Higginson was born in 1869. He was the son of Frank Claud HIGGINSON and Harriet LAWSON.
  
• At the age of 22 years, Charles Alfred Higginson married Louisa Julia Blinco, daughter of Alfred William Blinco and Marion Dinah Langton, on 15 November 1891 in Toowoomba, Queensland.
• Charles Alfred Higginson died on 25 April 1928 in Queensland.
• Charles was buried on 26 April 1928 in Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery.

Charles Edward Alexander Higginson

• Timber Industry: Other Timber Workers

• Charles Edward Alexander Higginson was born on 15 April 1917 in Crow's Nest, Queensland.
• He was the son of William Edward Higginson and Ada Neilson.
• Charles Edward Alexander Higginson married Thelma Agnes King, daughter of Phillip Isaac King and Agnes Esther Blinco, circa 1940.
• Charles Edward Alexander Higginson and Thelma Agnes King appeared on the Electoral Roll between 1943 and 1949 living at Crow's Nest. Charlie was an engine driver - most likely in Blinco's saw mill.
  
• Charles Edward Alexander Higginson died on 19 July 2000 in Crow's Nest, Queensland, at age 83.
• Charles was buried on 21 July 2000 in Crow's Nest Cemetery.
• Charles Edward Alexander Higginson also went by the name of Chook.

Frank Claud Higginson

• Accidents: Other Accidents

• Frank Claud Higginson was born on 16 November 1908 in Toowoomba, Queensland.
• He was the son of Charles Alfred Higginson and Louisa Julia Blinco.
• Frank Claud Higginson was the pilot of the plane in which John Charles (Jack) White and Eliza Ann (Ann) Barton crashed on their honeymoon flight in July 1931. Their marriage got off to a rocky start as reported in The Sydney Morning Herald on 23 July - AEROPLANE HITS TREE.
  Newly-married Couple Injured.
  BRISBANE, Wednesday
  Misfortune befell a bride and bridegroom at Crow's Nest (at the racecourse) to-day, when the aeroplane in which they were travelling hit a tree when taking off and turned over. Mr. and Mrs. White, the newly-married couple, received cuts on their faces and heads and suffered from shock. Pilot Higginson received cuts on the face. The machine was badly damaged.
  
  
• At the age of 30 years and 7 days, Frank Claud Higginson married Constance Mary McGovern, daughter of John Michael (Jack) McGovern and Maria (Mary) Vandersee, on 23 November 1938 in Toowoomba.
• Frank Claud Higginson enlisted in the RAAF. He gave his next of kin as his wife Constance. He was discharged on 25 Apr 1945 with the rank of Wing Commander in the 7th Aircraft Depot.
  
• Frank Claud Higginson died on 1 June 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, at age 65.
• Frank was cremated in Mt Thompson Crematorium.

Henry Higginson

• Henry Higginson was born in 1894 in Queensland.
• He was the son of Charles Alfred Higginson and Louisa Julia Blinco.
• At the age of 24 years, Henry Higginson married Mabel Robina Minhinnett in 1918 in Queensland.

Lillian Violet Ada Higginson

• Lillian Violet Ada Higginson was born on 31 July 1912 in Toowoomba, Queensland.
• She was the daughter of Charles Alfred Higginson and Louisa Julia Blinco.
• At the age of 22 years and 11 days, Lillian Violet Ada Higginson married Robert John Mervan Fry on 11 August 1934 in Closeburn, Brisbane, Queensland.
• On 2 July 1973,her husband, Robert John Mervan Fry died in Ipswich, Queensland, at age 60.
• Lillian Violet Ada Higginson died on 24 July 2000 in Brisbane at age 87.
• Lillian was cremated in Mt Thompson Crematorium.

Thelma Higginson

• Thelma Higginson was born on 19 November 1915 in Crow's Nest, Queensland.
• She was the daughter of William Edward Higginson and Ada Neilson.
• At the age of 18 years, 3 months and 9 days, Thelma Higginson married Archibald Pallister on 28 February 1934 in Crow's Nest, Queensland.
• Thelma Higginson and Archibald Pallister appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1943 living at Emu Creek, Crow's Nest, Queensland. Archie was a sawyer.
  
• Thelma Higginson died on 5 July 2000 in Crow's Nest, Queensland, at age 84.

William Edward Higginson

• Timber Industry: Other Timber Workers

• William Edward Higginson was born in 1892 in Queensland.
• He was the son of Charles Alfred Higginson and Louisa Julia Blinco.
• At the age of 20 years, William Edward Higginson married Ada Neilson, daughter of Thomas Alexander Neilson and Annie Bridson, in 1912.
• William Edward Higginson and Ada Neilson appeared on the Electoral Roll between 1930 and 1949 living at Crow's Nest. William was a timber worker.
  
• William Edward Higginson died on 9 October 1956 in Queensland.
• William was buried on 9 October 1956 in Crow's Nest Cemetery.

Minnie Grace Higgs

• Charts: Descendants of Charles Eyles

• Minnie Grace Higgs was born in 1879 in New Zealand. May be twin to Zoe Ethel. She never married.
• She was the daughter of William Joseph Higgs and Mary Sutton.
• Minnie Grace Higgs died in 1961 in New Zealand.

Richard Higgs

• Charts: Descendants of Charles Eyles

• Richard Higgs was born circa 1865.
• Richard Higgs married Agnes Sutton, daughter of John Sutton and Esther Eyles, in 1888 in New Zealand. There were no children from this marriage.

William Joseph Higgs

• Charts: Descendants of Charles Eyles

• William Joseph Higgs was born circa 1850.
• William Joseph Higgs married Mary Sutton, daughter of John Sutton and Esther Eyles, in 1878 in New Zealand.

Zoe Ethel Higgs

• Charts: Descendants of Charles Eyles

• Zoe Ethel Higgs was born in 1879 in New Zealand. May be twin to Minnie Grace. Like Minnie she never married.
• She was the daughter of William Joseph Higgs and Mary Sutton.
• Zoe Ethel Higgs died in 1934 in New Zealand.

George Higland

• At the time of the 3 April 1881 census, George Higland was living in the household of John Higland and Ann Hockey in Rushy Wood, Haselbury Plunkett, Somerset. John is shown as a 26 year old cow keeper born Chiselborough living with his wife Ann aged 25, born Stoke sub Hamdon and their three sons Walter Henry 7 born Norton sub Hamdon; Thomas William aged 5 born Norton sub Hamdon and George aged 2 weeks born Haselbury. Living with them are his mother in law Frances Hockey aged 59, a widow born Monocute and a glover and sister in law Louisa aged 9 a scholar born Norton sub Hamdon. COMPILERS NOTE: Louisa appears on the census twice.
  
  
• George Higland was born in March 1881 in Haselbury Plunkett, Somerset.
• He was the son of John Higland and Ann Hockey.

John Higland

• John Higland was born in 1845 in Chiselborough, Somerset, England.
• At the age of 23 years, John Higland married Ann Hockey, daughter of John Hockey and Frances Hockey, on 28 January 1868 in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset.
• John Higland and Ann Hockey appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 in Rushy Wood, Haselbury Plunkett, Somerset. John is shown as a 26 year old cow keeper born Chiselborough living with his wife Ann aged 25, born Stoke sub Hamdon and their three sons Walter Henry 7 born Norton sub Hamdon; Thomas William aged 5 born Norton sub Hamdon and George aged 2 weeks born Haselbury. Living with them are his mother in law Frances Hockey aged 59, a widow born Monocute and a glover and sister in law Louisa aged 9 a scholar born Norton sub Hamdon. COMPILERS NOTE: Louisa appears on the census twice.
  
  

Thomas William Higland

• Thomas William Higland was born in 1876 in Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset.
• He was the son of John Higland and Ann Hockey.
• At the time of the 3 April 1881 census, Thomas William Higland was living in the household of John Higland and Ann Hockey in Rushy Wood, Haselbury Plunkett, Somerset. John is shown as a 26 year old cow keeper born Chiselborough living with his wife Ann aged 25, born Stoke sub Hamdon and their three sons Walter Henry 7 born Norton sub Hamdon; Thomas William aged 5 born Norton sub Hamdon and George aged 2 weeks born Haselbury. Living with them are his mother in law Frances Hockey aged 59, a widow born Monocute and a glover and sister in law Louisa aged 9 a scholar born Norton sub Hamdon. COMPILERS NOTE: Louisa appears on the census twice.
  
  

Walter Henry Higland

• Walter Henry Higland was born in 1873.
• He was the son of John Higland and Ann Hockey.
• At the time of the 3 April 1881 census, Walter Henry Higland was living in the household of John Higland and Ann Hockey in Rushy Wood, Haselbury Plunkett, Somerset. John is shown as a 26 year old cow keeper born Chiselborough living with his wife Ann aged 25, born Stoke sub Hamdon and their three sons Walter Henry 7 born Norton sub Hamdon; Thomas William aged 5 born Norton sub Hamdon and George aged 2 weeks born Haselbury. Living with them are his mother in law Frances Hockey aged 59, a widow born Monocute and a glover and sister in law Louisa aged 9 a scholar born Norton sub Hamdon. COMPILERS NOTE: Louisa appears on the census twice.
  
  

Gladys Mary Hile

• Gladys Mary Hile was born in 1902. She was the daughter of John James Hile and Annie Agnes Rooke.
  
• At the age of 18 years, Gladys Mary Hile married Robert John Gracey, son of John Gracey and Ellen Hurley, in 1920 in Queensland.
• Gladys Mary Hile and Robert John Gracey appeared on the Electoral Roll between 1925 and 1930 living at Nutgrove. Robert was a carrier and Gladys carried out home duties.
  
• Gladys Mary Hile witnessed the burial of Robert John Gracey on 26 June 1928 in Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery.
• Gladys Mary Hile was listed as the next of kin of Robert John Gracey when he enlisted in the Australian Army on 27 June 1941 in Brisbane. He stated he was living at Oakey at the time and gave his next of kin as his wife Grace. He was discharged on 19 Jul 1943 with the rank of Private.
  
• Gladys Mary Hile and Robert John Gracey appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1949 living at Cooyar. Robert was a farmer.
• On 4 April 1968,her husband, Robert John Gracey died in Brisbane, Queensland, at age 73.
• Gladys Mary Hile died in November 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland.
• Gladys was buried on 8 November 1972 in Mt Gravatt Cemetery.

Alice Emma Hill

• Alice Emma Hill's birth was registered in the Neath, Glamorganshire Registration District in the September 1870 Quarter.
• She was the daughter of Eleanor Dennis.
• Alice Emma Hill died in March 1934 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, at age 63.