Fellwalker
09-08-2008, 11:06 AM
Some very kind people from Emerald Ancestors & English & Irish family Search found my grandmother JANE HIGGINS and her parents for me some while ago
The parents were Gilbert Higgins and Annie Darragh and they were married at Ahogill First Presbyterian Church in the Civil District of Ballymena. Gilbert was 23 & a soldier and Annie (Anne) was 22 and a spinster
There were 2 daughters named JANE:
JANE-- born 10/04/1872
JANE-- born 21/01/1877
However, the 2nd JANE--my grandmother. always had her birthday on 1st April. From her age when she died, the year 1887 is correct.and the other family information seems to fit in with what I already knew personally about descendants
I have been unable to trace a death for the 1st Jane and would appreciate help/advice in finding this please
JANE--the 2nd--my grandmother-- had a younger sister MARY HIGGINS.While I have dates of births for other older siblings, MARY doesn't appear. The family moved to Scotland and on census returns it states that Mary was born in Ireland-she is down as being 2 years younger than JANE so should have been born around 1879/1890. Any help/advice in tracing her birth would be very welcome please.
I would also like to trace the parents --and further back if I can--of GILBERT HIGGINS & ANNIE DARRAGH. GILBERT'S father was HUGH a weaver & ANNIE'S father was PATRICK--a servant. Does anybody know of anywhere I could maybe do this please?I have tried further on Emerald ancestors,and Ancestry Ireland without success and am now stuck
Thank you-Eileen
The parents were Gilbert Higgins and Annie Darragh and they were married at Ahogill First Presbyterian Church in the Civil District of Ballymena. Gilbert was 23 & a soldier and Annie (Anne) was 22 and a spinster
There were 2 daughters named JANE:
JANE-- born 10/04/1872
JANE-- born 21/01/1877
However, the 2nd JANE--my grandmother. always had her birthday on 1st April. From her age when she died, the year 1887 is correct.and the other family information seems to fit in with what I already knew personally about descendants
I have been unable to trace a death for the 1st Jane and would appreciate help/advice in finding this please
JANE--the 2nd--my grandmother-- had a younger sister MARY HIGGINS.While I have dates of births for other older siblings, MARY doesn't appear. The family moved to Scotland and on census returns it states that Mary was born in Ireland-she is down as being 2 years younger than JANE so should have been born around 1879/1890. Any help/advice in tracing her birth would be very welcome please.
I would also like to trace the parents --and further back if I can--of GILBERT HIGGINS & ANNIE DARRAGH. GILBERT'S father was HUGH a weaver & ANNIE'S father was PATRICK--a servant. Does anybody know of anywhere I could maybe do this please?I have tried further on Emerald ancestors,and Ancestry Ireland without success and am now stuck
Thank you-Eileen