James Higgins (1832 - 1920)

Born 23 Mar 1832 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Janet (Johnston) Higgins — married 5 Jun 1855 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1920 at age 88 in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Biography

Died at Ashfield, Duchal Street, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire

Christening

Christening:

Date: 31 MAR 1832

Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire

Note

Note: #NI069

Sources

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Notes

Note NI069Christening IGI Individual Record

James Higgins Male

Christ: 31 MAR 1832 Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Margaret Bell

Extracted birth record

Source Information

Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.:

C114874 1820 - 1854 1041955

"On the fifth day of June, 1855 according to the form of the presbyterian Church."

James HIGGINS presently of Grangemouth, Falkirk and usually of that address,

aged 23 an Engineer in a Steamship and bachelor

married

Janet JOHNSTON presently of Canonbank, Larbert, usually of that same address

aged 24, a Dressmaker, also a Spinster. "Cousins German".

James was born and registered in the Parish of Polmont on March 23, 1832

to John HIGGINS, Farmer, deceased and Margaret BELL.

Janet was born and registered in Falkirk on July 1, 1830 to

George JOHNSTON, Gardner, and Isabella HIGGINS.

William WELSH signed as minister of the West U. P. Church in Falkirk.

Witnesses were John WALKER and George JOHNSTON.

Registered at Falkirk, June 7 to W. S. Kemp, Registrar.

1881 Census Dwelling: Park Road Census Place: Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland

Source: FHL Film 0203693 GRO Ref Volume 647 EnumDist 13 Page 24

James HIGGINS M 49 M Polmont, Stirling, Scotland

Rel: Head Occ: Superintending Engineer

Janet HIGGINS M 50 F Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland

Rel: Wife

James HIGGINS 15 M Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland

Rel: Son Occ: Scholar

Janet HIGGINS 12 F Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland

Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar

Margaret DOYLE 17 F Shotts, Lanark, Scotland

Rel: Servant Occ: Domestic Servant

1891 Cesus Belleview,Clydesdale Street, Hamilton, Lanark

647 ED 001 Page 1 8 Room House

James Higgins M 60 M Polmont, Stirlingshire

Rel: Head Occ: Superintendent Engineer, Retired

Janet Higgins M 60 F Falkirk, Stirlingshire

Rel: Wife

Janet Higgins U 22 F Falkirk, Stirlingshire

Rel: Daur

1901 Census Carron Bank, Brownside Road, Cambuslang, Lanark

627 ED 003 Page 29 8 Room House

James Higgins M 69 M Polmont, Stirlingshire

Rel: Head Occ: Retired Steamship Engineer

Janet Higgins M 70 F Falkirk, Stirlingshire

Rel: Wife

CAMBUSLANG 1882:- town & parish in north of Lanarkshire.

The town stands about one-half mile from the River Clyde, 4 miles south-east of Glasgow; consists of eight sections, or villages, on the banks of a picturesque burn; is near a natural amphitheatre, used in 1742 as a place of worship, and then the scene of a religious revival known as "the Cambuslang wark;" and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments under Glasgow.

A railway station, Established, Free, United Presbyterian, and Congregational churches; and 2 public schools with about 304 scholars. Population: 5538.

Death Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire entry 25

James Higgins, ship owner (retired), widower of Jessie Johnstone

1920 June 13, 2h 55m PM, aged 88

Ashfield, Kilmacolm

Father: John Higgins, farm grieve, deceased

Mother: Margaret M/S Bell, deceased

Cause: urinary calculii and enlargement of prostate gland, 20 years, gradual exhaustion, 1 month,

as certified by Peter I Laird MB CM

Infotmant: Jane Ferguson, housekeeper, present

_______

National Archives Will for the above James Higgins.

At Edinburgh, the twenty fifth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty the Deed hereinafter

Engrossed was presented for registration in the books of the Lords of Council and Session for

preservation and is registered in the said Books as follows.

I JAMES HIGGINS, residing at Ashfield, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, hereby direct that in the event of my

death I desire to be buried beside my wife in the Cemetery at Hamilton.

The Executor's Thomas Campbell, Physician, William Archibald, Bank Agent, John Thomson Higgins,

Engineer and James Guthrie, Law Student, conformed to Trust Disposition & Settlement dated

27th August 1909 with relative Codicils dated 27th August 1909, 17th June 1910, 19th February 1913,

22nd June 1915, 4th October 1916 & 10th September 1919.

The beneficiaries

Mrs Jessie Higgins or Rodger, daughter

George Walker, child of sister in law Marion Johnston

Henry Walker, child of sister in law Marion Johnston

John Walker, child of sister in law Marion Johnston

John Thomson Higgins, cousin, 100 Bothwell St. Glasgow

Margaret Bell Janet Maria Higgins, daughter of brother William Higgins

John Higgins, son of brother William Higgins

Mrs Jane Ferguson, housekeeper

Miss Alexia Flemming, sister of Mrs Jane Ferguson

John George Stevenson

Fourteen Charitable Institutions

All Executors as of last Codicil

He left an Estate totaling £36,163