Sarah (Harper) Higgs (abt. 1874 - abt. 1949)

Born about 1874 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1949 at about age 75 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1874. Her birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1874 in Leominster.^[1]

In the 1881 census, Sarah, age 7, Scholar, was recorded as the daughter of John Harper at 1 Powells Court, Leominster, Herefordshire, England.^[2]

In the 1891 census, Sarah, age 17, was recorded as the daughter of Ann Harper in Leominster, Leominster, Herefordshire, England.^[3]

Sarah's marriage to William Jones was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1898 in Leominster, Herefordshire.^[4]

In the 1901 census, Sarah, age 28, was recorded as the daughter of Ann Harper in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.^[5]

On 29 October 1909, Sarah, widowed, arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on the ship Saxonia having departed from Liverpool, England^[6]

Sarah, age 35, married Laban Higgs, age 44, on 28 Nov 1909 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States.^[7]

In the 1910 census, Sarah, age 36, was recorded as the wife of Laban Higgs in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.^[8]

Sarah and Laban returned to England on 25 October 1911.^[9]

In the 1921 census, Sarah, age 47, Home Duties, was recorded as the wife of Laban Higgs at 17, Grove Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England.^[10]

Sarah's death, age 75, was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1949 in Cheadle, Staffordshire.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office," database, (GRO Online Indexes - Birth : accessed 17 March 2023), Harper, Sarah (Mother's maiden name: Payne). GRO Reference: 1874 Apr-May-Jun in Leominster Volume 06A Page 548.
2. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census," database with images, Class RG11, Piece 2605, Folio 69, Page 16, GSU roll 1341627, ED, institution, or vessel 12, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 7572 #7201029 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Harper (7) daughter, Scholar, in household of John Harper (56) at 1 Powells Court in Leominster registration district in Herefordshire, England. Born in Leominster, Hereford, England.
3. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census," database with images, The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891, Class RG12, Piece 2072, Folio 144, Page 19, GSU roll 6097182, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 6598 #7573656 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Harper (17) daughter in household of Ann Harper (62) in Leominster in Leominster registration district in Herefordshire, England. Born in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database with images, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England General Register Office, Volume 6a, Page 1053, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 8913 #12671409 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Harper marriage registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1898 in Leominster.
5. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census," database with images, Class RG13, Piece 2493, Folio 101, Page 19, ED, institution, or vessel 12, Household schedule number 138, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 7814 #13451585 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Jones (28) daughter in household of Ann Harper (71) in Leominster registration district in Herefordshire, England. Born in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
6. ↑ Passenger List: "Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963," database with images, The National Archives in Washington, DC, Washington, DC, Series Title Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943, NAI Number 4319742, Record Group Title Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004, Record Group Number 85, Series Number T843, NARA Roll Number 140, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 8745 #1472694 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Name Sarah Jones, Gender Female, Nationality English, Marital Status Widow, Arrival Age 35, Birth Date abt 1874, Birth Place Leominster, England, Departure Place Liverpool, England, Last Residence Place Chesterton, England, Final Destination Place West Lexington, Nova Scotia, Residence Place England, Arrival Date 29 Oct 1909, Arrival Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Complexion Fair, Eye Color Blue, Hair Color Brown, Height 5 Feet., 6 Inches., Money 84, Ship Saxonia, Child Palmer, Sibling C E Burraby, Friend C E Burraby, Person in Old Country Name Mrs Palmer, Person in Old Country Residence Place Chesterton, Person in Old Country Relationship Daughter, Person in US Name Mrs C E Burraby, Person in US Relationship Sister.
7. ↑ Marriage Registration: "United States Marriages," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Jones (35) marriage to Laban Higgs (44) in 1909 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
8. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year 1910, Census Place Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, Roll T624_862, Page 27B, Enumeration District 0091, FHL microfilm 1374875, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 7884 #167619542 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Higgs (36), wife, in household of Laban Higgs (44) in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA. Born in England.
9. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960," database with images, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England, Board of Trade Commercial and Statistical Department and successors Inwards Passenger Lists., Class BT26, Piece 487, Item 11, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 1518 #15924191 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Name Sarah Higgs, Arrival Age 37, Birth Date abt 1874, Port of Departure Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Arrival Date 25 Oct 1911, Port of Arrival Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland, Ports of Voyage Boston, Ship Name Franconia, Shipping Line Cunard Steamship Company Ltd, Official Number 131315.
10. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales," database with images, Archive The National Archives, Series RG 15, Piece number 12723, District reference RD 361 RS 3 ED 15, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Higgins (47), wife, Home Duties, in household of Laban Higgs (56) at 17, Grove Road, Fenton in Stoke upon Trent registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
11. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007," database with images, General Register Office, United Kingdom, Volume 9b, Page 111, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    (Ancestry Record 7579 #22750976 : requires subscription, accessed 17 March 2023), Sarah Higgs death registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1949 in Cheadle (age 75).

• 1891, 1901, UK Census;

List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the US-Arriving at Port of Boston, S.S. Saxonia, sailing from Liverpool, 19 Oct., 1909, arriving at Port of Boston 29 Oct., 1909; Vermont Vital Records; West Lebanon, Grafton, NH 1910 Census, pg. 54; May 6, 1910; UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960; UK Death index; Also, first-hand information from Sarah's Grandson